As Passed by the House

127th General Assembly
Regular Session
2007-2008
Am. Sub. S. B. No. 129


Senator Schuler 

Cosponsors: Senators Gardner, Spada, Goodman, Seitz, Buehrer, Schuring, Fedor, Austria, Cates, Grendell, Harris, Kearney, Mason, Niehaus, Padgett, Sawyer, Schaffer, Smith, Stivers, Wilson, Wagoner 

Representatives Aslanides, Schlichter, Carmichael, Chandler, DeBose, Domenick, Driehaus, Fende, Flowers, Garrison, Hite, Letson, Newcomb, Peterson, Reinhard, Schindel, Uecker, Yuko, Zehringer 

A BILL
To amend sections 305.12, 308.04, 503.01, 715.72, 1
715.74, 715.75, 715.76, 715.761, 715.77, 715.78, 2
715.81, 4501.21, 4517.21, 4765.43, 4931.61, 3
4931.62, 4931.63, 4931.64, 4931.65, 4931.66, and 4
4931.70; to contingently amend sections 4503.494, 5
4503.496, 4503.531, and 4503.92; and to enact 6
sections 4503.712, 4513.66, 4765.431, and 4931.651 7
of the Revised Code to permit local law 8
enforcement agencies and fire departments to 9
remove motor vehicles from the roadway after a 10
motor vehicle accident and to provide immunity to 11
local law enforcement agencies and fire personnel 12
for the removal of damaged or inoperable vehicles 13
from roadways; to temporarily authorize counties 14
to enter into new or amended joint economic 15
development district contracts with townships and 16
municipal corporations; to permit a board of 17
trustees of a regional airport authority to enter 18
into a contract in which a board member has a 19
direct or indirect interest if certain conditions 20
are met; to create "Ohio C.O.P.S." license 21
plates; to provide that an insurer or subrogee 22
may sell through a licensed motor vehicle 23
auction owner a motor vehicle that comes into 24
its possession through the operation of an 25
insurance contract; to modify the staffing 26
requirements for ambulances during emergency runs 27
and while transporting patients; to remove 28
motorcycles from the kinds of motor vehicles that 29
can be issued certain special license plates; to 30
extend until 2012 the wireless 9-1-1 charge, raise 31
the minimum annual fund disbursement amount for 32
each county from $25,000 to $90,000, and alter 33
local uses of that revenue; and to declare an 34
emergency.35


BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF OHIO:

       Section 1. That sections 305.12, 308.04, 503.01, 715.72, 36
715.74, 715.75, 715.76, 715.761, 715.77, 715.78, 715.81, 4501.21, 37
4517.21, 4765.43, 4931.61, 4931.62, 4931.63, 4931.64, 4931.65, 38
4931.66, and 4931.70 be amended and sections 4503.712, 4513.66, 39
4765.431, and 4931.651 of the Revised Code be enacted to read as 40
follows:41

       Sec. 305.12.  The board of county commissioners may sue and 42
be sued, and plead and be impleaded, in any court. It may bring, 43
maintain, and defend suits involving an injury to any public, 44
state, or county road, bridge, ditch, drain, or watercourse in the 45
county with respect to which the county has the primary 46
responsibility to keep in proper repair, and for the prevention of47
injury to them. The board shall demand and receive, by suit or 48
otherwise, any real estate or interest in real estate, legal or 49
equitable, belonging to the county, or any money or other property 50
due the county. The money so recovered shall be paid into the 51
county treasury, and the board shall take the county treasurer's 52
receipt for it and file it with the county auditor. The board of 53
county commissioners may enter into contracts with municipal 54
corporations and townships pursuant to division (D) of section 55
715.72 of the Revised Code.56

       Sec. 308.04.  Within sixty days after a regional airport 57
authority has been created under section 308.03 of the Revised 58
Code, the board of trustees for such regional airport authority 59
shall be appointed as provided in the resolution creating it.60

       Each member of the board of trustees, before entering upon 61
the member's official duties, shall take and subscribe to an oath 62
or affirmation that the member will honestly, faithfully, and 63
impartially perform the duties of office, and that the member 64
will not be interested directly or indirectly in any contract let 65
by the regional airport authority. Any contract let by the 66
regional airport authority in which a member of the board of 67
trustees is directly or indirectly interested is void and 68
unenforceable, unless a member with an interest in a contract 69
first discloses the member's interest in writing to the remaining 70
members of the board and the member with the interest refrains 71
from any participation in the matter.72

