Bill Text: IL HB4365 | 2023-2024 | 103rd General Assembly | Engrossed

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Bill Title: Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Allows the Secretary of State to issue special registration plates designated as Defense Superior Service plates or Defense Distinguished Service plates to residents of the State.

Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 5-1)

Status: (Passed) 2024-07-22 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 103-0673 [HB4365 Detail]

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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
Sections 3-699.23 and 3-699.24 as follows:
(625 ILCS 5/3-699.23 new)
Sec. 3-699.23. Defense Superior Service license plates.
(a) The Secretary, upon receipt of an application made in
the form prescribed by the Secretary, may issue special
registration plates designated as Defense Superior Service
license plates to recipients awarded the Defense Superior
Service Medal by a branch of the armed forces of the United
States who reside in this State. The special plates issued
pursuant to 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. The Secretary may allow the plates to be issued as
vanity or personalized plates in accordance with Section
3-405.1 of this Code. The Secretary shall make a version of the
special registration plates authorized under this Section in a
form appropriate for motorcycles.
(b) The plates shall display the Defense Superior Service
Medal. In all other respects, the design and color of the

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plates shall be wholly within the discretion of the Secretary.
Appropriate documentation, as determined by the Secretary,
shall accompany each application. The Secretary may, in his or
her discretion, allow the plates to be 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.
No registration fee, including the fees established under
Section 3-806 of this Code, shall be charged for the issuance
or renewal of any plates issued under this Section. However,
no individual shall be issued more than one pair of plates
under this Section for which no fee is required in accordance
with Section 3-806.2.
(625 ILCS 5/3-699.24 new)
Sec. 3-699.24. Defense Distinguished Service license
plates.
(a) The Secretary, upon receipt of an application made in
the form prescribed by the Secretary, may issue special
registration plates designated as Defense Distinguished
Service license plates to recipients awarded the Defense
Superior Service Medal by a branch of the armed forces of the
United States who reside in this State. The special plates

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