As Reported by the Senate Highways and Transportation Committee 1
123rd General Assembly 4
Regular Session Am. H. B. No. 476 5
1999-2000 6
REPRESENTATIVES BARNES-CLANCY-BENDER-BRITTON-KRUPINSKI-ROBINSON- 8
PERRY-J. BEATTY-DAMSCHRODER-D. MILLER-FLANNERY-DePIERO-SULLIVAN- 9
ROBERTS-PRINGLE-FERDERBER-REDFERN-SCHULER-BARRETT-HOLLISTER-VESPER- 10
GOODING-STEVENS-OGG-R. MILLER-HARTLEY-DISTEL-SCHURING-O'BRIEN- 11
HARRIS-SALERNO-JONES-VERICH 12
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A B I L L
To amend section 4503.182 of the Revised Code to 15
require temporary license placards to bear a 16
distinctive combination of seven letters, 17
numerals, or letters and numerals and incorporate 18
a security feature that prevents tampering with 19
any of the information that is entered upon a
placard when it is issued. 20
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF OHIO: 22
Section 1. That section 4503.182 of the Revised Code be 24
amended to read as follows: 25
Sec. 4503.182. (A) Purchasers A PURCHASER of A motor 34
vehicles VEHICLE, upon application and proof of purchase of such 36
THE vehicle, may be issued a temporary license placard or 38
windshield sticker for such THE motor vehicles VEHICLE. 40
The purchaser of a vehicle applying for a temporary license 42
placard or windshield sticker under this section shall execute an 43
affidavit STATING that he THE PURCHASER has not been issued 45
previously during the current registration year a license plate 47
registration that could legally be transferred to such vehicle. 48
Placards or windshield stickers shall be issued only for 50
the applicant's use of such THE vehicle to enable him THE 52
APPLICANT to legally operate the motor vehicle while proper title 53
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and, license plate PLATES, AND A CERTIFICATE OF registration is 56
ARE being obtained, and shall be displayed on no other motor 57
vehicle.
Placards or windshield stickers issued under this section 59
shall be ARE valid for a period of thirty days from date of 60
issuance and shall ARE not be transferable or renewable. 62
The fee for such placards or windshield stickers shall be 64
IS two dollars plus a fee of two dollars and twenty-five cents 65
for each such placard issued by a deputy registrar. 66
(B) The registrar of motor vehicles may issue to a 68
motorized bicycle dealer or a licensed motor vehicle dealer 69
temporary license placards to be issued to purchasers for use on 70
vehicles sold by such THE licensed dealer, in accordance with 71
rules prescribed by the registrar. The dealer shall notify the 73
registrar within forty-eight hours of proof of issuance on a form 74
prescribed by the registrar. 75
The fee for each such placard issued by the registrar to 77
such A LICENSED motor vehicle dealer shall be IS two dollars plus 79
a fee of two dollars and twenty-five cents. 80
(C) The registrar of motor vehicles may, at his THE 82
REGISTRAR'S discretion, MAY issue a temporary license placard. 84
Such A placard may be issued in the case of extreme hardship 86
encountered by a citizen from this state or another state who has 87
attempted to comply with all registration laws, but for extreme 88
circumstances is unable to properly register his THE CITIZEN'S 89
vehicle.
(D) Prior to July 1, 1985, the THE registrar shall adopt 91
rules, in accordance with division (B) of section 111.15 of the 92
Revised Code, to specify the procedures for reporting the 93
information from applications for temporary license placards or 94
AND windshield stickers and for providing the information from 95
these applications to law enforcement agencies. 96
(E) TEMPORARY LICENSE PLACARDS ISSUED UNDER THIS SECTION 99
SHALL BEAR A DISTINCTIVE COMBINATION OF SEVEN LETTERS, NUMERALS, 101
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OR LETTERS AND NUMERALS, AND SHALL INCORPORATE A SECURITY FEATURE 102
THAT, TO THE GREATEST DEGREE POSSIBLE, PREVENTS TAMPERING WITH 103
ANY OF THE INFORMATION THAT IS ENTERED UPON A PLACARD WHEN IT IS
ISSUED.
(F) As used in this section, "motorized bicycle dealer" 105
means any person engaged in the business of selling at retail, 106
displaying, offering for sale, or dealing in motorized bicycles 107
who is not subject to section 4503.09 of the Revised Code. 108
Section 2. That existing section 4503.182 of the Revised 110
Code is hereby repealed. 111