As Introduced                            1            

122nd General Assembly                                             4            

   Regular Session                                  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-        8/1          

                     SAWYER-SCHULER-SCHURING                       10           


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                          A   B I L L                                           

             To amend sections 4503.14, 4503.15, 4503.22,          14           

                4503.46, 4503.47, 4503.48, 4503.51, 4503.52,       15           

                4503.53, 4503.54, 4503.55, 4503.56,  and 4503.57,  16           

                to enact sections 4503.511, 4503.512, 4503.571,    17           

                4503.58, 4503.59, 4503.70, 4503.71, 4503.77,       18           

                4503.78, 4503.79, and 4503.791 and  to repeal      19           

                section 4503.50 of the Revised Code to make        20           

                changes in  certain special license plate          21           

                programs.                                          22           




BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF OHIO:        24           

      Section 1.  That sections 4503.14, 4503.15, 4503.22,         26           

4503.46, 4503.47, 4503.48, 4503.51 4503.52, 4503.53, 4503.54,      27           

4503.55, 4503.56, and 4503.57 be amended and sections 4503.511,    28           

4503.512, 4503.571, 4503.58, 4503.59, 4503.70, 4503.71, 4503.77,   29           

4503.78, 4503.79, and 4503.791 of the Revised Code be enacted to   30           

read as follows:                                                                

      Sec. 4503.14.  Owners or lessors whose AND lessees of motor  39           

vehicles WHO are residents of this state, and hold an unrevoked    40           

and unexpired official amateur radio station license or            42           

commercial radio broadcasting station or commercial television     43           

broadcasting station license issued by the federal communications  44           

commission, upon application, accompanied by proof of ownership    45           

of such license, upon complying with the motor vehicle laws        46           

relating to registration and licensing of motor vehicles, and      47           

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upon payment of the regular license fee, as prescribed under       48           

sections 4503.04 and 4503.10 of the Revised Code, and the payment  49           

of an additional fee of five TEN dollars, which shall be for the   50           

purpose of compensating the bureau of motor vehicles for           52           

additional services required in the issuing of such licenses       53           

LICENSE PLATES UNDER THIS SECTION, shall be issued A validation    54           

stickers STICKER and license plates, or A validation stickers      55           

STICKER alone when required by section 4503.191 of the Revised     57           

Code, for private passenger cars, upon which AND OTHER VEHICLES    58           

OF A CLASS APPROVED BY THE REGISTRAR.  SUCH license plates, in     59           

lieu of the numbers as prescribed by law, shall be inscribed WITH  61           

the official call letters of such THE applicant as assigned by     63           

the federal communications commission. The application and         64           

payment of fees shall be filed by the applicant at a time          65           

determined by the registrar of motor vehicles.                     66           

      Sec. 4503.15.  Owners or lessors whose AND lessees of motor  75           

vehicles WHO are residents of this state, and hold an unrevoked    76           

and unexpired license duly admitting them to the practice of       78           

medicine in this state, upon application, accompanied by proof of  79           

the issuance to the applicant, by this state, of a license         80           

CERTIFICATE ISSUED PURSUANT TO SECTION 4731.14 OF THE REVISED      81           

CODE authorizing him THE PERSON to engage in the practice of       82           

medicine, upon complying with the motor vehicle laws relating to   83           

registration and licensing of motor vehicles, and upon payment of  84           

the regular license fee, as prescribed under sections 4503.04 and  85           

4503.10 of the Revised Code, and the payment of an additional fee  86           

of five TEN dollars, which shall be for the purpose of             88           

compensating the bureau of motor vehicles for additional services  89           

required in the issuing of such licenses LICENSE PLATES UNDER      90           

THIS SECTION, shall be issued A validation stickers STICKER and    91           

license plates, or A validation stickers STICKER alone when        93           

required by section 4503.191 of the Revised Code, for private      94           

passenger cars, upon which AND OTHER VEHICLES OF A CLASS APPROVED  95           

BY THE REGISTRAR.  SUCH license plates, in addition to the         96           

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letters and numbers ordinarily inscribed thereon, shall be         98           

inscribed WITH the word "physician."                               99           

      Sec. 4503.22.  The identification license plate shall        108          

consist of a placard upon the face of which shall appear the       109          

distinctive number assigned to the motor vehicle as provided in    110          

section 4503.19 of the Revised Code, in Arabic numerals or         111          

letters, or both.  The dimensions of the numerals or letters and   112          

of each stroke shall be determined by the director of public       113          

safety.  The license placard PLATE also shall contain the name of  114          

this state and the slogan "BIRTHPLACE OF AVIATION."  The placard   117          

PLATE shall be made of steel THE BEST AVAILABLE MATERIAL AS        118          

DETERMINED BY THE BUREAU OF MOTOR VEHICLES, and the background     119          

shall be treated with a reflective material that shall provide     120          

effective and dependable reflective brightness during the service  121          

period required of the placard PLATE.  Specifications for the      122          

reflective and other materials and the design of the placard       123          

PLATE, the county identification stickers as provided by section   124          

4503.19 of the Revised Code, and validation stickers as provided                

by section 4503.191 of the Revised Code, shall be adopted by the   125          

director as rules under sections 119.01 to 119.13 of the Revised   126          

Code.  The identification license plate of motorized bicycles and  127          

of motor vehicles of the type commonly called "motorcycles" shall  128          

consist of a single placard, the size of which shall be            129          

prescribed by the director.  The identification plate of a         130          

vehicle registered in accordance with the international            131          

registration plan shall contain the word "apportioned."  The       132          

director may prescribe the type of placard PLATE, or means of      133          

fastening the placard PLATE, or both; the placard PLATE or means   134          

of fastening may be so designed and constructed as to render       135          

difficult the removal of the placard PLATE after it has been       136          

fastened to a motor vehicle.                                                    

      Sec. 4503.46.  (A)  For the purposes of this section,        146          

"prisoner of war" means any regularly appointed, enrolled,         147          

enlisted, or inducted member of the military forces of the United  148          

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States who was captured, separated, and incarcerated by an enemy   149          

of the United States at any time, and any regularly appointed,     150          

enrolled, or enlisted member of the military forces of Great       151          

Britain, France, ANY OF THE COUNTRIES THAT COMPRISED the FORMER    152          

Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, Australia, Belgium, Brazil,   153          

Canada, China, Denmark, Greece, the Netherlands, New Zealand,      154          

Norway, Poland, South Africa, or ANY OF THE COUNTRIES THAT         156          

COMPRISED THE FORMER Yugoslavia who was a citizen of the United    157          

States at the time of such appointment, enrollment, or                          

enlistment, and was captured, separated, and incarcerated by an    158          

enemy of this country during World War II.                         159          

      (B)  Any person who has been a prisoner of war may apply to  161          

the registrar of motor vehicles for THE registration of one        162          

passenger car or one, noncommercial motor vehicle he, OR OTHER     164          

VEHICLE OF A CLASS APPROVED BY THE REGISTRAR THE PERSON owns OR                 

LEASES.  The application shall be accompanied by written evidence  165          

in the form of a record of separation, a letter from one of the    166          

armed forces of the United States or other country as provided in  167          

the first paragraph DIVISION (A) of this section, or other         168          

evidence as the registrar may require by rule, that such a person  170          

was a prisoner of war and was honorably discharged or is           171          

presently residing in this state on active duty with one of the    172          

branches of the armed forces of the United States, or was a        173          

prisoner of war and was honorably discharged or received an        174          

equivalent discharge or release from one of the armed forces of    175          

such other country.                                                             

      Upon receipt of an application for registration of a         177          

passenger car MOTOR VEHICLE under this section, and presentation   178          

of satisfactory evidence of such prisoner-of-war status, the       179          

registrar shall issue to the applicant THE appropriate vehicle     180          

registration and a set of license plates.  In addition to the      181          

letters and numbers ordinarily inscribed thereon, the license      182          

plates shall be inscribed with the words "FORMER POW."  The        183          

license plates shall be issued without payment of any              184          

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registration fee or service fee as required by division (B) of     185          

section 4503.04 and sections 4503.10 and 4503.102 of the Revised   186          

Code, and without payment of any applicable county, township, or   187          

municipal motor vehicle tax levied under Chapter 4504. of the      188          

Revised Code.                                                      189          

      (C)  The spouse of a deceased former prisoner of war who     191          

has not remarried may, if the deceased person received or was      192          

eligible to receive special license plates issued under division   193          

(B) of this section, MAY apply to the registrar for the            194          

registration of the spouse's personal motor vehicle without the    195          

payment of any fee or tax as provided by division (B) of this      196          

section.  The application for registration shall be accompanied    197          

by documentary evidence of the deceased person's status as a       198          

former prisoner of war and by any other evidence that the          199          

registrar requires by rule.                                        200          

      Upon receipt of an application for registration under this   202          

division and presentation of satisfactory evidence as required by  203          

this division and by the registrar, the registrar shall issue to   204          

the spouse the appropriate vehicle registration and a set of       205          

license plates as provided in division (B) of this section.        206          

      (D)  No person who is not a former prisoner of war or        208          

spouse of a deceased former prisoner of war who has not remarried  209          

shall willfully and falsely represent that he THE PERSON is such   211          

a former prisoner of war or spouse, for the purpose of obtaining   212          

a license PLATES under this section.                                            

      (E)  No person shall own OR LEASE a passenger car MOTOR      214          

VEHICLE bearing license plates issued under this section unless    215          

he THE PERSON is eligible to be issued such THE license plates.    217          

      Sec. 4503.47.  Any person who is a volunteer fireman         226          

FIREFIGHTER may apply to the registrar of motor vehicles for THE   228          

registration of one passenger car he OR OTHER VEHICLE OF A CLASS   229          

APPROVED BY THE REGISTRAR THE PERSON owns OR LEASES.  The          230          

application shall be accompanied by such written evidence as the   232          

registrar may require by rule, that such a THE person is a         233          

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volunteer fireman FIREFIGHTER.                                     234          

