As Reported by the Senate Highways and Transportation Committee 1
122nd General Assembly 4
Regular Session Sub. H. B. No. 224 5
1997-1998 6
REPRESENTATIVES PERZ-TAVARES-BATEMAN-BENDER-BOYD-CAREY-CORBIN- 8
KREBS-KRUPINSKI-LAWRENCE-MALLORY-MEAD-OGG-OLMAN-OPFER- 9
SAWYER-SCHULER-SCHURING-WHALEN-VESPER-GARCIA-MOTTL- 10
TIBERI-BRITTON-BRADING-PATTON-GRENDELL-ROMAN-MYERS-SYKES 11
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A B I L L
To amend sections 4503.14, 4503.15, 4503.46, 15
4503.47, 4503.48, 4503.51, 4503.52, 4503.53, 16
4503.54, 4503.55, 4503.56, and 4503.57, to enact 17
sections 4501.28, 4501.29, 4503.511, 4503.512, 18
4503.571, 4503.58, 4503.59, 4503.70, 4503.71, 19
4503.72, 4503.75, 4503.77, 4503.78, 4503.79, and 20
4503.791 and to repeal section 4503.50 of the 22
Revised Code to make changes in certain special 23
license plate programs. 24
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF OHIO: 26
Section 1. That sections 4503.14, 4503.15, 4503.46, 28
4503.47, 4503.48, 4503.51 4503.52, 4503.53, 4503.54, 4503.55, 29
4503.56, and 4503.57 be amended and sections 4501.28, 4501.29, 30
4503.511, 4503.512, 4503.571, 4503.58, 4503.59, 4503.70, 4503.71, 31
4503.72, 4503.75, 4503.77, 4503.78, 4503.79, and 4503.791 of the 32
Revised Code be enacted to read as follows: 33
Sec. 4501.28. THERE IS HEREBY CREATED IN THE STATE 35
TREASURY THE OHIO COURT-APPOINTED SPECIAL ADVOCATE/GUARDIAN AD 36
LITEM LICENSE PLATE FUND. THE FUND SHALL CONSIST OF THE 38
CONTRIBUTIONS THAT ARE PAID TO THE REGISTRAR OF MOTOR VEHICLES BY 39
APPLICANTS WHO VOLUNTARILY CHOOSE TO OBTAIN OHIO COURT-APPOINTED 40
SPECIAL ADVOCATE/GUARDIAN AD LITEM LICENSE PLATES PURSUANT TO 42
SECTION 4503.72 OF THE REVISED CODE. 43
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THE CONTRIBUTIONS DEPOSITED IN THE FUND SHALL BE PAID TO 45
THE ORGANIZATION KNOWN ON THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS SECTION AS 46
THE OHIO CASA/GAL ASSOCIATION, A PRIVATE, NONPROFIT CORPORATION 47
ORGANIZED UNDER CHAPTER 1702. OF THE REVISED CODE. THE 48
CONTRIBUTIONS SHALL BE USED BY THE OHIO CASA/GAL ASSOCIATION TO 50
PAY THE EXPENSES IT INCURS IN ADMINISTERING A PROGRAM TO SECURE 51
THE PROPER REPRESENTATION IN THE COURTS OF THIS STATE OF ABUSED, 53
NEGLECTED, AND DEPENDENT CHILDREN, AND FOR THE TRAINING AND
SUPERVISION OF PERSONS PARTICIPATING IN THAT PROGRAM. ALL 54
INVESTMENT EARNINGS OF THE FUND SHALL BE CREDITED TO THE FUND. 56
Sec. 4501.29. THERE IS HEREBY CREATED IN THE STATE 58
TREASURY THE ROTARY INTERNATIONAL LICENSE PLATE FUND. THE FUND 59
SHALL CONSIST OF THE CONTRIBUTIONS THAT ARE PAID TO THE REGISTRAR 60
OF MOTOR VEHICLES BY APPLICANTS WHO VOLUNTARILY CHOOSE TO OBTAIN 61
ROTARY INTERNATIONAL LICENSE PLATES PURSUANT TO SECTION 4503.75 62
OF THE REVISED CODE. 63
THE CONTRIBUTIONS DEPOSITED IN THE FUND SHALL BE PAID TO 65
THE ROTARY FOUNDATION, LOCATED ON THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS 66
SECTION IN EVANSTON, ILLINOIS, TO BE PLACED IN A FUND KNOWN AS 68
THE PERMANENT FUND AND USED TO ENDOW EDUCATIONAL AND HUMANITARIAN 69
PROGRAMS OF THE ROTARY FOUNDATION. ALL INVESTMENT EARNINGS OF 70
THE ROTARY INTERNATIONAL LICENSE PLATE FUND SHALL BE CREDITED TO 72
IT.
Sec. 4503.14. Owners or lessors whose AND lessees of motor 81
vehicles WHO are residents of this state, and hold an unrevoked 82
and unexpired official amateur radio station license or 84
commercial radio broadcasting station or commercial television 85
broadcasting station license issued by the federal communications 86
commission, upon application, accompanied by proof of ownership 87
of such license, upon complying with the motor vehicle laws 88
relating to registration and licensing of motor vehicles, and 89
upon payment of the regular license fee, as prescribed under 90
sections 4503.04 and 4503.10 of the Revised Code, and the payment 91
of an additional fee of five TEN dollars, which shall be for the 92
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purpose of compensating the bureau of motor vehicles for 94
additional services required in the issuing of such licenses 95
LICENSE PLATES UNDER THIS SECTION, shall be issued A validation 96
stickers STICKER and license plates, or A validation stickers 97
STICKER alone when required by section 4503.191 of the Revised 99
Code, for private passenger cars, upon which AND OTHER VEHICLES 100
OF A CLASS APPROVED BY THE REGISTRAR. SUCH license plates, in 101
lieu of the numbers as prescribed by law, shall be inscribed WITH 103
the official call letters of such THE applicant as assigned by 105
the federal communications commission. The application and 106
payment of fees shall be filed by the applicant at a time 107
determined by the registrar of motor vehicles. 108
Sec. 4503.15. Owners or lessors whose AND lessees of motor 117
vehicles WHO are residents of this state, and hold an unrevoked 118
and unexpired license duly admitting them to the practice of 120
medicine in this state, upon application, accompanied by proof of 121
the issuance to the applicant, by this state, of a license 122
CERTIFICATE ISSUED PURSUANT TO SECTION 4731.14 OF THE REVISED 123
CODE authorizing him THE PERSON to engage in the practice of 124
medicine, upon complying with the motor vehicle laws relating to 125
registration and licensing of motor vehicles, and upon payment of 126
the regular license fee, as prescribed under sections 4503.04 and 127
4503.10 of the Revised Code, and the payment of an additional fee 128
of five TEN dollars, which shall be for the purpose of 130
compensating the bureau of motor vehicles for additional services 131
required in the issuing of such licenses LICENSE PLATES UNDER 132
THIS SECTION, shall be issued A validation stickers STICKER and 133
license plates, or A validation stickers STICKER alone when 135
required by section 4503.191 of the Revised Code, for private 136
passenger cars, upon which AND OTHER VEHICLES OF A CLASS APPROVED 137
BY THE REGISTRAR. SUCH license plates, in addition to the 138
letters and numbers ordinarily inscribed thereon, shall be 140
inscribed WITH the word "physician." 141
Sec. 4503.46. (A) For the purposes of this section, 150
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"prisoner of war" means any regularly appointed, enrolled, 151
enlisted, or inducted member of the military forces of the United 152
States who was captured, separated, and incarcerated by an enemy 153
of the United States at any time, and any regularly appointed, 154
enrolled, or enlisted member of the military forces of Great 155
Britain, France, ANY OF THE COUNTRIES THAT COMPRISED the FORMER 156
Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, Australia, Belgium, Brazil, 157
Canada, China, Denmark, Greece, the Netherlands, New Zealand, 158
Norway, Poland, South Africa, or ANY OF THE COUNTRIES THAT 160
COMPRISED THE FORMER Yugoslavia who was a citizen of the United 161
States at the time of such appointment, enrollment, or
enlistment, and was captured, separated, and incarcerated by an 162
enemy of this country during World War II. 163
(B) Any person who has been a prisoner of war may apply to 165
the registrar of motor vehicles for THE registration of one 166
passenger car or one, noncommercial motor vehicle he, OR OTHER 168
VEHICLE OF A CLASS APPROVED BY THE REGISTRAR THE PERSON owns OR
LEASES. The application shall be accompanied by written evidence 169
in the form of a record of separation, a letter from one of the 170
armed forces of the United States or other country as provided in 171
the first paragraph DIVISION (A) of this section, or other 172
evidence as the registrar may require by rule, that such a person 174
was a prisoner of war and was honorably discharged or is 175
presently residing in this state on active duty with one of the 176
branches of the armed forces of the United States, or was a 177
prisoner of war and was honorably discharged or received an 178
equivalent discharge or release from one of the armed forces of 179
such other country.
Upon receipt of an application for registration of a 181
passenger car MOTOR VEHICLE under this section, and presentation 182
of satisfactory evidence of such prisoner-of-war status, the 183
registrar shall issue to the applicant THE appropriate vehicle 184
registration and a set of license plates. In addition to the 185
letters and numbers ordinarily inscribed thereon, the license 186
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plates shall be inscribed with the words "FORMER POW." The 187
license plates shall be issued without payment of any 188
registration fee or service fee as required by division (B) of 189
section 4503.04 and sections 4503.10 and 4503.102 of the Revised 190
Code, and without payment of any applicable county, township, or 191
municipal motor vehicle tax levied under Chapter 4504. of the 192
Revised Code. 193
(C) The spouse of a deceased former prisoner of war who 195
has not remarried may, if the deceased person received or was 196
eligible to receive special license plates issued under division 197
(B) of this section, MAY apply to the registrar for the 198
registration of the spouse's personal motor vehicle without the 199
payment of any fee or tax as provided by division (B) of this 200
section. The application for registration shall be accompanied 201
by documentary evidence of the deceased person's status as a 202
former prisoner of war and by any other evidence that the 203
registrar requires by rule. 204
Upon receipt of an application for registration under this 206
division and presentation of satisfactory evidence as required by 207
this division and by the registrar, the registrar shall issue to 208
the spouse the appropriate vehicle registration and a set of 209
license plates as provided in division (B) of this section. 210
(D) No person who is not a former prisoner of war or 212
spouse of a deceased former prisoner of war who has not remarried 213
shall willfully and falsely represent that he THE PERSON is such 215
a former prisoner of war or spouse, for the purpose of obtaining 216
a license PLATES under this section.
