As Reported by the Senate Highways and 2
Transportation Committee 2
123rd General Assembly 5
Regular Session S. B. No. 259 6
1999-2000 7
SENATOR WHITE 9
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To enact sections 4501.40 and 4503.50 of the Revised 13
Code to authorize issuance of Future Farmers of 14
America license plates.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF OHIO: 16
Section 1. That sections 4501.40 and 4503.50 of the 18
Revised Code be enacted to read as follows: 19
Sec. 4501.40. THERE IS HEREBY CREATED IN THE STATE 21
TREASURY THE FUTURE FARMERS OF AMERICA LICENSE PLATE FUND. THE 22
FUND SHALL CONSIST OF THE CONTRIBUTIONS THAT ARE PAID TO THE 23
REGISTRAR OF MOTOR VEHICLES BY APPLICANTS WHO OBTAIN FUTURE 24
FARMERS OF AMERICA LICENSE PLATES UNDER SECTION 4503.50 OF THE 25
REVISED CODE.
THE CONTRIBUTIONS DEPOSITED IN THE FUND SHALL BE PAID TO 27
THE FUTURE FARMERS OF AMERICA FOUNDATION, WHICH SHALL DEPOSIT THE 28
CONTRIBUTIONS INTO ITS GENERAL ACCOUNT TO BE USED FOR EDUCATIONAL 29
AND SCHOLARSHIP PURPOSES OF THE FUTURE FARMERS OF AMERICA 30
FOUNDATION.
ALL INVESTMENT EARNINGS OF THE FUND SHALL BE RETAINED BY 32
THE FUND.
Sec. 4503.50. (A) THE OWNER OR LESSEE OF ANY PASSENGER 34
CAR, NONCOMMERCIAL MOTOR VEHICLE, MOTOR HOME, OR OTHER VEHICLE OF 35
A CLASS APPROVED BY THE REGISTRAR OF MOTOR VEHICLES MAY APPLY TO 37
THE REGISTRAR FOR THE REGISTRATION OF THE VEHICLE AND ISSUANCE OF 39
FUTURE FARMERS OF AMERICA LICENSE PLATES. THE APPLICATION FOR 41
FUTURE FARMERS OF AMERICA LICENSE PLATES MAY BE COMBINED WITH A 43
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REQUEST FOR A SPECIAL RESERVED LICENSE PLATE UNDER SECTION
4503.40 OR 4503.42 OF THE REVISED CODE. UPON RECEIPT OF THE 45
COMPLETED APPLICATION AND COMPLIANCE WITH DIVISION (B) OF THIS 47
SECTION, THE REGISTRAR SHALL ISSUE TO THE APPLICANT THE 48
APPROPRIATE VEHICLE REGISTRATION AND A SET OF FUTURE FARMERS OF 49
AMERICA LICENSE PLATES WITH A VALIDATION STICKER OR A VALIDATION 51
STICKER ALONE WHEN REQUIRED BY SECTION 4503.191 OF THE REVISED 52
CODE.
IN ADDITION TO THE LETTERS AND NUMBERS ORDINARILY INSCRIBED 54
ON THE LICENSE PLATES, FUTURE FARMERS OF AMERICA LICENSE PLATES 56
SHALL BE INSCRIBED WITH IDENTIFYING WORDS OR MARKINGS 57
REPRESENTING THE FUTURE FARMERS OF AMERICA AND APPROVED BY THE 58
REGISTRAR. FUTURE FARMERS OF AMERICA LICENSE PLATES SHALL BEAR 60
COUNTY IDENTIFICATION STICKERS THAT IDENTIFY THE COUNTY OF
REGISTRATION BY NAME OR NUMBER. 61
(B) THE FUTURE FARMERS OF AMERICA LICENSE PLATES AND 64
VALIDATION STICKER SHALL BE ISSUED UPON RECEIPT OF A CONTRIBUTION 65
AS PROVIDED IN DIVISION (C) OF THIS SECTION AND UPON PAYMENT OF 67
THE REGULAR LICENSE TAX AS PRESCRIBED UNDER SECTION 4503.04 OF 68
THE REVISED CODE, A FEE OF TEN DOLLARS FOR THE PURPOSE OF 69
COMPENSATING THE BUREAU OF MOTOR VEHICLES FOR ADDITIONAL SERVICES 70
REQUIRED IN THE ISSUING OF THE FUTURE FARMERS OF AMERICA LICENSE 71
PLATES, ANY APPLICABLE MOTOR VEHICLE TAX LEVIED UNDER CHAPTER 73
4504. OF THE REVISED CODE, AND COMPLIANCE WITH ALL OTHER 74
APPLICABLE LAWS RELATING TO THE REGISTRATION OF MOTOR VEHICLES. 75
IF THE APPLICATION FOR FUTURE FARMERS OF AMERICA LICENSE PLATES 77
IS COMBINED WITH A REQUEST FOR A SPECIAL RESERVED LICENSE PLATE 78
UNDER SECTION 4503.40 OR 4503.42 OF THE REVISED CODE, THE LICENSE 80
PLATE AND VALIDATION STICKER SHALL BE ISSUED UPON PAYMENT OF THE 81
CONTRIBUTION, FEES, AND TAXES REFERRED TO OR ESTABLISHED IN THIS
DIVISION AND THE ADDITIONAL FEE PRESCRIBED UNDER SECTION 4503.40 83
OR 4503.42 OF THE REVISED CODE. 84
(C) FOR EACH APPLICATION FOR REGISTRATION AND REGISTRATION 87
RENEWAL THE REGISTRAR RECEIVES UNDER THIS SECTION, THE REGISTRAR 88
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SHALL COLLECT A CONTRIBUTION OF FIFTEEN DOLLARS. THE REGISTRAR 90
SHALL TRANSMIT THIS CONTRIBUTION TO THE TREASURER OF STATE FOR 91
DEPOSIT IN THE FUTURE FARMERS OF AMERICA LICENSE PLATE FUND 92
CREATED IN SECTION 4501.40 OF THE REVISED CODE. 93
THE REGISTRAR SHALL DEPOSIT THE ADDITIONAL FEE OF TEN 96
DOLLARS SPECIFIED IN DIVISION (B) OF THIS SECTION THAT THE 97
APPLICANT FOR REGISTRATION PAYS FOR THE PURPOSE OF COMPENSATING 98
THE BUREAU FOR THE ADDITIONAL SERVICES REQUIRED IN THE ISSUING OF 99
THE APPLICANT'S FUTURE FARMERS OF AMERICA LICENSE PLATES IN THE 101
STATE BUREAU OF MOTOR VEHICLES FUND CREATED IN SECTION 4501.25 OF 102
THE REVISED CODE.