Bill Text: IL HB1581 | 2023-2024 | 103rd General Assembly | Chaptered
Bill Title: Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Allows the Secretary of State to issue special registration plates designated as United States Submarine Veterans plates to each resident of this State who served in the United States Navy as a submariner.
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 12-7)
Status: (Passed) 2023-06-30 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 103-0130 [HB1581 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2023-HB1581-Chaptered.html
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| Public Act 103-0130 | ||||
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AN ACT concerning transportation.
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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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represented in the General Assembly:
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Section 5. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended by adding | ||||
Section 3-699.22 as follows:
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(625 ILCS 5/3-699.22 new) | ||||
Sec. 3-699.22. United States Submarine Veterans plates. | ||||
(a) The Secretary of State, upon receipt of all applicable | ||||
fees and applications made in the form prescribed by the | ||||
Secretary, may issue special registration plates designated as | ||||
United States Submarine Veterans plates to each resident of | ||||
this State who served in the United States Navy as a | ||||
submariner. The special plates issued under this Section shall | ||||
be affixed only to passenger vehicles of the first division, | ||||
motorcycles, and motor vehicles of the second division | ||||
weighing not more than 8,000 pounds. Plates under this Section | ||||
shall expire according to the multi-year procedure established | ||||
by Section 3-414.1. | ||||
(b) The plates shall display the United States Submarine | ||||
Veterans logo and the phrase "Silent Service". In all other | ||||
respects, the design and color of the special plates shall be | ||||
wholly within the discretion of the Secretary. Appropriate | ||||
documentation, as determined by the Secretary, shall accompany | ||||
each application. The Secretary, in the Secretary's | ||
discretion, may allow the plates to be issued as vanity plates | ||
or personalized in accordance with Section 3-405.1. The plates | ||
are not required to designate "Land of Lincoln", as prescribed | ||
in subsection (b) of Section 3-412. The Secretary shall | ||
prescribe the eligibility requirements and, in his or her | ||
discretion, shall approve and prescribe stickers or decals as | ||
provided under Section 3-412.
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