(E) No person shall own OR LEASE a passenger car MOTOR 218
VEHICLE bearing license plates issued under this section unless 219
he THE PERSON is eligible to be issued such THE license plates. 221
Sec. 4503.47. Any person who is a volunteer fireman 230
FIREFIGHTER may apply to the registrar of motor vehicles for THE 232
registration of one passenger car he OR OTHER VEHICLE OF A CLASS 233
APPROVED BY THE REGISTRAR THE PERSON owns OR LEASES. The 234
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application shall be accompanied by such written evidence as the 236
registrar may require by rule, that such a THE person is a 237
volunteer fireman FIREFIGHTER. 238
Upon receipt of an application for THE registration of a 240
passenger car OR OTHER VEHICLE OF A CLASS APPROVED BY THE 241
REGISTRAR under this section, and presentation of satisfactory 242
evidence of such volunteer fireman FIREFIGHTER status, the 243
registrar shall issue to the applicant THE appropriate vehicle 244
registration and a set of license plates and A validation 245
stickers STICKER, or A validation stickers STICKER alone when 247
required by section 4503.191 of the Revised Code. In addition to 249
the letters and numbers ordinarily inscribed thereon, the license 250
plates shall be inscribed with the letters "F.D." inside a 251
Maltese cross emblem. The license plates and validation stickers 252
shall be issued upon payment of the regular license fees as 253
prescribed under section 4503.04 of the Revised Code and any 254
LOCAL MOTOR VEHICLE tax levied under section 4504.02 or 4504.06 256
CHAPTER 4504. of the Revised Code, and upon the payment of an 258
additional fee of seven TEN dollars and fifty cents for issuance 259
under this section. The fee shall be for the purpose of 260
compensating the bureau of motor vehicles for additional services 261
required in the issuing of such licenses LICENSE PLATES, and 263
shall be transmitted by the registrar to the treasurer of state 264
for deposit in the state bureau of motor vehicles fund created by 265
section 4501.25 of the Revised Code. No person shall apply for 266
more than one set of volunteer fireman FIREFIGHTER license plates 267
annually.
The chief of a fire department or the fire chief shall 269
immediately notify the registrar whenever any person under the 270
chief's supervision is no longer a volunteer fireman FIREFIGHTER. 272
Whenever a person is no longer eligible to be issued 274
volunteer fireman FIREFIGHTER license plates, the person shall 275
surrender the volunteer fireman FIREFIGHTER license plates to the 277
bureau in exchange for plates without the "F.D." emblem. A fee 279
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of three FIVE dollars and fifty cents shall be charged for the 280
services required in the issuing of replacement plates when an 281
individual is no longer eligible to be issued volunteer fireman 282
FIREFIGHTER license plates. 283
Application for volunteer fireman FIREFIGHTER license 285
plates may be made, and such license plates and replacement 287
plates shall be issued, at any time of year. 288
No person who is not a volunteer fireman FIREFIGHTER shall 290
willfully and falsely represent that he THE PERSON is a volunteer 292
fireman FIREFIGHTER for the purpose of obtaining volunteer 294
fireman FIREFIGHTER license plates under this section. No person 296
shall own a vehicle bearing such license plates unless he THE 297
PERSON is eligible to be issued such license plates. 298
Sec. 4503.48. Any person who is a member of the Ohio 307
national guard or the reserves of the armed forces of the United 308
States may apply to the registrar of motor vehicles for the 309
registration of any passenger car, noncommercial motor vehicle, 310
or motor home he, OR OTHER VEHICLE OF A CLASS APPROVED BY THE 312
REGISTRAR THAT THE PERSON owns OR LEASES. The application shall 313
be accompanied by such written evidence that the person is a 314
member of the Ohio national guard or of the reserves as the 315
registrar requires by rule. 316
Upon receipt of an application for registration of a motor 318
vehicle under this section; presentation of satisfactory evidence 319
of membership in the Ohio national guard or the reserves; payment 320
of the regular license fees as prescribed under section 4503.04 321
of the Revised Code, any local motor vehicle license tax levied 322
under Chapter 4504. of the Revised Code, and an additional fee of 323
ten dollars, the registrar shall issue to the applicant the 324
appropriate motor vehicle registration and a set of license 325
plates and a validation sticker, or a validation sticker alone 326
when required by section 4503.191 of the Revised Code. In 327
addition to the letters and numbers ordinarily inscribed thereon, 328
the license plates shall be inscribed with identifying words or 329
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markings designed by the department of public safety. 330
Sec. 4503.51. (A) The owner OR LESSEE of any passenger 339
car, noncommercial motor vehicle, or recreational vehicle, OR 340
VEHICLE OF A CLASS APPROVED BY THE REGISTRAR OF MOTOR VEHICLES 341
may voluntarily choose to submit an application to the registrar 342
of motor vehicles for registration of such motor vehicle and for 343
issuance of collegiate license plates. The request for a 344
collegiate license plate may be combined with a request for a 346
special reserved license plate under section 4503.40 or 4503.42 347
of the Revised Code.
Upon receipt of an THE COMPLETED application for 349
registration of a passenger car, noncommercial motor vehicle, or 350
recreational vehicle in accordance with any rules adopted under 351
this section and upon compliance with division (B) of this 352
section, the registrar shall issue to the applicant appropriate 353
vehicle registration and a set of collegiate license plates with 354
a validation sticker, or a validation sticker alone when required 355
by section 4503.191 of the Revised Code. 356
In addition to the letters and numbers ordinarily inscribed 358
thereon, collegiate license plates shall be inscribed with the 360
name of a university or college that is participating with the 362
registrar in the issuance of collegiate license plates, or any 363
other identifying marking or design selected by such a university 364
or college and approved by the registrar. Collegiate license
plates shall bear county identification stickers unless the 365
registrar approves a design for the license plates that does not 367
allow for the placement of the county identification sticker THAT 368
IDENTIFY THE COUNTY OF REGISTRATION BY NAME OR NUMBER. 369
(B) The collegiate license plates and validation sticker 371
shall be issued upon receipt of a contribution as provided in 372
division (C) of this section and payment of the regular license 373
fees as prescribed under section 4503.04 of the Revised Code, any 374
applicable motor vehicle tax levied under Chapter 4504. of the 375
Revised Code, a fee not to exceed ten dollars for the purpose of 376
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compensating the bureau of motor vehicles for additional services 377
required in the issuing of collegiate license plates, and 378
compliance with all other applicable laws relating to the 380
registration of motor vehicles, including presentation of any 381
inspection certificate required to be obtained for the motor 382
vehicle under section 3704.14 of the Revised Code. If the 383
application for a collegiate license plate is combined with a 384
request for a special reserved license plate under section 385
4503.40 or 4503.42 of the Revised Code, the license plate and 386
validation sticker shall be issued upon payment of the
contribution, fees, and taxes referred to in this division, the 387
additional fee prescribed under section 4503.40 or 4503.42 of the 389
Revised Code, and compliance with all other laws relating to the 390
registration of motor vehicles, including presentation of any 391
inspection certificate required to be obtained for the motor 392
vehicle under section 3704.14 of the Revised Code. 393
(C) The registrar shall collect a contribution of forty 397
TWENTY-FIVE dollars for each application for registration and 399
registration renewal notice under this section.
The registrar shall transmit this contribution and the 401
additional fee not to exceed ten dollars that the applicant for 403
registration voluntarily pays for the purpose of compensating the 404
bureau for the additional services required in the issuing of his 405
THE APPLICANT'S collegiate license plates to the treasurer of 406
state for deposit in the collegiate license plate fund created in 407
section 4501.20 of the Revised Code. 408
(D) The registrar, in accordance with Chapter 119. of the 410
Revised Code, shall adopt rules necessary for the efficient 411
administration of the collegiate license plate program. 412
(E) As used in this section, "university or college" means 414
a state university or college or a private university or college 415
located in this state that possesses a certificate of 416
authorization issued by the Ohio board of regents pursuant to 417
Chapter 1713. of the Revised Code. "University or college" also 418
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includes community colleges created pursuant to Chapter 3354. of 419
the Revised Code, university branches created pursuant to Chapter 420