       After each member of the board has taken the oath as 73
prescribed by this section the board shall meet and organize by 74
electing one of its members as president and another as 75
vice-president, who shall hold their respective offices until the 76
next annual meeting of the board as provided in its bylaws. At 77
each annual meeting thereafter the board shall elect from its 78
membership a president and a vice-president who shall serve for a 79
term of one year.80

       The board shall appoint and fix the compensation of a 81
secretary-treasurer, who shall not be a member of the board and 82
who shall serve at the pleasure of the board.83

       Sec. 503.01.  Each civil township is a body politic and84
corporate, for the purpose of enjoying and exercising the rights85
and privileges conferred upon it by law. It may sue and be sued,86
plead and be impleaded, and receive and hold real estate by devise 87
or deed, or receive and hold personal property for the benefit of 88
the township for any useful purpose. The board of township 89
trustees shall hold such property in trust for the township for 90
the purpose specified in the devise, bequest, or deed of gift. 91
Such board may also receive any conveyance of real estate to the 92
township, when necessary to secure or pay a debt or claim due such 93
township, and may sell and convey real estate so received. The 94
proceeds of such sale shall be applied to the fund to which such 95
debt or claim belonged. The board of township trustees may acquire 96
real property within the unincorporated territory of the township 97
in order to provide needed public improvements to the property 98
pursuant to sections 5709.73 to 5709.75 of the Revised Code. The 99
board of township trustees may enter into contracts with municipal 100
corporations pursuant to section 715.70, 715.71, or 715.72 of the 101
Revised Code, and with counties pursuant to division (D) of 102
section 715.72 of the Revised Code, to create a joint economic 103
development district.104

       Whenever the board finds it necessary to determine the value 105
of any real property the township owns or proposes to acquire by 106
purchase, lease, or otherwise, the board may employ for reasonable 107
compensation competent appraisers to advise it of the value of the 108
property or expert witnesses to testify to the value in an 109
appropriation proceeding.110

       Sec. 715.72.  (A) As used in sections 715.72 to 715.81 of the111
Revised Code:112

       (1) "Contracting parties" means one or more municipal 113
corporations and, one or more townships, and, under division (D) 114
of this section, one or more counties that have entered into a 115
contract under this section to create a joint economic development 116
district.117

       (2) "District" means a joint economic development district 118
created under sections 715.72 to 715.81 of the Revised Code.119

       (3) "Contract for utility services" means a contract under 120
which a municipal corporation agrees to provide to a township or 121
another municipal corporation water, sewer, electric, or other 122
utility services necessary to the public health, safety, and 123
welfare.124

       (B) Sections 715.72 to 715.81 of the Revised Code provide 125
alternative procedures and requirements to those set forth in 126
sections 715.70 and 715.71 of the Revised Code for creating and 127
operating a joint economic development district. Sections 715.72 128
to 715.81 of the Revised Code apply to municipal corporations and129
townships that are located in the same county or in adjacent 130
counties.131

       (C) One or more municipal corporations and, one or more132
townships, and, under division (D) of this section, one or more 133
counties may enter into a contract pursuant to which they create134
as a joint economic development district one or more areas for the 135
purpose of facilitating economic development to create or preserve 136
jobs and employment opportunities and to improve the economic 137
welfare of the people in this state and in the area of the 138
contracting parties. 139

       (1) Except as otherwise provided in division (C)(2) of this140
section, the territory of each of the contracting parties shall be 141
contiguous to the territory of at least one other contracting 142
party, or contiguous to the territory of a township or, municipal 143
corporation, or county that is contiguous to another contracting 144
party, even if the intervening township or municipal corporation145
is not a contracting party.146

       (2) Contracting parties that have entered into a contract 147
under section 715.70 or 715.71 of the Revised Code creating a148
joint economic development district prior to November 15, 1995, 149
may enter into a contract under this section even if the territory 150
of each of the contracting parties is not contiguous to the 151
territory of at least one other contracting party, or contiguous 152
to the territory of a township or municipal corporation that is 153
contiguous to another contracting party as otherwise required 154
under division (C)(1) of this section. The contract and district 155
shall meet the requirements of sections 715.72 to 715.81 of the156
Revised Code.157

