As Passed by the Senate 1
123rd General Assembly 4
Regular Session S. B. No. 259 5
1999-2000 6
SENATORS WHITE-WACHTMANN-JOHNSON-BLESSING-CARNES-HOTTINGER- 8
GARDNER-MUMPER-SPADA-LATTA-CUPP-WATTS-NEIN-McLIN-KEARNS- 9
SCHAFRATH-DiDONATO-LATELL-BRADY-DRAKE 10
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To enact sections 4501.40 and 4503.50 of the Revised 14
Code to authorize issuance of Future Farmers of 15
America license plates.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF OHIO: 17
Section 1. That sections 4501.40 and 4503.50 of the 19
Revised Code be enacted to read as follows: 20
Sec. 4501.40. THERE IS HEREBY CREATED IN THE STATE 22
TREASURY THE FUTURE FARMERS OF AMERICA LICENSE PLATE FUND. THE 23
FUND SHALL CONSIST OF THE CONTRIBUTIONS THAT ARE PAID TO THE 24
REGISTRAR OF MOTOR VEHICLES BY APPLICANTS WHO OBTAIN FUTURE 25
FARMERS OF AMERICA LICENSE PLATES UNDER SECTION 4503.50 OF THE 26
REVISED CODE.
THE CONTRIBUTIONS DEPOSITED IN THE FUND SHALL BE PAID TO 28
THE FUTURE FARMERS OF AMERICA FOUNDATION, WHICH SHALL DEPOSIT THE 29
CONTRIBUTIONS INTO ITS GENERAL ACCOUNT TO BE USED FOR EDUCATIONAL 30
AND SCHOLARSHIP PURPOSES OF THE FUTURE FARMERS OF AMERICA 31
FOUNDATION.
ALL INVESTMENT EARNINGS OF THE FUND SHALL BE RETAINED BY 33
THE FUND.
Sec. 4503.50. (A) THE OWNER OR LESSEE OF ANY PASSENGER 35
CAR, NONCOMMERCIAL MOTOR VEHICLE, MOTOR HOME, OR OTHER VEHICLE OF 36
A CLASS APPROVED BY THE REGISTRAR OF MOTOR VEHICLES MAY APPLY TO 38
THE REGISTRAR FOR THE REGISTRATION OF THE VEHICLE AND ISSUANCE OF 40
FUTURE FARMERS OF AMERICA LICENSE PLATES. THE APPLICATION FOR 42
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FUTURE FARMERS OF AMERICA LICENSE PLATES MAY BE COMBINED WITH A 44
REQUEST FOR A SPECIAL RESERVED LICENSE PLATE UNDER SECTION
4503.40 OR 4503.42 OF THE REVISED CODE. UPON RECEIPT OF THE 46
COMPLETED APPLICATION AND COMPLIANCE WITH DIVISION (B) OF THIS 48
SECTION, THE REGISTRAR SHALL ISSUE TO THE APPLICANT THE 49
APPROPRIATE VEHICLE REGISTRATION AND A SET OF FUTURE FARMERS OF 50
AMERICA LICENSE PLATES WITH A VALIDATION STICKER OR A VALIDATION 52
STICKER ALONE WHEN REQUIRED BY SECTION 4503.191 OF THE REVISED 53
CODE.
IN ADDITION TO THE LETTERS AND NUMBERS ORDINARILY INSCRIBED 55
ON THE LICENSE PLATES, FUTURE FARMERS OF AMERICA LICENSE PLATES 57
SHALL BE INSCRIBED WITH IDENTIFYING WORDS OR MARKINGS 58
REPRESENTING THE FUTURE FARMERS OF AMERICA AND APPROVED BY THE 59
REGISTRAR. FUTURE FARMERS OF AMERICA LICENSE PLATES SHALL BEAR 61
COUNTY IDENTIFICATION STICKERS THAT IDENTIFY THE COUNTY OF
REGISTRATION BY NAME OR NUMBER. 62
(B) THE FUTURE FARMERS OF AMERICA LICENSE PLATES AND 65
VALIDATION STICKER SHALL BE ISSUED UPON RECEIPT OF A CONTRIBUTION 66
AS PROVIDED IN DIVISION (C) OF THIS SECTION AND UPON PAYMENT OF 68
THE REGULAR LICENSE TAX AS PRESCRIBED UNDER SECTION 4503.04 OF 69
THE REVISED CODE, A FEE OF TEN DOLLARS FOR THE PURPOSE OF 70
COMPENSATING THE BUREAU OF MOTOR VEHICLES FOR ADDITIONAL SERVICES 71
REQUIRED IN THE ISSUING OF THE FUTURE FARMERS OF AMERICA LICENSE 72
PLATES, ANY APPLICABLE MOTOR VEHICLE TAX LEVIED UNDER CHAPTER 74
4504. OF THE REVISED CODE, AND COMPLIANCE WITH ALL OTHER 75
APPLICABLE LAWS RELATING TO THE REGISTRATION OF MOTOR VEHICLES. 76
IF THE APPLICATION FOR FUTURE FARMERS OF AMERICA LICENSE PLATES 78
IS COMBINED WITH A REQUEST FOR A SPECIAL RESERVED LICENSE PLATE 79
UNDER SECTION 4503.40 OR 4503.42 OF THE REVISED CODE, THE LICENSE 81
PLATE AND VALIDATION STICKER SHALL BE ISSUED UPON PAYMENT OF THE 82
CONTRIBUTION, FEES, AND TAXES REFERRED TO OR ESTABLISHED IN THIS
DIVISION AND THE ADDITIONAL FEE PRESCRIBED UNDER SECTION 4503.40 84
OR 4503.42 OF THE REVISED CODE. 85
(C) FOR EACH APPLICATION FOR REGISTRATION AND REGISTRATION 88
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RENEWAL THE REGISTRAR RECEIVES UNDER THIS SECTION, THE REGISTRAR 89
SHALL COLLECT A CONTRIBUTION OF FIFTEEN DOLLARS. THE REGISTRAR 91
SHALL TRANSMIT THIS CONTRIBUTION TO THE TREASURER OF STATE FOR 92
DEPOSIT IN THE FUTURE FARMERS OF AMERICA LICENSE PLATE FUND 93
CREATED IN SECTION 4501.40 OF THE REVISED CODE. 94
THE REGISTRAR SHALL DEPOSIT THE ADDITIONAL FEE OF TEN 97
DOLLARS SPECIFIED IN DIVISION (B) OF THIS SECTION THAT THE 98
APPLICANT FOR REGISTRATION PAYS FOR THE PURPOSE OF COMPENSATING 99
THE BUREAU FOR THE ADDITIONAL SERVICES REQUIRED IN THE ISSUING OF 100
THE APPLICANT'S FUTURE FARMERS OF AMERICA LICENSE PLATES IN THE 102
STATE BUREAU OF MOTOR VEHICLES FUND CREATED IN SECTION 4501.25 OF 103
THE REVISED CODE.