3355. of the Revised Code, technical colleges created pursuant to 421
Chapter 3357. of the Revised Code, and state community colleges 422
created pursuant to Chapter 3358. of the Revised Code. 423
Sec. 4503.511. (A) AS USED IN THIS SECTION, "COLLEGIATE 426
LICENSE PLATE" MEANS A LICENSE PLATE ISSUED UNDER SECTION 4503.51 427
OR 4503.512 OF THE REVISED CODE. 428
(B) IF, DURING CALENDAR YEAR 1998, THE TOTAL NUMBER OF 431
MOTOR VEHICLE REGISTRATIONS INVOLVING A PARTICULAR TYPE OF
COLLEGIATE LICENSE PLATE IS LESS THAN ONE HUNDRED, INCLUDING BOTH 432
NEW REGISTRATIONS AND REGISTRATION RENEWALS, THE REGISTRAR OF 433
MOTOR VEHICLES, ON OR AFTER JANUARY 1, 1999, BUT NOT LATER THAN 436
JANUARY 15, 1999, SHALL SEND A WRITTEN NOTICE TO THE UNIVERSITY 437
OR COLLEGE WHOSE NAME APPEARS ON THAT TYPE OF COLLEGIATE LICENSE 438
PLATE, INFORMING IT OF THIS FACT. THE REGISTRAR ALSO SHALL
INFORM THE UNIVERSITY OR COLLEGE THAT THE PROGRAM INVOLVING THAT 439
TYPE OF COLLEGIATE LICENSE PLATE IS TERMINATED AS OF THE DATE OF 440
THE NOTICE AND, EXCEPT AS PROVIDED IN DIVISION (D) OF THIS 442
SECTION, NO MOTOR VEHICLE REGISTRATION APPLICATION INVOLVING 443
EITHER THE ACTUAL ISSUANCE OF THAT TYPE OF COLLEGIATE LICENSE 445
PLATE OR THE REGISTRATION RENEWAL OF A MOTOR VEHICLE DISPLAYING 446
THAT TYPE OF COLLEGIATE LICENSE PLATE WILL BE ACCEPTED BY THE 447
REGISTRAR OR A DEPUTY REGISTRAR. THE REGISTRAR ALSO SHALL INFORM 448
THE UNIVERSITY OR COLLEGE THAT IF THE PROGRAM INVOLVING ITS 450
COLLEGIATE LICENSE PLATE IS TERMINATED UNDER THIS SECTION, IT MAY 451
BE REESTABLISHED IN THE MANNER PROVIDED IN SECTION 4503.512 OF 452
THE REVISED CODE. 453
(C) IF, DURING ANY CALENDAR YEAR COMMENCING WITH 1999, THE 456
TOTAL NUMBER OF MOTOR VEHICLE REGISTRATIONS INVOLVING A 458
PARTICULAR TYPE OF COLLEGIATE LICENSE PLATE IS LESS THAN ONE
HUNDRED FIFTY, INCLUDING BOTH NEW REGISTRATIONS AND REGISTRATION 459
RENEWALS, THE REGISTRAR, ON OR AFTER THE FIRST DAY OF JANUARY BUT 460
NOT LATER THAN THE FIFTEENTH DAY OF JANUARY OF THE FOLLOWING 461
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YEAR, SHALL SEND A WRITTEN NOTICE TO THE UNIVERSITY OR COLLEGE 462
WHOSE NAME APPEARS ON THAT TYPE OF COLLEGIATE LICENSE PLATE, 463
INFORMING IT OF THIS FACT. THE REGISTRAR ALSO SHALL INFORM THE 464
UNIVERSITY OR COLLEGE THAT THE PROGRAM INVOLVING THAT TYPE OF
COLLEGIATE LICENSE PLATE IS TERMINATED AS OF THE DATE OF THE 465
NOTICE AND, EXCEPT AS PROVIDED IN DIVISION (D) OF THIS SECTION, 467
NO MOTOR VEHICLE REGISTRATION APPLICATION INVOLVING EITHER THE 468
ACTUAL ISSUANCE OF THAT TYPE OF COLLEGIATE LICENSE PLATE OR THE 470
REGISTRATION RENEWAL OF A MOTOR VEHICLE DISPLAYING THAT TYPE OF 471
COLLEGIATE LICENSE PLATE WILL BE ACCEPTED BY THE REGISTRAR OR A 472
DEPUTY REGISTRAR. THE REGISTRAR ALSO SHALL INFORM THE UNIVERSITY 474
OR COLLEGE THAT IF THE PROGRAM INVOLVING ITS COLLEGIATE LICENSE 475
PLATE IS TERMINATED UNDER THIS SECTION, IT MAY BE REESTABLISHED 477
IN THE MANNER PROVIDED IN SECTION 4503.512 OF THE REVISED CODE. 478
(D) IF THE PROGRAM INVOLVING A PARTICULAR TYPE OF 481
COLLEGIATE LICENSE PLATE IS TERMINATED UNDER DIVISION (B) OR (C) 482
OF THIS SECTION, THE REGISTRATION OF ANY MOTOR VEHICLE DISPLAYING 483
THAT TYPE OF COLLEGIATE LICENSE PLATE AT THE TIME OF TERMINATION 484
MAY BE RENEWED SO LONG AS THE COLLEGIATE LICENSE PLATES REMAIN 485
SERVICEABLE. IF THE COLLEGIATE LICENSE PLATES OF SUCH A MOTOR 486
VEHICLE BECOME UNFIT FOR SERVICE, THE OWNER OF THE MOTOR VEHICLE 487
MAY APPLY FOR THE ISSUANCE OF COLLEGIATE LICENSE PLATES OF THAT
SAME TYPE, BUT THE REGISTRAR OR DEPUTY REGISTRAR SHALL ISSUE SUCH 488
COLLEGIATE LICENSE PLATES ONLY IF AT THE TIME OF APPLICATION THE 489
STOCK OF THE BUREAU OF MOTOR VEHICLES CONTAINS LICENSE PLATES OF 490
THAT TYPE OF COLLEGIATE LICENSE PLATE. IF, AT THE TIME OF SUCH 491
APPLICATION, THE STOCK OF THE BUREAU DOES NOT CONTAIN LICENSE 492
PLATES OF THAT TYPE OF COLLEGIATE LICENSE PLATE, THE REGISTRAR OR
DEPUTY REGISTRAR SHALL INFORM THE OWNER OF THAT FACT, AND THE 493
APPLICATION SHALL BE REFUSED. 495
IF THE PROGRAM INVOLVING A PARTICULAR TYPE OF COLLEGIATE 497
LICENSE PLATE IS TERMINATED UNDER DIVISION (B) OR (C) OF THIS 499
SECTION AND THE REGISTRATION OF MOTOR VEHICLES DISPLAYING SUCH 500
LICENSE PLATES CONTINUES AS PERMITTED BY THIS DIVISION, THE 501
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REGISTRAR, FOR AS LONG AS SUCH REGISTRATIONS CONTINUE TO BE
ISSUED, SHALL CONTINUE TO COLLECT AND DISTRIBUTE THE CONTRIBUTION 502
THAT WAS REQUIRED TO BE COLLECTED AND DISTRIBUTED PRIOR TO THE 503
TERMINATION OF THAT PROGRAM. 504
Sec. 4503.512. IF THE PROGRAM INVOLVING A PARTICULAR 507
COLLEGIATE LICENSE PLATE IS TERMINATED UNDER DIVISION (B) OR (C) 508
OF SECTION 4503.511 OF THE REVISED CODE AND THE UNIVERSITY OR 510
COLLEGE WHOSE NAME APPEARED ON THAT TYPE OF COLLEGIATE LICENSE 511
PLATE DESIRES THE REGISTRAR OF MOTOR VEHICLES TO REESTABLISH THE 512
PROGRAM INVOLVING THAT COLLEGIATE LICENSE PLATE, THE UNIVERSITY 513
OR COLLEGE SHALL APPLY TO THE REGISTRAR FOR THE REESTABLISHMENT 514
OF THE PROGRAM INVOLVING THE ISSUANCE OF LICENSE PLATES INSCRIBED 515
WITH THAT UNIVERSITY'S OR COLLEGE'S IDENTIFYING MARK OR DESIGN
UNDER SECTION 4503.51 OF THE REVISED CODE. 516
THE REGISTRAR SHALL NOT BE REQUIRED TO REESTABLISH A 518
PROGRAM INVOLVING A COLLEGIATE LICENSE PLATE THAT WAS TERMINATED 519
UNDER DIVISION (B) OR (C) OF SECTION 4503.511 OF THE REVISED CODE 523
UNTIL THE REGISTRAR RECEIVES WRITTEN STATEMENTS FROM NOT LESS 524
THAN ONE HUNDRED FIFTY PERSONS, INDICATING THAT THEY INTEND TO 525
APPLY FOR AND OBTAIN COLLEGIATE LICENSE PLATES OF THAT PARTICULAR 526
TYPE FOR THEIR MOTOR VEHICLES. THE REGISTRAR MAY REQUIRE SUCH
STATEMENTS TO BE MADE ON A FORM THE REGISTRAR PROVIDES. 527
IN DETERMINING WHETHER ONE HUNDRED FIFTY PERSONS HAVE SO 529
INDICATED THEIR INTENTIONS, THE REGISTRAR SHALL INCLUDE IN THE 530
TOTAL THE NUMBER OF MOTOR VEHICLES THAT CONTINUE TO DISPLAY THE 531
TYPE OF COLLEGIATE LICENSE PLATE OF THE TERMINATED PROGRAM, AS 532
PERMITTED BY DIVISION (D) OF SECTION 4503.511 OF THE REVISED 535
CODE.
Sec. 4503.52. (A) The owner OR LESSEE of any passenger 545
car, noncommercial motor vehicle, or recreational vehicle, OR 546
OTHER VEHICLE OF A CLASS APPROVED BY THE REGISTRAR OF MOTOR 547
VEHICLES may apply to the registrar of motor vehicles for the 549
registration of the vehicle and issuance of Lake Erie license 550
plates. The application for Lake Erie license plates may be 551
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combined with a request for a special reserved license plate 552
under section 4503.40 or 4503.42 of the Revised Code. Upon 553
receipt of the completed application and compliance with division 554
(B) of this section, the registrar shall issue to the applicant 555
the appropriate vehicle registration and a set of Lake Erie 556
license plates with a validation sticker or a validation sticker 557
alone when required by section 4503.191 of the Revised Code. 558
In addition to the letters and numbers ordinarily inscribed 560
thereon, Lake Erie license plates shall be inscribed with 561
identifying words or markings designed by the Ohio Lake Erie 562
commission and approved by the registrar. Lake Erie license 563
plates shall bear county identification stickers unless the 564
registrar approves a design for the license plates that does not 566
allow for the placement of the county identification sticker THAT 567
IDENTIFY THE COUNTY OF REGISTRATION BY NAME OR NUMBER. 568
(B) The Lake Erie license plates and validation sticker 570
shall be issued upon receipt of a contribution as provided in 571
division (C) of this section and upon payment of the regular 572
license fees as prescribed under section 4503.04 of the Revised 573
Code, a fee not to exceed ten dollars for the purpose of 574
compensating the bureau of motor vehicles for additional services 575
required in the issuing of the Lake Erie license plates, any 576
applicable motor vehicle tax levied under Chapter 4504. of the 577
Revised Code, and compliance with all other applicable laws 578
relating to the registration of motor vehicles. If the 579
application for Lake Erie license plates is combined with a 580
request for a special reserved license plate under section 581
4503.40 or 4503.42 of the Revised Code, the license plate and 582
validation sticker shall be issued upon payment of the 583
contribution, fees, and taxes contained in this division and the 584
additional fee prescribed under section 4503.40 or 4503.42 of the 585
Revised Code. 586
(C) For each application for registration and registration 588
renewal he receives RECEIVED under this section, the registrar 589
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shall collect a contribution in an amount not to exceed forty 590
dollars as determined by the Ohio Lake Erie commission. The 591
registrar shall transmit this contribution to the treasurer of 592
state for deposit in the Lake Erie protection fund created in 593
section 1506.23 of the Revised Code. 594
The registrar shall deposit the additional fee not to 596
exceed ten dollars specified in division (B) of this section that 597
the applicant for registration voluntarily pays for the purpose 598
of compensating the bureau for the additional services required 599
in the issuing of his THE Lake Erie license plates in the Lake 600
Erie license plate fund created in section 4501.21 of the Revised 601
Code.