      Upon receipt of an application for THE registration of a     236          

passenger car OR OTHER VEHICLE OF A CLASS APPROVED BY THE          237          

REGISTRAR under this section, and presentation of satisfactory     238          

evidence of such volunteer fireman FIREFIGHTER status, the         239          

registrar shall issue to the applicant THE appropriate vehicle     240          

registration and a set of license plates and A validation          241          

stickers STICKER, or A validation stickers STICKER alone when      243          

required by section 4503.191 of the Revised Code.  In addition to  245          

the letters and numbers ordinarily inscribed thereon, the license  246          

plates shall be inscribed with the letters "F.D." inside a         247          

Maltese cross emblem. The license plates and validation stickers   248          

shall be issued upon payment of the regular license fees as        249          

prescribed under section 4503.04 of the Revised Code and any       250          

LOCAL MOTOR VEHICLE tax levied under section 4504.02 or 4504.06    252          

CHAPTER 4504. of the Revised Code, and upon the payment of an      254          

additional fee of seven TEN dollars and fifty cents for issuance   255          

under this section.  The fee shall be for the purpose of           256          

compensating the bureau of motor vehicles for additional services  257          

required in the issuing of such licenses LICENSE PLATES, and       259          

shall be transmitted by the registrar to the treasurer of state    260          

for deposit in the state bureau of motor vehicles fund created by  261          

section 4501.25 of the Revised Code.  No person shall apply for    262          

more than one set of volunteer fireman FIREFIGHTER license plates  263          

annually.                                                                       

      The chief of a fire department or the fire chief shall       265          

immediately notify the registrar whenever any person under the     266          

chief's supervision is no longer a volunteer fireman FIREFIGHTER.  268          

      Whenever a person is no longer eligible to be issued         270          

volunteer fireman FIREFIGHTER license plates, the person shall     271          

surrender the volunteer fireman FIREFIGHTER license plates to the  273          

bureau in exchange for plates without the "F.D." emblem.  A fee    275          

of three FIVE dollars and fifty cents shall be charged for the     276          

services required in the issuing of replacement plates when an     277          

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individual is no longer eligible to be issued volunteer fireman    278          

FIREFIGHTER license plates.                                        279          

      Application for volunteer fireman FIREFIGHTER license        281          

plates may be made, and such license plates and replacement        283          

plates shall be issued, at any time of year.                       284          

      No person who is not a volunteer fireman FIREFIGHTER shall   286          

willfully and falsely represent that he THE PERSON is a volunteer  288          

fireman FIREFIGHTER for the purpose of obtaining volunteer         290          

fireman FIREFIGHTER license plates under this section.  No person  292          

shall own a vehicle bearing such license plates unless he THE      293          

PERSON is eligible to be issued such license plates.               294          

      Sec. 4503.48.  Any person who is a member of the Ohio        303          

national guard or the reserves of the armed forces of the United   304          

States may apply to the registrar of motor vehicles for the        305          

registration of any passenger car, noncommercial motor vehicle,    306          

or motor home he, OR OTHER VEHICLE OF A CLASS APPROVED BY THE      308          

REGISTRAR THAT THE PERSON owns OR LEASES.  The application shall   309          

be accompanied by such written evidence that the person is a       310          

member of the Ohio national guard or of the reserves as the        311          

registrar requires by rule.                                        312          

      Upon receipt of an application for registration of a motor   314          

vehicle under this section; presentation of satisfactory evidence  315          

of membership in the Ohio national guard or the reserves; payment  316          

of the regular license fees as prescribed under section 4503.04    317          

of the Revised Code, any local motor vehicle license tax levied    318          

under Chapter 4504. of the Revised Code, and an additional fee of  319          

ten dollars, the registrar shall issue to the applicant the        320          

appropriate motor vehicle registration and a set of license        321          

plates and a validation sticker, or a validation sticker alone     322          

when required by section 4503.191 of the Revised Code.  In         323          

addition to the letters and numbers ordinarily inscribed thereon,  324          

the license plates shall be inscribed with identifying words or    325          

markings designed by the department of public safety.              326          

      Sec. 4503.51.  (A)  The owner OR LESSOR of any passenger     335          

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car, noncommercial motor vehicle, or recreational vehicle, OR      336          

VEHICLE OF A CLASS APPROVED BY THE REGISTRAR OF MOTOR VEHICLES     337          

may voluntarily choose to submit an application to the registrar   338          

of motor vehicles for registration of such motor vehicle and for   339          

issuance of collegiate license plates.  The request for a          340          

collegiate license plate may be combined with a request for a      342          

special reserved license plate under section 4503.40 or 4503.42    343          

of the Revised Code.                                                            

      Upon receipt of an THE COMPLETED application for             345          

registration of a passenger car, noncommercial motor vehicle, or   346          

recreational vehicle in accordance with any rules adopted under    347          

this section and upon compliance with division (B) of this         348          

section, the registrar shall issue to the applicant appropriate    349          

vehicle registration and a set of collegiate license plates with   350          

a validation sticker, or a validation sticker alone when required  351          

by section 4503.191 of the Revised Code.                           352          

      In addition to the letters and numbers ordinarily inscribed  354          

thereon, collegiate license plates shall be inscribed with the     356          

name of a university or college that is participating with the     358          

registrar in the issuance of collegiate license plates, or any     359          

other identifying marking or design selected by such a university  360          

or college and approved by the registrar.  Collegiate license                   

plates shall bear county identification stickers unless the        361          

registrar approves a design for the license plates that does not   363          

allow for the placement of the county identification sticker THAT  364          

IDENTIFY THE COUNTY OF REGISTRATION BY NAME OR NUMBER.             365          

      (B)  The collegiate license plates and validation sticker    367          

shall be issued upon receipt of a contribution as provided in      368          

division (C) of this section and payment of the regular license    369          

fees as prescribed under section 4503.04 of the Revised Code, any  370          

applicable motor vehicle tax levied under Chapter 4504. of the     371          

Revised Code, a fee not to exceed ten dollars for the purpose of   372          

compensating the bureau of motor vehicles for additional services  373          

required in the issuing of collegiate license plates, and          374          

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compliance with all other applicable laws relating to the          376          

registration of motor vehicles, including presentation of any      377          

inspection certificate required to be obtained for the motor       378          

vehicle under section 3704.14 of the Revised Code.  If the         379          

application for a collegiate license plate is combined with a      380          

request for a special reserved license plate under section         381          

4503.40 or 4503.42 of the Revised Code, the license plate and      382          

validation sticker shall be issued upon payment of the                          

contribution, fees, and taxes referred to in this division, the    383          

additional fee prescribed under section 4503.40 or 4503.42 of the  385          

Revised Code, and compliance with all other laws relating to the   386          

registration of motor vehicles, including presentation of any      387          

inspection certificate required to be obtained for the motor       388          

vehicle under section 3704.14 of the Revised Code.                 389          

      (C)  The registrar shall collect a contribution of forty     393          

TWENTY-FIVE dollars for each application for registration and      395          

registration renewal notice under this section.                                 

      The registrar shall transmit this contribution and the       397          

additional fee not to exceed ten dollars that the applicant for    399          

registration voluntarily pays for the purpose of compensating the  400          

bureau for the additional services required in the issuing of his  401          

THE APPLICANT'S collegiate license plates to the treasurer of      402          

state for deposit in the collegiate license plate fund created in  403          

section 4501.20 of the Revised Code.                               404          

      (D)  The registrar, in accordance with Chapter 119. of the   406          

Revised Code, shall adopt rules necessary for the efficient        407          

administration of the collegiate license plate program.            408          

      (E)  As used in this section, "university or college" means  410          

a state university or college or a private university or college   411          

located in this state that possesses a certificate of              412          

authorization issued by the Ohio board of regents pursuant to      413          

Chapter 1713. of the Revised Code.  "University or college" also   414          

includes community colleges created pursuant to Chapter 3354. of   415          

the Revised Code, university branches created pursuant to Chapter  416          

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3355. of the Revised Code, technical colleges created pursuant to  417          

Chapter 3357. of the Revised Code, and state community colleges    418          

created pursuant to Chapter 3358. of the Revised Code.             419          

      Sec. 4503.511.  (A)  AS USED IN THIS SECTION, "COLLEGIATE    422          

LICENSE PLATE" MEANS A LICENSE PLATE ISSUED UNDER SECTION 4503.51  423          

OR 4503.512 OF THE REVISED CODE.                                   424          

      (B)  IF, DURING CALENDAR YEAR 1997, THE TOTAL NUMBER OF      427          

MOTOR VEHICLE REGISTRATIONS INVOLVING A PARTICULAR TYPE OF                      

COLLEGIATE LICENSE PLATE IS LESS THAN ONE HUNDRED, INCLUDING BOTH  428          

NEW REGISTRATIONS AND REGISTRATION RENEWALS, THE REGISTRAR OF      429          

MOTOR VEHICLES, ON OR AFTER JANUARY 1, 1998, BUT NOT LATER THAN    432          

JANUARY 15, 1998, SHALL SEND A WRITTEN NOTICE TO THE UNIVERSITY    433          

OR COLLEGE WHOSE NAME APPEARS ON THAT TYPE OF COLLEGIATE LICENSE   434          

PLATE, INFORMING IT OF THIS FACT.  THE REGISTRAR ALSO SHALL                     

INFORM THE UNIVERSITY OR COLLEGE THAT THE PROGRAM INVOLVING THAT   435          

TYPE OF COLLEGIATE LICENSE PLATE IS TERMINATED AS OF THE DATE OF   436          

THE NOTICE AND, EXCEPT AS PROVIDED IN DIVISION (D) OF THIS         438          

SECTION, NO MOTOR VEHICLE REGISTRATION APPLICATION INVOLVING       439          

EITHER THE ACTUAL ISSUANCE OF THAT TYPE OF COLLEGIATE LICENSE      441          

PLATE OR THE REGISTRATION RENEWAL OF A MOTOR VEHICLE DISPLAYING    442          

THAT TYPE OF COLLEGIATE LICENSE PLATE WILL BE ACCEPTED BY THE      443          

REGISTRAR OR A DEPUTY REGISTRAR.  THE REGISTRAR ALSO SHALL INFORM  444          

THE UNIVERSITY OR COLLEGE THAT IF THE PROGRAM INVOLVING ITS        446          

COLLEGIATE LICENSE PLATE IS TERMINATED UNDER THIS SECTION, IT MAY  447          

BE REESTABLISHED IN THE MANNER PROVIDED IN SECTION 4503.512 OF     448          

THE REVISED CODE.                                                  449          

      (C)  IF, DURING ANY CALENDAR YEAR COMMENCING WITH 1998, THE  452          

TOTAL NUMBER OF MOTOR VEHICLE REGISTRATIONS INVOLVING A            454          

PARTICULAR TYPE OF COLLEGIATE LICENSE PLATE IS LESS THAN ONE                    

HUNDRED FIFTY, INCLUDING BOTH NEW REGISTRATIONS AND REGISTRATION   455          

RENEWALS, THE REGISTRAR, ON OR AFTER THE FIRST DAY OF JANUARY BUT  456          

NOT LATER THAN THE FIFTEENTH DAY OF JANUARY OF THE FOLLOWING       457          

YEAR, SHALL SEND A WRITTEN NOTICE TO THE UNIVERSITY OR COLLEGE     458          

WHOSE NAME APPEARS ON THAT TYPE OF COLLEGIATE LICENSE PLATE,       459          

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INFORMING IT OF THIS FACT.  THE REGISTRAR ALSO SHALL INFORM THE    460          

