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1 AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 4937
2 AMENDMENT NO. . Amend House Bill 4937 by replacing
3 everything after the enacting clause with the following:
4 "Section 5. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended by
5 changing Sections 3-623, 3-625, and 3-806.3 and renumbering
6 Sections 3-648 as added by Public Act 92-79 and 3-648 as
7 added by Public Act 92-467 as follows:
8 (625 ILCS 5/3-623) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-623)
9 Sec. 3-623. Purple Heart Plates. The Secretary, upon
10 receipt of an application made in the form prescribed by the
11 Secretary of State, may issue to recipients awarded the
12 Purple Heart by a branch of the armed forces of the United
13 States who reside in Illinois, special registration plates.
14 The special plates issued pursuant to this Section should be
15 affixed only to passenger vehicles of the 1st division,
16 including motorcycles, or motor vehicles of the 2nd division
17 weighing not more than 8,000 pounds.
18 The design and color of such plates shall be wholly
19 within the discretion of the Secretary of State. Appropriate
20 documentation, as determined by the Secretary, and the
21 appropriate standard registration fee shall accompany the
22 application. However, for an individual who has been issued
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1 Purple Heart plates for a vehicle and who has claimed and
2 received a grant under the Senior Citizens and Disabled
3 Persons Property Tax Relief and Pharmaceutical Assistance
4 Act, the original issuance fee and regular annual fee for the
5 registration of the vehicle shall be as provided in Section
6 3-806.3 of this Code.
7 (Source: P.A. 91-25, eff. 6-9-99; 92-82, eff. 1-1-02.)
8 (625 ILCS 5/3-625) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-625)
9 Sec. 3-625. Pearl Harbor Plates. The Secretary, upon
10 receipt of an application made in the form prescribed by the
11 Secretary of State, may issue special registration plates to
12 any Illinois resident who, while a member of the armed forces
13 of the United States, participated in the battle of Pearl
14 Harbor on December 7, 1941, or to the widowed spouse of any
15 Illinois resident who, while a member of the armed forces of
16 the United States, participated in the battle of Pearl Harbor
17 on December 7, 1941, provided that the widowed spouse was
18 married to the battle of Pearl Harbor participant at the time
19 of the participant's death and is a single person at the time
20 of application. The special plates issued pursuant to this
21 Section should be affixed only to passenger vehicles of the
22 1st division or motor vehicles of the 2nd division weighing
23 not more than 8,000 pounds.
24 The design and color of such plates shall be wholly
25 within the discretion of the Secretary of State. Appropriate
26 documentation, as determined by the Secretary, and the
27 appropriate standard registration fee shall accompany the
28 application.
29 (Source: P.A. 89-571, eff. 7-26-96; 89-620, eff. 1-1-97.)
30 (625 ILCS 5/3-650)
31 Sec. 3-650. 3-648. Army Combat Veteran license plates.
32 (a) In addition to any other special license plate, the
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1 Secretary, upon receipt of all applicable fees and
2 applications made in the form prescribed by the Secretary of
3 State, may issue Army Combat Veteran license plates to
4 residents of Illinois who meet eligibility requirements
5 prescribed by the Secretary of State. The special Army
6 Combat Veteran plate issued under this Section shall be
7 affixed only to passenger vehicles of the first division and
8 motor vehicles of the second division weighing not more than
9 8,000 pounds. Plates issued under this Section shall expire
10 according to the staggered multi-year procedure established
11 by Section 3-414.1 of this Code.
12 (b) The plates shall display the Army Combat Infantry
13 Badge. In all other respects, the design, color, and format
14 of the plates shall be within the discretion of the Secretary
15 of State. The Secretary may, in his or her discretion, allow
16 the plates to be issued as vanity plates or personalized in
17 accordance with Section 3-405.1 of this Code. The plates are
18 not required to designate "Land Of Lincoln", as prescribed in
19 subsection (b) of Section 3-412 of this Code. The Secretary
20 shall prescribe the eligibility requirements and, in his or
21 her discretion, shall approve and prescribe stickers or
22 decals as provided 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. 92-79, eff. 1-1-02; revised 10-17-01.)
31 (625 ILCS 5/3-651)
32 Sec. 3-651. 3-648. U.S. Marine Corps license plates.
33 (a) In addition to any other special license plate, the
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1 Secretary, upon receipt of all applicable fees and
2 applications made in the form prescribed by the Secretary of
3 State, may issue special registration plates designated as
4 U.S. Marine Corps license plates to residents of Illinois who
5 meet eligibility requirements prescribed by the Secretary of
6 State. The special plate issued under this Section shall be
7 affixed only to passenger vehicles of the first division,
8 motor vehicles of the second division weighing not more than
9 8,000 pounds, and recreational vehicles as defined by Section
10 1-169 of this Code. Plates issued under this Section shall
11 expire according to the staggered multi-year procedure
12 established 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,
15 except that the U.S. Marine Corps emblem shall appear on the
16 plates. The Secretary may, in his or her discretion, allow
17 the plates to be issued as vanity or personalized plates in
18 accordance with Section 3-405.1 of this Code. The plates are
19 not required to designate "Land Of Lincoln", as prescribed in
20 subsection (b) of Section 3-412 of this Code. The Secretary
21 shall prescribe the eligibility requirements and, in his or
22 her discretion, shall approve and prescribe stickers or
23 decals as provided under Section 3-412.
