As Passed by the House 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-ARMBRUSTER- 9
HAGAN-RAY-FINGERHUT-CUPP-DiDONATO-REPRESENTATIVES BATEMAN-CAREY- 10
KRUPINSKI-HAINES-CLANCY-DAMSCHRODER-TIBERI-WILLAMOWSKI-VESPER- 11
MOTTLEY-BUCHY-HOLLISTER-GRENDELL-BUEHRER-AMSTUTZ-MYERS-SCHURING- 12
BRADING-CORE-SALERNO-THOMAS-PERZ-TAYLOR-TERWILLEGER-METZGER-ROMAN- 13
SCHULER-CATES-EVANS-HOUSEHOLDER-MAIER-BOYD-HARTNETT-JORDAN-HOOPS- 14
LOGAN-GOODING-HARRIS-OPFER 15
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A B I L L
To enact sections 4501.33 and 4503.561 of the 18
Revised Code to authorize the issuance of a Ducks 19
Unlimited license plate. 20
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF OHIO: 22
Section 1. That sections 4501.33 and 4503.561 of the 24
Revised Code be enacted to read as follows: 25
Sec. 4501.33. THERE IS HEREBY CREATED IN THE STATE 34
TREASURY THE DUCKS UNLIMITED LICENSE PLATE FUND. THE FUND SHALL 36
CONSIST OF THE CONTRIBUTIONS THAT ARE PAID TO THE REGISTRAR OF 37
MOTOR VEHICLES BY APPLICANTS WHO CHOOSE TO OBTAIN DUCKS UNLIMITED 38
LICENSE PLATES PURSUANT TO SECTION 4503.561 OF THE REVISED CODE. 39
A CONTRIBUTION DEPOSITED IN THE FUND SHALL BE PAID TO THE 41
STATE OF OHIO CHAPTER OF DUCKS UNLIMITED, INC., WHICH SHALL 42
DEPOSIT THE CONTRIBUTION INTO A SPECIAL BANK ACCOUNT THAT IT 45
ESTABLISHES. THE SPECIAL BANK ACCOUNT SHALL BE SEPARATE AND 46
DISTINCT FROM ANY OTHER ACCOUNT MAINTAINED BY THE STATE OF OHIO 47
CHAPTER OF DUCKS UNLIMITED, INC., AND SHALL BE USED EXCLUSIVELY 48
FOR THE PURPOSE OF PROTECTING, ENHANCING, RESTORING, AND MANAGING 49
WETLANDS AND CONSERVING WILDLIFE HABITAT. NOT LATER THAN JANUARY 51
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15, 2000, AND ANNUALLY THEREAFTER, THE STATE OF OHIO CHAPTER OF 53
DUCKS UNLIMITED, INC., SHALL NOTIFY THE REGISTRAR IN WRITING OF 54
THE NAME, ADDRESS, AND ACCOUNT TO WHICH PAYMENTS ARE TO BE MADE 55
UNDER THIS SECTION.