Sec. 4503.53. Any person who served in the armed forces of 611
the United States in Saudi Arabia or Kuwait during Operation 612
Desert Storm or Operation Desert Shield, in Panama during the 613
invasion, in Grenada during the invasion, in Lebanon during the 614
invasion, during the Vietnam conflict, during the Korean 615
conflict, during World War II, or during World War I, and who is 616
on active duty or is an honorably discharged veteran may apply to 617
the registrar of motor vehicles for the registration of any
passenger car, noncommercial motor vehicle, or motor home, OR 618
OTHER VEHICLE OF A CLASS APPROVED BY THE REGISTRAR the person 619
owns OR LEASES. The application shall be accompanied by such 620
written evidence of the applicant's service as the registrar 621
requires by rule. In the case of an honorably discharged 622
veteran, the written evidence shall include a copy of the 623
applicant's DD-214 form or an equivalent document. 624
Upon receipt of an application for registration of a motor 626
vehicle under this section, presentation of satisfactory evidence 627
of military service in Saudi Arabia or Kuwait during Operation 628
Desert Storm or Operation Desert Shield, in Panama during the 629
invasion, in Grenada during the invasion, in Lebanon during the 630
invasion, during the Vietnam conflict, during the Korean 631
conflict, during World War II, or during World War I, payment of 632
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the regular license tax as prescribed under section 4503.04 of 633
the Revised Code and any applicable tax levied under Chapter 634
4504. of the Revised Code, and payment of an additional fee of 635
ten dollars, the registrar shall issue to the applicant the 636
appropriate motor vehicle registration and a set of license 637
plates and a validation sticker, or a validation sticker alone 638
when required by section 4503.191 of the Revised Code. In 639
accordance with rules adopted by the registrar, each license 640
plate shall be inscribed with identifying letters or numerals and 641
the word "VETERAN", in addition, each license plate shall be 642
inscribed with a design and words indicating service in Saudi 643
Arabia, Kuwait, Panama, Grenada, or Lebanon, or during the 644
Vietnam conflict, the Korean conflict, World War II, or World War 645
I. The additional fee of ten dollars charged under this section 646
shall be for the purpose of compensating the bureau of motor 647
vehicles for additional services required in the issuing of 648
license plates under this section and shall be transmitted by the 649
registrar to the treasurer of state for deposit into the state 650
treasury to the credit of the state bureau of motor vehicles fund 651
created by section 4501.25 of the Revised Code. 652
Sec. 4503.54. Any person who is a retired or honorably 662
discharged veteran of any branch of the armed forces of the 663
United States may apply to the registrar of motor vehicles for 664
the registration of any passenger car, noncommercial motor 665
vehicle, or motor home he, OR OTHER VEHICLE OF A CLASS APPROVED 667
BY THE REGISTRAR THE PERSON owns OR LEASES. The application 668
shall be accompanied by such written evidence that the applicant 670
is a retired or honorably discharged veteran of a branch of the 671
armed forces of the United States as the registrar shall require 672
by rule. 673
Upon receipt of an application for registration of a motor 675
vehicle under this section, presentation of satisfactory evidence 676
documenting that the applicant is a retired or honorably 677
discharged veteran of a branch of the armed forces of the United 678
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States, payment of the regular license fees as prescribed under 679
section 4503.04 of the Revised Code, any local motor vehicle 680
license tax levied under Chapter 4504. of the Revised Code, and 681
an additional fee of ten dollars, the registrar shall issue to 682
the applicant the appropriate motor vehicle registration and a 683
set of license plates and a validation sticker, or a validation 684
sticker alone when required by section 4503.191 of the Revised 685
Code. In addition to the letters and numbers ordinarily 686
inscribed thereon, the license plates shall contain the 687
appropriate inscription as follows: "U.S. ARMED FORCES 688
RETIRED--(BRANCH OF SERVICE)" or "U.S. ARMED FORCES 689
VETERAN--(BRANCH OF SERVICE)." Depending upon the format of the 690
inscription, the registrar shall determine whether or not the 691
inscription contains the dash. 692
Sec. 4503.55. (A) The owner OR LESSEE of any passenger 701
car, noncommercial motor vehicle, or recreational vehicle, OR 702
OTHER VEHICLE OF A CLASS APPROVED BY THE REGISTRAR OF MOTOR 703
VEHICLES may apply to the registrar of motor vehicles for the 705
registration of the vehicle and issuance of pro football hall of 706
fame license plates. The application for pro football hall of 707
fame license plates may be combined with a request for a special 708
reserved license plate under section 4503.40 or 4503.42 of the 709
Revised Code. Upon receipt of the completed application and 710
compliance with division (B) of this section, the registrar shall 711
issue to the applicant the appropriate vehicle registration and a 712
set of pro football hall of fame license plates with a validation 713
sticker or a validation sticker alone when required by section 714
4503.191 of the Revised Code. 715
In addition to the letters and numbers ordinarily inscribed 717
thereon, pro football hall of fame license plates shall be 718
inscribed with identifying words or markings designed by the pro 719
football hall of fame and approved by the registrar. Pro 720
football hall of fame plates shall bear county identification 721
stickers unless the registrar approves a design for the license 722
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plates that does not allow for the placement of the county 723
identification sticker THAT IDENTIFY THE COUNTY OF REGISTRATION 724
BY NAME OR NUMBER. 725
(B) The pro football hall of fame license plates and 727
validation sticker shall be issued upon receipt of a contribution 728
as provided in division (C) of this section and upon payment of 729
the regular license fees as prescribed under section 4503.04 of 730
the Revised Code, a fee not to exceed ten dollars for the purpose 731
of compensating the bureau of motor vehicles for additional 732
services required in the issuing of the pro football hall of fame 733
license plates, any applicable motor vehicle tax levied under 734
Chapter 4504. of the Revised Code, and compliance with all other 735
applicable laws relating to the registration of motor vehicles. 736
If the application for pro football hall of fame license plates 737
is combined with a request for a special reserved license plate 738
under section 4503.40 or 4503.42 of the Revised Code, the license 739
plate and validation sticker shall be issued upon payment of the 740
contribution, fees, and taxes contained in this division and the 741
additional fee prescribed under section 4503.40 or 4503.42 of the 742
Revised Code. 743
(C) For each application for registration and registration 745
renewal under this section, the registrar shall collect a 747
contribution of fifteen dollars. The registrar shall transmit 748
this contribution to the treasurer of state for deposit in the 749
pro football hall of fame license plate fund created in section 750
4501.22 of the Revised Code.
The registrar shall deposit the additional fee not to 752
exceed ten dollars specified in division (B) of this section that 753
the applicant for registration voluntarily pays for the purpose 754
of compensating the bureau for the additional services required 755
in the issuing of his THE APPLICANT'S pro football hall of fame 756
license plates in the pro football hall of fame license plate 758
fund created in section 4501.22 of the Revised Code. 759
Sec. 4503.56. (A) The owner OR LESSEE of any passenger 768
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car, noncommercial motor vehicle, or recreational vehicle, OR 769
OTHER VEHICLE OF A CLASS APPROVED BY THE REGISTRAR OF MOTOR 770
VEHICLES may apply to the registrar of motor vehicles for the 772
registration of the vehicle and issuance of scenic rivers license 773
plates. The application for scenic rivers license plates may be 774
combined with a request for a special reserved license plate 775
under section 4503.40 or 4503.42 of the Revised Code. Upon 776
receipt of the completed application and compliance with division 777
(B) of this section, the registrar shall issue to the applicant 778
the appropriate vehicle registration and a set of scenic rivers 779
license plates with a validation sticker or a validation sticker 780
alone when required by section 4503.191 of the Revised Code. 781
In addition to the letters and numbers ordinarily inscribed 783
thereon, scenic rivers license plates shall be inscribed with 784
identifying words or markings designed by the department of 785
natural resources and approved by the registrar. Scenic rivers 786
license plates shall bear county identification stickers unless 787
the registrar approves a design for the license plates that does 788
not allow for the placement of the county identification sticker 789
THAT IDENTIFY THE COUNTY OF REGISTRATION BY NAME OR NUMBER. 790
(B) The scenic rivers license plates and validation 792
sticker shall be issued upon receipt of a contribution as 793
provided in division (C) of this section and upon payment of the 794
regular license fees as prescribed under section 4503.04 of the 795
Revised Code, a fee not to exceed ten dollars for the purpose of 796
compensating the bureau of motor vehicles for additional services 797
required in the issuing of the scenic rivers license plates, any 798
applicable motor vehicle tax levied under Chapter 4504. of the 799
Revised Code, and compliance with all other applicable laws 800
relating to the registration of motor vehicles. If the 801
application for scenic rivers license plates is combined with a 802
request for a special reserved license plate under section 803
4503.40 or 4503.42 of the Revised Code, the license plate and 804
validation sticker shall be issued upon payment of the 805
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contribution, fees, and taxes contained in this division and the 806
additional fee prescribed under section 4503.40 or 4503.42 of the 807
Revised Code. 808
(C) For each application for registration and registration 810
renewal under this section, the registrar shall collect a 812
contribution in an amount not to exceed forty dollars as 813
determined by the department of natural resources. The registrar 814
shall transmit this contribution to the treasurer of state for 815
deposit in the scenic rivers protection fund created in section 816
4501.24 of the Revised Code.
The registrar shall deposit the additional fee not to 818
exceed ten dollars specified in division (B) of this section that 819
the applicant for registration voluntarily pays for the purpose 820
of compensating the bureau for the additional services required 821
in the issuing of his THE APPLICANT'S scenic rivers license 822
plates in the scenic rivers protection license plate fund created 824
in section 4501.23 of the Revised Code. 825
Sec. 4503.57. (A) As used in this section, "cardinal" 834
means the cardinalis cardinalis, the official bird of the state 836
pursuant to section 5.03 of the Revised Code. 837
(B) The owner OR LESSEE of any passenger car, 839
noncommercial motor vehicle, or recreational vehicle, OR OTHER 841
VEHICLE OF A CLASS APPROVED BY THE REGISTRAR OF MOTOR VEHICLES
may apply to the registrar of motor vehicles for the registration 843
of the vehicle and issuance of wildlife conservation license 844
plates. The application for wildlife conservation license plates 845
may be combined with a request for a special reserved license 846
plate under section 4503.40 or 4503.42 of the Revised Code. Upon 847
receipt of the completed application and compliance with division 848
(C) of this section, the registrar shall issue to the applicant 849
the appropriate vehicle registration and a set of wildlife 850
conservation license plates with a validation sticker or a 851
validation sticker alone when required by section 4503.191 of the 852
Revised Code.
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In addition to the letters and numbers ordinarily inscribed 855
thereon, wildlife conservation license plates shall be inscribed
with identifying words and the figure of a cardinal and shall be 856
designed by the division of wildlife and approved by the 858
registrar. Wildlife conservation license plates shall bear 859
county identification stickers unless the registrar approves a 860
design for the license plates that does not allow for the 861
placement of the county identification sticker THAT IDENTIFY THE
COUNTY OF REGISTRATION BY NAME OR NUMBER. 862
(C) The wildlife conservation license plates and 865
validation sticker shall be issued upon the receipt of a 866
contribution as provided in division (D) of this section and upon
payment of the regular license fees as prescribed under section 867
4503.04 of the Revised Code, a fee not to exceed ten dollars for 869
the purpose of compensating the bureau of motor vehicles for 870
additional services required in the issuing of the wildlife 871
conservation license plates, any applicable motor vehicle tax
levied under Chapter 4504. of the Revised Code, and compliance 872
with all other applicable laws relating to the registration of 873
motor vehicles. If the application for wildlife conservation 874
license plates is combined with a request for a reserved license 875
plate under section 4503.40 or 4503.42 of the Revised Code, the 876
license plate and validation sticker shall be issued upon payment 877
of the contribution, fees, and taxes contained in this division 878
and the additional fee prescribed under section 4503.40 or 879
4503.42 of the Revised Code. 880
(D) For each application for registration and registration 883
renewal the registrar receives under this section, the registrar 884
shall collect a contribution in an amount not to exceed forty 885
dollars as determined by the division of wildlife. The registrar 886
shall transmit this contribution to the treasurer of state for 887
deposit in the nongame and endangered wildlife fund created in 888
section 1531.26 of the Revised Code. 889
Sec. 4503.571. ANY PERSON WHO HAS BEEN AWARDED THE PURPLE 891
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HEART MAY APPLY TO THE REGISTRAR OF MOTOR VEHICLES FOR THE 892
REGISTRATION OF ONE PASSENGER CAR, NONCOMMERCIAL MOTOR VEHICLE, 893
RECREATIONAL VEHICLE, OR OTHER VEHICLE OF A CLASS APPROVED BY THE 894
REGISTRAR THAT THE PERSON OWNS OR LEASES. THE APPLICATION SHALL 895
BE ACCOMPANIED BY SUCH DOCUMENTARY EVIDENCE IN SUPPORT OF THE 896
AWARD AS THE REGISTRAR MAY REQUIRE. THE APPLICATION MAY BE 897
COMBINED WITH A REQUEST FOR A SPECIAL RESERVED LICENSE PLATE 898
UNDER SECTION 4503.40 OR 4503.42 OF THE REVISED CODE. 899
UPON RECEIPT OF AN APPLICATION FOR REGISTRATION OF A MOTOR 901
VEHICLE UNDER THIS SECTION AND THE REQUIRED TAXES AND FEES, AND 902
PRESENTATION OF THE REQUIRED SUPPORTING EVIDENCE OF THE AWARD OF 904
THE PURPLE HEART, THE REGISTRAR SHALL ISSUE TO THE APPLICANT THE 905
APPROPRIATE MOTOR VEHICLE REGISTRATION AND A SET OF LICENSE 906
PLATES AND A VALIDATION STICKER, OR A VALIDATION STICKER ALONE 907
WHEN REQUIRED BY SECTION 4503.191 OF THE REVISED CODE. 908
IN ADDITION TO THE LETTERS AND NUMBERS ORDINARILY INSCRIBED 911
THEREON, THE LICENSE PLATES SHALL BE INSCRIBED WITH THE WORDS 912
"PURPLE HEART." THE LICENSE PLATES SHALL BEAR COUNTY 913
IDENTIFICATION STICKERS THAT IDENTIFY THE COUNTY OF REGISTRATION 914
BY NAME OR NUMBER.
