As Reported by the Senate Highways 2
and Transportation Committee 2
123rd General Assembly 5
Regular Session S. B. No. 33 6
1999-2000 7
SENATORS WACHTMANN-LATTA-MUMPER-HOTTINGER-SCHAFRATH-BRADY 9
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To enact sections 4501.33 and 4503.561 of the 13
Revised Code to authorize the issuance of a Ducks 14
Unlimited license plate. 15
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF OHIO: 17
Section 1. That sections 4501.33 and 4503.561 of the 19
Revised Code be enacted to read as follows: 20
Sec. 4501.33. THERE IS HEREBY CREATED IN THE STATE 29
TREASURY THE DUCKS UNLIMITED LICENSE PLATE FUND. THE FUND SHALL 31
CONSIST OF THE CONTRIBUTIONS THAT ARE PAID TO THE REGISTRAR OF 32
MOTOR VEHICLES BY APPLICANTS WHO CHOOSE TO OBTAIN DUCKS UNLIMITED 33
LICENSE PLATES PURSUANT TO SECTION 4503.561 OF THE REVISED CODE. 34
A CONTRIBUTION DEPOSITED IN THE FUND SHALL BE PAID TO THE 36
STATE OF OHIO CHAPTER OF DUCKS UNLIMITED, INC., WHICH SHALL 37
DEPOSIT THE CONTRIBUTION INTO A SPECIAL BANK ACCOUNT THAT IT 40
ESTABLISHES. THE SPECIAL BANK ACCOUNT SHALL BE SEPARATE AND 41
DISTINCT FROM ANY OTHER ACCOUNT MAINTAINED BY THE STATE OF OHIO 42
CHAPTER OF DUCKS UNLIMITED, INC. AND SHALL BE USED EXCLUSIVELY 43
FOR THE PURPOSE OF PROTECTING, ENHANCING, RESTORING, AND MANAGING 44
WETLANDS AND CONSERVING WILDLIFE HABITAT. NOT LATER THAN JANUARY 46
15, 2000, AND ANNUALLY THEREAFTER, THE STATE OF OHIO CHAPTER OF 48
DUCKS UNLIMITED, INC., SHALL NOTIFY THE REGISTRAR IN WRITING OF 49
THE NAME, ADDRESS, AND ACCOUNT TO WHICH PAYMENTS ARE TO BE MADE 50
UNDER THIS SECTION.
ALL INVESTMENT EARNINGS OF THE DUCKS UNLIMITED LICENSE 52
PLATE FUND SHALL BE CREDITED TO THE FUND. 53
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Sec. 4503.561. (A) THE OWNER OR LESSEE OF ANY PASSENGER 55
CAR, NONCOMMERCIAL MOTOR VEHICLE, RECREATIONAL VEHICLE, OR OTHER 56
VEHICLE OF A CLASS APPROVED BY THE REGISTRAR OF MOTOR VEHICLES 57
MAY APPLY TO THE REGISTRAR FOR THE REGISTRATION OF THE VEHICLE 60
AND ISSUANCE OF DUCKS UNLIMITED LICENSE PLATES. THE APPLICATION 62
FOR DUCKS UNLIMITED LICENSE PLATES MAY BE COMBINED WITH A REQUEST 64
FOR A SPECIAL RESERVED LICENSE PLATE UNDER SECTION 4503.40 OR 65
4503.42 OF THE REVISED CODE. UPON RECEIPT OF THE COMPLETED 66
APPLICATION AND COMPLIANCE WITH DIVISION (B) OF THIS SECTION, THE 68
REGISTRAR SHALL ISSUE TO THE APPLICANT THE APPROPRIATE VEHICLE 69
REGISTRATION AND A SET OF DUCKS UNLIMITED LICENSE PLATES WITH A 71
VALIDATION STICKER OR A VALIDATION STICKER ALONE WHEN REQUIRED BY 72
SECTION 4503.191 OF THE REVISED CODE. 73
IN ADDITION TO THE LETTERS AND NUMBERS ORDINARILY INSCRIBED 75
ON THE LICENSE PLATES, DUCKS UNLIMITED LICENSE PLATES SHALL BE 77
INSCRIBED WITH IDENTIFYING WORDS OR MARKINGS REPRESENTING DUCKS 79
UNLIMITED, INC., AND APPROVED BY THE REGISTRAR. DUCKS UNLIMITED 80
LICENSE PLATES SHALL BEAR COUNTY IDENTIFICATION STICKERS THAT 81
IDENTIFY THE COUNTY OF REGISTRATION BY NAME OR NUMBER. 82
(B) THE DUCKS UNLIMITED LICENSE PLATES AND VALIDATION 86
STICKER SHALL BE ISSUED UPON RECEIPT OF A CONTRIBUTION AS 87
PROVIDED IN DIVISION (C) OF THIS SECTION AND UPON PAYMENT OF THE 88
REGULAR LICENSE TAX AS PRESCRIBED UNDER SECTION 4503.04 OF THE 89
REVISED CODE, A FEE OF TEN DOLLARS FOR THE PURPOSE OF 90
COMPENSATING THE BUREAU OF MOTOR VEHICLES FOR ADDITIONAL SERVICES 91
REQUIRED IN THE ISSUING OF THE DUCKS UNLIMITED LICENSE PLATES, 93
ANY APPLICABLE MOTOR VEHICLE TAX LEVIED UNDER CHAPTER 4504. OF 94
THE REVISED CODE, AND COMPLIANCE WITH ALL OTHER APPLICABLE LAWS 95
RELATING TO THE REGISTRATION OF MOTOR VEHICLES. IF THE 96
APPLICATION FOR DUCKS UNLIMITED LICENSE PLATES IS COMBINED WITH A 99
REQUEST FOR A SPECIAL RESERVED LICENSE PLATE UNDER SECTION
4503.40 OR 4503.42 OF THE REVISED CODE, THE LICENSE PLATE AND 101
VALIDATION STICKER SHALL BE ISSUED UPON PAYMENT OF THE 102
CONTRIBUTION, FEES, AND TAXES REFERRED TO OR ESTABLISHED IN THIS
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DIVISION AND THE ADDITIONAL FEE PRESCRIBED UNDER SECTION 4503.40 104
OR 4503.42 OF THE REVISED CODE. 105
(C) FOR EACH APPLICATION FOR REGISTRATION AND REGISTRATION 108
RENEWAL THE REGISTRAR RECEIVES UNDER THIS SECTION, THE REGISTRAR 109
SHALL COLLECT A CONTRIBUTION OF FIFTEEN DOLLARS. THE REGISTRAR 111
SHALL TRANSMIT THIS CONTRIBUTION TO THE TREASURER OF STATE FOR 112
DEPOSIT IN THE DUCKS UNLIMITED LICENSE PLATE FUND CREATED IN 113
SECTION 4501.33 OF THE REVISED CODE. 114
THE REGISTRAR SHALL DEPOSIT THE ADDITIONAL FEE OF TEN 117
DOLLARS SPECIFIED IN DIVISION (B) OF THIS SECTION THAT THE 118
APPLICANT FOR REGISTRATION PAYS FOR THE PURPOSE OF COMPENSATING 119
THE BUREAU FOR THE ADDITIONAL SERVICES REQUIRED IN THE ISSUING OF 120
THE APPLICANT'S DUCKS UNLIMITED LICENSE PLATES IN THE STATE 122
BUREAU OF MOTOR VEHICLES FUND CREATED IN SECTION 4501.25 OF THE 123
REVISED CODE.