As Passed by the House 1
122nd General Assembly 4
Regular Session Am. H. B. No. 538 5
1997-1998 6
REPRESENTATIVES CORE-BATEMAN-CAREY-VESPER-DAMSCHRODER-PATTON- 8
METELSKY-REID-BRADING-SYKES-TAVARES-O'BRIEN-MOTTLEY- 9
HOUSEHOLDER-CALLENDER-LEWIS-GRENDELL-BUCHY-GARCIA- 10
BEATTY-MEAD-TERWILLEGER-PERZ-SCHULER-BATCHELDER- 11
MYERS-MOTTL-OGG-WILSON-TAYLOR-JOHNSON-SAWYER- 12
SALERNO-WESTON-BRITTON-MALLORY-VERICH 13
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A B I L L
To enact section 4503.76 of the Revised Code to 17
authorize the issuance of an Eastern Star license 18
plate. 19
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF OHIO: 21
Section 1. That section 4503.76 of the Revised Code be 24
enacted to read as follows:
Sec. 4503.76. (A) THE OWNER OR LESSEE OF ANY PASSENGER 26
CAR, NONCOMMERCIAL MOTOR VEHICLE, RECREATIONAL VEHICLE, OR OTHER 27
VEHICLE OF A CLASS APPROVED BY THE REGISTRAR OF MOTOR VEHICLES 28
WHO ALSO IS A MEMBER OF THE ORDER OF THE EASTERN STAR MAY APPLY 29
TO THE REGISTRAR FOR THE REGISTRATION OF THE VEHICLE AND ISSUANCE 31
OF EASTERN STAR LICENSE PLATES. THE APPLICATION FOR EASTERN STAR 34
LICENSE PLATES MAY BE COMBINED WITH A REQUEST FOR A SPECIAL 35
RESERVED LICENSE PLATE UNDER SECTION 4503.40 OR 4503.42 OF THE 36
REVISED CODE. UPON RECEIPT OF THE COMPLETED APPLICATION, PROOF 37
OF MEMBERSHIP IN THE ORDER OF THE EASTERN STAR, AS REQUIRED BY 39
THE REGISTRAR, AND COMPLIANCE WITH DIVISION (B) OF THIS SECTION, 40
THE REGISTRAR SHALL ISSUE TO THE APPLICANT THE APPROPRIATE 41
VEHICLE REGISTRATION AND A SET OF EASTERN STAR LICENSE PLATES 43
WITH A VALIDATION STICKER OR A VALIDATION STICKER ALONE WHEN 44
REQUIRED BY SECTION 4503.191 OF THE REVISED CODE. 45
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IN ADDITION TO THE LETTERS AND NUMBERS ORDINARILY INSCRIBED 47
THEREON, EASTERN STAR LICENSE PLATES SHALL BE INSCRIBED WITH 49
IDENTIFYING WORDS OR MARKINGS REPRESENTING THE ORDER OF THE 51
EASTERN STAR, AND APPROVED BY THE REGISTRAR. EASTERN STAR 52
LICENSE PLATES SHALL BEAR COUNTY IDENTIFICATION STICKERS THAT 53
IDENTIFY THE COUNTY OF REGISTRATION BY NAME OR NUMBER. 54
(B) THE EASTERN STAR LICENSE PLATES AND VALIDATION STICKER 57
SHALL BE ISSUED UPON PAYMENT OF THE REGULAR LICENSE TAX AS 58
PRESCRIBED UNDER SECTION 4503.04 OF THE REVISED CODE, A FEE OF 59
TEN DOLLARS FOR THE PURPOSE OF COMPENSATING THE BUREAU OF MOTOR 61
VEHICLES FOR ADDITIONAL SERVICES REQUIRED IN THE ISSUING OF THE 62
EASTERN STAR LICENSE PLATES, ANY APPLICABLE MOTOR VEHICLE TAX 64
LEVIED UNDER CHAPTER 4504. OF THE REVISED CODE, AND COMPLIANCE 65
WITH ALL OTHER APPLICABLE LAWS RELATING TO THE REGISTRATION OF 66
MOTOR VEHICLES. IF THE APPLICATION FOR EASTERN STAR LICENSE 67
PLATES IS COMBINED WITH A REQUEST FOR A SPECIAL RESERVED LICENSE 68
PLATE UNDER SECTION 4503.40 OR 4503.42 OF THE REVISED CODE, THE 69
LICENSE PLATE AND VALIDATION STICKER SHALL BE ISSUED UPON PAYMENT 70
OF THE FEES AND TAXES REFERRED TO OR ESTABLISHED IN THIS DIVISION 72
AND THE ADDITIONAL FEE PRESCRIBED UNDER SECTION 4503.40 OR
4503.42 OF THE REVISED CODE. 73
(C) THE REGISTRAR SHALL DEPOSIT THE ADDITIONAL FEE OF TEN 76
DOLLARS SPECIFIED IN DIVISION (B) OF THIS SECTION THAT THE 77
APPLICANT FOR REGISTRATION VOLUNTARILY PAYS FOR THE PURPOSE OF 78
COMPENSATING THE BUREAU FOR THE ADDITIONAL SERVICES REQUIRED IN 79
THE ISSUING OF THE APPLICANT'S EASTERN STAR LICENSE PLATES IN THE 81
STATE BUREAU OF MOTOR VEHICLES FUND CREATED IN SECTION 4501.25 OF 82
THE REVISED CODE.