093_HB3835

 
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 1        AN ACT in relation to vehicles.

 2        Be  it  enacted  by  the People of the State of Illinois,
 3    represented in the General Assembly:

 4        Section 5.  The  Illinois  Vehicle  Code  is  amended  by
 5    changing Sections 3-609, 3-609.1, 3-620, 3-621, 3-622, 3-623,
 6    3-624, 3-625, 3-626, 3-628, 3-638, 3-647, 3-650, and 3-651 as
 7    follows:

 8        (625 ILCS 5/3-609) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-609)
 9        Sec.  3-609.  Disabled  Veterans'  Plates.   Any disabled
10    veteran who has been or declared eligible for funds  for  the
11    purchase  of  a  motor vehicle of the first division or for a
12    motor vehicle of the second division weighing not  more  than
13    8,000  pounds by the United States Federal Government because
14    of his disability, may make application for the  registration
15    of  one  such  vehicle, to the Secretary of State without the
16    payment of any registration fee.  Registration shall be for a
17    multi-year  period  effective  in  1980  and  may  be  issued
18    staggered registration.
19        Any disabled veteran of World War I, of World War II,  of
20    the  National Emergency between June 25, 1950 and January 31,
21    1955 or of the period beginning February 1, 1955  and  ending
22    on   the  day  before  the  first  day  thereafter  in  which
23    individuals (other than individuals liable for  induction  by
24    reason of prior deferment) are no longer liable for induction
25    for  training  and  service  into  the armed forces under the
26    Military Selective Service Act  of  1967,  or  of  any  armed
27    conflict involving the armed forces of the United States, who
28    has  a service-connected  disability of such a nature that it
29    would, if it had been incurred in World War II, have entitled
30    him to be awarded an automobile by the United States  Federal
31    Government,   or  who  is  receiving  compensation  from  the
 
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 1    Veterans   Administration   for    total    service-connected
 2    disability,  may  make  application to the Secretary of State
 3    for the registration  of  one  motor  vehicle  of  the  first
 4    division  without  accompanying  such  application  with  the
 5    payment of any fee.
 6        Renewal  of  such  registration  must be accompanied with
 7    documentation for eligibility  of  registration  without  fee
 8    unless  the  applicant has a permanent qualifying disability,
 9    and such registration plates may not be issued to any  person
10    not eligible therefor.
11        The  Illinois Veterans Commission may assist in providing
12    the documentation of disability.
13        Any license plate manufactured on  or  after  January  1,
14    2005 and issued under this Section must:
15             (1)  be manufactured in the United States; and
16             (2)  if   a   suitable   manufacturing  facility  is
17        available in this State, be manufactured in this State.
18    (Source: P.A. 86-444; 87-895.)

19        (625 ILCS 5/3-609.1) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-609.1)
20        Sec. 3-609.1. Congressional Medal of Honor  plates.   Any
21    resident  of  the  State of Illinois who has been awarded the
22    Congressional Medal of Honor may  make  application  for  the
23    registration  of  a  motor vehicle owned solely or in part by
24    such recipient, to the Secretary of State without the payment
25    of  any  registration  fee.   Registration  shall  be  for  a
26    multi-year period effective from issuance.  The Secretary  of
27    State  shall  furnish  at  his  office  at  no  cost  to such
28    Congressional Medal of Honor recipients, plates bearing up to
29    3 letters designating the recipient's  initials  followed  by
30    the  letters  C  M  H  signifying  the Congressional Medal of
31    Honor. The plate shall be suitable for attachment to a  motor
32    vehicle or motorcycle registered under this Code.
33        Any  license  plate  manufactured  on or after January 1,
 
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 1    2005 and issued under this Section must:
 2             (1)  be manufactured in the United States; and
 3             (2)  if  a  suitable   manufacturing   facility   is
 4        available in this State, be manufactured in this State.
 5    (Source: P.A. 92-545, eff. 6-12-02.)

