As Introduced 1
123rd General Assembly 4
Regular Session S. B. No. 33 5
1999-2000 6
SENATORS WACHTMANN-LATTA-MUMPER-HOTTINGER-SCHAFRATH-BRADY 8
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A B I L L
To enact sections 4501.33 and 4503.561 of the 12
Revised Code to authorize the issuance of a Ducks 13
Unlimited license plate. 14
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF OHIO: 16
Section 1. That sections 4501.33 and 4503.561 of the 18
Revised Code be enacted to read as follows: 19
Sec. 4501.33. THERE IS HEREBY CREATED IN THE STATE 28
TREASURY THE DUCKS UNLIMITED LICENSE PLATE FUND. THE FUND SHALL 30
CONSIST OF THE CONTRIBUTIONS THAT ARE PAID TO THE REGISTRAR OF 31
MOTOR VEHICLES BY APPLICANTS WHO CHOOSE TO OBTAIN DUCKS UNLIMITED 32
LICENSE PLATES PURSUANT TO SECTION 4503.561 OF THE REVISED CODE. 33
A CONTRIBUTION DEPOSITED IN THE FUND SHALL BE PAID TO THE 35
STATE OF OHIO CHAPTER OF DUCKS UNLIMITED, INC., WHICH SHALL 36
DEPOSIT THE CONTRIBUTION INTO A SPECIAL BANK ACCOUNT THAT IT 39
ESTABLISHES. THE SPECIAL BANK ACCOUNT SHALL BE SEPARATE AND 40
DISTINCT FROM ANY OTHER ACCOUNT MAINTAINED BY THE STATE OF OHIO 41
CHAPTER OF DUCKS UNLIMITED, INC. AND SHALL BE USED EXCLUSIVELY 42
FOR THE PURPOSE OF PROTECTING, ENHANCING, RESTORING, AND MANAGING 43
WETLANDS AND CONSERVING WILDLIFE HABITAT. NOT LATER THAN JANUARY 45
15, 2000, AND ANNUALLY THEREAFTER, THE STATE OF OHIO CHAPTER OF 47
DUCKS UNLIMITED, INC., SHALL NOTIFY THE REGISTRAR IN WRITING OF 48
THE NAME, ADDRESS, AND ACCOUNT TO WHICH PAYMENTS ARE TO BE MADE 49
UNDER THIS SECTION.
ALL INVESTMENT EARNINGS OF THE DUCKS UNLIMITED LICENSE 51
PLATE FUND SHALL BE CREDITED TO THE FUND. 52
Sec. 4503.561. (A) THE OWNER OR LESSEE OF ANY PASSENGER 54
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CAR, NONCOMMERCIAL MOTOR VEHICLE, RECREATIONAL VEHICLE, OR OTHER 55
VEHICLE OF A CLASS APPROVED BY THE REGISTRAR OF MOTOR VEHICLES 56
MAY APPLY TO THE REGISTRAR FOR THE REGISTRATION OF THE VEHICLE 59
AND ISSUANCE OF DUCKS UNLIMITED LICENSE PLATES. THE APPLICATION 61
FOR DUCKS UNLIMITED LICENSE PLATES MAY BE COMBINED WITH A REQUEST 63
FOR A SPECIAL RESERVED LICENSE PLATE UNDER SECTION 4503.40 OR 64
4503.42 OF THE REVISED CODE. UPON RECEIPT OF THE COMPLETED 65
APPLICATION AND COMPLIANCE WITH DIVISION (B) OF THIS SECTION, THE 67
REGISTRAR SHALL ISSUE TO THE APPLICANT THE APPROPRIATE VEHICLE 68
REGISTRATION AND A SET OF DUCKS UNLIMITED LICENSE PLATES WITH A 70
VALIDATION STICKER OR A VALIDATION STICKER ALONE WHEN REQUIRED BY 71
SECTION 4503.191 OF THE REVISED CODE. 72
IN ADDITION TO THE LETTERS AND NUMBERS ORDINARILY INSCRIBED 74
ON THE LICENSE PLATES, DUCKS UNLIMITED LICENSE PLATES SHALL BE 76
INSCRIBED WITH IDENTIFYING WORDS OR MARKINGS REPRESENTING DUCKS 78
UNLIMITED, INC., AND APPROVED BY THE REGISTRAR. DUCKS UNLIMITED 79
LICENSE PLATES SHALL BEAR COUNTY IDENTIFICATION STICKERS THAT 80
IDENTIFY THE COUNTY OF REGISTRATION BY NAME OR NUMBER. 81
(B) THE DUCKS UNLIMITED LICENSE PLATES AND VALIDATION 85
STICKER SHALL BE ISSUED UPON RECEIPT OF A CONTRIBUTION AS 86
PROVIDED IN DIVISION (C) OF THIS SECTION AND UPON PAYMENT OF THE 87
REGULAR LICENSE TAX AS PRESCRIBED UNDER SECTION 4503.04 OF THE 88
REVISED CODE, A FEE OF TEN DOLLARS FOR THE PURPOSE OF 89
COMPENSATING THE BUREAU OF MOTOR VEHICLES FOR ADDITIONAL SERVICES 90
REQUIRED IN THE ISSUING OF THE DUCKS UNLIMITED LICENSE PLATES, 92
ANY APPLICABLE MOTOR VEHICLE TAX LEVIED UNDER CHAPTER 4504. OF 93
THE REVISED CODE, AND COMPLIANCE WITH ALL OTHER APPLICABLE LAWS 94
RELATING TO THE REGISTRATION OF MOTOR VEHICLES. IF THE 95
APPLICATION FOR DUCKS UNLIMITED LICENSE PLATES IS COMBINED WITH A 98
REQUEST FOR A SPECIAL RESERVED LICENSE PLATE UNDER SECTION
4503.40 OR 4503.42 OF THE REVISED CODE, THE LICENSE PLATE AND 100
VALIDATION STICKER SHALL BE ISSUED UPON PAYMENT OF THE 101
CONTRIBUTION, FEES, AND TAXES REFERRED TO OR ESTABLISHED IN THIS
DIVISION AND THE ADDITIONAL FEE PRESCRIBED UNDER SECTION 4503.40 103
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OR 4503.42 OF THE REVISED CODE. 104
(C) FOR EACH APPLICATION FOR REGISTRATION AND REGISTRATION 107
RENEWAL THE REGISTRAR RECEIVES UNDER THIS SECTION, THE REGISTRAR 108
SHALL COLLECT A CONTRIBUTION OF FIFTEEN DOLLARS. THE REGISTRAR 110
SHALL TRANSMIT THIS CONTRIBUTION TO THE TREASURER OF STATE FOR 111
DEPOSIT IN THE DUCKS UNLIMITED LICENSE PLATE FUND CREATED IN 112
SECTION 4501.33 OF THE REVISED CODE. 113
THE REGISTRAR SHALL DEPOSIT THE ADDITIONAL FEE OF TEN 116
DOLLARS SPECIFIED IN DIVISION (B) OF THIS SECTION THAT THE 117
APPLICANT FOR REGISTRATION PAYS FOR THE PURPOSE OF COMPENSATING 118
THE BUREAU FOR THE ADDITIONAL SERVICES REQUIRED IN THE ISSUING OF 119
THE APPLICANT'S DUCKS UNLIMITED LICENSE PLATES IN THE STATE 121
BUREAU OF MOTOR VEHICLES FUND CREATED IN SECTION 4501.25 OF THE 122
REVISED CODE.