Bill Text: IL SB2617 | 2009-2010 | 96th General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides for the issuance of Retired Air Force license plates. Provides that in addition to the appropriate registration fees, an applicant for the special plate shall be charged a fee of $15 at original issuance and $2 for each renewal. Provides that the $15 issuance fee and $2 of the renewal fee shall be deposited into the Secretary of State Special License Plate Fund.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2010-03-08 - Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments [SB2617 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2009-SB2617-Introduced.html

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96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2009 and 2010 SB2617 Introduced 1/21/2010, by Sen. Dale E. Risinger SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
625 ILCS 5/3-624.5 new
Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides for the issuance of Retired Air Force license plates. Provides that in addition to the appropriate registration fees, an applicant for the special plate shall be charged a fee of $15 at original issuance and $2 for each renewal. Provides that the $15 issuance fee and $2 of the renewal fee shall be deposited into the Secretary of State Special License Plate Fund.
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AN ACT concerning transportation.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
Section 5. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended by adding
Section 3-624.5 as follows:
(625 ILCS 5/3-624.5 new)
Sec. 3-624.5. Retired Air Force plates.
(a) The Secretary, upon receipt of an application made in
the form prescribed by the Secretary of State, may issue to
retired members of the United States Air Force who reside in
Illinois, special registration plates designated as Retired
Air Force plates. The special plates issued under this Section
shall be affixed only to passenger vehicles of the first
division, motorcycles, and motor vehicles of the second
division weighing not more than 8,000 pounds. Plates issued
under this Section shall expire according to the staggered
multi-year procedure established by Section 3-414.1 of this
Code.
(b) The design, color, and format of the plates shall be
wholly within the discretion of the Secretary of State. The
Secretary may, in his or her discretion, allow the plates to be
issued as vanity plates or personalized in accordance with
Section 3-405.1 of this Code. The plates are not required to

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designate "Land Of Lincoln", as prescribed in subsection (b) of
Section 3-412 of this Code. The Secretary shall, in his or her
discretion, approve and prescribe stickers or decals as
provided under Section 3-412.
(c) An applicant for the special plate shall be charged a
$15 fee for original issuance in addition to the appropriate
registration fee. This additional fee shall be deposited into
the Secretary of State Special License Plate Fund, to be used
by the Secretary to help defray the administrative processing
costs.
For each registration renewal period, a $2 fee, in addition
to the appropriate registration fee, shall be charged. This
additional fee shall be deposited into the Secretary of State
Special License Plate Fund.