 6        (625 ILCS 5/3-620) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-620)
 7        Sec.   3-620.    The   Secretary,   upon  receipt  of  an
 8    application made on the form prescribed by the  Secretary  of
 9    State,  may  issue  special  registration  plates   to United
10    States citizens, who are present or  former  members  of  the
11    United States armed forces or any of its allies, and who were
12    prisoners  of  war  of  World War I, World War II, the Korean
13    Conflict, and the Vietnamese  conflict,  or  to  the  widowed
14    spouse  of a former member of the United States armed forces,
15    providing that widowed spouse was married to the POW  at  the
16    time  of  death,  and  is  a  single  person  at  the time of
17    application.  The special  plates  issued  pursuant  to  this
18    Section  shall  be  affixed only to passenger vehicles of the
19    first division subject to the staggered registration  system,
20    motorcycles,  and  vehicles  of  the second division having a
21    gross weight of 8,000 pounds or  less  and  shall  be  issued
22    without  charge.   Only one set of plates may be issued at no
23    fee.
24        The design and color of the prisoner of war plates  shall
25    be wholly within the discretion of the Secretary of State.
26        Any  license  plate  manufactured  on or after January 1,
27    2005 and issued under this Section must:
28             (1)  be manufactured in the United States; and
29             (2)  if  a  suitable   manufacturing   facility   is
30        available in this State, be manufactured in this State.
31    (Source: P.A. 92-545, eff. 6-12-02.)

32        (625 ILCS 5/3-621) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-621)
 
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 1        Sec.   3-621.  The   Secretary,   upon   receipt   of  an
 2    application, made in the form prescribed by the Secretary  of
 3    State,  may  issue to members of the Illinois National Guard,
 4    and to Illinois residents who are either  former  members  of
 5    the  Illinois  National  Guard  or  the  surviving spouses of
 6    Illinois National Guard members, special registration plates.
 7    The special plates issued pursuant to this Section  shall  be
 8    affixed  only  to  passenger  vehicles of the first division,
 9    motorcycles,  or  motor  vehicles  of  the  second   division
10    weighing  not more than 8,000 pounds subject to the staggered
11    registration system.
12        The design and color  of  such  plates  shall  be  wholly
13    within the discretion of the Secretary of State.
14        Any  license  plate  manufactured  on or after January 1,
15    2005 and issued under this Section must:
16             (1)  be manufactured in the United States; and
17             (2)  if  a  suitable   manufacturing   facility   is
18        available in this State, be manufactured in this State.
19    (Source:  P.A.  92-545, eff. 6-12-02; 92-699, 1-1-03; revised
20    8-23-02.)

21        (625 ILCS 5/3-622) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-622)
22        Sec.  3-622.   The  Secretary,   upon   receipt   of   an
23    application  made  in the form prescribed by the Secretary of
24    State, may issue to members of the United States Armed Forces
25    Reserves who reside in Illinois, and  to  Illinois  residents
26    who  are  either  former  members  of the United States Armed
27    Forces Reserves or the surviving  spouses  of  United  States
28    Armed Forces Reserve members who resided in Illinois, special
29    registration  plates.   The special plates issued pursuant to
30    this Section shall be affixed only to passenger  vehicles  of
31    the  first  division,  motorcycles,  or motor vehicles of the
32    second division weighing not more than 8,000  pounds  subject
33    to  the  staggered registration system.  The design and color
 
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 1    of such plates shall be wholly within the discretion  of  the
 2    Secretary of State.
 3        Any  license  plate  manufactured  on or after January 1,
 4    2005 and issued under this Section must:
 5             (1)  be manufactured in the United States; and
 6             (2)  if  a  suitable   manufacturing   facility   is
 7        available in this State, be manufactured in this State.
 8    (Source:  P.A.  92-545,  eff.  6-12-02;  92-699, eff. 1-1-03;
 9    revised 8-23-02.)

