Bill Text: IL HB3174 | 2011-2012 | 97th General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides for issuance of U.S. Air Force license plates, with eligibility requirements to be determined by the Secretary of State. Effective immediately.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Failed) 2013-01-08 - Session Sine Die [HB3174 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2011-HB3174-Introduced.html

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97TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2011 and 2012 HB3174 Introduced , by Rep. Rich Brauer SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
625 ILCS 5/3-696 new
Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides for issuance of U.S. Air Force license plates, with eligibility requirements to be determined by the Secretary of State. Effective immediately.
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AN ACT concerning transportation.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
Section 5. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended by adding
Section 3-696 as follows:
(625 ILCS 5/3-696 new)
Sec. 3-696. U.S. Air Force license plates.
(a) In addition to any other special license plate, the
Secretary, upon receipt of all applicable fees and applications
made in the form prescribed by the Secretary of State, may
issue U.S. Air Force license plates to residents of Illinois
who meet eligibility requirements prescribed by the Secretary
of State. The special U.S. Air Force plate 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 issued
under this Section shall expire according to the staggered
multi-year procedure established by Section 3-414.1 of this
Code.
(b) The plates shall display the U.S. Air Force emblem. In
all other respects, the design, color, and format of the plates
shall be within the discretion of the Secretary of State. The
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
Section 3-405.1 of this Code. The plates are not required to
designate "Land of Lincoln", as prescribed in subsection (b) of
Section 3-412 of this Code. 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.
Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
becoming law.