As Passed by the Senate 1
123rd General Assembly 4
Regular Session S. B. No. 33 5
1999-2000 6
SENATORS WACHTMANN-LATTA-MUMPER-HOTTINGER-SCHAFRATH-BRADY-NEIN- 8
McLIN-BLESSING-SPADA-OELSLAGER-DRAKE-WATTS-PRENTISS- 9
ARMBRUSTER-HAGAN-RAY-FINGERHUT-CUPP-DiDONATO 10
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To enact sections 4501.33 and 4503.561 of the 14
Revised Code to authorize the issuance of a Ducks 15
Unlimited license plate. 16
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF OHIO: 18
Section 1. That sections 4501.33 and 4503.561 of the 20
Revised Code be enacted to read as follows: 21
Sec. 4501.33. THERE IS HEREBY CREATED IN THE STATE 30
TREASURY THE DUCKS UNLIMITED LICENSE PLATE FUND. THE FUND SHALL 32
CONSIST OF THE CONTRIBUTIONS THAT ARE PAID TO THE REGISTRAR OF 33
MOTOR VEHICLES BY APPLICANTS WHO CHOOSE TO OBTAIN DUCKS UNLIMITED 34
LICENSE PLATES PURSUANT TO SECTION 4503.561 OF THE REVISED CODE. 35
A CONTRIBUTION DEPOSITED IN THE FUND SHALL BE PAID TO THE 37
STATE OF OHIO CHAPTER OF DUCKS UNLIMITED, INC., WHICH SHALL 38
DEPOSIT THE CONTRIBUTION INTO A SPECIAL BANK ACCOUNT THAT IT 41
ESTABLISHES. THE SPECIAL BANK ACCOUNT SHALL BE SEPARATE AND 42
DISTINCT FROM ANY OTHER ACCOUNT MAINTAINED BY THE STATE OF OHIO 43
CHAPTER OF DUCKS UNLIMITED, INC., AND SHALL BE USED EXCLUSIVELY 44
FOR THE PURPOSE OF PROTECTING, ENHANCING, RESTORING, AND MANAGING 45
WETLANDS AND CONSERVING WILDLIFE HABITAT. NOT LATER THAN JANUARY 47
15, 2000, AND ANNUALLY THEREAFTER, THE STATE OF OHIO CHAPTER OF 49
DUCKS UNLIMITED, INC., SHALL NOTIFY THE REGISTRAR IN WRITING OF 50
THE NAME, ADDRESS, AND ACCOUNT TO WHICH PAYMENTS ARE TO BE MADE 51
UNDER THIS SECTION.
ALL INVESTMENT EARNINGS OF THE DUCKS UNLIMITED LICENSE 53
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PLATE FUND SHALL BE CREDITED TO THE FUND. 54
Sec. 4503.561. (A) THE OWNER OR LESSEE OF ANY PASSENGER 56
CAR, NONCOMMERCIAL MOTOR VEHICLE, RECREATIONAL VEHICLE, OR OTHER 57
VEHICLE OF A CLASS APPROVED BY THE REGISTRAR OF MOTOR VEHICLES 58
MAY APPLY TO THE REGISTRAR FOR THE REGISTRATION OF THE VEHICLE 61
AND ISSUANCE OF DUCKS UNLIMITED LICENSE PLATES. THE APPLICATION 63
FOR DUCKS UNLIMITED LICENSE PLATES MAY BE COMBINED WITH A REQUEST 65
FOR A SPECIAL RESERVED LICENSE PLATE UNDER SECTION 4503.40 OR 66
4503.42 OF THE REVISED CODE. UPON RECEIPT OF THE COMPLETED 67
APPLICATION AND COMPLIANCE WITH DIVISION (B) OF THIS SECTION, THE 69
REGISTRAR SHALL ISSUE TO THE APPLICANT THE APPROPRIATE VEHICLE 70