10        (625 ILCS 5/3-623) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-623)
11        Sec. 3-623.  Purple Heart Plates.   The  Secretary,  upon
12    receipt  of an application made in the form prescribed by the
13    Secretary of State,  may  issue  to  recipients  awarded  the
14    Purple  Heart  by  a branch of the armed forces of the United
15    States who reside in Illinois, special  registration  plates.
16    The  special plates issued pursuant to this Section should be
17    affixed only to  passenger  vehicles  of  the  1st  division,
18    including  motorcycles, or motor vehicles of the 2nd division
19    weighing not more than 8,000 pounds.
20        The design and color  of  such  plates  shall  be  wholly
21    within the discretion of the Secretary of State.  Appropriate
22    documentation,  as  determined  by  the  Secretary,  and  the
23    appropriate registration fee shall accompany the application.
24    However,  for  an individual who has been issued Purple Heart
25    plates for a vehicle and who has claimed and received a grant
26    under the Senior Citizens and Disabled Persons  Property  Tax
27    Relief  and Pharmaceutical Assistance Act, the annual fee for
28    the registration of the  vehicle  shall  be  as  provided  in
29    Section 3-806.3 of this Code.
30        Any  license  plate  manufactured  on or after January 1,
31    2005 and issued under this Section must:
32             (1)  be manufactured in the United States; and
33             (2)  if  a  suitable   manufacturing   facility   is
 
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 1        available in this State, be manufactured in this State.
 2    (Source: P.A. 91-25, eff. 6-9-99; 92-82, eff. 1-1-02; 92-699,
 3    eff. 1-1-03.)

 4        (625 ILCS 5/3-624) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-624)
 5        Sec. 3-624. The Secretary, upon receipt of an application
 6    made  in  the  form prescribed by the Secretary of State, may
 7    issue to retired members of the United  States  Armed  Forces
 8    who  reside  in  Illinois,  special registration plates.  The
 9    special plates issued  pursuant  to  this  Section  shall  be
10    affixed  only  to  passenger  vehicles of the first division,
11    motorcycles,  or  motor  vehicles  of  the  second   division
12    weighing  not  more  than  8,000  pounds  and  subject to the
13    staggered registration system.  The design and color of  such
14    plates shall be wholly within the discretion of the Secretary
15    of State.
16        Any  license  plate  manufactured  on or after January 1,
17    2005 and issued under this Section must:
18             (1)  be manufactured in the United States; and
19             (2)  if  a  suitable   manufacturing   facility   is
20        available in this State, be manufactured in this State.
21    (Source: P.A. 92-545, eff. 6-12-02.)

22        (625 ILCS 5/3-625) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-625)
23        Sec.  3-625.  Pearl  Harbor  Plates.  The Secretary, upon
24    receipt of an application made in the form prescribed by  the
25    Secretary  of State, may issue special registration plates to
26    any Illinois resident who, while a member of the armed forces
27    of the United States, participated in  the  battle  of  Pearl
28    Harbor  on  December 7, 1941, or to the widowed spouse of any
29    Illinois resident who, while a member of the armed forces  of
30    the United States, participated in the battle of Pearl Harbor
31    on  December  7,  1941,  provided that the widowed spouse was
32    married to the battle of Pearl Harbor participant at the time
 
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 1    of the participant's death and is a single person at the time
 2    of application.  The special plates issued pursuant  to  this
 3    Section  should  be affixed only to passenger vehicles of the
 4    1st division, motorcycles,  or  motor  vehicles  of  the  2nd
 5    division weighing not more than 8,000 pounds.
 6        The  design  and  color  of  such  plates shall be wholly
 7    within the discretion of the Secretary of State.  Appropriate
 8    documentation,  as  determined  by  the  Secretary,  and  the
 9    appropriate registration fee shall accompany the application.
10        Any license plate manufactured on  or  after  January  1,
11    2005 and issued under this Section must:
12             (1)  be manufactured in the United States; and
13             (2)  if   a   suitable   manufacturing  facility  is
14        available in this State, be manufactured in this State.
15    (Source: P.A. 92-545,  eff.  6-12-02;  92-699,  eff.  1-1-03;
16    revised 8-23-02.)

