Veterans Affairs Committee
Adopted in House Comm. on Jan 12, 2006
 
 

 




 

 		












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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 4187 




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    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 4187  on page 1 by 
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replacing lines 4 and 5 with the following:

 
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    "Section 5. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended  by 
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changing Sections 3-638, 3-806, and 3-806.4 as follows:
 



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    (625 ILCS 5/3-638)



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    Sec. 3-638. U.S. Veteran License Plates.

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    (a) In addition to any other special license plate, the 
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Secretary, upon
receipt of all applicable fees and applications 
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made in the form prescribed by
the Secretary of State, may 
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issue U.S. Veteran license plates to residents of
Illinois who 
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meet eligibility requirements prescribed by the Secretary of

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State.  Upon the Secretary's receipt of the proper application, 
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the surviving spouse of a person who was issued  special 
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registration plates under this Section may keep the special 
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registration plates and may transfer the registration, if 
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necessary. If the surviving spouse remarries, however, the 
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special plates may not be renewed. The special U.S. Veteran 
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plate issued under this Section shall be
affixed only to 
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passenger vehicles of the first division, motorcycles, and

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motor vehicles of the second division weighing not more than 
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8,000 pounds.
Plates issued under this Section shall expire 
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according to the staggered
multi-year procedure established by 
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Section 3-414.1 of this Code.

 


 






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    (b) The design, color, and format of the plates shall be 
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wholly
within the discretion of the Secretary of State.  The 
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Secretary may, in his or
her discretion, allow the plates to be 
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issued as vanity plates or personalized
in accordance with 
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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 
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Section
3-412 of this Code.  The Secretary shall prescribe the 
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eligibility requirements
and, in his or her discretion, shall 
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approve and prescribe stickers or decals
as provided under 
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Section 3-412.

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    (c) An applicant shall be charged a $15 fee for original 
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issuance
in addition to the applicable registration fee.  This 
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additional fee shall be
deposited into the Secretary of State 
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Special License Plate Fund. 

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(Source: P.A. 92-545, eff. 6-12-02; 93-140, eff. 1-1-04.)"; and

 
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on page 3, below line 15, by inserting the following:
 

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