As Reported by the Senate Highways and Transportation Committee 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
SENATOR OELSLAGER 14
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To enact section 4503.76 of the Revised Code to 18
authorize the issuance of an Eastern Star license 19
plate. 20
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF OHIO: 22
Section 1. That section 4503.76 of the Revised Code be 25
enacted to read as follows:
Sec. 4503.76. (A) THE OWNER OR LESSEE OF ANY PASSENGER 27
CAR, NONCOMMERCIAL MOTOR VEHICLE, RECREATIONAL VEHICLE, OR OTHER 28
VEHICLE OF A CLASS APPROVED BY THE REGISTRAR OF MOTOR VEHICLES 29
WHO ALSO IS A MEMBER OF THE ORDER OF THE EASTERN STAR MAY APPLY 30
TO THE REGISTRAR FOR THE REGISTRATION OF THE VEHICLE AND ISSUANCE 32
OF EASTERN STAR LICENSE PLATES. THE APPLICATION FOR EASTERN STAR 35
LICENSE PLATES MAY BE COMBINED WITH A REQUEST FOR A SPECIAL 36
RESERVED LICENSE PLATE UNDER SECTION 4503.40 OR 4503.42 OF THE 37
REVISED CODE. UPON RECEIPT OF THE COMPLETED APPLICATION, PROOF 38
OF MEMBERSHIP IN THE ORDER OF THE EASTERN STAR, AS REQUIRED BY 40
THE REGISTRAR, AND COMPLIANCE WITH DIVISION (B) OF THIS SECTION, 41
THE REGISTRAR SHALL ISSUE TO THE APPLICANT THE APPROPRIATE 42
VEHICLE REGISTRATION AND A SET OF EASTERN STAR LICENSE PLATES 44
WITH A VALIDATION STICKER OR A VALIDATION STICKER ALONE WHEN 45
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REQUIRED BY SECTION 4503.191 OF THE REVISED CODE. 46
IN ADDITION TO THE LETTERS AND NUMBERS ORDINARILY INSCRIBED 48
THEREON, EASTERN STAR LICENSE PLATES SHALL BE INSCRIBED WITH 50
IDENTIFYING WORDS OR MARKINGS REPRESENTING THE ORDER OF THE 52
EASTERN STAR, AND APPROVED BY THE REGISTRAR. EASTERN STAR 53
LICENSE PLATES SHALL BEAR COUNTY IDENTIFICATION STICKERS THAT 54
IDENTIFY THE COUNTY OF REGISTRATION BY NAME OR NUMBER. 55
(B) THE EASTERN STAR LICENSE PLATES AND VALIDATION STICKER 58
SHALL BE ISSUED UPON PAYMENT OF THE REGULAR LICENSE TAX AS 59
PRESCRIBED UNDER SECTION 4503.04 OF THE REVISED CODE, A FEE OF 60
TEN DOLLARS FOR THE PURPOSE OF COMPENSATING THE BUREAU OF MOTOR 62
VEHICLES FOR ADDITIONAL SERVICES REQUIRED IN THE ISSUING OF THE 63
EASTERN STAR LICENSE PLATES, ANY APPLICABLE MOTOR VEHICLE TAX 65
LEVIED UNDER CHAPTER 4504. OF THE REVISED CODE, AND COMPLIANCE 66
WITH ALL OTHER APPLICABLE LAWS RELATING TO THE REGISTRATION OF 67
MOTOR VEHICLES. IF THE APPLICATION FOR EASTERN STAR LICENSE 68
PLATES IS COMBINED WITH A REQUEST FOR A SPECIAL RESERVED LICENSE 69
PLATE UNDER SECTION 4503.40 OR 4503.42 OF THE REVISED CODE, THE 70
LICENSE PLATE AND VALIDATION STICKER SHALL BE ISSUED UPON PAYMENT 71
OF THE FEES AND TAXES REFERRED TO OR ESTABLISHED IN THIS DIVISION 73
AND THE ADDITIONAL FEE PRESCRIBED UNDER SECTION 4503.40 OR
4503.42 OF THE REVISED CODE. 74
(C) THE REGISTRAR SHALL DEPOSIT THE ADDITIONAL FEE OF TEN 77
DOLLARS SPECIFIED IN DIVISION (B) OF THIS SECTION THAT THE 78
APPLICANT FOR REGISTRATION VOLUNTARILY PAYS FOR THE PURPOSE OF 79
COMPENSATING THE BUREAU FOR THE ADDITIONAL SERVICES REQUIRED IN 80
THE ISSUING OF THE APPLICANT'S EASTERN STAR LICENSE PLATES IN THE 82
STATE BUREAU OF MOTOR VEHICLES FUND CREATED IN SECTION 4501.25 OF 83
THE REVISED CODE.