17        (625 ILCS 5/3-626)
18        Sec. 3-626. Korean War Veteran license plates.
19        (a)  In  addition to any other special license plate, the
20    Secretary,  upon  receipt  of   all   applicable   fees   and
21    applications  made in the form prescribed by the Secretary of
22    State, may issue special registration  plates  designated  as
23    Korean  War  Veteran  license plates to residents of Illinois
24    who participated in the United States Armed Forces during the
25    Korean War.  The special  plate  issued  under  this  Section
26    shall  be  affixed  only  to  passenger vehicles of the first
27    division, motorcycles, motor vehicles of the second  division
28    weighing   not  more  than  8,000  pounds,  and  recreational
29    vehicles as defined by Section 1-169  of  this  Code.  Plates
30    issued  under  this  Section  shall  expire  according to the
31    staggered multi-year procedure established by Section 3-414.1
32    of this Code.
33        (b)  The design, color, and format of the plates shall be
 
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 1    wholly within the discretion of the Secretary of State.   The
 2    Secretary  may, in his or her discretion, allow the plates to
 3    be issued as vanity plates or personalized in accordance with
 4    Section 3-405.1 of this Code.  The plates are not required to
 5    designate "Land Of Lincoln", as prescribed in subsection  (b)
 6    of Section 3-412 of this Code.  The Secretary shall prescribe
 7    the  eligibility  requirements and, in his or her discretion,
 8    shall approve and prescribe stickers or  decals  as  provided
 9    under Section 3-412.
10        (c)  An applicant shall be charged a $15 fee for original
11    issuance  in addition to the applicable registration fee.  Of
12    this  additional  fee,  $13   shall  be  deposited  into  the
13    Secretary of State Special License Plate Fund and $2 shall be
14    deposited into the Korean War Memorial Construction Fund.
15        (d)  The Korean War Memorial Construction Fund is created
16    as a special fund in the State treasury.  All moneys  in  the
17    Korean  War  Memorial  Construction  Fund  shall,  subject to
18    appropriation, be used by the Department of  Veteran  Affairs
19    to provide grants for construction of the Korean War Memorial
20    to be located at Oak Ridge Cemetery in Springfield, Illinois.
21    Upon  the  completion  of  the  Memorial,  the  Department of
22    Veteran Affairs shall certify to the State Treasurer that the
23    construction of the Memorial has been  completed.   Upon  the
24    certification by the Department of Veteran Affairs, the State
25    Treasurer  shall  transfer  all  moneys  in  the Fund and any
26    future deposits into the Fund into  the  Secretary  of  State
27    Special License Plate Fund.
28        (e)  An individual who has been issued Korean War Veteran
29    license plates for a vehicle and who has claimed and received
30    a  grant  under  the  Senior  Citizens  and  Disabled Persons
31    Property Tax Relief and Pharmaceutical Assistance  Act  shall
32    pay  the original issuance and the regular annual fee for the
33    registration of the vehicle as provided in Section 3-806.3 of
34    this Code in addition to the fees specified in subsection (c)
 
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 1    of this Section.
 2        (f)  Any license plate manufactured on or  after  January
 3    1, 2005 and issued under this Section must:
 4             (1)  be manufactured in the United States; and
 5             (2)  if   a   suitable   manufacturing  facility  is
 6        available in this State, be manufactured in this State.
 7    (Source: P.A. 92-545, eff. 6-12-02; 93-140, eff. 1-1-04.)

