As Reported by the Senate Highways and Transportation Committee 1
123rd General Assembly 4
Regular Session H.B. No. 123 5
1999-2000 6
REPRESENTATIVES CATES-BENDER-BRITTON-BUCHY-DePIERO-EVANS-FORD- 8
GRENDELL-JOLIVETTE-JORDAN-LOGAN-MAIER-METZGER-MOTTLEY- 9
O'BRIEN-OGG-PRINGLE-ROMAN-SULLIVAN-SULZER-TAYLOR-TERWILLEGER- 10
TIBERI-VAN VYVEN-VESPER-WILLAMOWSKI-WOMER BENJAMIN-D.MILLER 11
STAPLETON-CAREY-CALLENDER-SCHULER-PADGETT-COUGHLIN-JONES-JERSE- 12
VERICH-ALLEN-SUTTON-CALVERT-FLANNERY-HOUSEHOLDER-HOLLISTER- 13
WILSON-OPFER-SALERNO-AMSTUTZ-BARNES-SENATORS OELSLAGER-LATTA 14
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A B I L L
To amend section 4503.53 of the Revised Code to 18
eliminate the additional $10 fee that a person 19
pays to compensate the Bureau of Motor Vehicles 20
for additional services when issuing special 21
license plates to those who served in certain 22
combat zones and when renewing the registration 23
of a motor vehicle bearing such license plates. 24
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF OHIO: 26
Section 1. That section 4503.53 of the Revised Code be 28
amended to read as follows: 29
Sec. 4503.53. Any person who served in the armed forces of 39
the United States in Saudi Arabia or Kuwait during Operation 40
Desert Storm or Operation Desert Shield, in Panama during the 41
invasion, in Grenada during the invasion, in Lebanon during the 42
invasion, during the Vietnam conflict, during the Korean 43
conflict, during World War II, or during World War I, and who is 44
on active duty or is an honorably discharged veteran may apply to 45
the registrar of motor vehicles for the registration of any
passenger car, noncommercial motor vehicle, motor home, or other 46
vehicle of a class approved by the registrar the person owns or 47
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leases. The application shall be accompanied by such written 48
evidence of the applicant's service as the registrar requires by 50
rule. In the case of an honorably discharged veteran, the 51
written evidence shall include a copy of the applicant's DD-214 52
form or an equivalent document.
Upon receipt of an application for registration of a motor 54
vehicle under this section, presentation of satisfactory evidence 55
of military service in Saudi Arabia or Kuwait during Operation 56
Desert Storm or Operation Desert Shield, in Panama during the 57
invasion, in Grenada during the invasion, in Lebanon during the 58
invasion, during the Vietnam conflict, during the Korean 59
conflict, during World War II, or during World War I, AND payment 60
of the regular license tax as prescribed under section 4503.04 of 61
the Revised Code and any applicable LOCAL tax levied under 62
Chapter 4504. of the Revised Code, and payment of an additional 63
fee of ten dollars, the registrar shall issue to the applicant 64
the appropriate motor vehicle registration and a set of license 65
plates and a validation sticker, or a validation sticker alone 66
when required by section 4503.191 of the Revised Code. In 67
accordance with rules adopted by the registrar, each license 68
plate shall be inscribed with identifying letters or numerals and 69
the word "VETERAN",; in addition, each license plate shall be 71
inscribed with a design and words indicating service in Saudi 72
Arabia, Kuwait, Panama, Grenada, or Lebanon, or during the 73
Vietnam conflict, the Korean conflict, World War II, or World War 74
I. The additional fee of ten dollars charged under this section 75
shall be for the purpose of compensating the bureau of motor 76
vehicles for additional services required in the issuing of 77
license plates under this section and shall be transmitted by the 78
registrar to the treasurer of state for deposit into the state 79
treasury to the credit of the state bureau of motor vehicles fund 80
created by section 4501.25 of the Revised Code. 81
Section 2. That existing section 4503.53 of the Revised 83
Code is hereby repealed. 84