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AN ACT concerning transportation.

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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3
represented in the General Assembly:

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Section 5.
The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended by
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changing Sections 3-609, 3-609.1, 3-609.3, 3-620, 3-623, and
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3-806.2 and by adding Section 3-609.4 as follows:

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(625 ILCS 5/3-609)

(from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-609)
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Sec. 3-609.
Plates for veterans with disabilities.
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(a) Any veteran who holds proof of a service-connected
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disability from the United States Department of Veterans
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Affairs, and who has obtained certification from a licensed
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physician, physician assistant, or advanced practice
13
registered nurse that the service-connected disability
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qualifies the veteran for issuance of registration plates or
15
digital registration plates or decals to a person with
16
disabilities in accordance with Section 3-616, may, without
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the payment of any registration fee, make application to the
18
Secretary of State for
up to 2 sets of
license plates for
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veterans with disabilities displaying the international symbol
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of access, for the registration of
a

one
motor vehicle of the
21
first division,
one
motorcycle, or
one
motor vehicle of the
22
second division weighing not more than 8,000 pounds.
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(b) Any veteran who holds proof of a service-connected

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disability from the United States Department of Veterans
2
Affairs, and whose degree of disability has been declared to
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be 50% or more, but whose disability does not qualify the
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veteran for a plate or decal for persons with disabilities
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under Section 3-616, may, without the payment of any
6
registration fee, make application to the Secretary for
up to
7
2 sets of

a
special registration
plates

plate
or digital
8
registration
plates

plate
without the international symbol of
9
access for the registration of
a

one
motor vehicle of the first
10
division,
one
motorcycle, or
one
motor vehicle of the second
11
division weighing not more than 8,000 pounds.
12

(c) Renewal of such registration must be accompanied with
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documentation for eligibility of registration without fee
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unless the applicant has a permanent qualifying disability,
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and such registration plates or digital registration plates
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may not be issued to any person not eligible therefor. The
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Illinois Department of Veterans Affairs may assist in
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providing the documentation of disability.
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(d) The design and color of the plates shall be within the
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discretion of the Secretary, except that the plates issued
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under subsection (b) of this Section shall not contain the
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international symbol of access. The Secretary may, in his or
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her discretion, allow the plates to be issued as vanity or
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personalized plates in accordance with Section 3-405.1 of this
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Code. Registration shall be for a multi-year period and may be
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issued staggered registration.

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(e) Any person eligible to receive license plates under
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this Section who has been approved for benefits under the
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Senior Citizens and Persons with Disabilities Property Tax
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Relief Act, or who has claimed and received a grant under that
5
Act, shall pay a fee of $24 instead of the fee otherwise
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provided in this Code for passenger cars displaying standard
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multi-year registration plates or digital registration plates
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issued under Section 3-414.1, for motor vehicles registered at
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8,000 pounds or less under Section 3-815(a), or for
10
recreational vehicles registered at 8,000 pounds or less under
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Section 3-815(b), for a second set of plates under this
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Section.
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(f) With respect to the supporting documentation required
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to obtain a plate under this Section, the Secretary shall
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allow an applicant to redact information on the documentation
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that pertains to the nature of the applicant's health issue,
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unless that information is necessary to confirm that the
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applicant's disability is service-connected or to establish
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the degree of the applicant's service-connected disability.
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(Source: P.A. 104-234, eff. 8-15-25.)

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(625 ILCS 5/3-609.1)

(from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-609.1)
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Sec. 3-609.1.
Medal of Honor plates.
Any resident of the
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State of Illinois who has been awarded the Medal of Honor, or
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an Illinois resident who is the surviving spouse of a person
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who was awarded the Medal of Honor, may make application for

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the registration
for up to 2 motor vehicles

of a motor vehicle

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owned solely or in part by such recipient, to the Secretary of
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State without the payment of any registration fee.
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Registration shall be for a multi-year period effective from
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issuance. The Secretary of State shall furnish at his or her
6
office at no cost to such Medal of Honor recipients, plates
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bearing up to 3 letters designating the recipient's initials
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followed by the letters M O H signifying the Medal of Honor.
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The plate shall be suitable for attachment to a motor vehicle
10
or motorcycle registered under this Code.
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(Source: P.A. 101-262, eff. 1-1-20
.)