UNIVERSITY OR COLLEGE THAT THE PROGRAM INVOLVING THAT TYPE OF                   

COLLEGIATE LICENSE PLATE IS TERMINATED AS OF THE DATE OF THE       461          

NOTICE AND, EXCEPT AS PROVIDED IN DIVISION (D) OF THIS SECTION,    463          

NO MOTOR VEHICLE REGISTRATION APPLICATION INVOLVING EITHER THE     464          

ACTUAL ISSUANCE OF THAT TYPE OF COLLEGIATE LICENSE PLATE OR THE    466          

REGISTRATION RENEWAL OF A MOTOR VEHICLE DISPLAYING THAT TYPE OF    467          

COLLEGIATE LICENSE PLATE WILL BE ACCEPTED BY THE REGISTRAR OR A    468          

DEPUTY REGISTRAR.  THE REGISTRAR ALSO SHALL INFORM THE UNIVERSITY  470          

OR COLLEGE THAT IF THE PROGRAM INVOLVING ITS COLLEGIATE LICENSE    471          

PLATE IS TERMINATED UNDER THIS SECTION, IT MAY BE REESTABLISHED    473          

IN THE MANNER PROVIDED IN SECTION 4503.512 OF THE REVISED CODE.    474          

      (D)  IF THE PROGRAM INVOLVING A PARTICULAR TYPE OF           477          

COLLEGIATE LICENSE PLATE IS TERMINATED UNDER DIVISION (B) OR (C)   478          

OF THIS SECTION, THE REGISTRATION OF ANY MOTOR VEHICLE DISPLAYING  479          

THAT TYPE OF COLLEGIATE LICENSE PLATE AT THE TIME OF TERMINATION   480          

MAY BE RENEWED SO LONG AS THE COLLEGIATE LICENSE PLATES REMAIN     481          

SERVICEABLE.  IF THE COLLEGIATE LICENSE PLATES OF SUCH A MOTOR     482          

VEHICLE BECOME UNFIT FOR SERVICE, THE OWNER OF THE MOTOR VEHICLE   483          

MAY APPLY FOR THE ISSUANCE OF COLLEGIATE LICENSE PLATES OF THAT                 

SAME TYPE, BUT THE REGISTRAR OR DEPUTY REGISTRAR SHALL ISSUE SUCH  484          

COLLEGIATE LICENSE PLATES ONLY IF AT THE TIME OF APPLICATION THE   485          

STOCK OF THE BUREAU OF MOTOR VEHICLES CONTAINS LICENSE PLATES OF   486          

THAT TYPE OF COLLEGIATE LICENSE PLATE.  IF, AT THE TIME OF SUCH    487          

APPLICATION, THE STOCK OF THE BUREAU DOES NOT CONTAIN LICENSE      488          

PLATES OF THAT TYPE OF COLLEGIATE LICENSE PLATE, THE REGISTRAR OR               

DEPUTY REGISTRAR SHALL INFORM THE OWNER OF THAT FACT, AND THE      489          

APPLICATION SHALL BE REFUSED.                                      491          

      IF THE PROGRAM INVOLVING A PARTICULAR TYPE OF COLLEGIATE     493          

LICENSE PLATE IS TERMINATED UNDER DIVISION (B) OR (C) OF THIS      495          

SECTION AND THE REGISTRATION OF MOTOR VEHICLES DISPLAYING SUCH     496          

LICENSE PLATES CONTINUES AS PERMITTED BY THIS DIVISION, THE        497          

REGISTRAR, FOR AS LONG AS SUCH REGISTRATIONS CONTINUE TO BE                     

ISSUED, SHALL CONTINUE TO COLLECT AND DISTRIBUTE THE CONTRIBUTION  498          

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THAT WAS REQUIRED TO BE COLLECTED AND DISTRIBUTED PRIOR TO THE     499          

TERMINATION OF THAT PROGRAM.                                       500          

      Sec. 4503.512.  IF THE PROGRAM INVOLVING A PARTICULAR        503          

COLLEGIATE LICENSE PLATE IS TERMINATED UNDER DIVISION (B) OR (C)   504          

OF SECTION 4503.511 OF THE REVISED CODE AND THE UNIVERSITY OR      506          

COLLEGE WHOSE NAME APPEARED ON THAT TYPE OF COLLEGIATE LICENSE     507          

PLATE DESIRES THE REGISTRAR OF MOTOR VEHICLES TO REESTABLISH THE   508          

PROGRAM INVOLVING THAT COLLEGIATE LICENSE PLATE, THE UNIVERSITY    509          

OR COLLEGE SHALL APPLY TO THE REGISTRAR FOR THE REESTABLISHMENT    510          

OF THE PROGRAM INVOLVING THE ISSUANCE OF LICENSE PLATES INSCRIBED  511          

WITH THAT UNIVERSITY'S OR COLLEGE'S IDENTIFYING MARK OR DESIGN                  

UNDER SECTION 4503.51 OF THE REVISED CODE.                         512          

      THE REGISTRAR SHALL NOT BE REQUIRED TO REESTABLISH A         514          

PROGRAM INVOLVING A COLLEGIATE LICENSE PLATE THAT WAS TERMINATED   515          

UNDER DIVISION (B) OR (C) OF SECTION 4503.511 OF THE REVISED CODE  519          

UNTIL THE REGISTRAR RECEIVES WRITTEN STATEMENTS FROM NOT LESS      520          

THAN ONE HUNDRED FIFTY PERSONS, INDICATING THAT THEY INTEND TO     521          

APPLY FOR AND OBTAIN COLLEGIATE LICENSE PLATES OF THAT PARTICULAR  522          

TYPE FOR THEIR MOTOR VEHICLES.  THE REGISTRAR MAY REQUIRE SUCH                  

STATEMENTS TO BE MADE ON A FORM THE REGISTRAR PROVIDES.            523          

      IN DETERMINING WHETHER ONE HUNDRED FIFTY PERSONS HAVE SO     525          

INDICATED THEIR INTENTIONS, THE REGISTRAR SHALL INCLUDE IN THE     526          

TOTAL THE NUMBER OF MOTOR VEHICLES THAT CONTINUE TO DISPLAY THE    527          

TYPE OF COLLEGIATE LICENSE PLATE OF THE TERMINATED PROGRAM, AS     528          

PERMITTED BY DIVISION (D) OF SECTION 4503.511 OF THE REVISED       531          

CODE.                                                                           

      Sec. 4503.52.  (A)  The owner OR LESSEE of any passenger     541          

car, noncommercial motor vehicle, or recreational vehicle, OR      542          

OTHER VEHICLE OF A CLASS APPROVED BY THE REGISTRAR OF MOTOR        543          

VEHICLES may apply to the registrar of motor vehicles for the      545          

registration of the vehicle and issuance of Lake Erie license      546          

plates.  The application for Lake Erie license plates may be       547          

combined with a request for a special reserved license plate       548          

under section 4503.40 or 4503.42 of the Revised Code.  Upon        549          

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receipt of the completed application and compliance with division  550          

(B) of this section, the registrar shall issue to the applicant    551          

the appropriate vehicle registration and a set of Lake Erie        552          

license plates with a validation sticker or a validation sticker   553          

alone when required by section 4503.191 of the Revised Code.       554          

      In addition to the letters and numbers ordinarily inscribed  556          

thereon, Lake Erie license plates shall be inscribed with          557          

identifying words or markings designed by the Ohio Lake Erie       558          

commission and approved by the registrar.  Lake Erie license       559          

plates shall bear county identification stickers unless the        560          

registrar approves a design for the license plates that does not   562          

allow for the placement of the county identification sticker THAT  563          

IDENTIFY THE COUNTY OF REGISTRATION BY NAME OR NUMBER.             564          

      (B)  The Lake Erie license plates and validation sticker     566          

shall be issued upon receipt of a contribution as provided in      567          

division (C) of this section and upon payment of the regular       568          

license fees as prescribed under section 4503.04 of the Revised    569          

Code, a fee not to exceed ten dollars for the purpose of           570          

compensating the bureau of motor vehicles for additional services  571          

required in the issuing of the Lake Erie license plates, any       572          

applicable motor vehicle tax levied under Chapter 4504. of the     573          

Revised Code, and compliance with all other applicable laws        574          

relating to the registration of motor vehicles.  If the            575          

application for Lake Erie license plates is combined with a        576          

request for a special reserved license plate under section         577          

4503.40 or 4503.42 of the Revised Code, the license plate and      578          

validation sticker shall be issued upon payment of the             579          

contribution, fees, and taxes contained in this division and the   580          

additional fee prescribed under section 4503.40 or 4503.42 of the  581          

Revised Code.                                                      582          

      (C)  For each application for registration and registration  584          

renewal he receives RECEIVED under this section, the registrar     585          

shall collect a contribution in an amount not to exceed forty      586          

dollars as determined by the Ohio Lake Erie commission.  The       587          

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registrar shall transmit this contribution to the treasurer of     588          

state for deposit in the Lake Erie protection fund created in      589          

section 1506.23 of the Revised Code.                               590          

      The registrar shall deposit the additional fee not to        592          

exceed ten dollars specified in division (B) of this section that  593          

the applicant for registration voluntarily pays for the purpose    594          

of compensating the bureau for the additional services required    595          

in the issuing of his THE Lake Erie license plates in the Lake     596          

Erie license plate fund created in section 4501.21 of the Revised  597          

Code.                                                                           