THE LICENSE PLATES AND VALIDATION STICKERS SHALL BE ISSUED 917
UPON PAYMENT OF THE REGULAR LICENSE FEE REQUIRED BY SECTION 918
4503.04 OF THE REVISED CODE, PAYMENT OF ANY LOCAL MOTOR VEHICLE 919
LICENSE TAX LEVIED UNDER CHAPTER 4504. OF THE REVISED CODE, 922
PAYMENT OF AN ADDITIONAL FEE OF TEN DOLLARS, AND COMPLIANCE WITH 923
ALL OTHER APPLICABLE LAWS RELATING TO THE REGISTRATION OF MOTOR
VEHICLES. IF THE APPLICATION IS COMBINED WITH A REQUEST FOR A 924
SPECIAL RESERVED LICENSE PLATE UNDER SECTION 4503.40 OR 4503.42 926
OF THE REVISED CODE, THE LICENSE PLATES AND VALIDATION STICKER 928
SHALL BE ISSUED UPON PAYMENT OF THE FEES AND TAXES REFERRED TO IN 929
THIS SECTION AND THE ADDITIONAL FEE PRESCRIBED UNDER SECTION 930
4503.40 OR 4503.42 OF THE REVISED CODE. THE ADDITIONAL FEE OF 932
TEN DOLLARS SHALL BE FOR THE PURPOSE OF COMPENSATING THE BUREAU 933
OF MOTOR VEHICLES FOR ADDITIONAL SERVICES REQUIRED IN THE ISSUING 934
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OF LICENSE PLATES UNDER THIS SECTION AND SHALL BE TRANSMITTED BY 935
THE REGISTRAR TO THE TREASURER OF STATE FOR DEPOSIT INTO THE 936
STATE TREASURY TO THE CREDIT OF THE STATE BUREAU OF MOTOR
VEHICLES FUND CREATED BY SECTION 4501.25 OF THE REVISED CODE. 937
NO PERSON WHO IS NOT A RECIPIENT OF THE PURPLE HEART SHALL 939
WILLFULLY AND FALSELY REPRESENT THAT THE PERSON IS A RECIPIENT OF 940
A PURPLE HEART FOR THE PURPOSE OF OBTAINING LICENSE PLATES UNDER 941
THIS SECTION. NO PERSON SHALL OWN A MOTOR VEHICLE BEARING 942
LICENSE PLATES UNDER THIS SECTION UNLESS THE PERSON IS ELIGIBLE 943
TO BE ISSUED SUCH LICENSE PLATES. 944
Sec. 4503.58. THE OWNER OR LESSEE OF ANY PASSENGER CAR, 946
NONCOMMERCIAL MOTOR VEHICLE, RECREATIONAL VEHICLE, OR OTHER 947
VEHICLE OF A CLASS APPROVED BY THE REGISTRAR OF MOTOR VEHICLES 948
WHO ALSO IS A MEMBER IN GOOD STANDING OF THE MARINE CORPS LEAGUE 949
MAY APPLY TO THE REGISTRAR FOR THE REGISTRATION OF THE VEHICLE 950
AND ISSUANCE OF MARINE CORPS LEAGUE LICENSE PLATES. THE
APPLICATION FOR MARINE CORPS LEAGUE LICENSE PLATES MAY BE 951
COMBINED WITH A REQUEST FOR A SPECIAL RESERVED LICENSE PLATE 952
UNDER SECTION 4503.40 OR 4503.42 OF THE REVISED CODE. UPON 953
RECEIPT OF THE COMPLETED APPLICATION, PRESENTATION BY THE 954
APPLICANT OF THE REQUIRED EVIDENCE THAT THE APPLICANT IS A MEMBER 955
IN GOOD STANDING OF THE MARINE CORPS LEAGUE, AND COMPLIANCE BY 956
THE APPLICANT WITH THIS SECTION, THE REGISTRAR SHALL ISSUE TO THE 958
APPLICANT THE APPROPRIATE VEHICLE REGISTRATION AND A SET OF
MARINE CORPS LEAGUE LICENSE PLATES WITH A VALIDATION STICKER OR A 959
VALIDATION STICKER ALONE WHEN REQUIRED BY SECTION 4503.191 OF THE 960
REVISED CODE. 961
IN ADDITION TO THE LETTERS AND NUMBERS ORDINARILY INSCRIBED 963
THEREON, MARINE CORPS LEAGUE LICENSE PLATES SHALL BE INSCRIBED 964
WITH IDENTIFYING WORDS AND A SYMBOL OR LOGO DESIGNED BY THE 965
MARINE CORPS LEAGUE AND APPROVED BY THE REGISTRAR. MARINE CORPS 966
LEAGUE LICENSE PLATES SHALL BEAR COUNTY IDENTIFICATION STICKERS 967
THAT IDENTIFY THE COUNTY OF REGISTRATION BY NAME OR NUMBER. 968
MARINE CORPS LEAGUE LICENSE PLATES AND VALIDATION STICKERS 970
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SHALL BE ISSUED UPON PAYMENT OF THE REGULAR LICENSE FEE REQUIRED 971
BY SECTION 4503.04 OF THE REVISED CODE, PAYMENT OF ANY LOCAL 974
MOTOR VEHICLE LICENSE TAX LEVIED UNDER CHAPTER 4504. OF THE 976
REVISED CODE, PAYMENT OF AN ADDITIONAL FEE OF TEN DOLLARS, AND 977
COMPLIANCE WITH ALL OTHER APPLICABLE LAWS RELATING TO THE 978
REGISTRATION OF MOTOR VEHICLES. IF THE APPLICATION FOR MARINE 979
CORPS LEAGUE LICENSE PLATES IS COMBINED WITH A REQUEST FOR A 980
SPECIAL RESERVED LICENSE PLATE UNDER SECTION 4503.40 OR 4503.42
OF THE REVISED CODE, THE LICENSE PLATES AND VALIDATION STICKER 982
SHALL BE ISSUED UPON PAYMENT OF THE FEES AND TAXES CONTAINED IN 983
THIS SECTION AND THE ADDITIONAL FEE PRESCRIBED UNDER SECTION 984
4503.40 OR 4503.42 OF THE REVISED CODE. THE ADDITIONAL FEE OF 986
TEN DOLLARS SHALL BE FOR THE PURPOSE OF COMPENSATING THE BUREAU 987
OF MOTOR VEHICLES FOR ADDITIONAL SERVICES REQUIRED IN THE ISSUING
OF MARINE CORPS LEAGUE LICENSE PLATES, AND SHALL BE TRANSMITTED 988
BY THE REGISTRAR TO THE TREASURER OF STATE FOR DEPOSIT INTO THE 989
STATE TREASURY TO THE CREDIT OF THE STATE BUREAU OF MOTOR 990
VEHICLES FUND CREATED BY SECTION 4501.25 OF THE REVISED CODE. 992
Sec. 4503.59. THE OWNER OR LESSEE OF ANY PASSENGER CAR, 994
NONCOMMERCIAL MOTOR VEHICLE, RECREATIONAL VEHICLE, OR OTHER 996
VEHICLE OF A CLASS APPROVED BY THE REGISTRAR OF MOTOR VEHICLES 997
WHO IS CERTIFIED BY THE PEARL HARBOR SURVIVORS ASSOCIATION AS 999
HAVING SURVIVED THE ATTACK ON PEARL HARBOR MAY APPLY TO THE 1,001
REGISTRAR FOR THE REGISTRATION OF THE VEHICLE AND ISSUANCE OF 1,002
PEARL HARBOR LICENSE PLATES. THE APPLICATION FOR PEARL HARBOR 1,004
LICENSE PLATES MAY BE COMBINED WITH A REQUEST FOR A SPECIAL 1,005
RESERVED LICENSE PLATE UNDER SECTION 4503.40 OR 4503.42 OF THE 1,007
REVISED CODE. UPON RECEIPT OF THE COMPLETED APPLICATION, 1,008
PRESENTATION BY THE APPLICANT OF DOCUMENTATION ISSUED BY THE 1,009
PEARL HARBOR SURVIVORS ASSOCIATION CERTIFYING THAT THE APPLICANT 1,011
SURVIVED THE ATTACK ON PEARL HARBOR, AND COMPLIANCE BY THE 1,012
APPLICANT WITH THIS SECTION, THE REGISTRAR SHALL ISSUE TO THE 1,013
APPLICANT THE APPROPRIATE VEHICLE REGISTRATION AND A SET OF PEARL 1,014
HARBOR LICENSE PLATES WITH A VALIDATION STICKER OR A VALIDATION 1,016
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STICKER ALONE WHEN REQUIRED BY SECTION 4503.191 OF THE REVISED 1,017
CODE.
IN ADDITION TO THE LETTERS AND NUMBERS ORDINARILY INSCRIBED 1,019
THEREON, PEARL HARBOR LICENSE PLATES SHALL BE INSCRIBED WITH THE 1,021
WORDS "PEARL HARBOR" AND A SYMBOL OR LOGO DESIGNED BY THE PEARL 1,024
HARBOR SURVIVORS ASSOCIATION AND APPROVED BY THE REGISTRAR. 1,025
PEARL HARBOR LICENSE PLATES SHALL BEAR COUNTY IDENTIFICATION 1,027
STICKERS THAT IDENTIFY THE COUNTY OF REGISTRATION BY NAME OR
NUMBER. 1,028
PEARL HARBOR LICENSE PLATES AND VALIDATION STICKERS SHALL 1,031
BE ISSUED UPON PAYMENT OF THE REGULAR LICENSE FEE REQUIRED BY 1,032
SECTION 4503.04 OF THE REVISED CODE, PAYMENT OF ANY LOCAL MOTOR 1,034
VEHICLE LICENSE TAX LEVIED UNDER CHAPTER 4504. OF THE REVISED 1,036
CODE, PAYMENT OF AN ADDITIONAL FEE OF TEN DOLLARS, AND COMPLIANCE 1,037
WITH ALL OTHER APPLICABLE LAWS RELATING TO THE REGISTRATION OF 1,038
MOTOR VEHICLES. IF THE APPLICATION FOR PEARL HARBOR LICENSE 1,040
PLATES IS COMBINED WITH A REQUEST FOR A SPECIAL RESERVED LICENSE 1,041
PLATE UNDER SECTION 4503.40 OR 4503.42 OF THE REVISED CODE, THE 1,043
LICENSE PLATES AND VALIDATION STICKER SHALL BE ISSUED UPON 1,044
PAYMENT OF THE FEES AND TAXES CONTAINED IN THIS SECTION AND THE 1,045
ADDITIONAL FEE PRESCRIBED UNDER SECTION 4503.40 OR 4503.42 OF THE 1,046
REVISED CODE. THE ADDITIONAL FEE OF TEN DOLLARS SHALL BE FOR THE 1,048
PURPOSE OF COMPENSATING THE BUREAU OF MOTOR VEHICLES FOR
ADDITIONAL SERVICES REQUIRED IN THE ISSUING OF PEARL HARBOR 1,050
LICENSE PLATES, AND SHALL BE TRANSMITTED BY THE REGISTRAR TO THE 1,051
TREASURER OF STATE FOR DEPOSIT INTO THE STATE TREASURY TO THE 1,052
CREDIT OF THE STATE BUREAU OF MOTOR VEHICLES FUND CREATED BY 1,054
SECTION 4501.25 OF THE REVISED CODE. 1,055
Sec. 4503.70. THE OWNER OR LESSEE OF ANY PASSENGER CAR, 1,057
NONCOMMERCIAL MOTOR VEHICLE, RECREATIONAL VEHICLE, OR OTHER 1,059
VEHICLE OF A CLASS APPROVED BY THE REGISTRAR OF MOTOR VEHICLES 1,060
MAY APPLY TO THE REGISTRAR FOR THE REGISTRATION OF THE VEHICLE 1,061
AND ISSUANCE OF FREEMASON LICENSE PLATES. THE APPLICATION FOR 1,063
FREEMASON LICENSE PLATES MAY BE COMBINED WITH A REQUEST FOR A 1,064
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SPECIAL RESERVED LICENSE PLATE UNDER SECTION 4503.40 OR 4503.42 1,065
OF THE REVISED CODE. UPON RECEIPT OF THE COMPLETED APPLICATION 1,067
AND COMPLIANCE BY THE APPLICANT WITH THIS SECTION, THE REGISTRAR
SHALL ISSUE TO THE APPLICANT THE APPROPRIATE VEHICLE REGISTRATION 1,068
AND A SET OF FREEMASON LICENSE PLATES WITH A VALIDATION STICKER 1,069
OR A VALIDATION STICKER ALONE WHEN REQUIRED BY SECTION 4503.191 1,070
OF THE REVISED CODE. 1,071
IN ADDITION TO THE LETTERS AND NUMBERS ORDINARILY INSCRIBED 1,073
THEREON, FREEMASON LICENSE PLATES SHALL BE INSCRIBED WITH 1,074
IDENTIFYING WORDS AND A SYMBOL OR LOGO DESIGNED BY THE GRAND 1,076
LODGE OF FREE AND ACCEPTED MASONS OF OHIO AND APPROVED BY THE 1,077
REGISTRAR. FREEMASON LICENSE PLATES SHALL BEAR COUNTY 1,078
IDENTIFICATION STICKERS THAT IDENTIFY THE COUNTY OF REGISTRATION 1,079
BY NAME OR NUMBER.
