102ND GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2021 and 2022
HB1709

 

Introduced 2/17/2021, by Rep. Emanuel Chris Welch

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
625 ILCS 5/3-626

    Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning Korean War Veteran license plates.


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A BILL FOR

 

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1    AN ACT concerning transportation.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 5. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended by
5changing Section 3-626 as follows:
 
6    (625 ILCS 5/3-626)
7    Sec. 3-626. Korean War Veteran license plates.
8    (a) In addition to any other special license plate, the
9the Secretary, upon receipt of all applicable fees and
10applications made in the form prescribed by the Secretary of
11State, may issue special registration plates designated as
12Korean War Veteran license plates to residents of Illinois who
13participated in the United States Armed Forces during the
14Korean War. The special plate issued under this Section shall
15be affixed only to passenger vehicles of the first division,
16motorcycles, motor vehicles of the second division weighing
17not more than 8,000 pounds, and recreational vehicles as
18defined by Section 1-169 of this Code. Plates issued under
19this Section shall expire according to the staggered
20multi-year procedure established by Section 3-414.1 of this
21Code.
22    (b) The design, color, and format of the plates shall be
23wholly within the discretion of the Secretary of State. The

 

 

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1Secretary may, in his or her discretion, allow the plates to be
2issued as vanity plates or personalized in accordance with
3Section 3-405.1 of this Code. The plates are not required to
4designate "Land Of Lincoln", as prescribed in subsection (b)
5of Section 3-412 of this Code. The Secretary shall prescribe
6the eligibility requirements and, in his or her discretion,
7shall approve and prescribe stickers or decals as provided
8under Section 3-412.
9    (c) (Blank).
10    (d) The Korean War Memorial Construction Fund is created
11as a special fund in the State treasury. All moneys in the
12Korean War Memorial Construction Fund shall, subject to
13appropriation, be used by the Department of Veterans' Affairs
14to provide grants for construction of the Korean War Memorial
15to be located at Oak Ridge Cemetery in Springfield, Illinois.
16Upon the completion of the Memorial, the Department of
17Veterans' Affairs shall certify to the State Treasurer that
18the construction of the Memorial has been completed. Upon the
19certification by the Department of Veterans' Affairs, the
20State Treasurer shall transfer all moneys in the Fund and any
21future deposits into the Fund into the Secretary of State
22Special License Plate Fund.
23    (e) An individual who has been issued Korean War Veteran
24license plates for a vehicle and who has been approved for
25benefits under the Senior Citizens and Persons with
26Disabilities Property Tax Relief Act shall pay the original

 

 

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1issuance and the regular annual fee for the registration of
2the vehicle as provided in Section 3-806.3 of this Code.
3(Source: P.A. 99-127, eff. 1-1-16; 99-143, eff. 7-27-15;
499-642, eff. 7-28-16; 100-143, eff. 1-1-18.)