As Reported by the Senate Highways and Transportation Committee 1
123rd General Assembly 4
Regular Session Am. H. B. No. 225 5
1999-2000 6
REPRESENTATIVES 8
SYKES-KRUPINSKI-BENDER-BRITTON-CLANCY-OLMAN-ROBINSON-
GOODING-DAMSCHRODER-SULLIVAN-DePIERO-PATTON-R. MILLER- 9
SMITH-DISTEL-REDFERN-OGG-PERRY-LOGAN-CATES-SCHULER-HOLLISTER- 10
WOMER BENJAMIN-BARNES-TIBERI-J. BEATTY-TERWILLEGER- 11
WILLAMOWSKI-ROMAN-VERICH-METELSKY-SALERNO-SENATOR SPADA 12
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To amend section 4503.99 and to enact section 16
4503.471 of the Revised Code to create a special 17
International Association of Firefighters license 18
plate.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF OHIO: 20
Section 1. That section 4503.99 be amended and section 22
4503.471 of the Revised Code be enacted to read as follows: 23
Sec. 4503.471. (A) ANY PERSON WHO IS A MEMBER IN GOOD 26
STANDING OF THE INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FIREFIGHTERS MAY 27
APPLY TO THE REGISTRAR OF MOTOR VEHICLES FOR THE REGISTRATION OF 28
ANY PASSENGER CAR, NONCOMMERCIAL VEHICLE, MOTOR HOME, OR OTHER 29
VEHICLE OF A CLASS APPROVED BY THE REGISTRAR THAT THE PERSON OWNS 30
OR LEASES AND THE ISSUANCE OF INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF
FIREFIGHTERS LICENSE PLATES. THE APPLICATION SHALL BE 33
ACCOMPANIED BY THE WRITTEN EVIDENCE THAT THE REGISTRAR MAY 34
REQUIRE BY RULE SHOWING THAT THE PERSON IS A MEMBER IN GOOD 35
STANDING OF THE INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FIREFIGHTERS. THE 36
APPLICATION FOR INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FIREFIGHTERS LICENSE 37
PLATES MAY BE COMBINED WITH A REQUEST FOR A SPECIAL RESERVED 39
LICENSE PLATE UNDER SECTION 4503.40 OR 4503.42 OF THE REVISED
CODE.
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UPON RECEIPT OF AN APPLICATION FOR REGISTRATION OF A 41
VEHICLE UNDER THIS SECTION AND PRESENTATION OF SATISFACTORY 43
EVIDENCE SHOWING THAT THE PERSON IS A MEMBER IN GOOD STANDING OF 44
THE INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FIREFIGHTERS, THE REGISTRAR 46
SHALL ISSUE TO THE APPLICANT THE APPROPRIATE VEHICLE 47
REGISTRATIONS, SETS OF LICENSE PLATES AND VALIDATION STICKERS, OR 48
VALIDATION STICKERS ALONE WHEN REQUIRED BY SECTION 4503.191 OF 49
THE REVISED CODE. 51
IN ADDITION TO THE LETTERS AND NUMBERS ORDINARILY INSCRIBED 54
ON THE LICENSE PLATES, INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FIREFIGHTERS 55
LICENSE PLATES SHALL BE INSCRIBED WITH A MALTESE CROSS EMBLEM 57
DESIGNED BY THE INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FIREFIGHTERS AND 58
APPROVED BY THE REGISTRAR. INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF 59
FIREFIGHTERS LICENSE PLATES SHALL BEAR COUNTY IDENTIFICATION 61
STICKERS THAT IDENTIFY THE COUNTY OF REGISTRATION BY NAME OR
NUMBER. 62
THE LICENSE PLATES AND VALIDATION STICKERS SHALL BE ISSUED 65
UPON PAYMENT OF THE REGULAR LICENSE FEE AS PRESCRIBED UNDER 66
SECTION 4503.04 OF THE REVISED CODE, PAYMENT OF ANY LOCAL MOTOR 67
VEHICLE TAX LEVIED UNDER CHAPTER 4504. OF THE REVISED CODE, AND 69
PAYMENT OF AN ADDITIONAL FEE OF TEN DOLLARS FOR THE PURPOSE OF 71
COMPENSATING THE BUREAU OF MOTOR VEHICLES FOR ADDITIONAL SERVICES 72
REQUIRED IN THE ISSUING OF LICENSE PLATES UNDER THIS SECTION. IF 73
THE APPLICATION FOR INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FIREFIGHTERS 74