FREEMASON LICENSE PLATES AND VALIDATION STICKERS SHALL BE 1,081
ISSUED UPON PAYMENT OF THE REGULAR LICENSE FEE REQUIRED BY 1,082
SECTION 4503.04 OF THE REVISED CODE, PAYMENT OF ANY LOCAL MOTOR 1,084
VEHICLE LICENSE TAX LEVIED UNDER CHAPTER 4504. OF THE REVISED 1,086
CODE, PAYMENT OF AN ADDITIONAL FEE OF TEN DOLLARS, AND COMPLIANCE 1,087
WITH ALL OTHER APPLICABLE LAWS RELATING TO THE REGISTRATION OF 1,088
MOTOR VEHICLES. IF THE APPLICATION FOR FREEMASON LICENSE PLATES 1,089
IS COMBINED WITH A REQUEST FOR A SPECIAL RESERVED LICENSE PLATE 1,090
UNDER SECTION 4503.40 OR 4503.42 OF THE REVISED CODE, THE LICENSE 1,092
PLATES AND VALIDATION STICKER SHALL BE ISSUED UPON PAYMENT OF THE
FEES AND TAXES CONTAINED IN THIS SECTION AND THE ADDITIONAL FEE 1,093
PRESCRIBED UNDER SECTION 4503.40 OR 4503.42 OF THE REVISED CODE. 1,095
THE ADDITIONAL FEE OF TEN DOLLARS SHALL BE FOR THE PURPOSE OF 1,096
COMPENSATING THE BUREAU OF MOTOR VEHICLES FOR ADDITIONAL SERVICES 1,098
REQUIRED IN THE ISSUING OF FREEMASON LICENSE PLATES, AND SHALL BE 1,099
TRANSMITTED BY THE REGISTRAR TO THE TREASURER OF STATE FOR 1,100
DEPOSIT INTO THE STATE TREASURY TO THE CREDIT OF THE STATE BUREAU 1,101
OF MOTOR VEHICLES FUND CREATED BY SECTION 4501.25 OF THE REVISED 1,102
CODE. 1,103
Sec. 4503.71. THE OWNER OR LESSEE OF ANY PASSENGER CAR, 1,105
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NONCOMMERCIAL MOTOR VEHICLE, RECREATIONAL VEHICLE, OR OTHER 1,106
VEHICLE OF A CLASS APPROVED BY THE REGISTRAR OF MOTOR VEHICLES 1,107
WHO ALSO IS A MEMBER IN GOOD STANDING OF THE FRATERNAL ORDER OF 1,109
POLICE MAY APPLY TO THE REGISTRAR FOR THE REGISTRATION OF THE 1,110
VEHICLE AND ISSUANCE OF FRATERNAL ORDER OF POLICE LICENSE PLATES. 1,111
THE APPLICATION FOR FRATERNAL ORDER OF POLICE LICENSE PLATES MAY 1,112
BE COMBINED WITH A REQUEST FOR A SPECIAL RESERVED LICENSE PLATE
UNDER SECTION 4503.40 OR 4503.42 OF THE REVISED CODE. UPON 1,113
RECEIPT OF THE COMPLETED APPLICATION, PRESENTATION BY THE 1,114
APPLICANT OF THE REQUIRED EVIDENCE THAT THE APPLICANT IS A MEMBER 1,115
IN GOOD STANDING OF THE FRATERNAL ORDER OF POLICE, AND COMPLIANCE 1,116
BY THE APPLICANT WITH THIS SECTION, THE REGISTRAR SHALL ISSUE TO
THE APPLICANT THE APPROPRIATE VEHICLE REGISTRATION AND A SET OF 1,118
FRATERNAL ORDER OF POLICE LICENSE PLATES WITH A VALIDATION 1,119
STICKER OR A VALIDATION STICKER ALONE WHEN REQUIRED BY SECTION 1,120
4503.191 OF THE REVISED CODE. 1,122
IN ADDITION TO THE LETTERS AND NUMBERS ORDINARILY INSCRIBED 1,124
THEREON, FRATERNAL ORDER OF POLICE LICENSE PLATES SHALL BE 1,125
INSCRIBED WITH IDENTIFYING WORDS AND A SYMBOL OR LOGO DESIGNED BY 1,126
THE FRATERNAL ORDER OF POLICE OF OHIO, INCORPORATED, AND APPROVED 1,127
BY THE REGISTRAR. FRATERNAL ORDER OF POLICE LICENSE PLATES SHALL 1,128
BEAR COUNTY IDENTIFICATION STICKERS THAT IDENTIFY THE COUNTY OF 1,129
REGISTRATION BY NAME OR NUMBER. 1,130
FRATERNAL ORDER OF POLICE LICENSE PLATES AND VALIDATION 1,132
STICKERS SHALL BE ISSUED UPON PAYMENT OF THE REGULAR LICENSE FEE 1,133
REQUIRED BY SECTION 4503.04 OF THE REVISED CODE, PAYMENT OF ANY 1,135
LOCAL MOTOR VEHICLE LICENSE TAX LEVIED UNDER CHAPTER 4504. OF THE 1,136
REVISED CODE, PAYMENT OF AN ADDITIONAL FEE OF TEN DOLLARS, AND 1,138
COMPLIANCE WITH ALL OTHER APPLICABLE LAWS RELATING TO THE 1,139
REGISTRATION OF MOTOR VEHICLES. IF THE APPLICATION FOR FRATERNAL 1,140
ORDER OF POLICE LICENSE PLATES IS COMBINED WITH A REQUEST FOR A 1,141
SPECIAL RESERVED LICENSE PLATE UNDER SECTION 4503.40 OR 4503.42
OF THE REVISED CODE, THE LICENSE PLATES AND VALIDATION STICKER 1,144
SHALL BE ISSUED UPON PAYMENT OF THE FEES AND TAXES CONTAINED IN
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THIS SECTION AND THE ADDITIONAL FEE PRESCRIBED UNDER SECTION 1,145
4503.40 OR 4503.42 OF THE REVISED CODE. THE ADDITIONAL FEE OF 1,147
TEN DOLLARS SHALL BE FOR THE PURPOSE OF COMPENSATING THE BUREAU 1,148
OF MOTOR VEHICLES FOR ADDITIONAL SERVICES REQUIRED IN THE ISSUING 1,149
OF FRATERNAL ORDER OF POLICE LICENSE PLATES, AND SHALL BE 1,150
TRANSMITTED BY THE REGISTRAR TO THE TREASURER OF STATE FOR
DEPOSIT INTO THE STATE TREASURY TO THE CREDIT OF THE STATE BUREAU 1,151
OF MOTOR VEHICLES FUND CREATED BY SECTION 4501.25 OF THE REVISED 1,152
CODE. 1,153
Sec. 4503.72. (A) THE OWNER OR LESSEE OF ANY PASSENGER 1,155
CAR, NONCOMMERCIAL MOTOR VEHICLE, RECREATIONAL VEHICLE, OR OTHER 1,156
VEHICLE OF A CLASS APPROVED BY THE REGISTRAR OF MOTOR VEHICLES 1,157
MAY APPLY TO THE REGISTRAR FOR THE REGISTRATION OF THE VEHICLE 1,159
AND ISSUANCE OF OHIO COURT-APPOINTED SPECIAL ADVOCATE/GUARDIAN AD 1,160
LITEM LICENSE PLATES. THE APPLICATION FOR OHIO COURT-APPOINTED 1,161
SPECIAL ADVOCATE/GUARDIAN AD LITEM LICENSE PLATES MAY BE COMBINED 1,162
WITH A REQUEST FOR A SPECIAL RESERVED LICENSE PLATE UNDER SECTION 1,163
4503.40 OR 4503.42 OF THE REVISED CODE. UPON RECEIPT OF THE 1,165
COMPLETED APPLICATION AND COMPLIANCE WITH DIVISION (B) OF THIS 1,166
SECTION, THE REGISTRAR SHALL ISSUE TO THE APPLICANT THE 1,167
APPROPRIATE VEHICLE REGISTRATION AND A SET OF OHIO 1,168
COURT-APPOINTED SPECIAL ADVOCATE/GUARDIAN AD LITEM LICENSE PLATES 1,169
WITH A VALIDATION STICKER OR A VALIDATION STICKER ALONE WHEN 1,170
REQUIRED BY SECTION 4503.191 OF THE REVISED CODE. 1,171
IN ADDITION TO THE LETTERS AND NUMBERS ORDINARILY INSCRIBED 1,173
THEREON, OHIO COURT-APPOINTED SPECIAL ADVOCATE/GUARDIAN AD LITEM 1,174
LICENSE PLATES SHALL BE INSCRIBED WITH IDENTIFYING WORDS OR 1,176
MARKINGS DESIGNED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE OHIO CASA/GAL 1,177
ASSOCIATION AND APPROVED BY THE REGISTRAR. OHIO COURT-APPOINTED 1,178
SPECIAL ADVOCATE/GUARDIAN AD LITEM LICENSE PLATES SHALL BEAR 1,179
COUNTY IDENTIFICATION STICKERS THAT IDENTIFY THE COUNTY OF
REGISTRATION BY NAME OR NUMBER. 1,180
(B) THE OHIO COURT-APPOINTED SPECIAL ADVOCATE/GUARDIAN AD 1,183
LITEM LICENSE PLATES AND VALIDATION STICKER SHALL BE ISSUED UPON 1,184
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RECEIPT OF A CONTRIBUTION AS PROVIDED IN DIVISION (C) OF THIS 1,185
SECTION AND UPON PAYMENT OF THE REGULAR LICENSE TAX AS PRESCRIBED 1,186
UNDER SECTION 4503.04 OF THE REVISED CODE, A FEE OF TEN DOLLARS 1,188
FOR THE PURPOSE OF COMPENSATING THE BUREAU OF MOTOR VEHICLES FOR 1,189
ADDITIONAL SERVICES REQUIRED IN THE ISSUING OF THE OHIO 1,190
COURT-APPOINTED SPECIAL ADVOCATE/GUARDIAN AD LITEM LICENSE
PLATES, ANY APPLICABLE MOTOR VEHICLE TAX LEVIED UNDER CHAPTER 1,192
4504. OF THE REVISED CODE, AND COMPLIANCE WITH ALL OTHER 1,193
APPLICABLE LAWS RELATING TO THE REGISTRATION OF MOTOR VEHICLES. 1,194
IF THE APPLICATION FOR OHIO COURT-APPOINTED SPECIAL 1,195
ADVOCATE/GUARDIAN AD LITEM LICENSE PLATES IS COMBINED WITH A 1,197
REQUEST FOR A SPECIAL RESERVED LICENSE PLATE UNDER SECTION
4503.40 OR 4503.42 OF THE REVISED CODE, THE LICENSE PLATE AND 1,199
VALIDATION STICKER SHALL BE ISSUED UPON PAYMENT OF THE 1,200
CONTRIBUTION, FEES, AND TAXES CONTAINED IN THIS DIVISION AND THE 1,201
ADDITIONAL FEE PRESCRIBED UNDER SECTION 4503.40 OR 4503.42 OF THE 1,202
REVISED CODE.
