As Passed by the Senate 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
SENATORS OELSLAGER-GAETH-DRAKE 14
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A B I L L
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
MAY APPLY TO THE REGISTRAR FOR THE REGISTRATION OF THE VEHICLE 32
AND ISSUANCE OF EASTERN STAR LICENSE PLATES. THE APPLICATION FOR 34
EASTERN STAR LICENSE PLATES MAY BE COMBINED WITH A REQUEST FOR A 36
SPECIAL RESERVED LICENSE PLATE UNDER SECTION 4503.40 OR 4503.42 37
OF THE REVISED CODE. UPON RECEIPT OF THE COMPLETED APPLICATION 38
AND COMPLIANCE WITH DIVISION (B) OF THIS SECTION, THE REGISTRAR 40
SHALL ISSUE TO THE APPLICANT THE APPROPRIATE VEHICLE REGISTRATION 41
AND A SET OF EASTERN STAR LICENSE PLATES WITH A VALIDATION 43
STICKER OR A VALIDATION STICKER ALONE WHEN REQUIRED BY SECTION 44
4503.191 OF THE REVISED CODE. 45
IN ADDITION TO THE LETTERS AND NUMBERS ORDINARILY INSCRIBED 47
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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.