       (D) If, on or after the effective date of this amendment but 158
on or before June 30, 2009, one or more municipal corporations and 159
one or more townships enter into a contract or amend an existing 160
contract under this section, one or more counties in which all of 161
those municipal corporations or townships are located also may 162
enter into the contract as a contracting party or parties.163

       Sec. 715.74.  (A) The contract creating a joint economic164
development district shall provide for the amount or nature of the 165
contribution of each contracting party to the development and166
operation of the district and may provide for the sharing of the167
costs of the operation of and improvements for the district. The168
contributions may be in any form to which the contracting parties 169
agree and may include, but are not limited to, the provision of 170
services, money, real or personal property, facilities, or 171
equipment. The contract may provide for the contracting parties to 172
share revenue from taxes levied on property by one or more of the 173
contracting parties, if those revenues may lawfully be applied to174
that purpose under the legislation by which those taxes are 175
levied. The contract shall specify and provide for new, expanded, 176
or additional services, facilities, or improvements. The contract 177
may provide for expanded or additional capacity for or other 178
enhancement of existing services, facilities, or improvements.179

       (B) The contract shall enumerate the specific powers, duties, 180
and functions of the board of directors of the district described 181
under section 715.78 of the Revised Code and shall provide for the 182
determination of procedures that are to govern the board.183

       (C)(1) The contract may grant to the board the power to adopt 184
a resolution to levy an income tax within the district and the 185
contract may designate certain portions of the district where 186
such an income tax may be levied. The income tax shall be used for 187
the purposes of the district or any portion of the district in 188
which the contract authorizes an income tax and for the purposes 189
of the contracting parties pursuant to the contract. The income 190
tax may be levied in the district based on income earned by 191
persons working within the district and based on the net profits 192
of businesses located in the district, but the income of an 193
individual who resides in the district shall not be subject to 194
such income tax unless the income is received for personal 195
services performed in the district. The income tax of the district 196
shall follow the provisions of Chapter 718. of the Revised Code, 197
except that no vote shall be required. The rate of the income tax 198
shall be no higher than the highest rate being levied by a 199
municipal corporation that is a contracting party.200

       (2) If the board adopts a resolution to levy an income tax,201
it shall enter into an agreement with a municipal corporation that 202
is a contracting party to administer, collect, and enforce the 203
income tax on behalf of the district.204

       (3) A resolution levying an income tax under this section205
shall require the contracting parties to annually set aside a206
percentage, to be stated in the resolution, of the amount of the207
income tax collected for the long-term maintenance of the208
district.209

       (4) An income tax levied under this section shall apply in210
the district or any portion of the district in which the contract 211
authorizes an income tax throughout the term of the contract212
creating the district, notwithstanding that all or a portion of 213
the district becomes subject to annexation, merger, or214
consolidation.215

       (D) The contract creating a joint economic development 216
district shall continue in existence throughout its term and shall 217
be binding on the contracting parties and on any parties 218
succeeding to the contracting parties, whether by annexation, 219
merger, or consolidation. Except as provided in division (E) of 220
this section, the contract may be amended, renewed, or terminated 221
with the approval of the contracting parties or any parties 222
succeeding to the contracting parties. If the contract is amended 223
to add area to an existing district, the amendment shall be 224
adopted in the manner prescribed under section 715.761 of the 225
Revised Code.226

       (E) If two or more contracting parties previously have 227
entered into a separate contract for utility services, then 228
amendment, renewal, or termination of the separate contract for 229
utility services shall not constitute any part of the 230
consideration for the contract creating a joint economic 231
development district. A contract creating a joint economic 232
development district shall be rebuttably presumed to violate this 233
division if it is entered into within two years prior or five 234
years subsequent to the amendment, renewal, or termination of a 235
separate contract for utility services that two or more 236
contracting parties previously have entered into. The presumption 237
stated in this division may be rebutted by clear and convincing 238
evidence of both of the following:239

       (1) That other substantial consideration existed to support 240
the contract creating a joint economic development district;241

       (2) That the contracting parties entered into the contract 242
creating a joint economic development district freely and without243
duress or coercion related to the amendment, renewal, or244
termination of the separate contract for utility services.245

       (F) A contract creating a joint economic development district246
that violates division (E) of this section is void and 247
unenforceable.248