 8        (625 ILCS 5/3-628)
 9        Sec. 3-628.  Bronze Star plates.
10        (a)  Beginning January 1, 1996, in addition to any  other
11    special  license  plate,  the  Secretary, upon receipt of all
12    applicable fees and applications made in the form  prescribed
13    by  the  Secretary  of  State, may issue special registration
14    plates to residents of Illinois who  have  been  awarded  the
15    Bronze  Star  by  the United States Armed Forces. The special
16    plate issued under this Section  shall  be  affixed  only  to
17    passenger  vehicles  of  the  first division, motorcycles, or
18    motor vehicles of the second division weighing not more  than
19    8,000  pounds.  Plates issued under this Section shall expire
20    according to the staggered multi-year  procedure  established
21    by Section 3-414.1 of this Code.
22        (b)  The design, color, and format of the plates shall be
23    wholly  within the discretion of the Secretary of State.  The
24    Secretary may, in his or her discretion, allow the plates  to
25    be issued as vanity plates or personalized in accordance with
26    Section 3-405.1 of this Code.  The plates are not required to
27    designate  "Land Of Lincoln", as prescribed in subsection (b)
28    of Section 3-412 of this Code.  The Secretary shall prescribe
29    the eligibility requirements and, in his or  her  discretion,
30    shall  approve  and  prescribe stickers or decals as provided
31    under Section 3-412.
32        (c)  An applicant shall be charged a $15 fee for original
33    issuance in addition to the appropriate registration fee.
 
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 1        This additional fee shall be deposited into the Secretary
 2    of State Special License Plate Fund.
 3        (d)  Any license plate manufactured on or  after  January
 4    1, 2005 and issued under this Section must:
 5             (1)  be manufactured in the United States; and
 6             (2)  if   a   suitable   manufacturing  facility  is
 7        available in this State, be manufactured in this State.
 8    (Source: P.A. 92-545, eff. 6-12-02; 93-140, eff. 1-1-04.)

 9        (625 ILCS 5/3-638)
10        Sec. 3-638.  U.S. Veteran License Plates.
11        (a)  In addition to any other special license plate,  the
12    Secretary,   upon   receipt   of   all  applicable  fees  and
13    applications made in the form prescribed by the Secretary  of
14    State,  may issue U.S. Veteran license plates to residents of
15    Illinois who meet eligibility requirements prescribed by  the
16    Secretary  of  State.   The special U.S. Veteran plate issued
17    under  this  Section  shall  be  affixed  only  to  passenger
18    vehicles  of  the  first  division,  motorcycles,  and  motor
19    vehicles of the second division weighing not more than  8,000
20    pounds.   Plates  issued  under  this  Section  shall  expire
21    according to the staggered multi-year  procedure  established
22    by Section 3-414.1 of this Code.
23        (b)  The design, color, and format of the plates shall be
24    wholly  within the discretion of the Secretary of State.  The
25    Secretary may, in his or her discretion, allow the plates  to
26    be issued as vanity plates or personalized in accordance with
27    Section 3-405.1 of this Code.  The plates are not required to
28    designate  "Land Of Lincoln", as prescribed in subsection (b)
29    of Section 3-412 of this Code.  The Secretary shall prescribe
30    the eligibility requirements and, in his or  her  discretion,
31    shall  approve  and  prescribe stickers or decals as provided
32    under Section 3-412.
33        (c)  An applicant shall be charged a $15 fee for original
 
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 1    issuance in addition  to  the  applicable  registration  fee.
 2    This  additional fee shall be deposited into the Secretary of
 3    State Special License Plate Fund.
 4        (d)  Any license plate manufactured on or  after  January
 5    1, 2005 and issued under this Section must:
 6             (1)  be manufactured in the United States; and
 7             (2)  if   a   suitable   manufacturing  facility  is
 8        available in this State, be manufactured in this State.
 9    (Source: P.A. 92-545, eff. 6-12-02; 93-140, eff. 1-1-04.)

