As Reported by House Transportation and Public Safety Committee 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- 11
REPRESENTATIVES CLANCY-CAREY-PATTON-BENDER-OLMAN-PERRY-
DAMSCHRODER-METTLER-MEAD-BRITTON 12
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To enact sections 4501.40 and 4503.50 of the Revised 15
Code to authorize issuance of Future Farmers of 16
America license plates.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF OHIO: 18
Section 1. That sections 4501.40 and 4503.50 of the 20
Revised Code be enacted to read as follows: 21
Sec. 4501.40. THERE IS HEREBY CREATED IN THE STATE 23
TREASURY THE FUTURE FARMERS OF AMERICA LICENSE PLATE FUND. THE 24
FUND SHALL CONSIST OF THE CONTRIBUTIONS THAT ARE PAID TO THE 25
REGISTRAR OF MOTOR VEHICLES BY APPLICANTS WHO OBTAIN FUTURE 26
FARMERS OF AMERICA LICENSE PLATES UNDER SECTION 4503.50 OF THE 27
REVISED CODE.
THE CONTRIBUTIONS DEPOSITED IN THE FUND SHALL BE PAID TO 29
THE FUTURE FARMERS OF AMERICA FOUNDATION, WHICH SHALL DEPOSIT THE 30
CONTRIBUTIONS INTO ITS GENERAL ACCOUNT TO BE USED FOR EDUCATIONAL 31
AND SCHOLARSHIP PURPOSES OF THE FUTURE FARMERS OF AMERICA 32
FOUNDATION.
ALL INVESTMENT EARNINGS OF THE FUND SHALL BE RETAINED BY 34
THE FUND.
Sec. 4503.50. (A) THE OWNER OR LESSEE OF ANY PASSENGER 36
CAR, NONCOMMERCIAL MOTOR VEHICLE, MOTOR HOME, OR OTHER VEHICLE OF 37
A CLASS APPROVED BY THE REGISTRAR OF MOTOR VEHICLES MAY APPLY TO 39
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THE REGISTRAR FOR THE REGISTRATION OF THE VEHICLE AND ISSUANCE OF 41
FUTURE FARMERS OF AMERICA LICENSE PLATES. THE APPLICATION FOR 43
FUTURE FARMERS OF AMERICA LICENSE PLATES MAY BE COMBINED WITH A 45
REQUEST FOR A SPECIAL RESERVED LICENSE PLATE UNDER SECTION
4503.40 OR 4503.42 OF THE REVISED CODE. UPON RECEIPT OF THE 47
COMPLETED APPLICATION AND COMPLIANCE WITH DIVISION (B) OF THIS 49
SECTION, THE REGISTRAR SHALL ISSUE TO THE APPLICANT THE 50
APPROPRIATE VEHICLE REGISTRATION AND A SET OF FUTURE FARMERS OF 51
AMERICA LICENSE PLATES WITH A VALIDATION STICKER OR A VALIDATION 53
STICKER ALONE WHEN REQUIRED BY SECTION 4503.191 OF THE REVISED 54
CODE.
IN ADDITION TO THE LETTERS AND NUMBERS ORDINARILY INSCRIBED 56
ON THE LICENSE PLATES, FUTURE FARMERS OF AMERICA LICENSE PLATES 58
SHALL BE INSCRIBED WITH IDENTIFYING WORDS OR MARKINGS 59
REPRESENTING THE FUTURE FARMERS OF AMERICA AND APPROVED BY THE 60
REGISTRAR. FUTURE FARMERS OF AMERICA LICENSE PLATES SHALL BEAR 62
COUNTY IDENTIFICATION STICKERS THAT IDENTIFY THE COUNTY OF
REGISTRATION BY NAME OR NUMBER. 63
(B) THE FUTURE FARMERS OF AMERICA LICENSE PLATES AND 66
VALIDATION STICKER SHALL BE ISSUED UPON RECEIPT OF A CONTRIBUTION 67
AS PROVIDED IN DIVISION (C) OF THIS SECTION AND UPON PAYMENT OF 69
THE REGULAR LICENSE TAX AS PRESCRIBED UNDER SECTION 4503.04 OF 70
THE REVISED CODE, A FEE OF TEN DOLLARS FOR THE PURPOSE OF 71
COMPENSATING THE BUREAU OF MOTOR VEHICLES FOR ADDITIONAL SERVICES 72
REQUIRED IN THE ISSUING OF THE FUTURE FARMERS OF AMERICA LICENSE 73
PLATES, ANY APPLICABLE MOTOR VEHICLE TAX LEVIED UNDER CHAPTER 75
4504. OF THE REVISED CODE, AND COMPLIANCE WITH ALL OTHER 76
APPLICABLE LAWS RELATING TO THE REGISTRATION OF MOTOR VEHICLES. 77
IF THE APPLICATION FOR FUTURE FARMERS OF AMERICA LICENSE PLATES 79
IS COMBINED WITH A REQUEST FOR A SPECIAL RESERVED LICENSE PLATE 80
UNDER SECTION 4503.40 OR 4503.42 OF THE REVISED CODE, THE LICENSE 82
PLATE AND VALIDATION STICKER SHALL BE ISSUED UPON PAYMENT OF THE 83
CONTRIBUTION, FEES, AND TAXES REFERRED TO OR ESTABLISHED IN THIS
DIVISION AND THE ADDITIONAL FEE PRESCRIBED UNDER SECTION 4503.40 85
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OR 4503.42 OF THE REVISED CODE. 86
(C) FOR EACH APPLICATION FOR REGISTRATION AND REGISTRATION 89
RENEWAL THE REGISTRAR RECEIVES UNDER THIS SECTION, THE REGISTRAR 90
SHALL COLLECT A CONTRIBUTION OF FIFTEEN DOLLARS. THE REGISTRAR 92
SHALL TRANSMIT THIS CONTRIBUTION TO THE TREASURER OF STATE FOR 93
DEPOSIT IN THE FUTURE FARMERS OF AMERICA LICENSE PLATE FUND 94
CREATED IN SECTION 4501.40 OF THE REVISED CODE. 95
THE REGISTRAR SHALL DEPOSIT THE ADDITIONAL FEE OF TEN 98
DOLLARS SPECIFIED IN DIVISION (B) OF THIS SECTION THAT THE 99
APPLICANT FOR REGISTRATION PAYS FOR THE PURPOSE OF COMPENSATING 100
THE BUREAU FOR THE ADDITIONAL SERVICES REQUIRED IN THE ISSUING OF 101
THE APPLICANT'S FUTURE FARMERS OF AMERICA LICENSE PLATES IN THE 103
STATE BUREAU OF MOTOR VEHICLES FUND CREATED IN SECTION 4501.25 OF 104
THE REVISED CODE.