24 (c) An applicant shall be charged a $20 fee for original
25 issuance in addition to the applicable registration fee. Of
26 this additional fee, $15 shall be deposited into the
27 Secretary of State Special License Plate Fund and $5 shall be
28 deposited into the Marine Corps Scholarship Fund. For each
29 registration renewal period, a $20 fee, in addition to the
30 appropriate registration fee, shall be charged. Of this
31 additional fee, $2 shall be deposited into the Secretary of
32 State Special License Plate Fund and $18 shall be deposited
33 into the Marine Corps Scholarship Fund.
34 (d) The Marine Corps Scholarship Fund is created as a
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1 special fund in the State treasury. All moneys in the Marine
2 Corps Scholarship Fund shall, subject to appropriation by the
3 General Assembly and approval by the Secretary, be used by
4 the Marine Corps Scholarship Foundation, Inc., a recognized
5 charitable organization that meets the requirements of Title
6 26, Section 501(c)(3) of the United States Code, to provide
7 grants for scholarships for higher education. The scholarship
8 recipients must be the children of current or former members
9 of the United States Marine Corps who meet the academic,
10 financial, and other requirements established by the Marine
11 Corps Scholarship Foundation. In addition, the recipients
12 must be Illinois residents and must attend a college or
13 university located within the State of Illinois.
14 The State Treasurer shall require the Marine Corps
15 Scholarship Foundation to establish a separate account for
16 receipt of the proceeds of the Marine Corps Scholarship Fund.
17 That account shall be subject to audit either annually or at
18 another interval, as determined by the State Treasurer.
19 Proceeds from the Marine Corps Scholarship Fund shall be
20 transferred on a quarterly basis by the State Treasurer's
21 office to this separate account.
22 (Source: P.A. 92-467, eff. 1-1-02; revised 10-17-01.)
23 (625 ILCS 5/3-806.3) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-806.3)
24 Sec. 3-806.3. Senior Citizens.
25 Commencing with the 1986 registration year and extending
26 through the 2000 registration year, the registration fee paid
27 by any vehicle owner who has claimed and received a grant
28 under the "Senior Citizens and Disabled Persons Property Tax
29 Relief and Pharmaceutical Assistance Act" or who is the
30 spouse of such a person shall be reduced by 50% for passenger
31 cars displaying standard multi-year registration plates
32 issued under Section 3-414.1, motor vehicles displaying
33 special registration plates issued under Section 3-616, motor
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1 vehicles registered at 8,000 pounds or less under Section
2 3-815(a) and recreational vehicles registered at 8,000 pounds
3 or less under Section 3-815(b). Widows and widowers of
4 claimants shall also be entitled to the reduced registration
5 rate for the registration year in which the claimant was
6 eligible.
7 Commencing with the 2001 registration year and extending
8 through the 2003 registration year, the registration fee paid
9 by any vehicle owner who has claimed and received a grant
10 under the "Senior Citizens and Disabled Persons Property Tax
11 Relief and Pharmaceutical Assistance Act" or who is the
12 spouse of such a person shall be $24 instead of the fee
13 otherwise provided in this Code for passenger cars displaying
14 standard multi-year registration plates issued under Section
15 3-414.1, motor vehicles displaying special registration
16 plates issued under Section 3-616, motor vehicles registered
17 at 8,000 pounds or less under Section 3-815(a) and
18 recreational vehicles registered at 8,000 pounds or less
19 under Section 3-815(b). Widows and widowers of claimants
20 shall also be entitled to this reduced registration fee for
21 the registration year in which the claimant was eligible.
22 Commencing with the 2004 registration year, the
23 registration fee paid by any vehicle owner who has claimed
24 and received a grant under the Senior Citizens and Disabled
25 Persons Property Tax Relief and Pharmaceutical Assistance Act
26 or who is the spouse of such a person shall be $24 instead of
27 the fee otherwise provided in this Code for passenger cars
28 displaying standard multi-year registration plates issued
29 under Section 3-414.1, motor vehicles displaying special
30 registration plates issued under Section 3-616, 3-623, 3-624,
31 3-625, 3-626, 3-628, 3-638, 3-642, 3-645, 3-647, 3-650, or
32 3-651, motor vehicles registered at 8,000 pounds or less
33 under Section 3-815(a), and recreational vehicles registered
34 at 8,000 pounds or less under Section 3-815(b). Widows and
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1 widowers of claimants shall also be entitled to this reduced
2 registration fee for the registration year in which the
3 claimant was eligible.
4 No more than one reduced registration fee under this
5 Section shall be allowed during any 12 month period based on
6 the primary eligibility of any individual, whether such
7 reduced registration fee is allowed to the individual or to
8 the spouse, widow or widower of such individual. This
9 Section does not apply to the fee paid in addition to the
10 registration fee for motor vehicles displaying vanity or
11 special personalized license plates under Section 3-806.1.
12 (Source: P.A. 91-37, eff. 7-1-99; revised 12-06-01.)".
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