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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 3-626, 3-628, 3-638, 3-642,  3-645,  3-647,
 6    3-650, and 3-806.4 as follows:

 7        (625 ILCS 5/3-626)
 8        Sec. 3-626. Korean War Veteran license plates.
 9        (a)  In  addition to any other special license plate, the
10    Secretary,  upon  receipt  of   all   applicable   fees   and
11    applications  made in the form prescribed by the Secretary of
12    State, may issue special registration  plates  designated  as
13    Korean  War  Veteran  license plates to residents of Illinois
14    who participated in the United States Armed Forces during the
15    Korean War.  The special  plate  issued  under  this  Section
16    shall  be  affixed  only  to  passenger vehicles of the first
17    division, motorcycles, motor vehicles of the second  division
18    weighing   not  more  than  8,000  pounds,  and  recreational
19    vehicles as defined by Section 1-169  of  this  Code.  Plates
20    issued  under  this  Section  shall  expire  according to the
21    staggered multi-year procedure established by Section 3-414.1
22    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
 
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 1    under Section 3-412.
 2        (c)  An applicant shall be charged a $15 fee for original
 3    issuance  in addition to the applicable registration fee.  Of
 4    this  additional  fee,  $13   shall  be  deposited  into  the
 5    Secretary of State Special License Plate Fund and $2 shall be
 6    deposited into the Korean  War  Memorial  Construction  Fund.
 7    For  each  registration renewal period, a $2 fee, in addition
 8    to the appropriate registration fee,  shall  be  charged  and
 9    shall  be  deposited  into  the  Secretary  of  State Special
10    License Plate Fund.
11        (d)  The Korean War Memorial Construction Fund is created
12    as a special fund in the State treasury.  All moneys  in  the
13    Korean  War  Memorial  Construction  Fund  shall,  subject to
14    appropriation, be used by the Department of  Veteran  Affairs
15    to provide grants for construction of the Korean War Memorial
16    to be located at Oak Ridge Cemetery in Springfield, Illinois.
17    Upon  the  completion  of  the  Memorial,  the  Department of
18    Veteran Affairs shall certify to the State Treasurer that the
19    construction of the Memorial has been  completed.   Upon  the
20    certification by the Department of Veteran Affairs, the State
21    Treasurer  shall  transfer  all  moneys  in  the Fund and any
22    future deposits into the Fund into  the  Secretary  of  State
23    Special License Plate Fund.
24        (e)  An individual who has been issued Korean War Veteran
25    license plates for a vehicle and who has claimed and received
26    a  grant  under  the  Senior  Citizens  and  Disabled Persons
27    Property Tax Relief and Pharmaceutical Assistance  Act  shall
28    pay  the original issuance and the regular annual fee for the
29    registration of the vehicle as provided in Section 3-806.3 of
30    this Code in addition to the fees specified in subsection (c)
31    of this Section.
32    (Source: P.A. 91-679, eff. 1-26-00; 92-545, eff. 6-12-02.)

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

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

31        (625 ILCS 5/3-642)
32        Sec. 3-642.  Silver Star plates.
33        (a)  The Secretary, upon receipt of all  applicable  fees
 
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 1    and   applications   made  in  the  form  prescribed  by  the
 2    Secretary, may issue special registration plates to residents
 3    of Illinois who have been awarded  the  Silver  Star  by  the
 4    United  States  Armed  Forces. The special plate issued under
 5    this Section shall be affixed only to passenger  vehicles  of
 6    the  first  division,  motorcycles,  or motor vehicles of the
 7    second division weighing not more than 8,000  pounds.  Plates
 8    issued  under  this  Section  shall  expire  according to the
 9    staggered multi-year procedure established by Section 3-414.1
10    of this Code.
11        (b)  The design, color, and format of the plates shall be
12    wholly within the discretion of the Secretary.  The Secretary
13    may, in his or her discretion, allow the plates to be  issued
14    as  vanity  plates or personalized in accordance with Section
15    3-405.1 of  this  Code.   The  plates  are  not  required  to
16    designate  "Land Of Lincoln", as prescribed in subsection (b)
17    of Section 3-412 of this Code.  The Secretary shall prescribe
18    the eligibility requirements and, in his or  her  discretion,
19    shall  approve  and  prescribe stickers or decals as provided
20    under Section 3-412.
21        (c)  An applicant shall be charged a $15 fee for original
22    issuance in addition to the appropriate registration fee.
23        This additional fee shall be deposited into the Secretary
24    of State Special License Plate Fund.  For  each  registration
25    renewal  period,  a  $2  fee,  in addition to the appropriate
26    registration fee, shall be charged  and  deposited  into  the
27    Secretary of State Special License Plate Fund.
28    (Source: P.A. 92-545, eff. 6-12-02.)

