Sec. 4503.53. Any person who
served in the armed forces of | 10 |
the United States in Afghanistan during operation enduring | 11 |
freedom, in Iraq during operation Iraqi freedom, in Saudi
Arabia | 12 |
or Kuwait during Operation Desert Stormoperation desert storm or | 13 |
Operation Desert Shieldoperation desert shield,
in Panama during | 14 |
the invasion, in Grenada during the invasion, in
Lebanon during | 15 |
the invasion, during the Vietnam conflict, during
the Korean | 16 |
conflict, during World War II, or during World War I,
and who is | 17 |
on active duty or is an honorably discharged veteran may
apply to | 18 |
the registrar of motor vehicles for the registration of any | 19 |
passenger
car, noncommercial motor vehicle, recreational vehicle, | 20 |
or other
vehicle of a class approved by the registrar the person | 21 |
owns or
leases. The application shall be accompanied by such | 22 |
written
evidence of the applicant's service as the registrar | 23 |
requires by rule. In the case of an honorably discharged
veteran, | 24 |
the written evidence shall include a copy of the applicant's | 25 |
DD-214 form or an equivalent document. | 26 |
Upon receipt of an application for registration of a motor | 27 |
vehicle under this section, presentation of satisfactory evidence | 28 |
of military service in Afghanistan during operation enduring | 29 |
freedom, in Iraq during operation Iraqi freedom, in Saudi Arabia | 30 |
or Kuwait during Operation
Desert Stormoperation desert storm or | 31 |
Operation Desert Shieldoperation desert shield, in Panama during | 32 |
the
invasion, in Grenada during the invasion, in Lebanon during | 33 |
the
invasion, during the Vietnam conflict, during the Korean | 34 |
conflict, during World War II, or during World War I, and payment | 35 |
of
the regular license tax as prescribed under section 4503.04 of | 36 |
the Revised Code and any applicable local tax levied under Chapter | 37 |
4504. of the Revised Code, the registrar shall issue to the | 38 |
applicant the
appropriate motor vehicle registration and a set of | 39 |
license
plates and a validation sticker, or a validation sticker | 40 |
alone
when required by section 4503.191 of the Revised Code. In | 41 |
accordance with rules adopted by the registrar, each license
plate | 42 |
shall be inscribed with identifying letters or numerals and
the | 43 |
word "VETERAN"; in addition, each license plate
shall be
inscribed | 44 |
with a design and words indicating service in Afghanistan, Iraq, | 45 |
Saudi
Arabia, Kuwait, Panama, Grenada, or Lebanon, or during the | 46 |
Vietnam conflict, the Korean conflict, World War II, or World War | 47 |
I. | 48 |