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(625 ILCS 5/3-609.3)
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Sec. 3-609.3.
Military series registration plates for
14
veterans with disabilities.
In lieu of receiving registration
15
plates without the payment of a fee under Section 3-609, any
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veteran who holds proof of a 50% or greater service-connected
17
disability from the United States Department of Veterans
18
Affairs may apply for a military series registration plate in
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the manner prescribed by the Secretary of State. Upon the
20
veteran showing proof of the disability,
up to 2 sets of

a

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military series registration
plates

plate
may be issued to the
22
veteran without fee for the registration of
a

one
motor
23
vehicle of the first division or
one
motor vehicle of the
24
second division weighing not more than 8,000 pounds. Any
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additional fee collected for the issuance and renewal of the

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military series registration plate, as may be specified in the
2
provision authorizing the issuance of that special plate,
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shall not be included in the fee waiver authorized under this
4
Section.
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(Source: P.A. 104-230, eff. 1-1-26
.)

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(625 ILCS 5/3-609.4 new)
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Sec. 3-609.4.
Second set of no-fee military plates.
A
8
person eligible to receive special plates under Section 3-609,
9
3-609.1, 3-609.3, 3-620, or 3-623 is entitled to receive, upon
10
application to the Secretary of State, a second set of the
11
special plates under the same terms and conditions as the
12
first set of special plates.

13

(625 ILCS 5/3-620)

(from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-620)
14

Sec. 3-620.
The Secretary, upon receipt of an application
15
made on the form prescribed by the Secretary of State, may
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issue special registration plates to United States citizens,
17
who are present or former members of the United States armed
18
forces or any of its allies, and who were prisoners of war of
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World War I, World War II, the Korean Conflict, and the
20
Vietnamese conflict, or to the widowed spouse of a former
21
member of the United States armed forces, providing that
22
widowed spouse was married to the POW at the time of death, and
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is a single person at the time of application. The special
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plates issued pursuant to this Section shall be affixed only

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to passenger vehicles of the first division subject to the
2
staggered registration system, motorcycles, and vehicles of
3
the second division having a gross weight of 8,000 pounds or
4
less and shall be issued without charge. Only
2 sets

one set
of
5
plates may be issued at no fee.
6

The design and color of the prisoner of war plates shall be
7
wholly within the discretion of the Secretary of State. The
8
Secretary may, in his or her discretion, allow the plates to be
9
issued as vanity or personalized plates in accordance with
10
Section 3-405.1 of this Code.
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(Source: P.A. 95-353, eff. 1-1-08.)

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(625 ILCS 5/3-623)

(from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-623)
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Sec. 3-623.
Purple Heart Plates.
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(a) The Secretary, upon receipt of an application made in
15
the form prescribed by the Secretary of State, may issue to
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recipients awarded the Purple Heart by a branch of the armed
17
forces of the United States who reside in Illinois, special
18
registration plates. The Secretary, upon receipt of the proper
19
application, may also issue these special registration plates
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to an Illinois resident who is the surviving spouse of a person
21
who was awarded the Purple Heart by a branch of the armed
22
forces of the United States. The special plates issued
23
pursuant to this Section should be affixed only to passenger
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vehicles of the 1st division, including motorcycles, or motor
25
vehicles of the 2nd division weighing not more than 8,000

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pounds. The Secretary may, in his or her discretion, allow the
2
plates to be issued as vanity or personalized plates in
3
accordance with Section 3-405.1 of this Code. The Secretary of
4
State must make a version of the special registration plates
5
authorized under this Section in a form appropriate for
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motorcycles.
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(b) The design and color of such plates shall be wholly
8
within the discretion of the Secretary of State. Appropriate
9
documentation, as determined by the Secretary, and the
10
appropriate registration fee shall accompany the application,
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except:
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(1) a person eligible to be issued Purple Heart plates
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may display the plates on
up to 2 vehicles

one vehicle

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without the payment of any registration or registration
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renewal fee; and
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(2) for an individual who has been issued Purple Heart
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plates for an additional vehicle and who has been approved
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for benefits under the Senior Citizens and Persons with
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Disabilities Property Tax Relief Act, the annual fee for
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the registration of the vehicle shall be as provided in
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Section 3-806.3 of this Code.
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(Source: P.A. 98-902, eff. 1-1-15; 99-143, eff. 7-27-15.)

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(625 ILCS 5/3-806.2)

(from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-806.2)
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Sec. 3-806.2.
Limitations on no-fee plates.
Except as
25
provided in Section 3-609.4, no

No
individual shall be issued

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more than one pair of plates of any category for which no fee
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is required. The Secretary of State may issue additional pairs
3
of plates of any such category upon receiving the required
4
application and registration fees.
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(Source: P.A. 88-517.)

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Section 99.
Effective date.
This Act takes effect July 1,
7
2027.

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