       Sec. 715.75.  Before the legislative authority of any of the249
contracting parties adopts an ordinance or resolution approving a250
contract to create a joint economic development district, the251
legislative authority of each of the contracting parties shall252
hold a public hearing concerning the contract and district. Each 253
legislative authority shall provide at least thirty days' public 254
notice of the time and place of the public hearing in a newspaper 255
of general circulation in the municipal corporation or, township, 256
or county, as applicable. During the thirty-day period prior to257
the public hearing and until the filing is made under section258
715.76 of the Revised Code, all of the following documents shall259
be available for public inspection in the office of the clerk of260
the legislative authority of a municipal corporation and county261
that is a contracting party and in the office of the fiscal 262
officer of a township that is a contracting party:263

       (A) A copy of the contract creating the district;264

       (B) A description of the area or areas to be included in the265
district, including a map in sufficient detail to denote the266
specific boundaries of the area or areas and to indicate any267
zoning restrictions applicable to the area or areas;268

       (C) An economic development plan for the district that269
consists of both of the following schedules:270

       (1) A schedule for the provision of the new, expanded, or271
additional services, facilities, or improvements described in272
division (A) of section 715.74 of the Revised Code;273

       (2) A schedule for the collection of an income tax levied274
under division (C) of section 715.74 of the Revised Code.275

       A public hearing held under this section shall allow for276
public comment and recommendations on the contract and district.277
The contracting parties may include in the contract any of those278
recommendations prior to approval of the contract.279

       Before any of the contracting parties approves a contract280
under section 715.76 of the Revised Code, the contracting parties281
shall deliver a copy of the contract to the board of county282
commissioners of each county in which a contracting party is283
located. Any such county may enter into an agreement with the284
contracting parties regarding the provision of services by the285
county within the proposed district and may enter into an286
agreement with the contracting parties to extend services to the287
area or areas to be included in the district. A county that is a 288
contracting party under division (D) of section 715.72 of the 289
Revised Code is entitled to a copy of the contract as if the 290
county were not a contracting party. Such a county may enter into 291
an agreement with the other contracting parties regarding its 292
provision or extension of services within the proposed district as 293
contemplated by the contract.294

       Sec. 715.76.  After the public hearings required under295
section 715.75 of the Revised Code have been held, each296
contracting party may adopt an ordinance or resolution approving297
the contract to create a joint economic development district. 298
After each contracting party has adopted an ordinance or299
resolution, the contracting parties jointly shall file with the300
legislative authority of each county within which a contracting301
party is located all of the following documents:302

       (A) A signed copy of the contract;303

       (B) A description of the area or areas to be included in the304
district, including a map in sufficient detail to denote the305
specific boundaries of the area or areas and to indicate any306
zoning restrictions applicable to the area or areas;307

       (C) The economic development plan described in division (C)308
of section 715.75 of the Revised Code;309

       (D) Certified copies of the ordinances and resolutions of the 310
contracting parties relating to the contract and district;311

       (E) A certificate of each contracting party that the public312
hearings required by section 715.75 of the Revised Code have been313
held, the date of the hearings, and evidence of publication of the314
notice of the hearings;315

       (F) A petition signed by a majority of the owners of property316
located within the area or areas to be included in the district;317

       (G) A petition signed by a majority of the owners of318
businesses, if any, located within the area or areas to be319
included in the district.320

       The petitions described in divisions (F) and (G) of this321
section shall specify that all of the documents described in322
divisions (A) to (C) of section 715.75 of the Revised Code are 323
available for public inspection in the office of the clerk of the324
legislative authority of each municipal corporation and county325
that is a contracting party or the office of the fiscal officer of 326
each township that is a contracting party. 327

       The legislative authority of a county that is a contracting 328
party under division (D) of section 715.72 of the Revised Code is 329
entitled to all of the documents described in divisions (A) to (G) 330
of this section as if the county were not a contracting party.331

       Not later than ten days after all of the documents described332
in divisions (A) to (G) of this section have been filed, each333
contracting party shall give notice to those owners of property334
within the area or areas to be included in the district who did335
not sign the petition described in division (F) of this section336
and whose property is located within the boundaries of that337
contracting party and to those owners of businesses, if any,338
within the area or areas to be included in the district who did339
not sign the petition described in division (G) of this section340
and whose property is located within the boundaries of that341
contracting party. Notice shall be given by certified mail and342
shall specify that the owners of property and businesses are343
located within the area or areas to be included in the district344
and that all of the documents described in divisions (A) to (C) of345
section 715.75 of the Revised Code are available for public346
inspection in the office of the clerk of the legislative authority347
of each municipal corporation and county that is a contracting348
party or the office of the fiscal officer of each township that is 349
a contracting party. The contracting parties shall equally bear 350
the cost of providing notice under this section.351

