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92_HB4932

 
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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 3-623, 3-625, and 3-806.3 as follows:

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

28        (625 ILCS 5/3-625) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-625)
29        Sec. 3-625.  Pearl Harbor Plates.   The  Secretary,  upon
30    receipt  of an application made in the form prescribed by the
 
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 1    Secretary of State, may issue special registration plates  to
 2    any Illinois resident who, while a member of the armed forces
 3    of  the  United  States,  participated in the battle of Pearl
 4    Harbor on December 7, 1941, or to the widowed spouse  of  any
 5    Illinois  resident who, while a member of the armed forces of
 6    the United States, participated in the battle of Pearl Harbor
 7    on December 7, 1941, provided that  the  widowed  spouse  was
 8    married to the battle of Pearl Harbor participant at the time
 9    of the participant's death and is a single person at the time
10    of  application.   The special plates issued pursuant to this
11    Section should be affixed only to passenger vehicles  of  the
12    1st  division  or motor vehicles of the 2nd division weighing
13    not more than 8,000 pounds.
14        The design and color  of  such  plates  shall  be  wholly
15    within the discretion of the Secretary of State.  Appropriate
16    documentation,  as  determined  by  the  Secretary,  and  the
17    required   standard  registration  fee  shall  accompany  the
18    application.
19    (Source: P.A. 89-571, eff. 7-26-96; 89-620, eff. 1-1-97.)

20        (625 ILCS 5/3-806.3) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-806.3)
21        Sec. 3-806.3. Senior Citizens.
22        Commencing with the 1986 registration year and  extending
23    through the 2000 registration year, the registration fee paid
24    by  any  vehicle  owner  who has claimed and received a grant
25    under the "Senior Citizens and Disabled Persons Property  Tax
26    Relief  and  Pharmaceutical  Assistance  Act"  or  who is the
27    spouse of such a person shall be reduced by 50% for passenger
28    cars  displaying  standard  multi-year  registration   plates
29    issued  under  Section  3-414.1,  motor  vehicles  displaying
30    special  registration  plates  issued  under  Section  3-616,
31    3-623,  3-624,  3-625,  3-626,  3-628,  3-638,  3-642, 3-645,
32    3-647, 3-650, or 3-651, motor vehicles  registered  at  8,000
33    pounds  or  less  under  Section  3-815(a)  and  recreational
 
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 1    vehicles  registered  at  8,000  pounds or less under Section
 2    3-815(b).  Widows and widowers of  claimants  shall  also  be
 3    entitled   to   the   reduced   registration   rate  for  the
 4    registration year in which the claimant was eligible.
 5        Commencing  with  the   2001   registration   year,   the
 6    registration  fee  paid  by any vehicle owner who has claimed
 7    and received a grant under the "Senior Citizens and  Disabled
 8    Persons  Property  Tax  Relief  and Pharmaceutical Assistance
 9    Act" or who is the spouse of  such  a  person  shall  be  $24
10    instead  of  the  fee  otherwise  provided  in  this Code for
11    passenger cars displaying  standard  multi-year  registration
12    plates   issued   under   Section   3-414.1,  motor  vehicles
13    displaying special registration plates issued  under  Section
14    3-616,  motor  vehicles  registered  at  8,000 pounds or less
15    under Section 3-815(a) and recreational  vehicles  registered
16    at  8,000  pounds or less under Section 3-815(b).  Widows and
17    widowers of claimants shall also be entitled to this  reduced
18    registration  fee  for  the  registration  year  in which the
19    claimant was eligible.
20        No more than one  reduced  registration  fee  under  this
21    Section  shall be allowed during any 12 month period based on
22    the primary  eligibility  of  any  individual,  whether  such
23    reduced  registration  fee is allowed to the individual or to
24    the spouse,  widow  or  widower  of  such  individual.   This
25    Section  does  not  apply  to the fee paid in addition to the
26    registration fee for  motor  vehicles  displaying  vanity  or
27    special personalized license plates under Section 3-806.1.
28    (Source: P.A. 91-37, eff. 7-1-99; revised 12-06-01.)

29        Section  99.  Effective date.  This Act takes effect upon
30    becoming law.

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