As Introduced 1
123rd General Assembly 4
Regular Session H.B. No. 123 5
1999-2000 6
REPRESENTATIVES CATES-BENDER-BRITTON-BUCHY-DePIERO- 8
EVANS-FORD-GRENDELL-JOLIVETTE-JORDAN-LOGAN-MAIER-METZGER- 9
MOTTLEY-O'BRIEN-OGG-PRINGLE-ROMAN-SULLIVAN-SULZER-TAYLOR- 10
TERWILLEGER-TIBERI-VAN VYVEN-VESPER-WILLAMOWSKI- 11
WOMER BENJAMIN 12
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A B I L L
To amend section 4503.53 of the Revised Code to 15
eliminate the additional $10 fee that a person 16
pays to compensate the Bureau of Motor Vehicles 17
for additional services when issuing special 18
license plates to those who served in certain 19
combat zones and when renewing the registration 20
of a motor vehicle bearing such license plates. 21
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF OHIO: 23
Section 1. That section 4503.53 of the Revised Code be 25
amended to read as follows: 26
Sec. 4503.53. Any person who served in the armed forces of 36
the United States in Saudi Arabia or Kuwait during Operation 37
Desert Storm or Operation Desert Shield, in Panama during the 38
invasion, in Grenada during the invasion, in Lebanon during the 39
invasion, during the Vietnam conflict, during the Korean 40
conflict, during World War II, or during World War I, and who is 41
on active duty or is an honorably discharged veteran may apply to 42
the registrar of motor vehicles for the registration of any
passenger car, noncommercial motor vehicle, motor home, or other 43
vehicle of a class approved by the registrar the person owns or 44
leases. The application shall be accompanied by such written 45
evidence of the applicant's service as the registrar requires by 47
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rule. In the case of an honorably discharged veteran, the 48
written evidence shall include a copy of the applicant's DD-214 49
form or an equivalent document.
Upon receipt of an application for registration of a motor 51
vehicle under this section, presentation of satisfactory evidence 52
of military service in Saudi Arabia or Kuwait during Operation 53
Desert Storm or Operation Desert Shield, in Panama during the 54
invasion, in Grenada during the invasion, in Lebanon during the 55
invasion, during the Vietnam conflict, during the Korean 56
conflict, during World War II, or during World War I, AND payment 57
of the regular license tax as prescribed under section 4503.04 of 58
the Revised Code and any applicable LOCAL tax levied under 59
Chapter 4504. of the Revised Code, and payment of an additional 60
fee of ten dollars, the registrar shall issue to the applicant 61
the appropriate motor vehicle registration and a set of license 62
plates and a validation sticker, or a validation sticker alone 63
when required by section 4503.191 of the Revised Code. In 64
accordance with rules adopted by the registrar, each license 65
plate shall be inscribed with identifying letters or numerals and 66
the word "VETERAN",; in addition, each license plate shall be 68
inscribed with a design and words indicating service in Saudi 69
Arabia, Kuwait, Panama, Grenada, or Lebanon, or during the 70
Vietnam conflict, the Korean conflict, World War II, or World War 71
I. The additional fee of ten dollars charged under this section 72
shall be for the purpose of compensating the bureau of motor 73
vehicles for additional services required in the issuing of 74
license plates under this section and shall be transmitted by the 75
registrar to the treasurer of state for deposit into the state 76
treasury to the credit of the state bureau of motor vehicles fund 77
created by section 4501.25 of the Revised Code. 78
Section 2. That existing section 4503.53 of the Revised 80
Code is hereby repealed. 81