(C) FOR EACH APPLICATION FOR REGISTRATION AND REGISTRATION 1,205
RENEWAL THE REGISTRAR RECEIVES UNDER THIS SECTION, THE REGISTRAR 1,206
SHALL COLLECT A CONTRIBUTION IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED FORTY 1,207
DOLLARS AS DETERMINED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE OHIO 1,208
CASA/GAL ASSOCIATION. THE REGISTRAR SHALL TRANSMIT THIS 1,209
CONTRIBUTION TO THE TREASURER OF STATE FOR DEPOSIT IN THE OHIO 1,210
COURT-APPOINTED SPECIAL ADVOCATE/GUARDIAN AD LITEM LICENSE PLATE 1,211
FUND CREATED IN SECTION 4501.28 OF THE REVISED CODE. 1,212
THE REGISTRAR SHALL DEPOSIT THE ADDITIONAL FEE OF TEN 1,215
DOLLARS SPECIFIED IN DIVISION (B) OF THIS SECTION THAT THE 1,216
APPLICANT FOR REGISTRATION VOLUNTARILY PAYS FOR THE PURPOSE OF 1,217
COMPENSATING THE BUREAU FOR THE ADDITIONAL SERVICES REQUIRED IN 1,218
THE ISSUING OF THE APPLICANT'S OHIO COURT-APPOINTED SPECIAL 1,219
ADVOCATE/GUARDIAN AD LITEM LICENSE PLATES IN THE STATE BUREAU OF 1,220
MOTOR VEHICLES FUND CREATED IN SECTION 4501.25 OF THE REVISED 1,221
CODE.
Sec. 4503.75. (A) THE OWNER OR LESSEE OF ANY PASSENGER 1,223
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CAR, NONCOMMERCIAL MOTOR VEHICLE, RECREATIONAL VEHICLE, OR OTHER 1,224
VEHICLE OF A CLASS APPROVED BY THE REGISTRAR OF MOTOR VEHICLES 1,225
WHO ALSO IS A MEMBER OF THE ROTARY INTERNATIONAL MAY APPLY TO THE 1,227
REGISTRAR FOR THE REGISTRATION OF THE VEHICLE AND ISSUANCE OF 1,228
ROTARY INTERNATIONAL LICENSE PLATES. THE APPLICATION FOR ROTARY 1,231
INTERNATIONAL LICENSE PLATES MAY BE COMBINED WITH A REQUEST FOR A 1,232
SPECIAL RESERVED LICENSE PLATE UNDER SECTION 4503.40 OR 4503.42 1,233
OF THE REVISED CODE. UPON RECEIPT OF THE COMPLETED APPLICATION, 1,234
PROOF OF MEMBERSHIP IN ROTARY INTERNATIONAL AS REQUIRED BY THE 1,235
REGISTRAR, AND COMPLIANCE WITH DIVISION (B) OF THIS SECTION, THE 1,236
REGISTRAR SHALL ISSUE TO THE APPLICANT THE APPROPRIATE VEHICLE 1,237
REGISTRATION AND A SET OF ROTARY INTERNATIONAL LICENSE PLATES 1,239
WITH A VALIDATION STICKER OR A VALIDATION STICKER ALONE WHEN 1,240
REQUIRED BY SECTION 4503.191 OF THE REVISED CODE. 1,241
IN ADDITION TO THE LETTERS AND NUMBERS ORDINARILY INSCRIBED 1,243
THEREON, ROTARY INTERNATIONAL LICENSE PLATES SHALL BE INSCRIBED 1,245
WITH IDENTIFYING WORDS OR MARKINGS REPRESENTING THE INTERNATIONAL 1,247
ROTARY AND APPROVED BY THE REGISTRAR. ROTARY INTERNATIONAL 1,248
LICENSE PLATES SHALL BEAR COUNTY IDENTIFICATION STICKERS THAT 1,249
IDENTIFY THE COUNTY OF REGISTRATION BY NAME OR NUMBER. 1,250
(B) THE ROTARY INTERNATIONAL LICENSE PLATES AND VALIDATION 1,254
STICKER SHALL BE ISSUED UPON RECEIPT OF A CONTRIBUTION AS 1,255
PROVIDED IN DIVISION (C) OF THIS SECTION AND UPON PAYMENT OF THE 1,256
REGULAR LICENSE TAX AS PRESCRIBED UNDER SECTION 4503.04 OF THE 1,257
REVISED CODE, A FEE OF TEN DOLLARS FOR THE PURPOSE OF 1,258
COMPENSATING THE BUREAU OF MOTOR VEHICLES FOR ADDITIONAL SERVICES 1,259
REQUIRED IN THE ISSUING OF THE ROTARY INTERNATIONAL LICENSE 1,260
PLATES, ANY APPLICABLE MOTOR VEHICLE TAX LEVIED UNDER CHAPTER 1,262
4504. OF THE REVISED CODE, AND COMPLIANCE WITH ALL OTHER 1,263
APPLICABLE LAWS RELATING TO THE REGISTRATION OF MOTOR VEHICLES. 1,264
IF THE APPLICATION FOR ROTARY INTERNATIONAL LICENSE PLATES IS 1,266
COMBINED WITH A REQUEST FOR A SPECIAL RESERVED LICENSE PLATE 1,267
UNDER SECTION 4503.40 OR 4503.42 OF THE REVISED CODE, THE LICENSE 1,269
PLATE AND VALIDATION STICKER SHALL BE ISSUED UPON PAYMENT OF THE 1,270
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CONTRIBUTION, FEES, AND TAXES CONTAINED IN THIS DIVISION AND THE 1,271
ADDITIONAL FEE PRESCRIBED UNDER SECTION 4503.40 OR 4503.42 OF THE 1,272
REVISED CODE.
(C) FOR EACH APPLICATION FOR REGISTRATION AND REGISTRATION 1,275
RENEWAL THE REGISTRAR RECEIVES UNDER THIS SECTION, THE REGISTRAR 1,276
SHALL COLLECT A CONTRIBUTION OF FIFTEEN DOLLARS. THE REGISTRAR 1,278
SHALL TRANSMIT THIS CONTRIBUTION TO THE TREASURER OF STATE FOR 1,279
DEPOSIT IN THE ROTARY INTERNATIONAL LICENSE PLATE FUND CREATED IN 1,280
SECTION 4501.29 OF THE REVISED CODE. 1,281
THE REGISTRAR SHALL DEPOSIT THE ADDITIONAL FEE OF TEN 1,284
DOLLARS SPECIFIED IN DIVISION (B) OF THIS SECTION THAT THE 1,285
APPLICANT FOR REGISTRATION VOLUNTARILY PAYS FOR THE PURPOSE OF 1,286
COMPENSATING THE BUREAU FOR THE ADDITIONAL SERVICES REQUIRED IN 1,287
THE ISSUING OF THE APPLICANT'S ROTARY INTERNATIONAL LICENSE 1,288
PLATES IN THE STATE BUREAU OF MOTOR VEHICLES FUND CREATED IN 1,289
SECTION 4501.25 OF THE REVISED CODE. 1,290
Sec. 4503.77. (A) AS USED IN THIS SECTION, "NONSTANDARD 1,293
LICENSE PLATE" MEANS ALL OF THE FOLLOWING:
(1) A LICENSE PLATE ISSUED UNDER SECTIONS 4503.52, 1,295
4503.55, 4503.56, 4503.57, 4503.70, 4503.71, AND 4503.72 OF THE 1,297
REVISED CODE;
(2) A LICENSE PLATE ISSUED UNDER A PROGRAM THAT IS 1,299
REESTABLISHED UNDER DIVISION (D) OF THIS SECTION AND THAT MEETS 1,301
THE REQUIREMENTS CONTAINED IN DIVISION (B) OF SECTION 4503.78 OF 1,302
THE REVISED CODE; 1,303
(3) EXCEPT AS MAY OTHERWISE BE SPECIFICALLY PROVIDED BY 1,305
LAW, ANY LICENSE PLATE CREATED AFTER THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS 1,306
SECTION.