      Sec. 4503.53.  Any person who served in the armed forces of  607          

the United States in Saudi Arabia or Kuwait during Operation       608          

Desert Storm or Operation Desert Shield, in Panama during the      609          

invasion, in Grenada during the invasion, in Lebanon during the    610          

invasion, during the Vietnam conflict, during the Korean           611          

conflict, during World War II, or during World War I, and who is   612          

on active duty or is an honorably discharged veteran may apply to  613          

the registrar of motor vehicles for the registration of any                     

passenger car, noncommercial motor vehicle, or motor home, OR      614          

OTHER VEHICLE OF A CLASS APPROVED BY THE REGISTRAR the person      615          

owns OR LEASES.  The application shall be accompanied by such      616          

written evidence of the applicant's service as the registrar       617          

requires by rule.  In the case of an honorably discharged          618          

veteran, the written evidence shall include a copy of the          619          

applicant's DD-214 form or an equivalent document.                 620          

      Upon receipt of an application for registration of a motor   622          

vehicle under this section, presentation of satisfactory evidence  623          

of military service in Saudi Arabia or Kuwait during Operation     624          

Desert Storm or Operation Desert Shield, in Panama during the      625          

invasion, in Grenada during the invasion, in Lebanon during the    626          

invasion, during the Vietnam conflict, during the Korean           627          

conflict, during World War II, or during World War I, payment of   628          

the regular license tax as prescribed under section 4503.04 of     629          

the Revised Code and any applicable tax levied under Chapter       630          

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4504. of the Revised Code, and payment of an additional fee of     631          

ten dollars, the registrar shall issue to the applicant the        632          

appropriate motor vehicle registration and a set of license        633          

plates and a validation sticker, or a validation sticker alone     634          

when required by section 4503.191 of the Revised Code.  In         635          

accordance with rules adopted by the registrar, each license       636          

plate shall be inscribed with identifying letters or numerals and  637          

the word "VETERAN", in addition, each license plate shall be       638          

inscribed with a design and words indicating service in Saudi      639          

Arabia, Kuwait, Panama, Grenada, or Lebanon, or during the         640          

Vietnam conflict, the Korean conflict, World War II, or World War  641          

I.  The additional fee of ten dollars charged under this section   642          

shall be for the purpose of compensating the bureau of motor       643          

vehicles for additional services required in the issuing of        644          

license plates under this section and shall be transmitted by the  645          

registrar to the treasurer of state for deposit into the state     646          

treasury to the credit of the state bureau of motor vehicles fund  647          

created by section 4501.25 of the Revised Code.                    648          

      Sec. 4503.54.  Any person who is a retired or honorably      658          

discharged veteran of any branch of the armed forces of the        659          

United States may apply to the registrar of motor vehicles for     660          

the registration of any passenger car, noncommercial motor         661          

vehicle, or motor home he, OR OTHER VEHICLE OF A CLASS APPROVED    663          

BY THE REGISTRAR THE PERSON owns OR LEASES.  The application       664          

shall be accompanied by such written evidence that the applicant   666          

is a retired or honorably discharged veteran of a branch of the    667          

armed forces of the United States as the registrar shall require   668          

by rule.                                                           669          

      Upon receipt of an application for registration of a motor   671          

vehicle under this section, presentation of satisfactory evidence  672          

documenting that the applicant is a retired or honorably           673          

discharged veteran of a branch of the armed forces of the United   674          

States, payment of the regular license fees as prescribed under    675          

section 4503.04 of the Revised Code, any local motor vehicle       676          

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license tax levied under Chapter 4504. of the Revised Code, and    677          

an additional fee of ten dollars, the registrar shall issue to     678          

the applicant the appropriate motor vehicle registration and a     679          

set of license plates and a validation sticker, or a validation    680          

sticker alone when required by section 4503.191 of the Revised     681          

Code.  In addition to the letters and numbers ordinarily           682          

inscribed thereon, the license plates shall contain the            683          

appropriate inscription as follows:  "U.S. ARMED FORCES            684          

RETIRED--(BRANCH OF SERVICE)" or "U.S. ARMED FORCES                685          

VETERAN--(BRANCH OF SERVICE)."  Depending upon the format of the   686          

inscription, the registrar shall determine whether or not the      687          

inscription contains the dash.                                     688          

      Sec. 4503.55.  (A)  The owner OR LESSEE of any passenger     697          

car, noncommercial motor vehicle, or recreational vehicle, OR      698          

OTHER VEHICLE OF A CLASS APPROVED BY THE REGISTRAR OF MOTOR        699          

VEHICLES may apply to the registrar of motor vehicles for the      701          

registration of the vehicle and issuance of pro football hall of   702          

fame license plates. The application for pro football hall of      703          

fame license plates may be combined with a request for a special   704          

reserved license plate under section 4503.40 or 4503.42 of the     705          

Revised Code.  Upon receipt of the completed application and       706          

compliance with division (B) of this section, the registrar shall  707          

issue to the applicant the appropriate vehicle registration and a  708          

set of pro football hall of fame license plates with a validation  709          

sticker or a validation sticker alone when required by section     710          

4503.191 of the Revised Code.                                      711          

      In addition to the letters and numbers ordinarily inscribed  713          

thereon, pro football hall of fame license plates shall be         714          

inscribed with identifying words or markings designed by the pro   715          

football hall of fame and approved by the registrar.  Pro          716          

football hall of fame plates shall bear county identification      717          

stickers unless the registrar approves a design for the license    718          

plates that does not allow for the placement of the county         719          

identification sticker THAT IDENTIFY THE COUNTY OF REGISTRATION    720          

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BY NAME OR NUMBER.                                                 721          

      (B)  The pro football hall of fame license plates and        723          

validation sticker shall be issued upon receipt of a contribution  724          

as provided in division (C) of this section and upon payment of    725          

the regular license fees as prescribed under section 4503.04 of    726          

the Revised Code, a fee not to exceed ten dollars for the purpose  727          

of compensating the bureau of motor vehicles for additional        728          

services required in the issuing of the pro football hall of fame  729          

license plates, any applicable motor vehicle tax levied under      730          

Chapter 4504. of the Revised Code, and compliance with all other   731          

applicable laws relating to the registration of motor vehicles.    732          

If the application for pro football hall of fame license plates    733          

is combined with a request for a special reserved license plate    734          

under section 4503.40 or 4503.42 of the Revised Code, the license  735          

plate and validation sticker shall be issued upon payment of the   736          

contribution, fees, and taxes contained in this division and the   737          

additional fee prescribed under section 4503.40 or 4503.42 of the  738          

Revised Code.                                                      739          

      (C)  For each application for registration and registration  741          

renewal under this section, the registrar shall collect a          743          

contribution of fifteen dollars.  The registrar shall transmit     744          

this contribution to the treasurer of state for deposit in the     745          

pro football hall of fame license plate fund created in section    746          

4501.22 of the Revised Code.                                                    

      The registrar shall deposit the additional fee not to        748          

exceed ten dollars specified in division (B) of this section that  749          

the applicant for registration voluntarily pays for the purpose    750          

of compensating the bureau for the additional services required    751          

in the issuing of his THE APPLICANT'S pro football hall of fame    752          

license plates in the pro football hall of fame license plate      754          

fund created in section 4501.22 of the Revised Code.               755          

      Sec. 4503.56.  (A)  The owner OR LESSEE of any passenger     764          

car, noncommercial motor vehicle, or recreational vehicle, OR      765          

OTHER VEHICLE OF A CLASS APPROVED BY THE REGISTRAR OF MOTOR        766          

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VEHICLES may apply to the registrar of motor vehicles for the      768          

registration of the vehicle and issuance of scenic rivers license  769          

plates.  The application for scenic rivers license plates may be   770          

combined with a request for a special reserved license plate       771          

under section 4503.40 or 4503.42 of the Revised Code.  Upon        772          

receipt of the completed application and compliance with division  773          

(B) of this section, the registrar shall issue to the applicant    774          

the appropriate vehicle registration and a set of scenic rivers    775          

license plates with a validation sticker or a validation sticker   776          

alone when required by section 4503.191 of the Revised Code.       777          

      In addition to the letters and numbers ordinarily inscribed  779          

thereon, scenic rivers license plates shall be inscribed with      780          

identifying words or markings designed by the department of        781          

natural resources and approved by the registrar.  Scenic rivers    782          

license plates shall bear county identification stickers unless    783          

the registrar approves a design for the license plates that does   784          

not allow for the placement of the county identification sticker   785          

THAT IDENTIFY THE COUNTY OF REGISTRATION BY NAME OR NUMBER.        786          

      (B)  The scenic rivers license plates and validation         788          

sticker shall be issued upon receipt of a contribution as          789          

provided in division (C) of this section and upon payment of the   790          

regular license fees as prescribed under section 4503.04 of the    791          

Revised Code, a fee not to exceed ten dollars for the purpose of   792          

compensating the bureau of motor vehicles for additional services  793          

required in the issuing of the scenic rivers license plates, any   794          

applicable motor vehicle tax levied under Chapter 4504. of the     795          

Revised Code, and compliance with all other applicable laws        796          

relating to the registration of motor vehicles.  If the            797          

application for scenic rivers license plates is combined with a    798          

request for a special reserved license plate under section         799          

4503.40 or 4503.42 of the Revised Code, the license plate and      800          

validation sticker shall be issued upon payment of the             801          

contribution, fees, and taxes contained in this division and the   802          

additional fee prescribed under section 4503.40 or 4503.42 of the  803          

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Revised Code.                                                      804          

      (C)  For each application for registration and registration  806          

renewal under this section, the registrar shall collect a          808          

contribution in an amount not to exceed forty dollars as           809          

determined by the department of natural resources.  The registrar  810          

shall transmit this contribution to the treasurer of state for     811          

deposit in the scenic rivers protection fund created in section    812          

4501.24 of the Revised Code.                                                    