29        (625 ILCS 5/3-645)
30        Sec. 3-645.  Vietnam Veteran License Plates.
31        (a)  In  addition to any other special license plate, the
32    Secretary,  upon  receipt  of   all   applicable   fees   and
33    applications  made in the form prescribed by the Secretary of
 
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 1    State, may issue Vietnam Veteran license plates to  residents
 2    of  Illinois  who meet eligibility requirements prescribed by
 3    the Secretary of State.  The special  Vietnam  Veteran  plate
 4    issued  under this Section shall be affixed only to passenger
 5    vehicles  of  the  first  division,  motorcycles,  and  motor
 6    vehicles of the second division weighing not more than  8,000
 7    pounds.   Plates  issued  under  this  Section  shall  expire
 8    according to the staggered multi-year  procedure  established
 9    by Section 3-414.1 of this Code.
10        (b)  The design, color, and format of the plates shall be
11    wholly  within the discretion of the Secretary of State.  The
12    Secretary may, in his or her discretion, allow the plates  to
13    be issued as vanity plates or personalized in accordance with
14    Section 3-405.1 of this Code.  The plates are not required to
15    designate  "Land Of Lincoln", as prescribed in subsection (b)
16    of Section 3-412 of this Code.  The Secretary shall prescribe
17    the eligibility requirements and, in his or  her  discretion,
18    shall  approve  and  prescribe stickers or decals as provided
19    under Section 3-412.
20        (c)  An applicant shall be charged a $15 fee for original
21    issuance in addition  to  the  applicable  registration  fee.
22    This  additional fee shall be deposited into the Secretary of
23    State Special  License  Plate  Fund.  For  each  registration
24    renewal  period,  a  $2  fee,  in addition to the appropriate
25    registration fee, shall be charged  and  shall  be  deposited
26    into the Secretary of State Special License Plate Fund.
27    (Source: P.A. 91-805, eff. 1-1-01; 92-545, eff. 6-12-02.)

28        (625 ILCS 5/3-647)
29        Sec. 3-647.  World War II Veteran License Plates.
30        (a)  In  addition to any other special license plate, the
31    Secretary,  upon  receipt  of   all   applicable   fees   and
32    applications  made in the form prescribed by the Secretary of
33    State, may issue World  War  II  Veteran  license  plates  to
 
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 1    residents  of  Illinois  who  meet  eligibility  requirements
 2    prescribed  by the Secretary of State.  The special World War
 3    II Veteran plate issued under this Section shall  be  affixed
 4    only   to   passenger   vehicles   of   the  first  division,
 5    motorcycles,  and  motor  vehicles  of  the  second  division
 6    weighing not more than 8,000 pounds. Plates issued under this
 7    Section shall expire according to  the  staggered  multi-year
 8    procedure established by Section 3-414.1 of this Code.
 9        (b)  The design, color, and format of the plates shall be
10    wholly  within the discretion of the Secretary of State.  The
11    Secretary may, in his or her discretion, allow the plates  to
12    be issued as vanity plates or personalized in accordance with
13    Section 3-405.1 of this Code.  The plates are not required to
14    designate  "Land Of Lincoln", as prescribed in subsection (b)
15    of Section 3-412 of this Code.  The Secretary shall prescribe
16    the eligibility requirements and, in his or  her  discretion,
17    shall  approve  and  prescribe stickers or decals as provided
18    under Section 3-412.
19        (c)  An applicant shall be charged a $15 fee for original
20    issuance in addition  to  the  applicable  registration  fee.
21    This  additional fee shall be deposited into the Secretary of
22    State Special  License  Plate  Fund.  For  each  registration
23    renewal  period,  a  $2  fee,  in addition to the appropriate
24    registration fee, shall be charged  and  shall  be  deposited
25    into the Secretary of State Special License Plate Fund.
26    (Source: P.A. 91-805, eff. 1-1-01; 92-545, eff. 6-12-02.)

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

29        (625 ILCS 5/3-806.4) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-806.4)
30        Sec. 3-806.4.  Gold Star recipients.  Commencing with the
31    1991  registration  year,  upon   proper   application,   the
32    Secretary  of  State  shall  issue  one  pair of registration
33    plates to any Illinois resident, who as the  surviving  widow
 
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 1    or  widower,  or  in  the  absence  thereof, as the surviving
 2    parent, is awarded the Gold Star  by  the  United  States  in
 3    recognition  of  spouses  or children who served in the Armed
 4    Forces of the United States and lost  their  lives  while  in
 5    service  whether in peacetime or war. If the parent no longer
 6    survives, the Secretary of State shall issue the plates to  a
 7    surviving  sibling,  of  the  person  who served in the Armed
 8    Forces, who is an Illinois resident. No more than one set  of
 9    plates  shall  be issued for each Gold Star awarded, and only
10    one surviving parent,  or  in  the  absence  of  a  surviving
11    parent,  only  one surviving sibling shall be issued a set of
12    registration plates, except for those surviving parents  who,
13    as  recipients  of  the  Gold Star, have legally separated or
14    divorced, in  which  case  each  surviving  parent  shall  be
15    allowed  one  set of registration plates. Registration plates
16    issued  under  this  Section  shall  be  for  first  division
17    vehicles and second division  vehicles  of  8,000  pounds  or
18    less.  An  applicant  shall  be  charged  a  $15  fee for the
19    original issuance in addition to the appropriate registration
20    fee which shall be deposited  into  the  Road  Fund  to  help
21    defray   the   administrative  processing  costs.   For  each
22    registration renewal period, a $2 fee,  in  addition  to  the
23    appropriate   registration    fee,    shall  be  charged  and
24    deposited into the Road Fund.
25    (Source: P.A. 90-534, eff. 11-14-97.)

26        Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect January
27    1, 2004.