(B)(1) IF, DURING ANY CALENDAR YEAR COMMENCING WITH 1998, 1,308
THE TOTAL NUMBER OF MOTOR VEHICLE REGISTRATIONS INVOLVING A 1,309
PARTICULAR TYPE OF NONSTANDARD LICENSE PLATE IS LESS THAN ONE 1,310
THOUSAND, INCLUDING BOTH NEW REGISTRATIONS AND REGISTRATION 1,311
RENEWALS, THE REGISTRAR OF MOTOR VEHICLES, ON OR AFTER THE FIRST 1,313
DAY OF JANUARY, BUT NOT LATER THAN THE FIFTEENTH DAY OF JANUARY 1,315
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OF THE FOLLOWING YEAR, SHALL SEND A WRITTEN NOTICE TO THE SPONSOR 1,316
OF THAT TYPE OF NONSTANDARD LICENSE PLATE, IF A SPONSOR EXISTS, 1,317
INFORMING THE SPONSOR OF THIS FACT. THE REGISTRAR ALSO SHALL
INFORM THE SPONSOR THAT IF, DURING THE CALENDAR YEAR IN WHICH THE 1,318
WRITTEN NOTICE IS SENT, THE TOTAL NUMBER OF MOTOR VEHICLE 1,319
REGISTRATIONS INVOLVING THE SPONSOR'S NONSTANDARD LICENSE PLATE 1,320
AGAIN IS LESS THAN ONE THOUSAND, THE PROGRAM INVOLVING THAT TYPE 1,321
OF NONSTANDARD LICENSE PLATE WILL BE TERMINATED ON THE 1,322
THIRTY-FIRST DAY OF DECEMBER OF THE CALENDAR YEAR IN WHICH THE
WRITTEN NOTICE IS SENT AND, EXCEPT AS PROVIDED IN DIVISION (C) OF 1,324
THIS SECTION, NO MOTOR VEHICLE REGISTRATION APPLICATION INVOLVING 1,325
EITHER THE ACTUAL ISSUANCE OF THAT TYPE OF NONSTANDARD LICENSE 1,327
PLATE OR THE REGISTRATION RENEWAL OF A MOTOR VEHICLE DISPLAYING
THAT TYPE OF NONSTANDARD LICENSE PLATE WILL BE ACCEPTED BY THE 1,329
REGISTRAR OR A DEPUTY REGISTRAR BEGINNING THE FIRST DAY OF 1,330
JANUARY OF THE NEXT CALENDAR YEAR. THE REGISTRAR ALSO SHALL 1,331
INFORM THE SPONSOR THAT IF THE PROGRAM INVOLVING THE SPONSOR'S 1,332
NONSTANDARD LICENSE PLATE IS TERMINATED UNDER THIS SECTION, IT
MAY BE REESTABLISHED PURSUANT TO DIVISION (D) OF THIS SECTION. 1,333
(2) IF, DURING ANY CALENDAR YEAR COMMENCING WITH 1998, THE 1,335
TOTAL NUMBER OF MOTOR VEHICLE REGISTRATIONS INVOLVING A 1,336
PARTICULAR TYPE OF NONSTANDARD LICENSE PLATE IS LESS THAN ONE 1,337
THOUSAND, INCLUDING BOTH NEW REGISTRATIONS AND REGISTRATION 1,338
RENEWALS, AND NO SPONSOR EXISTS FOR THAT LICENSE PLATE, THE
REGISTRAR SHALL ISSUE A PUBLIC NOTICE ON OR AFTER THE FIRST DAY 1,339
OF JANUARY, BUT NOT LATER THAN THE FIFTEENTH DAY OF JANUARY OF 1,341
THE FOLLOWING YEAR, STATING THAT FACT. THE NOTICE ALSO SHALL 1,342
INFORM THE PUBLIC THAT IF, DURING THE CALENDAR YEAR IN WHICH THE 1,343
REGISTRAR ISSUES THE PUBLIC NOTICE, THE TOTAL NUMBER OF MOTOR 1,344
VEHICLE REGISTRATIONS FOR THAT TYPE OF NONSTANDARD LICENSE PLATE, 1,345
INCLUDING BOTH NEW REGISTRATIONS AND REGISTRATION RENEWALS, AGAIN 1,346
IS LESS THAN ONE THOUSAND, THE PROGRAM INVOLVING THAT TYPE OF 1,347
NONSTANDARD LICENSE PLATE WILL BE TERMINATED ON THE THIRTY-FIRST 1,348
DAY OF DECEMBER OF THE CALENDAR YEAR IN WHICH THE REGISTRAR 1,349
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ISSUES THE PUBLIC NOTICE AND, EXCEPT AS PROVIDED IN DIVISION (C) 1,350
OF THIS SECTION, NO MOTOR VEHICLE REGISTRATION APPLICATION 1,351
INVOLVING EITHER THE ACTUAL ISSUANCE OF THAT TYPE OF NONSTANDARD 1,352
LICENSE PLATE OR THE REGISTRATION RENEWAL OF A MOTOR VEHICLE 1,353
DISPLAYING THAT TYPE OF NONSTANDARD LICENSE PLATE WILL BE 1,355
ACCEPTED BY THE REGISTRAR OR A DEPUTY REGISTRAR BEGINNING ON THE
FIRST DAY OF JANUARY OF THE NEXT CALENDAR YEAR. 1,356
(C) IF THE PROGRAM INVOLVING A TYPE OF NONSTANDARD LICENSE 1,359
PLATE IS TERMINATED UNDER DIVISION (B) OF THIS SECTION, THE 1,360
REGISTRATION OF ANY MOTOR VEHICLE DISPLAYING THAT TYPE OF 1,361
NONSTANDARD LICENSE PLATE AT THE TIME OF TERMINATION MAY BE 1,362
RENEWED SO LONG AS THE NONSTANDARD LICENSE PLATES REMAIN
SERVICEABLE. IF THE NONSTANDARD LICENSE PLATES OF SUCH A MOTOR 1,363
VEHICLE BECOME UNFIT FOR SERVICE, THE OWNER OF THE MOTOR VEHICLE 1,364
MAY APPLY FOR THE ISSUANCE OF NONSTANDARD LICENSE PLATES OF THAT 1,366
SAME TYPE, BUT THE REGISTRAR OR DEPUTY REGISTRAR SHALL ISSUE SUCH 1,367
NONSTANDARD LICENSE PLATES ONLY IF AT THE TIME OF APPLICATION THE 1,368
STOCK OF THE BUREAU CONTAINS LICENSE PLATES OF THAT TYPE OF
NONSTANDARD LICENSE PLATE. IF, AT THE TIME OF SUCH APPLICATION, 1,369
THE STOCK OF THE BUREAU DOES NOT CONTAIN LICENSE PLATES OF THAT 1,370
TYPE OF NONSTANDARD LICENSE PLATE, THE REGISTRAR OR DEPUTY 1,371
REGISTRAR SHALL INFORM THE OWNER OF THAT FACT, AND THE 1,372
APPLICATION SHALL BE REFUSED.
IF THE PROGRAM INVOLVING A TYPE OF NONSTANDARD LICENSE 1,374
PLATE IS TERMINATED UNDER DIVISION (B) OF THIS SECTION AND THE 1,376
REGISTRATION OF MOTOR VEHICLES DISPLAYING SUCH LICENSE PLATES
CONTINUES AS PERMITTED BY THIS DIVISION, THE REGISTRAR, FOR AS 1,377
LONG AS SUCH REGISTRATIONS CONTINUE TO BE ISSUED, SHALL CONTINUE 1,378
TO COLLECT AND DISTRIBUTE ANY CONTRIBUTION THAT WAS REQUIRED TO 1,379
BE COLLECTED AND DISTRIBUTED PRIOR TO THE TERMINATION OF THAT 1,380
PROGRAM.
(D) IF THE PROGRAM INVOLVING A NONSTANDARD LICENSE PLATE 1,383
IS TERMINATED UNDER DIVISION (B)(1) OF THIS SECTION, THE SPONSOR 1,384
OF THAT LICENSE PLATE MAY APPLY TO THE REGISTRAR FOR THE 1,385
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REESTABLISHMENT OF THE PROGRAM. IF THE PROGRAM INVOLVING THAT 1,386
NONSTANDARD LICENSE PLATE IS REESTABLISHED, THE REESTABLISHMENT 1,387
IS SUBJECT TO DIVISION (B) OF SECTION 4503.78 OF THE REVISED 1,389
CODE.
Sec. 4503.78. (A) EXCEPT AS MAY OTHERWISE BE SPECIFICALLY 1,391
PROVIDED BY LAW, AFTER THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS SECTION, THE 1,392
REGISTRAR OF MOTOR VEHICLES SHALL NOT BE REQUIRED TO IMPLEMENT 1,393
ANY LEGISLATION THAT CREATES A LICENSE PLATE AND PROVIDES FOR ITS 1,394
ISSUANCE UNTIL THE REGISTRAR RECEIVES WRITTEN STATEMENTS FROM NOT 1,395
LESS THAN ONE THOUSAND PERSONS, INDICATING THAT THEY INTEND TO 1,396
APPLY FOR AND OBTAIN SUCH LICENSE PLATES FOR THEIR MOTOR
VEHICLES. THE REGISTRAR MAY REQUIRE SUCH STATEMENTS TO BE MADE 1,397
ON A FORM THE REGISTRAR PROVIDES. 1,398
(B) IF A PROGRAM INVOLVING A NONSTANDARD LICENSE PLATE IS 1,401
TERMINATED UNDER DIVISION (B)(1) OF SECTION 4503.77 OF THE 1,403
REVISED CODE, THE SPONSOR OF THAT LICENSE PLATE MAY APPLY TO THE 1,404
REGISTRAR FOR THE REESTABLISHMENT OF THAT PROGRAM, AS PERMITTED 1,405
BY DIVISION (D) OF THAT SECTION. THE REGISTRAR SHALL NOT 1,406
REESTABLISH THE PROGRAM INVOLVING THAT NONSTANDARD LICENSE PLATE 1,407
UNTIL THE REGISTRAR RECEIVES WRITTEN STATEMENTS FROM NOT LESS 1,408
THAN ONE THOUSAND PERSONS, INDICATING THAT THEY INTEND TO APPLY 1,409
FOR AND OBTAIN SUCH LICENSE PLATES FOR THEIR MOTOR VEHICLES. THE 1,410
REGISTRAR MAY REQUIRE SUCH STATEMENTS TO BE MADE ON A FORM 1,411
APPROVED BY THE REGISTRAR.
IN DETERMINING WHETHER ONE THOUSAND PERSONS HAVE SO 1,413
INDICATED THEIR INTENTIONS, THE REGISTRAR SHALL INCLUDE IN THE 1,414
TOTAL THE NUMBER OF MOTOR VEHICLES THAT CONTINUE TO DISPLAY THE 1,415
NONSTANDARD LICENSE PLATE OF THE TERMINATED PROGRAM, AS PERMITTED 1,416
BY DIVISION (C) OF SECTION 4503.77 OF THE REVISED CODE. 1,419
Sec. 4503.79. IT IS THE INTENT OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY 1,421
THAT, AFTER THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS SECTION, NO LEGISLATION 1,422
CREATING A NEW LICENSE PLATE OR AFFECTING A LICENSE PLATE THAT 1,423
EXISTS ON THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS SECTION SHALL BE APPROVED BY 1,424
A GENERAL ASSEMBLY IF THAT LEGISLATION DOES NOT PROVIDE FOR 1,425
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PAYMENT BY PERSONS REQUESTING ISSUANCE OF THE LICENSE PLATE OF
ALL TAXES AND FEES THAT ARE NORMALLY CHARGED AND COLLECTED IN 1,426
ISSUING SPECIAL LICENSE PLATES. 1,427
Sec. 4503.791. BEGINNING ON THE DATE THAT IS SIX MONTHS 1,429
AFTER THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS SECTION, ANY MOTOR VEHICLE 1,431
LICENSE PLATE THAT IS IN EXISTENCE ON THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS 1,432
SECTION AND FOR WHICH THE REGISTRAR OF MOTOR VEHICLES OR A DEPUTY 1,434
REGISTRAR COLLECTS A CONTRIBUTION FROM THE PERSON WHO APPLIES FOR
THE REGISTRATION OF THE MOTOR VEHICLE AND, EXCEPT AS MAY 1,435
OTHERWISE SPECIFICALLY BE PROVIDED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY, ANY 1,436
LICENSE PLATE CREATED AFTER THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS SECTION 1,438
FOR WHICH THE REGISTRAR OR A DEPUTY REGISTRAR COLLECTS A
CONTRIBUTION FROM THE PERSON WHO APPLIES FOR THE REGISTRATION OF 1,439
THE MOTOR VEHICLE, SHALL BE ELIGIBLE TO BE ISSUED TO A 1,440
NONCOMMERCIAL VEHICLE, RECREATIONAL VEHICLE, OR ANY OTHER VEHICLE 1,441
OF A CLASS APPROVED BY THE REGISTRAR. 1,442
Section 2. That existing sections 4503.14, 4503.15, 1,444
4503.46, 4503.47, 4503.48, 4503.51, 4503.52, 4503.53, 4503.54, 1,445
4503.55, 4503.56, and 4503.57 and section 4503.50 of the Revised 1,446
Code are hereby repealed.
Section 3. Sections 4501.28, 4501.29, 4503.72, and 4503.75 1,448
of the Revised Code, as enacted by this act, shall take effect 1,449
January 1, 1998.