      The registrar shall deposit the additional fee not to        814          

exceed ten dollars specified in division (B) of this section that  815          

the applicant for registration voluntarily pays for the purpose    816          

of compensating the bureau for the additional services required    817          

in the issuing of his THE APPLICANT'S scenic rivers license        818          

plates in the scenic rivers protection license plate fund created  820          

in section 4501.23 of the Revised Code.                            821          

      Sec. 4503.57.  (A)  As used in this section, "cardinal"      830          

means the cardinalis cardinalis, the official bird of the state    832          

pursuant to section 5.03 of the Revised Code.                      833          

      (B)  The owner OR LESSEE of any passenger car,               835          

noncommercial motor vehicle, or recreational vehicle, OR OTHER     837          

VEHICLE OF A CLASS APPROVED BY THE REGISTRAR OF MOTOR VEHICLES                  

may apply to the registrar of motor vehicles for the registration  839          

of the vehicle and issuance of wildlife conservation license       840          

plates.  The application for wildlife conservation license plates  841          

may be combined with a request for a special reserved license      842          

plate under section 4503.40 or 4503.42 of the Revised Code.  Upon  843          

receipt of the completed application and compliance with division  844          

(C) of this section, the registrar shall issue to the applicant    845          

the appropriate vehicle registration and a set of wildlife         846          

conservation license plates with a validation sticker or a         847          

validation sticker alone when required by section 4503.191 of the  848          

Revised Code.                                                                   

      In addition to the letters and numbers ordinarily inscribed  851          

thereon, wildlife conservation license plates shall be inscribed                

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with identifying words and the figure of a cardinal and shall be   852          

designed by the division of wildlife and approved by the           854          

registrar.  Wildlife conservation license plates shall bear        855          

county identification stickers unless the registrar approves a     856          

design for the license plates that does not allow for the          857          

placement of the county identification sticker THAT IDENTIFY THE                

COUNTY OF REGISTRATION BY NAME OR NUMBER.                          858          

      (C)  The wildlife conservation license plates and            861          

validation sticker shall be issued upon the receipt of a           862          

contribution as provided in division (D) of this section and upon               

payment of the regular license fees as prescribed under section    863          

4503.04 of the Revised Code, a fee not to exceed ten dollars for   865          

the purpose of compensating the bureau of motor vehicles for       866          

additional services required in the issuing of the wildlife        867          

conservation license plates, any applicable motor vehicle tax                   

levied under Chapter 4504. of the Revised Code, and compliance     868          

with all other applicable laws relating to the registration of     869          

motor vehicles.  If the application for wildlife conservation      870          

license plates is combined with a request for a reserved license   871          

plate under section 4503.40 or 4503.42 of the Revised Code, the    872          

license plate and validation sticker shall be issued upon payment  873          

of the contribution, fees, and taxes contained in this division    874          

and the additional fee prescribed under section 4503.40 or         875          

4503.42 of the Revised Code.                                       876          

      (D)  For each application for registration and registration  879          

renewal the registrar receives under this section, the registrar   880          

shall collect a contribution in an amount not to exceed forty      881          

dollars as determined by the division of wildlife.  The registrar  882          

shall transmit this contribution to the treasurer of state for     883          

deposit in the nongame and endangered wildlife fund created in     884          

section 1531.26 of the Revised Code.                               885          

      Sec. 4503.571.  ANY PERSON WHO HAS BEEN AWARDED THE PURPLE   887          

HEART MAY APPLY TO THE REGISTRAR OF MOTOR VEHICLES FOR THE         888          

REGISTRATION OF ONE PASSENGER CAR, NONCOMMERCIAL MOTOR VEHICLE,    889          

                                                          21     


                                                                 
RECREATIONAL VEHICLE, OR OTHER VEHICLE OF A CLASS APPROVED BY THE  890          

REGISTRAR THAT THE PERSON OWNS OR LEASES.  THE APPLICATION SHALL   891          

BE ACCOMPANIED BY SUCH DOCUMENTARY EVIDENCE IN SUPPORT OF THE      892          

AWARD AS THE REGISTRAR MAY REQUIRE.  THE APPLICATION MAY BE        893          

COMBINED WITH A REQUEST FOR A SPECIAL RESERVED LICENSE PLATE       894          

UNDER SECTION 4503.40 OR 4503.42 OF THE REVISED CODE.              895          

      UPON RECEIPT OF AN APPLICATION FOR REGISTRATION OF A MOTOR   897          

VEHICLE UNDER THIS SECTION AND THE REQUIRED TAXES AND FEES, AND    898          

PRESENTATION OF THE REQUIRED SUPPORTING EVIDENCE OF THE AWARD OF   900          

THE PURPLE HEART, THE REGISTRAR SHALL ISSUE TO THE APPLICANT THE   901          

APPROPRIATE MOTOR VEHICLE REGISTRATION AND A SET OF LICENSE        902          

PLATES AND A VALIDATION STICKER, OR A VALIDATION STICKER ALONE     903          

WHEN REQUIRED BY SECTION 4503.191 OF THE REVISED CODE.             904          

      IN ADDITION TO THE LETTERS AND NUMBERS ORDINARILY INSCRIBED  907          

THEREON, THE LICENSE PLATES SHALL BE INSCRIBED WITH THE WORDS      908          

"PURPLE HEART."  THE LICENSE PLATES SHALL BEAR COUNTY              909          

IDENTIFICATION STICKERS THAT IDENTIFY THE COUNTY OF REGISTRATION   910          

BY NAME OR NUMBER.                                                              