REGISTRATION AND A SET OF DUCKS UNLIMITED LICENSE PLATES WITH A 72
VALIDATION STICKER OR A VALIDATION STICKER ALONE WHEN REQUIRED BY 73
SECTION 4503.191 OF THE REVISED CODE. 74
IN ADDITION TO THE LETTERS AND NUMBERS ORDINARILY INSCRIBED 76
ON THE LICENSE PLATES, DUCKS UNLIMITED LICENSE PLATES SHALL BE 78
INSCRIBED WITH IDENTIFYING WORDS OR MARKINGS REPRESENTING DUCKS 80
UNLIMITED, INC., AND APPROVED BY THE REGISTRAR. DUCKS UNLIMITED 81
LICENSE PLATES SHALL BEAR COUNTY IDENTIFICATION STICKERS THAT 82
IDENTIFY THE COUNTY OF REGISTRATION BY NAME OR NUMBER. 83
(B) THE DUCKS UNLIMITED LICENSE PLATES AND VALIDATION 87
STICKER SHALL BE ISSUED UPON RECEIPT OF A CONTRIBUTION AS 88
PROVIDED IN DIVISION (C) OF THIS SECTION AND UPON PAYMENT OF THE 89
REGULAR LICENSE TAX AS PRESCRIBED UNDER SECTION 4503.04 OF THE 90
REVISED CODE, A FEE OF TEN DOLLARS FOR THE PURPOSE OF 91
COMPENSATING THE BUREAU OF MOTOR VEHICLES FOR ADDITIONAL SERVICES 92
REQUIRED IN THE ISSUING OF THE DUCKS UNLIMITED LICENSE PLATES, 94
ANY APPLICABLE MOTOR VEHICLE TAX LEVIED UNDER CHAPTER 4504. OF 95
THE REVISED CODE, AND COMPLIANCE WITH ALL OTHER APPLICABLE LAWS 96
RELATING TO THE REGISTRATION OF MOTOR VEHICLES. IF THE 97
APPLICATION FOR DUCKS UNLIMITED LICENSE PLATES IS COMBINED WITH A 100
REQUEST FOR A SPECIAL RESERVED LICENSE PLATE UNDER SECTION
4503.40 OR 4503.42 OF THE REVISED CODE, THE LICENSE PLATE AND 102
VALIDATION STICKER SHALL BE ISSUED UPON PAYMENT OF THE 103
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CONTRIBUTION, FEES, AND TAXES REFERRED TO OR ESTABLISHED IN THIS
DIVISION AND THE ADDITIONAL FEE PRESCRIBED UNDER SECTION 4503.40 105
OR 4503.42 OF THE REVISED CODE. 106
(C) FOR EACH APPLICATION FOR REGISTRATION AND REGISTRATION 109
RENEWAL THE REGISTRAR RECEIVES UNDER THIS SECTION, THE REGISTRAR 110
SHALL COLLECT A CONTRIBUTION OF FIFTEEN DOLLARS. THE REGISTRAR 112
SHALL TRANSMIT THIS CONTRIBUTION TO THE TREASURER OF STATE FOR 113
DEPOSIT IN THE DUCKS UNLIMITED LICENSE PLATE FUND CREATED IN 114
SECTION 4501.33 OF THE REVISED CODE. 115
THE REGISTRAR SHALL DEPOSIT THE ADDITIONAL FEE OF TEN 118
DOLLARS SPECIFIED IN DIVISION (B) OF THIS SECTION THAT THE 119
APPLICANT FOR REGISTRATION PAYS FOR THE PURPOSE OF COMPENSATING 120
THE BUREAU FOR THE ADDITIONAL SERVICES REQUIRED IN THE ISSUING OF 121
THE APPLICANT'S DUCKS UNLIMITED LICENSE PLATES IN THE STATE 123
BUREAU OF MOTOR VEHICLES FUND CREATED IN SECTION 4501.25 OF THE 124
REVISED CODE.