As Passed by the House 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-VESPER-GARDNER- 12
HOUSEHOLDER-JORDAN-WILLAMOWSKI-BUEHRER-TIBERI-BUCHY- 13
SCHULER-NETZLEY-WIDENER-TAYLOR-DePIERO-STEVENS-MYERS- 14
HARRIS-VERICH-TRAKAS-KREBS-METZGER-AMSTUTZ-STAPLETON- 15
TERWILLEGER-R. MILLER-AUSTRIA-SMITH-KRUPINSKI-CATES- 16
FORD-JONES-HOLLISTER-HOOPS-SULLIVAN-GRENDELL-SALERNO- 17
ROBINSON-EVANS-ASLANIDES-LOGAN-BARRETT-GOODING-BARNES-ALLEN 18
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A B I L L
To enact sections 4501.40 and 4503.50 of the Revised 21
Code to authorize issuance of Future Farmers of 22
America license plates.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF OHIO: 24
Section 1. That sections 4501.40 and 4503.50 of the 26
Revised Code be enacted to read as follows: 27
Sec. 4501.40. THERE IS HEREBY CREATED IN THE STATE 29
TREASURY THE FUTURE FARMERS OF AMERICA LICENSE PLATE FUND. THE 30
FUND SHALL CONSIST OF THE CONTRIBUTIONS THAT ARE PAID TO THE 31
REGISTRAR OF MOTOR VEHICLES BY APPLICANTS WHO OBTAIN FUTURE 32
FARMERS OF AMERICA LICENSE PLATES UNDER SECTION 4503.50 OF THE 33
REVISED CODE.
THE CONTRIBUTIONS DEPOSITED IN THE FUND SHALL BE PAID TO 35
THE FUTURE FARMERS OF AMERICA FOUNDATION, WHICH SHALL DEPOSIT THE 36
CONTRIBUTIONS INTO ITS GENERAL ACCOUNT TO BE USED FOR EDUCATIONAL 37
AND SCHOLARSHIP PURPOSES OF THE FUTURE FARMERS OF AMERICA 38
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FOUNDATION.
ALL INVESTMENT EARNINGS OF THE FUND SHALL BE RETAINED BY 40
THE FUND.
Sec. 4503.50. (A) THE OWNER OR LESSEE OF ANY PASSENGER 42
CAR, NONCOMMERCIAL MOTOR VEHICLE, MOTOR HOME, OR OTHER VEHICLE OF 43
A CLASS APPROVED BY THE REGISTRAR OF MOTOR VEHICLES MAY APPLY TO 45
THE REGISTRAR FOR THE REGISTRATION OF THE VEHICLE AND ISSUANCE OF 47
FUTURE FARMERS OF AMERICA LICENSE PLATES. THE APPLICATION FOR 49
FUTURE FARMERS OF AMERICA LICENSE PLATES MAY BE COMBINED WITH A 51
REQUEST FOR A SPECIAL RESERVED LICENSE PLATE UNDER SECTION
4503.40 OR 4503.42 OF THE REVISED CODE. UPON RECEIPT OF THE 53
COMPLETED APPLICATION AND COMPLIANCE WITH DIVISION (B) OF THIS 55
SECTION, THE REGISTRAR SHALL ISSUE TO THE APPLICANT THE 56
APPROPRIATE VEHICLE REGISTRATION AND A SET OF FUTURE FARMERS OF 57
AMERICA LICENSE PLATES WITH A VALIDATION STICKER OR A VALIDATION 59
STICKER ALONE WHEN REQUIRED BY SECTION 4503.191 OF THE REVISED 60
CODE.
IN ADDITION TO THE LETTERS AND NUMBERS ORDINARILY INSCRIBED 62
ON THE LICENSE PLATES, FUTURE FARMERS OF AMERICA LICENSE PLATES 64
SHALL BE INSCRIBED WITH IDENTIFYING WORDS OR MARKINGS 65
REPRESENTING THE FUTURE FARMERS OF AMERICA AND APPROVED BY THE 66
REGISTRAR. FUTURE FARMERS OF AMERICA LICENSE PLATES SHALL BEAR 68
COUNTY IDENTIFICATION STICKERS THAT IDENTIFY THE COUNTY OF
REGISTRATION BY NAME OR NUMBER. 69
(B) THE FUTURE FARMERS OF AMERICA LICENSE PLATES AND 72
VALIDATION STICKER SHALL BE ISSUED UPON RECEIPT OF A CONTRIBUTION 73
AS PROVIDED IN DIVISION (C) OF THIS SECTION AND UPON PAYMENT OF 75
THE REGULAR LICENSE TAX AS PRESCRIBED UNDER SECTION 4503.04 OF 76
THE REVISED CODE, A FEE OF TEN DOLLARS FOR THE PURPOSE OF 77
COMPENSATING THE BUREAU OF MOTOR VEHICLES FOR ADDITIONAL SERVICES 78
REQUIRED IN THE ISSUING OF THE FUTURE FARMERS OF AMERICA LICENSE 79
PLATES, ANY APPLICABLE MOTOR VEHICLE TAX LEVIED UNDER CHAPTER 81
4504. OF THE REVISED CODE, AND COMPLIANCE WITH ALL OTHER 82
APPLICABLE LAWS RELATING TO THE REGISTRATION OF MOTOR VEHICLES. 83
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IF THE APPLICATION FOR FUTURE FARMERS OF AMERICA LICENSE PLATES 85
IS COMBINED WITH A REQUEST FOR A SPECIAL RESERVED LICENSE PLATE 86
UNDER SECTION 4503.40 OR 4503.42 OF THE REVISED CODE, THE LICENSE 88
PLATE AND VALIDATION STICKER SHALL BE ISSUED UPON PAYMENT OF THE 89
CONTRIBUTION, FEES, AND TAXES REFERRED TO OR ESTABLISHED IN THIS
DIVISION AND THE ADDITIONAL FEE PRESCRIBED UNDER SECTION 4503.40 91
OR 4503.42 OF THE REVISED CODE. 92
(C) FOR EACH APPLICATION FOR REGISTRATION AND REGISTRATION 95
RENEWAL THE REGISTRAR RECEIVES UNDER THIS SECTION, THE REGISTRAR 96
SHALL COLLECT A CONTRIBUTION OF FIFTEEN DOLLARS. THE REGISTRAR 98
SHALL TRANSMIT THIS CONTRIBUTION TO THE TREASURER OF STATE FOR 99
DEPOSIT IN THE FUTURE FARMERS OF AMERICA LICENSE PLATE FUND 100
CREATED IN SECTION 4501.40 OF THE REVISED CODE. 101
THE REGISTRAR SHALL DEPOSIT THE ADDITIONAL FEE OF TEN 104
DOLLARS SPECIFIED IN DIVISION (B) OF THIS SECTION THAT THE 105
APPLICANT FOR REGISTRATION PAYS FOR THE PURPOSE OF COMPENSATING 106
THE BUREAU FOR THE ADDITIONAL SERVICES REQUIRED IN THE ISSUING OF 107
THE APPLICANT'S FUTURE FARMERS OF AMERICA LICENSE PLATES IN THE 109
STATE BUREAU OF MOTOR VEHICLES FUND CREATED IN SECTION 4501.25 OF 110
THE REVISED CODE.