      THE LICENSE PLATES AND VALIDATION STICKERS SHALL BE ISSUED   913          

UPON PAYMENT OF THE REGULAR LICENSE FEE REQUIRED BY SECTION        914          

4503.04 OF THE REVISED CODE, PAYMENT OF ANY LOCAL MOTOR VEHICLE    915          

LICENSE TAX LEVIED UNDER CHAPTER 4504. OF THE REVISED CODE,        918          

PAYMENT OF AN ADDITIONAL FEE OF TEN DOLLARS, AND COMPLIANCE WITH   919          

ALL OTHER APPLICABLE LAWS RELATING TO THE REGISTRATION OF MOTOR                 

VEHICLES.  IF THE APPLICATION IS COMBINED WITH A REQUEST FOR A     920          

SPECIAL RESERVED LICENSE PLATE UNDER SECTION 4503.40 OR 4503.42    922          

OF THE REVISED CODE, THE LICENSE PLATES AND VALIDATION STICKER     924          

SHALL BE ISSUED UPON PAYMENT OF THE FEES AND TAXES REFERRED TO IN  925          

THIS SECTION AND THE ADDITIONAL FEE PRESCRIBED UNDER SECTION       926          

4503.40 OR 4503.42 OF THE REVISED CODE.  THE ADDITIONAL FEE OF     928          

TEN DOLLARS SHALL BE FOR THE PURPOSE OF COMPENSATING THE BUREAU    929          

OF MOTOR VEHICLES FOR ADDITIONAL SERVICES REQUIRED IN THE ISSUING  930          

OF LICENSE PLATES UNDER THIS SECTION AND SHALL BE TRANSMITTED BY   931          

THE REGISTRAR TO THE TREASURER OF STATE FOR DEPOSIT INTO THE       932          

                                                          22     


                                                                 
STATE TREASURY TO THE CREDIT OF THE STATE BUREAU OF MOTOR                       

VEHICLES FUND CREATED BY SECTION 4501.25 OF THE REVISED CODE.      933          

      NO PERSON WHO IS NOT A RECIPIENT OF THE PURPLE HEART SHALL   935          

WILLFULLY AND FALSELY REPRESENT THAT THE PERSON IS A RECIPIENT OF  936          

A PURPLE HEART FOR THE PURPOSE OF OBTAINING LICENSE PLATES UNDER   937          

THIS SECTION.  NO PERSON SHALL OWN A MOTOR VEHICLE BEARING         938          

LICENSE PLATES UNDER THIS SECTION UNLESS THE PERSON IS ELIGIBLE    939          

TO BE ISSUED SUCH LICENSE PLATES.                                  940          

      Sec. 4503.58.  THE  OWNER OR LESSEE OF ANY PASSENGER CAR,    942          

NONCOMMERCIAL MOTOR VEHICLE, RECREATIONAL VEHICLE, OR OTHER        943          

VEHICLE OF A CLASS APPROVED BY THE REGISTRAR OF MOTOR VEHICLES     944          

WHO ALSO IS A MEMBER IN GOOD STANDING OF THE MARINE CORPS LEAGUE   945          

MAY APPLY TO THE REGISTRAR FOR THE REGISTRATION OF THE VEHICLE     946          

AND ISSUANCE OF MARINE CORPS LEAGUE LICENSE PLATES.  THE                        

APPLICATION FOR MARINE CORPS LEAGUE LICENSE PLATES MAY BE          947          

COMBINED WITH A REQUEST FOR A SPECIAL RESERVED LICENSE PLATE       948          

UNDER SECTION 4503.40 OR 4503.42 OF THE REVISED CODE.  UPON        949          

RECEIPT OF THE COMPLETED APPLICATION, PRESENTATION BY THE          950          

APPLICANT OF THE REQUIRED EVIDENCE THAT THE APPLICANT IS A MEMBER  951          

IN GOOD STANDING OF THE MARINE CORPS LEAGUE, AND COMPLIANCE BY     952          

THE APPLICANT WITH THIS SECTION, THE REGISTRAR SHALL ISSUE TO THE  954          

APPLICANT THE APPROPRIATE VEHICLE REGISTRATION AND A SET OF                     

MARINE CORPS LEAGUE LICENSE PLATES WITH A VALIDATION STICKER OR A  955          

VALIDATION STICKER ALONE WHEN REQUIRED BY SECTION 4503.191 OF THE  956          

REVISED CODE.                                                      957          

      IN ADDITION TO THE LETTERS AND NUMBERS ORDINARILY INSCRIBED  959          

THEREON, MARINE CORPS LEAGUE LICENSE PLATES SHALL BE INSCRIBED     960          

WITH IDENTIFYING WORDS AND A SYMBOL OR LOGO DESIGNED BY THE        961          

MARINE CORPS LEAGUE AND APPROVED BY THE REGISTRAR.  MARINE CORPS   962          

LEAGUE LICENSE PLATES SHALL BEAR COUNTY IDENTIFICATION STICKERS    963          

THAT IDENTIFY THE COUNTY OF REGISTRATION BY NAME OR NUMBER.        964          

      MARINE CORPS LEAGUE LICENSE PLATES AND VALIDATION STICKERS   966          

SHALL BE ISSUED UPON PAYMENT OF THE REGULAR LICENSE FEE REQUIRED   967          

BY SECTION 4503.04 OF THE REVISED CODE, PAYMENT OF ANY LOCAL       970          

                                                          23     


                                                                 
MOTOR VEHICLE LICENSE TAX LEVIED UNDER CHAPTER 4504. OF THE        972          

REVISED CODE, PAYMENT OF AN ADDITIONAL FEE OF TEN DOLLARS, AND     973          

COMPLIANCE WITH ALL OTHER APPLICABLE LAWS RELATING TO THE          974          

REGISTRATION OF MOTOR VEHICLES.  IF THE APPLICATION FOR MARINE     975          

CORPS LEAGUE LICENSE PLATES IS COMBINED WITH A REQUEST FOR A       976          

SPECIAL RESERVED LICENSE PLATE UNDER SECTION 4503.40 OR 4503.42                 

OF THE REVISED CODE, THE LICENSE PLATES AND VALIDATION STICKER     978          

SHALL BE ISSUED UPON PAYMENT OF THE FEES AND TAXES CONTAINED IN    979          

THIS SECTION AND THE ADDITIONAL FEE PRESCRIBED UNDER SECTION       980          

4503.40 OR 4503.42 OF THE REVISED CODE.  THE ADDITIONAL FEE OF     982          

TEN DOLLARS SHALL BE FOR THE PURPOSE OF COMPENSATING THE BUREAU    983          

OF MOTOR VEHICLES FOR ADDITIONAL SERVICES REQUIRED IN THE ISSUING               

OF MARINE CORPS LEAGUE LICENSE PLATES, AND SHALL BE TRANSMITTED    984          

BY THE REGISTRAR TO THE TREASURER OF STATE FOR DEPOSIT INTO THE    985          

STATE TREASURY TO THE CREDIT OF THE STATE BUREAU OF MOTOR          986          

VEHICLES FUND CREATED BY SECTION 4501.25 OF THE REVISED CODE.      988          

      Sec. 4503.59.  THE OWNER OR LESSEE OF ANY PASSENGER CAR,     990          

NONCOMMERCIAL MOTOR VEHICLE, RECREATIONAL VEHICLE, OR OTHER        992          

VEHICLE OF A CLASS APPROVED BY THE REGISTRAR OF MOTOR VEHICLES     993          

WHO IS CERTIFIED BY THE PEARL HARBOR SURVIVORS ASSOCIATION AS      995          

HAVING SURVIVED THE ATTACK ON PEARL HARBOR MAY APPLY TO THE        997          

REGISTRAR FOR THE REGISTRATION OF THE VEHICLE AND ISSUANCE OF      998          

PEARL HARBOR LICENSE PLATES.  THE APPLICATION FOR PEARL HARBOR     1,000        

LICENSE PLATES MAY BE COMBINED WITH A REQUEST FOR A SPECIAL        1,001        

RESERVED LICENSE PLATE UNDER SECTION 4503.40 OR 4503.42 OF THE     1,003        

REVISED CODE.  UPON RECEIPT OF THE COMPLETED APPLICATION,          1,004        

PRESENTATION BY THE APPLICANT OF DOCUMENTATION ISSUED BY THE       1,005        

PEARL HARBOR SURVIVORS ASSOCIATION CERTIFYING THAT THE APPLICANT   1,007        

SURVIVED THE ATTACK ON PEARL HARBOR, AND COMPLIANCE BY THE         1,008        

APPLICANT WITH THIS SECTION, THE REGISTRAR SHALL ISSUE TO THE      1,009        

APPLICANT THE APPROPRIATE VEHICLE REGISTRATION AND A SET OF PEARL  1,010        

HARBOR LICENSE PLATES WITH A VALIDATION STICKER OR A VALIDATION    1,012        

STICKER ALONE WHEN REQUIRED BY SECTION 4503.191 OF THE REVISED     1,013        

CODE.                                                                           

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      IN ADDITION TO THE LETTERS AND NUMBERS ORDINARILY INSCRIBED  1,015        

THEREON, PEARL HARBOR LICENSE PLATES SHALL BE INSCRIBED WITH THE   1,017        

WORDS "PEARL HARBOR" AND A SYMBOL OR LOGO DESIGNED BY THE PEARL    1,020        

HARBOR SURVIVORS ASSOCIATION AND APPROVED BY THE REGISTRAR.        1,021        

PEARL HARBOR LICENSE PLATES SHALL BEAR COUNTY IDENTIFICATION       1,023        

STICKERS THAT IDENTIFY THE COUNTY OF REGISTRATION BY NAME OR                    

NUMBER.                                                            1,024        

      PEARL HARBOR LICENSE PLATES AND VALIDATION STICKERS SHALL    1,027        

BE ISSUED UPON PAYMENT OF THE REGULAR LICENSE FEE REQUIRED BY      1,028        

SECTION 4503.04 OF THE REVISED CODE, PAYMENT OF ANY LOCAL MOTOR    1,030        

VEHICLE LICENSE TAX LEVIED UNDER CHAPTER 4504. OF THE REVISED      1,032        

CODE, PAYMENT OF AN ADDITIONAL FEE OF TEN DOLLARS, AND COMPLIANCE  1,033        

WITH ALL OTHER APPLICABLE LAWS RELATING TO THE REGISTRATION OF     1,034        

MOTOR VEHICLES.  IF THE APPLICATION FOR PEARL HARBOR LICENSE       1,036        

PLATES IS COMBINED WITH A REQUEST FOR A SPECIAL RESERVED LICENSE   1,037        

PLATE UNDER SECTION 4503.40 OR 4503.42 OF THE REVISED CODE, THE    1,039        

LICENSE PLATES AND VALIDATION STICKER SHALL BE ISSUED UPON         1,040        

PAYMENT OF THE FEES AND TAXES CONTAINED IN THIS SECTION AND THE    1,041        

ADDITIONAL FEE PRESCRIBED UNDER SECTION 4503.40 OR 4503.42 OF THE  1,042        

REVISED CODE.  THE ADDITIONAL FEE OF TEN DOLLARS SHALL BE FOR THE  1,044        

PURPOSE OF COMPENSATING THE BUREAU OF MOTOR VEHICLES FOR                        

ADDITIONAL SERVICES REQUIRED IN THE ISSUING OF PEARL HARBOR        1,046        

LICENSE PLATES, AND SHALL BE TRANSMITTED BY THE REGISTRAR TO THE   1,047        

TREASURER OF STATE FOR DEPOSIT INTO THE STATE TREASURY TO THE      1,048        

CREDIT OF THE STATE BUREAU OF MOTOR VEHICLES FUND CREATED BY       1,050        

SECTION 4501.25 OF THE REVISED CODE.                               1,051        

      Sec. 4503.70.  THE OWNER OR LESSEE OF ANY PASSENGER CAR,     1,053        

NONCOMMERCIAL MOTOR VEHICLE, RECREATIONAL VEHICLE, OR OTHER        1,055        

VEHICLE OF A CLASS APPROVED BY THE REGISTRAR OF MOTOR VEHICLES     1,056        

MAY APPLY TO THE REGISTRAR FOR THE REGISTRATION OF THE VEHICLE     1,057        

AND ISSUANCE OF FREEMASON LICENSE PLATES.  THE APPLICATION FOR     1,059        

FREEMASON LICENSE PLATES MAY BE COMBINED WITH A REQUEST FOR A      1,060        

SPECIAL RESERVED LICENSE PLATE UNDER SECTION 4503.40 OR 4503.42    1,061        

OF THE REVISED CODE.  UPON RECEIPT OF THE COMPLETED APPLICATION    1,063        

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AND COMPLIANCE BY THE APPLICANT WITH THIS SECTION, THE REGISTRAR                

SHALL ISSUE TO THE APPLICANT THE APPROPRIATE VEHICLE REGISTRATION  1,064        

AND A SET OF FREEMASON LICENSE PLATES WITH A VALIDATION STICKER    1,065        

OR A VALIDATION STICKER ALONE WHEN REQUIRED BY SECTION 4503.191    1,066        

OF THE REVISED CODE.                                               1,067        

      IN ADDITION TO THE LETTERS AND NUMBERS ORDINARILY INSCRIBED  1,069        

THEREON, FREEMASON LICENSE PLATES SHALL BE INSCRIBED WITH          1,070        

IDENTIFYING WORDS AND A SYMBOL OR LOGO DESIGNED BY THE GRAND       1,072        

LODGE OF FREE AND ACCEPTED MASONS OF OHIO AND APPROVED BY THE      1,073        

REGISTRAR.  FREEMASON LICENSE PLATES SHALL BEAR COUNTY             1,074        

IDENTIFICATION STICKERS THAT IDENTIFY THE COUNTY OF REGISTRATION   1,075        

BY NAME OR NUMBER.                                                              

      FREEMASON LICENSE PLATES AND VALIDATION STICKERS SHALL BE    1,077        

ISSUED UPON PAYMENT OF THE REGULAR LICENSE FEE REQUIRED BY         1,078        

SECTION 4503.04 OF THE REVISED CODE, PAYMENT OF ANY LOCAL MOTOR    1,080        

VEHICLE LICENSE TAX LEVIED UNDER CHAPTER 4504. OF THE REVISED      1,082        

CODE, PAYMENT OF AN ADDITIONAL FEE OF TEN DOLLARS, AND COMPLIANCE  1,083        

WITH ALL OTHER APPLICABLE LAWS RELATING TO THE REGISTRATION OF     1,084        

MOTOR VEHICLES.  IF THE APPLICATION FOR FREEMASON LICENSE PLATES   1,085        

IS COMBINED WITH A REQUEST FOR A SPECIAL RESERVED LICENSE PLATE    1,086        

UNDER SECTION 4503.40 OR 4503.42 OF THE REVISED CODE, THE LICENSE  1,088        

PLATES AND VALIDATION STICKER SHALL BE ISSUED UPON PAYMENT OF THE               

FEES AND TAXES CONTAINED IN THIS SECTION AND THE ADDITIONAL FEE    1,089        

PRESCRIBED UNDER SECTION 4503.40 OR 4503.42 OF THE REVISED CODE.   1,091        

THE ADDITIONAL FEE OF TEN DOLLARS SHALL BE FOR THE PURPOSE OF      1,092        

COMPENSATING THE BUREAU OF MOTOR VEHICLES FOR ADDITIONAL SERVICES  1,094        

REQUIRED IN THE ISSUING OF FREEMASON LICENSE PLATES, AND SHALL BE  1,095        

TRANSMITTED BY THE REGISTRAR TO THE TREASURER OF STATE FOR         1,096        

DEPOSIT INTO THE STATE TREASURY TO THE CREDIT OF THE STATE BUREAU  1,097        

OF MOTOR VEHICLES FUND CREATED BY SECTION 4501.25 OF THE REVISED   1,098        

CODE.                                                              1,099        

      Sec. 4503.71.  THE OWNER OR LESSEE OF ANY PASSENGER CAR,     1,101        

NONCOMMERCIAL MOTOR VEHICLE, RECREATIONAL VEHICLE, OR OTHER        1,102        

VEHICLE OF A CLASS APPROVED BY THE REGISTRAR OF MOTOR VEHICLES     1,103        

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WHO ALSO IS A MEMBER IN GOOD STANDING OF THE FRATERNAL ORDER OF    1,105        