LICENSE PLATES IS COMBINED WITH A REQUEST FOR A SPECIAL RESERVED 75
LICENSE PLATE UNDER SECTION 4503.40 OR 4503.42 OF THE REVISED 76
CODE, THE LICENSE PLATE AND VALIDATION STICKER SHALL BE ISSUED 77
UPON PAYMENT OF THE FEES AND TAXES CONTAINED IN THIS DIVISION AND 78
THE ADDITIONAL FEE PRESCRIBED UNDER SECTION 4503.40 OR 4503.42 OF
THE REVISED CODE. THE REGISTRAR SHALL DEPOSIT THE ADDITIONAL FEE 79
OF TEN DOLLARS IN THE STATE BUREAU OF MOTOR VEHICLES FUND CREATED 81
BY SECTION 4501.25 OF THE REVISED CODE. 82
WHENEVER A PERSON NO LONGER IS ELIGIBLE TO BE ISSUED 84
INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FIREFIGHTERS LICENSE PLATES, THE 85
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PERSON SHALL SURRENDER THE INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF 86
FIREFIGHTERS LICENSE PLATES TO THE BUREAU IN EXCHANGE FOR LICENSE 87
PLATES WITHOUT THE MALTESE CROSS EMBLEM DESCRIBED IN THIS 88
SECTION. A FEE OF FIVE DOLLARS SHALL BE CHARGED FOR THE SERVICES 90
REQUIRED IN THE ISSUING OF REPLACEMENT PLATES WHEN A PERSON NO 91
LONGER IS ELIGIBLE TO BE ISSUED INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF 92
FIREFIGHTERS LICENSE PLATES.
A PERSON MAY MAKE APPLICATION FOR INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION 94
OF FIREFIGHTERS LICENSE PLATES AT ANY TIME OF YEAR, AND THE 96
REGISTRAR SHALL ISSUE INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FIREFIGHTERS 97
LICENSE PLATES AND REPLACEMENT PLATES AT ANY TIME OF YEAR.
(B) NO PERSON WHO IS NOT A MEMBER IN GOOD STANDING OF THE 100
INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FIREFIGHTERS SHALL WILLFULLY AND 101
FALSELY REPRESENT THAT THE PERSON IS A MEMBER IN GOOD STANDING OF 102
THE INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FIREFIGHTERS FOR THE PURPOSE OF 103
OBTAINING INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FIREFIGHTERS LICENSE 104
PLATES UNDER THIS SECTION. NO PERSON SHALL OWN OR LEASE A 105
VEHICLE BEARING INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FIREFIGHTERS LICENSE 107
PLATES UNLESS THE PERSON IS ELIGIBLE TO BE ISSUED INTERNATIONAL 109
ASSOCIATION OF FIREFIGHTERS LICENSE PLATES. 111
Sec. 4503.99. (A) Whoever violates section 4503.05, 120
4503.11, or 4503.12, division (A) of section 4503.182, section 121
4503.28, 4503.44, 4503.46, or 4503.47, DIVISION (B) OF SECTION 122
4503.471, or division (C), (D), or (E) of section 4503.066 of the 123
Revised Code is guilty of a misdemeanor of the fourth degree. 124
(B) Whoever violates division (H)(4) of section 4503.061, 126
or section 4503.19, 4503.21, or 4503.34 of the Revised Code is 128
guilty of a minor misdemeanor.
(C) Whoever violates division (B) of section 4503.182 of 130
the Revised Code is guilty of a misdemeanor of the first degree. 131
(D) Whoever violates division (A) of section 4503.236 of 133
the Revised Code is guilty of a misdemeanor of the second degree. 134
(E) Whoever violates section 4503.30, division (B) of 136
section 4503.301, or section 4503.32 of the Revised Code is 137
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guilty of a misdemeanor of the third degree. 138
(F)(1) Whoever violates division (B) of section 4503.033 140
of the Revised Code shall be fined one thousand dollars. 142
(2) Whoever violates division (C) of section 4503.033 of 144
the Revised Code shall be fined ten thousand dollars. 145
Section 2. That existing section 4503.99 of the Revised 147
Code is hereby repealed. 148