10        (625 ILCS 5/3-647)
11        Sec. 3-647.  World War II Veteran License Plates.
12        (a)  In addition to any other special license plate,  the
13    Secretary,   upon   receipt   of   all  applicable  fees  and
14    applications made in the form prescribed by the Secretary  of
15    State,  may  issue  World  War  II  Veteran license plates to
16    residents  of  Illinois  who  meet  eligibility  requirements
17    prescribed by the Secretary of State.  The special World  War
18    II  Veteran  plate issued under this Section shall be affixed
19    only  to  passenger   vehicles   of   the   first   division,
20    motorcycles,  and  motor  vehicles  of  the  second  division
21    weighing not more than 8,000 pounds. Plates issued under this
22    Section  shall  expire  according to the staggered multi-year
23    procedure established by Section 3-414.1 of this Code.
24        (b)  The design, color, and format of the plates shall be
25    wholly within the discretion of the Secretary of State.   The
26    Secretary  may, in his or her discretion, allow the plates to
27    be issued as vanity plates or personalized in accordance with
28    Section 3-405.1 of this Code.  The plates are not required to
29    designate "Land Of Lincoln", as prescribed in subsection  (b)
30    of Section 3-412 of this Code.  The Secretary shall prescribe
31    the  eligibility  requirements and, in his or her discretion,
32    shall approve and prescribe stickers or  decals  as  provided
33    under Section 3-412.
 
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 1        (c)  An applicant shall be charged a $15 fee for original
 2    issuance  in  addition  to  the  applicable registration fee.
 3    This additional fee shall be deposited into the Secretary  of
 4    State Special License Plate Fund.
 5        (d)  Any  license  plate manufactured on or after January
 6    1, 2005 and issued under this Section must:
 7             (1)  be manufactured in the United States; and
 8             (2)  if  a  suitable   manufacturing   facility   is
 9        available in this State, be manufactured in this State.
10    (Source: P.A. 92-545, eff. 6-12-02; 93-140, eff. 1-1-04.)

11        (625 ILCS 5/3-650)
12        Sec. 3-650.  Army Combat Veteran license plates.
13        (a)  In  addition to any other special license plate, the
14    Secretary,  upon  receipt  of   all   applicable   fees   and
15    applications  made in the form prescribed by the Secretary of
16    State, may  issue  Army  Combat  Veteran  license  plates  to
17    residents  of  Illinois  who  meet  eligibility  requirements
18    prescribed  by  the  Secretary  of  State.   The special Army
19    Combat Veteran plate  issued  under  this  Section  shall  be
20    affixed  only  to  passenger  vehicles of the first division,
21    motorcycles,  and  motor  vehicles  of  the  second  division
22    weighing not more than 8,000  pounds.   Plates  issued  under
23    this   Section   shall  expire  according  to  the  staggered
24    multi-year procedure established by Section 3-414.1  of  this
25    Code.
26        (b)  The  plates  shall  display the Army Combat Infantry
27    Badge.  In all other respects, the design, color, and  format
28    of the plates shall be within the discretion of the Secretary
29    of State.  The Secretary may, in his or her discretion, allow
30    the  plates  to be issued as vanity plates or personalized in
31    accordance with Section 3-405.1 of this Code.  The plates are
32    not required to designate "Land Of Lincoln", as prescribed in
33    subsection (b) of Section 3-412 of this Code.  The  Secretary
 
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 1    shall  prescribe  the eligibility requirements and, in his or
 2    her discretion,  shall  approve  and  prescribe  stickers  or
 3    decals as provided under Section 3-412.
 4        (c)  An applicant shall be charged a $15 fee for original
 5    issuance  in  addition  to  the  applicable registration fee.
 6    This additional fee shall be deposited into the Secretary  of
 7    State Special License Plate Fund.
 8        (d)  Any  license  plate manufactured on or after January
 9    1, 2005 and issued under this Section must:
10             (1)  be manufactured in the United States; and
11             (2)  if  a  suitable   manufacturing   facility   is
12        available in this State, be manufactured in this State.
13    (Source: P.A.  92-79,  eff.  1-1-02;  92-545,  eff.  6-12-02;
14    92-651,  eff.  7-11-02;  92-699,  eff.  1-1-03;  93-140, eff.
15    1-1-04.)