POLICE MAY APPLY TO THE REGISTRAR FOR THE REGISTRATION OF THE      1,106        

VEHICLE AND ISSUANCE OF FRATERNAL ORDER OF POLICE LICENSE PLATES.  1,107        

THE APPLICATION FOR FRATERNAL ORDER OF POLICE LICENSE PLATES MAY   1,108        

BE COMBINED WITH A REQUEST FOR A SPECIAL RESERVED LICENSE PLATE                 

UNDER SECTION 4503.40 OR 4503.42 OF THE REVISED CODE.  UPON        1,109        

RECEIPT OF THE COMPLETED APPLICATION, PRESENTATION BY THE          1,110        

APPLICANT OF THE REQUIRED EVIDENCE THAT THE APPLICANT IS A MEMBER  1,111        

IN GOOD STANDING OF THE FRATERNAL ORDER OF POLICE, AND COMPLIANCE  1,112        

BY THE APPLICANT WITH THIS SECTION, THE REGISTRAR SHALL ISSUE TO                

THE APPLICANT THE APPROPRIATE VEHICLE REGISTRATION AND A SET OF    1,114        

FRATERNAL ORDER OF POLICE LICENSE PLATES WITH A VALIDATION         1,115        

STICKER OR A VALIDATION STICKER ALONE WHEN REQUIRED BY SECTION     1,116        

4503.191 OF THE REVISED CODE.                                      1,118        

      IN ADDITION TO THE LETTERS AND NUMBERS ORDINARILY INSCRIBED  1,120        

THEREON, FRATERNAL ORDER OF POLICE LICENSE PLATES SHALL BE         1,121        

INSCRIBED WITH IDENTIFYING WORDS AND A SYMBOL OR LOGO DESIGNED BY  1,122        

THE FRATERNAL ORDER OF POLICE OF OHIO, INCORPORATED, AND APPROVED  1,123        

BY THE REGISTRAR.  FRATERNAL ORDER OF POLICE LICENSE PLATES SHALL  1,124        

BEAR COUNTY IDENTIFICATION STICKERS THAT IDENTIFY THE COUNTY OF    1,125        

REGISTRATION BY NAME OR NUMBER.                                    1,126        

      FRATERNAL ORDER OF POLICE LICENSE PLATES AND VALIDATION      1,128        

STICKERS SHALL BE ISSUED UPON PAYMENT OF THE REGULAR LICENSE FEE   1,129        

REQUIRED BY SECTION 4503.04 OF THE REVISED CODE, PAYMENT OF ANY    1,131        

LOCAL MOTOR VEHICLE LICENSE TAX LEVIED UNDER CHAPTER 4504. OF THE  1,132        

REVISED CODE, PAYMENT OF AN ADDITIONAL FEE OF TEN DOLLARS, AND     1,134        

COMPLIANCE WITH ALL OTHER APPLICABLE LAWS RELATING TO THE          1,135        

REGISTRATION OF MOTOR VEHICLES.  IF THE APPLICATION FOR FRATERNAL  1,136        

ORDER OF POLICE LICENSE PLATES IS COMBINED WITH A REQUEST FOR A    1,137        

SPECIAL RESERVED LICENSE PLATE UNDER SECTION 4503.40 OR 4503.42                 

OF THE REVISED CODE, THE LICENSE PLATES AND VALIDATION STICKER     1,140        

SHALL BE ISSUED UPON PAYMENT OF THE FEES AND TAXES CONTAINED IN                 

THIS SECTION AND THE ADDITIONAL FEE PRESCRIBED UNDER SECTION       1,141        

4503.40 OR 4503.42 OF THE REVISED CODE.  THE ADDITIONAL FEE OF     1,143        

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TEN DOLLARS SHALL BE FOR THE PURPOSE OF COMPENSATING THE BUREAU    1,144        

OF MOTOR VEHICLES FOR ADDITIONAL SERVICES REQUIRED IN THE ISSUING  1,145        

OF FRATERNAL ORDER OF POLICE LICENSE PLATES, AND SHALL BE          1,146        

TRANSMITTED BY THE REGISTRAR TO THE TREASURER OF STATE FOR                      

DEPOSIT INTO THE STATE TREASURY TO THE CREDIT OF THE STATE BUREAU  1,147        

OF MOTOR VEHICLES FUND CREATED BY SECTION 4501.25 OF THE REVISED   1,148        

CODE.                                                              1,149        

      Sec. 4503.77.  (A)  AS USED IN THIS SECTION, "NONSTANDARD    1,152        

LICENSE PLATE" MEANS ALL OF THE FOLLOWING:                                      

      (1)  A LICENSE PLATE ISSUED UNDER SECTION 4503.52, 4503.55,  1,154        

4503.56, 4503.57, 4503.70, OR 4503.71 OF THE REVISED CODE;         1,156        

      (2)  A LICENSE PLATE ISSUED UNDER A PROGRAM THAT IS          1,158        

REESTABLISHED UNDER DIVISION (D) OF THIS SECTION AND THAT MEETS    1,160        

THE REQUIREMENTS CONTAINED IN DIVISION (B) OF SECTION 4503.78 OF   1,161        

THE REVISED CODE;                                                  1,162        

      (3)  EXCEPT AS MAY OTHERWISE BE SPECIFICALLY PROVIDED BY     1,164        

LAW, ANY LICENSE PLATE CREATED AFTER THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS    1,165        

SECTION.                                                                        

      (B)(1)  IF, DURING ANY CALENDAR YEAR COMMENCING WITH 1997,   1,167        

THE TOTAL NUMBER OF MOTOR VEHICLE REGISTRATIONS INVOLVING A        1,168        

PARTICULAR TYPE OF NONSTANDARD LICENSE PLATE IS LESS THAN ONE      1,169        

THOUSAND, INCLUDING BOTH NEW REGISTRATIONS AND REGISTRATION        1,170        

RENEWALS, THE REGISTRAR OF MOTOR VEHICLES, ON OR AFTER THE FIRST   1,172        

DAY OF JANUARY, BUT NOT LATER THAN THE FIFTEENTH DAY OF JANUARY    1,174        

OF THE FOLLOWING YEAR, SHALL SEND A WRITTEN NOTICE TO THE SPONSOR  1,175        

OF THAT TYPE OF NONSTANDARD LICENSE PLATE, IF A SPONSOR EXISTS,    1,176        

INFORMING THE SPONSOR OF THIS FACT.  THE REGISTRAR ALSO SHALL                   

INFORM THE SPONSOR THAT IF, DURING THE CALENDAR YEAR IN WHICH THE  1,177        

WRITTEN NOTICE IS SENT, THE TOTAL NUMBER OF MOTOR VEHICLE          1,178        

REGISTRATIONS INVOLVING THE SPONSOR'S NONSTANDARD LICENSE PLATE    1,179        

AGAIN IS LESS THAN ONE THOUSAND, THE PROGRAM INVOLVING THAT TYPE   1,180        

OF NONSTANDARD LICENSE PLATE WILL BE TERMINATED ON THE             1,181        

THIRTY-FIRST DAY OF DECEMBER OF THE CALENDAR YEAR IN WHICH THE                  

WRITTEN NOTICE IS SENT AND, EXCEPT AS PROVIDED IN DIVISION (C) OF  1,183        

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THIS SECTION, NO MOTOR VEHICLE REGISTRATION APPLICATION INVOLVING  1,184        