ALL INVESTMENT EARNINGS OF THE DUCKS UNLIMITED LICENSE 57
PLATE FUND SHALL BE CREDITED TO THE FUND. 58
Sec. 4503.561. (A) THE OWNER OR LESSEE OF ANY PASSENGER 60
CAR, NONCOMMERCIAL MOTOR VEHICLE, RECREATIONAL VEHICLE, OR OTHER 61
VEHICLE OF A CLASS APPROVED BY THE REGISTRAR OF MOTOR VEHICLES 62
MAY APPLY TO THE REGISTRAR FOR THE REGISTRATION OF THE VEHICLE 65
AND ISSUANCE OF DUCKS UNLIMITED LICENSE PLATES. THE APPLICATION 67
FOR DUCKS UNLIMITED LICENSE PLATES MAY BE COMBINED WITH A REQUEST 69
FOR A SPECIAL RESERVED LICENSE PLATE UNDER SECTION 4503.40 OR 70
4503.42 OF THE REVISED CODE. UPON RECEIPT OF THE COMPLETED 71
APPLICATION AND COMPLIANCE WITH DIVISION (B) OF THIS SECTION, THE 73
REGISTRAR SHALL ISSUE TO THE APPLICANT THE APPROPRIATE VEHICLE 74
REGISTRATION AND A SET OF DUCKS UNLIMITED LICENSE PLATES WITH A 76
VALIDATION STICKER OR A VALIDATION STICKER ALONE WHEN REQUIRED BY 77
SECTION 4503.191 OF THE REVISED CODE. 78
IN ADDITION TO THE LETTERS AND NUMBERS ORDINARILY INSCRIBED 80
ON THE LICENSE PLATES, DUCKS UNLIMITED LICENSE PLATES SHALL BE 82
INSCRIBED WITH IDENTIFYING WORDS OR MARKINGS REPRESENTING DUCKS 84
UNLIMITED, INC., AND APPROVED BY THE REGISTRAR. DUCKS UNLIMITED 85
LICENSE PLATES SHALL BEAR COUNTY IDENTIFICATION STICKERS THAT 86
IDENTIFY THE COUNTY OF REGISTRATION BY NAME OR NUMBER. 87
(B) THE DUCKS UNLIMITED LICENSE PLATES AND VALIDATION 91
STICKER SHALL BE ISSUED UPON RECEIPT OF A CONTRIBUTION AS 92
PROVIDED IN DIVISION (C) OF THIS SECTION AND UPON PAYMENT OF THE 93
REGULAR LICENSE TAX AS PRESCRIBED UNDER SECTION 4503.04 OF THE 94
REVISED CODE, A FEE OF TEN DOLLARS FOR THE PURPOSE OF 95
COMPENSATING THE BUREAU OF MOTOR VEHICLES FOR ADDITIONAL SERVICES 96
REQUIRED IN THE ISSUING OF THE DUCKS UNLIMITED LICENSE PLATES, 98
ANY APPLICABLE MOTOR VEHICLE TAX LEVIED UNDER CHAPTER 4504. OF 99
THE REVISED CODE, AND COMPLIANCE WITH ALL OTHER APPLICABLE LAWS 100
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RELATING TO THE REGISTRATION OF MOTOR VEHICLES. IF THE 101
APPLICATION FOR DUCKS UNLIMITED LICENSE PLATES IS COMBINED WITH A 104
REQUEST FOR A SPECIAL RESERVED LICENSE PLATE UNDER SECTION
4503.40 OR 4503.42 OF THE REVISED CODE, THE LICENSE PLATE AND 106
VALIDATION STICKER SHALL BE ISSUED UPON PAYMENT OF THE 107
CONTRIBUTION, FEES, AND TAXES REFERRED TO OR ESTABLISHED IN THIS
DIVISION AND THE ADDITIONAL FEE PRESCRIBED UNDER SECTION 4503.40 109
OR 4503.42 OF THE REVISED CODE. 110
(C) FOR EACH APPLICATION FOR REGISTRATION AND REGISTRATION 113
RENEWAL THE REGISTRAR RECEIVES UNDER THIS SECTION, THE REGISTRAR 114
SHALL COLLECT A CONTRIBUTION OF FIFTEEN DOLLARS. THE REGISTRAR 116
SHALL TRANSMIT THIS CONTRIBUTION TO THE TREASURER OF STATE FOR 117
DEPOSIT IN THE DUCKS UNLIMITED LICENSE PLATE FUND CREATED IN 118
SECTION 4501.33 OF THE REVISED CODE. 119
THE REGISTRAR SHALL DEPOSIT THE ADDITIONAL FEE OF TEN 122
DOLLARS SPECIFIED IN DIVISION (B) OF THIS SECTION THAT THE 123
APPLICANT FOR REGISTRATION PAYS FOR THE PURPOSE OF COMPENSATING 124
THE BUREAU FOR THE ADDITIONAL SERVICES REQUIRED IN THE ISSUING OF 125
THE APPLICANT'S DUCKS UNLIMITED LICENSE PLATES IN THE STATE 127
BUREAU OF MOTOR VEHICLES FUND CREATED IN SECTION 4501.25 OF THE 128
REVISED CODE.