16        (625 ILCS 5/3-651)
17        Sec. 3-651. U.S. Marine Corps license plates.
18        (a)  In addition to any other special license plate,  the
19    Secretary,   upon   receipt   of   all  applicable  fees  and
20    applications made in the form prescribed by the Secretary  of
21    State,  may  issue  special registration plates designated as
22    U.S. Marine Corps license plates to residents of Illinois who
23    meet eligibility requirements prescribed by the Secretary  of
24    State.   The special plate issued under this Section shall be
25    affixed only to passenger vehicles  of  the  first  division,
26    motorcycles,  motor  vehicles of the second division weighing
27    not more than 8,000  pounds,  and  recreational  vehicles  as
28    defined  by  Section 1-169 of this Code.  Plates issued under
29    this  Section  shall  expire  according  to   the   staggered
30    multi-year  procedure  established by Section 3-414.1 of this
31    Code.
32        (b)  The design, color, and format of the plates shall be
33    wholly within the  discretion  of  the  Secretary  of  State,
 
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 1    except  that the U.S. Marine Corps emblem shall appear on the
 2    plates.  The Secretary may, in his or her  discretion,  allow
 3    the  plates  to be issued as vanity or personalized plates in
 4    accordance with Section 3-405.1 of this Code.  The plates are
 5    not required to designate "Land Of Lincoln", as prescribed in
 6    subsection (b) of Section 3-412 of this Code.  The  Secretary
 7    shall  prescribe  the eligibility requirements and, in his or
 8    her discretion,  shall  approve  and  prescribe  stickers  or
 9    decals as provided under Section 3-412.
10        (c)  An applicant shall be charged a $20 fee for original
11    issuance  in addition to the applicable registration fee.  Of
12    this additional  fee,  $15    shall  be  deposited  into  the
13    Secretary of State Special License Plate Fund and $5 shall be
14    deposited  into  the Marine Corps Scholarship Fund.  For each
15    registration renewal period, a $20 fee, in  addition  to  the
16    appropriate  registration  fee,  shall  be  charged.  Of this
17    additional fee, $2 shall be deposited into the  Secretary  of
18    State  Special  License Plate Fund and $18 shall be deposited
19    into the Marine Corps Scholarship Fund.
20        (d)  The Marine Corps Scholarship Fund is  created  as  a
21    special fund in the State treasury.  All moneys in the Marine
22    Corps Scholarship Fund shall, subject to appropriation by the
23    General  Assembly  and  approval by the Secretary, be used by
24    the Marine Corps Scholarship Foundation, Inc.,  a  recognized
25    charitable  organization that meets the requirements of Title
26    26, Section 501(c)(3) of the United States Code,  to  provide
27    grants   for   scholarships   for   higher   education.   The
28    scholarship recipients must be the  children  of  current  or
29    former members of the United States Marine Corps who meet the
30    academic,  financial,  and  other requirements established by
31    the Marine Corps Scholarship  Foundation.  In  addition,  the
32    recipients  must  be  Illinois  residents  and  must attend a
33    college or university located within the State of Illinois.
34        The  State  Treasurer  shall  require  the  Marine  Corps
 
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 1    Scholarship Foundation to establish a  separate  account  for
 2    receipt of the proceeds of the Marine Corps Scholarship Fund.
 3    That  account shall be subject to audit either annually or at
 4    another interval,  as  determined  by  the  State  Treasurer.
 5    Proceeds  from  the  Marine  Corps  Scholarship Fund shall be
 6    transferred on a quarterly basis  by  the  State  Treasurer's
 7    office to this separate account.
 8        (e)  Any  license  plate manufactured on or after January
 9    1, 2005 and issued under this Section must:
10             (1)  be manufactured in the United States; and
11             (2)  if  a  suitable   manufacturing   facility   is
12        available in this State, be manufactured in this State.
13    (Source: P.A.  92-467,  eff.  1-1-02;  92-545,  eff. 6-12-02;
14    92-651, eff. 7-11-02; 92-699, eff. 1-1-03.)