EITHER THE ACTUAL ISSUANCE OF THAT TYPE OF NONSTANDARD LICENSE     1,186        

PLATE OR THE REGISTRATION RENEWAL OF A MOTOR VEHICLE DISPLAYING                 

THAT TYPE OF NONSTANDARD LICENSE PLATE WILL BE ACCEPTED BY THE     1,188        

REGISTRAR OR A DEPUTY REGISTRAR BEGINNING THE FIRST DAY OF         1,189        

JANUARY OF THE NEXT CALENDAR YEAR.  THE REGISTRAR ALSO SHALL       1,190        

INFORM THE SPONSOR THAT IF THE PROGRAM INVOLVING THE SPONSOR'S     1,191        

NONSTANDARD LICENSE PLATE IS TERMINATED UNDER THIS SECTION, IT                  

MAY BE REESTABLISHED PURSUANT TO DIVISION (D) OF THIS SECTION.     1,192        

      (2)  IF, DURING ANY CALENDAR YEAR COMMENCING WITH 1997, THE  1,194        

TOTAL NUMBER OF MOTOR VEHICLE REGISTRATIONS INVOLVING A            1,195        

PARTICULAR TYPE OF NONSTANDARD LICENSE PLATE IS LESS THAN ONE      1,196        

THOUSAND, INCLUDING BOTH NEW REGISTRATIONS AND REGISTRATION        1,197        

RENEWALS, AND NO SPONSOR EXISTS FOR THAT LICENSE PLATE, THE                     

REGISTRAR SHALL ISSUE A PUBLIC NOTICE ON OR AFTER THE FIRST DAY    1,198        

OF JANUARY, BUT NOT LATER THAN THE FIFTEENTH DAY OF JANUARY OF     1,200        

THE FOLLOWING YEAR, STATING THAT FACT.  THE NOTICE ALSO SHALL      1,201        

INFORM THE PUBLIC THAT IF, DURING THE CALENDAR YEAR IN WHICH THE   1,202        

REGISTRAR ISSUES THE PUBLIC NOTICE, THE TOTAL NUMBER OF MOTOR      1,203        

VEHICLE REGISTRATIONS FOR THAT TYPE OF NONSTANDARD LICENSE PLATE,  1,204        

INCLUDING BOTH NEW REGISTRATIONS AND REGISTRATION RENEWALS, AGAIN  1,205        

IS LESS THAN ONE THOUSAND, THE PROGRAM INVOLVING THAT TYPE OF      1,206        

NONSTANDARD LICENSE PLATE WILL BE TERMINATED ON THE THIRTY-FIRST   1,207        

DAY OF DECEMBER OF THE CALENDAR YEAR IN WHICH THE REGISTRAR        1,208        

ISSUES THE PUBLIC NOTICE AND, EXCEPT AS PROVIDED IN DIVISION (C)   1,209        

OF THIS SECTION, NO MOTOR VEHICLE REGISTRATION APPLICATION         1,210        

INVOLVING EITHER THE ACTUAL ISSUANCE OF THAT TYPE OF NONSTANDARD   1,211        

LICENSE PLATE OR THE REGISTRATION RENEWAL OF A MOTOR VEHICLE       1,212        

DISPLAYING THAT TYPE OF NONSTANDARD LICENSE PLATE WILL BE          1,214        

ACCEPTED BY THE REGISTRAR OR A DEPUTY REGISTRAR BEGINNING ON THE                

FIRST DAY OF JANUARY OF THE NEXT CALENDAR YEAR.                    1,215        

      (C)  IF THE PROGRAM INVOLVING A TYPE OF NONSTANDARD LICENSE  1,218        

PLATE IS TERMINATED UNDER DIVISION (B) OF THIS SECTION, THE        1,219        

REGISTRATION OF ANY MOTOR VEHICLE DISPLAYING THAT TYPE OF          1,220        

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NONSTANDARD LICENSE PLATE AT THE TIME OF TERMINATION MAY BE        1,221        

RENEWED SO LONG AS THE NONSTANDARD LICENSE PLATES REMAIN                        

SERVICEABLE.  IF THE NONSTANDARD LICENSE PLATES OF SUCH A MOTOR    1,222        

VEHICLE BECOME UNFIT FOR SERVICE, THE OWNER OF THE MOTOR VEHICLE   1,223        

MAY APPLY FOR THE ISSUANCE OF NONSTANDARD LICENSE PLATES OF THAT   1,225        

SAME TYPE, BUT THE REGISTRAR OR DEPUTY REGISTRAR SHALL ISSUE SUCH  1,226        

NONSTANDARD LICENSE PLATES ONLY IF AT THE TIME OF APPLICATION THE  1,227        

STOCK OF THE BUREAU CONTAINS LICENSE PLATES OF THAT TYPE OF                     

NONSTANDARD LICENSE PLATE.  IF, AT THE TIME OF SUCH APPLICATION,   1,228        

THE STOCK OF THE BUREAU DOES NOT CONTAIN LICENSE PLATES OF THAT    1,229        

TYPE OF NONSTANDARD LICENSE PLATE, THE REGISTRAR OR DEPUTY         1,230        

REGISTRAR SHALL INFORM THE OWNER OF THAT FACT, AND THE             1,231        

APPLICATION SHALL BE REFUSED.                                                   

      IF THE PROGRAM INVOLVING A TYPE OF NONSTANDARD LICENSE       1,233        

PLATE IS TERMINATED UNDER DIVISION (B) OF THIS SECTION AND THE     1,235        

REGISTRATION OF MOTOR VEHICLES DISPLAYING SUCH LICENSE PLATES                   

CONTINUES AS PERMITTED BY THIS DIVISION, THE REGISTRAR, FOR AS     1,236        

LONG AS SUCH REGISTRATIONS CONTINUE TO BE ISSUED, SHALL CONTINUE   1,237        

TO COLLECT AND DISTRIBUTE ANY CONTRIBUTION THAT WAS REQUIRED TO    1,238        

BE COLLECTED AND DISTRIBUTED PRIOR TO THE TERMINATION OF THAT      1,239        

PROGRAM.                                                                        

      (D)  IF THE PROGRAM INVOLVING A NONSTANDARD LICENSE PLATE    1,242        

IS TERMINATED UNDER DIVISION (B)(1) OF THIS SECTION, THE SPONSOR   1,243        

OF THAT LICENSE PLATE MAY APPLY TO THE REGISTRAR FOR THE           1,244        

REESTABLISHMENT OF THE PROGRAM.  IF THE PROGRAM INVOLVING THAT     1,245        

NONSTANDARD LICENSE PLATE IS REESTABLISHED, THE REESTABLISHMENT    1,246        

IS SUBJECT TO DIVISION (B) OF SECTION 4503.78 OF THE REVISED       1,248        

CODE.                                                                           

      Sec. 4503.78.  (A)  EXCEPT AS MAY OTHERWISE BE SPECIFICALLY  1,250        

PROVIDED BY LAW, AFTER THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS SECTION, THE     1,251        

REGISTRAR OF MOTOR VEHICLES SHALL NOT BE REQUIRED TO IMPLEMENT     1,252        

ANY LEGISLATION THAT CREATES A LICENSE PLATE AND PROVIDES FOR ITS  1,253        

ISSUANCE UNTIL THE REGISTRAR RECEIVES WRITTEN STATEMENTS FROM NOT  1,254        

LESS THAN ONE THOUSAND PERSONS, INDICATING THAT THEY INTEND TO     1,255        

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APPLY FOR AND OBTAIN SUCH LICENSE PLATES FOR THEIR MOTOR                        

VEHICLES.  THE REGISTRAR MAY REQUIRE SUCH STATEMENTS TO BE MADE    1,256        

ON A FORM THE REGISTRAR PROVIDES.                                  1,257        

      (B)  IF A PROGRAM INVOLVING A NONSTANDARD LICENSE PLATE IS   1,260        

TERMINATED UNDER DIVISION (B)(1) OF SECTION 4503.77 OF THE         1,262        

REVISED CODE, THE SPONSOR OF THAT LICENSE PLATE MAY APPLY TO THE   1,263        

REGISTRAR FOR THE REESTABLISHMENT OF THAT PROGRAM, AS PERMITTED    1,264        

BY DIVISION (D) OF THAT SECTION.  THE REGISTRAR SHALL NOT          1,265        

REESTABLISH THE PROGRAM INVOLVING THAT NONSTANDARD LICENSE PLATE   1,266        

UNTIL THE REGISTRAR RECEIVES WRITTEN STATEMENTS FROM NOT LESS      1,267        

THAN ONE THOUSAND PERSONS, INDICATING THAT THEY INTEND TO APPLY    1,268        

FOR AND OBTAIN SUCH LICENSE PLATES FOR THEIR MOTOR VEHICLES.  THE  1,269        

REGISTRAR MAY REQUIRE SUCH STATEMENTS TO BE MADE ON A FORM         1,270        

APPROVED BY THE REGISTRAR.                                                      

      IN DETERMINING WHETHER ONE THOUSAND PERSONS HAVE SO          1,272        

INDICATED THEIR INTENTIONS, THE REGISTRAR SHALL INCLUDE IN THE     1,273        

TOTAL THE NUMBER OF MOTOR VEHICLES THAT CONTINUE TO DISPLAY THE    1,274        

NONSTANDARD LICENSE PLATE OF THE TERMINATED PROGRAM, AS PERMITTED  1,275        

BY DIVISION (C) OF SECTION 4503.77 OF THE REVISED CODE.            1,278        

      Sec. 4503.79.  IT IS THE INTENT OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY      1,280        

THAT, AFTER THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS SECTION, NO LEGISLATION     1,281        

CREATING A NEW LICENSE PLATE OR AFFECTING A LICENSE PLATE THAT     1,282        

EXISTS ON THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS SECTION SHALL BE APPROVED BY  1,283        

A GENERAL ASSEMBLY IF THAT LEGISLATION DOES NOT PROVIDE FOR        1,284        

PAYMENT BY PERSONS REQUESTING ISSUANCE OF THE LICENSE PLATE OF                  

ALL TAXES AND FEES THAT ARE NORMALLY CHARGED AND COLLECTED IN      1,285        

ISSUING SPECIAL LICENSE PLATES.                                    1,286        

      Sec. 4503.791.  BEGINNING ON THE DATE THAT IS SIX MONTHS     1,288        

AFTER THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS SECTION, ANY MOTOR VEHICLE        1,290        

LICENSE PLATE THAT IS IN EXISTENCE ON THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS   1,291        

SECTION AND FOR WHICH THE REGISTRAR OF MOTOR VEHICLES OR A DEPUTY  1,293        

REGISTRAR COLLECTS A CONTRIBUTION FROM THE PERSON WHO APPLIES FOR               

THE REGISTRATION OF THE MOTOR VEHICLE AND, EXCEPT AS MAY           1,294        

OTHERWISE SPECIFICALLY BE PROVIDED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY, ANY    1,295        

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LICENSE PLATE CREATED AFTER THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS SECTION     1,297        

FOR WHICH THE REGISTRAR OR A DEPUTY REGISTRAR COLLECTS A                        

CONTRIBUTION FROM THE PERSON WHO APPLIES FOR THE REGISTRATION OF   1,298        

THE MOTOR VEHICLE, SHALL BE ELIGIBLE TO BE ISSUED TO A             1,299        

NONCOMMERCIAL VEHICLE, RECREATIONAL VEHICLE, OR ANY OTHER VEHICLE  1,300        

OF A CLASS APPROVED BY THE REGISTRAR.                              1,301        

      Section 2.  That existing sections 4503.14, 4503.15,         1,303        

4503.22, 4503.46, 4503.47, 4503.48, 4503.51, 4503.52, 4503.53,     1,304        

4503.54, 4503.55, 4503.56, and 4503.57 and section 4503.50 of the  1,305        

Revised Code are hereby repealed.