       If the contracting parties do not file all of the documents352
described in divisions (A) to (G) of this section, the legislative 353
authority of a county that is not a contracting party within which 354
a contracting party is located may adopt a resolution disapproving 355
the creation of the joint economic development district. In356
addition, the legislative authority of the county may adopt a357
resolution disapproving the creation of the district if it358
determines, in written findings of fact, that each contracting359
party did not enter into the contract freely and without duress or 360
coercion.361

       Sec. 715.761.  (A) The contracting parties may amend the 362
contract to add to a joint economic development district any area 363
that was not originally included in the district when the contract 364
took effect. Area may be added only if the area satisfies the 365
criteria prescribed under section 715.73 of the Revised Code.366

       (B) An amendment adding area to a district shall be approved 367
by a resolution or ordinance adopted by each of the contracting 368
parties. The contracting parties shall conduct public hearings on 369
the amendment, provide notice, and deliver a copy of the amendment370
to the legislative authority of the county in which the added area 371
is located in the manner required under section 715.75 of the 372
Revised Code for original contracts. The legislative authority of 373
a county that is a contracting party under division (D) of section 374
715.72 of the Revised Code is entitled to a copy of the amendment 375
as if the county were not a contracting party. The contracting 376
parties shall make available for public inspection a copy of the 377
amendment, a description of the area to be added to the district, 378
and a map of that area in sufficient detail to denote the specific 379
boundaries of the area and to indicate any zoning restrictions 380
applicable to the area.381

       (C) After adopting resolutions or ordinances approving the 382
addition of the area, the contracting parties jointly shall file 383
with the legislative authority of the county in which the added 384
area is located the documents required to be filed under section 385
715.76 of the Revised Code, except that:386

       (1) A copy of the amendment to the contract shall be filed in 387
lieu of a copy of the contract.388

       (2) The description and map shall be of the area to be added 389
instead of the entire area of the district.390

       (3) The economic development plan need not be filed.391

       (4) Certified copies of the resolutions and ordinances392
approving the amendment shall be filed.393

       (5) The certificates otherwise required under division (E) of 394
section 715.76 of the Revised Code shall certify that the hearings 395
required under division (B) of this section have been held, shall 396
indicate the date of those hearings, and shall include evidence 397
that notice of the hearings was published.398

       (6) The petition otherwise required under division (F) of 399
section 715.76 of the Revised Code shall be signed by a majority 400
of the owners of property located in the area to be added to the 401
district, the petition otherwise required under division (G) of402
that section shall be signed by a majority of the owners of403
businesses, if any, located in the area to be added to the404
district, and the petitions shall specify that the documents405
described in division (B) of this section are available for public 406
inspection as otherwise required under section 715.75 of the407
Revised Code.408

       (D) The resolution of a board of township trustees approving 409
an amendment adding area to an existing joint economic development 410
district is not required to be submitted to the electors of the 411
township.412

       Sec. 715.77.  (A)(1) A board of township trustees that is a 413
party to a contract creating a joint economic development district 414
pursuant to sections 715.72 to 715.82 of the Revised Code may 415
choose to not submit its resolution approving the contract to the 416
electors of the township if all of the following conditions are 417
satisfied:418

       (a) The resolution has been approved by a unanimous vote of 419
the members of the board of township trustees or, if a county is 420
one of the contracting parties under division (D) of section 421
715.72 of the Revised Code, the resolution has been approved by a 422
majority vote of the members of the board of township trustees;423

       (b) The creation of the joint economic development district 424
is proposed at the request of a majority of the owners of land 425
included within the proposed district;426

       (c) The territory to be included in the proposed joint 427
economic development district is zoned in a manner appropriate to 428
the function of the proposed district.429

       (2) Unless the legislative authority of a county adopts a 430
resolution under section 715.76 of the Revised Code disapproving 431
the creation of a joint economic development district within 432
thirty days after the filing made under that section, the 433
legislative authority of each such county shall adopt a resolution434
acknowledging the receipt of the required documents, approving the 435
creation of the joint economic development district, and, if the436
board of township trustees has not invoked its authority under 437
division (A)(1) of this section, directing that the resolution of 438
the board of township trustees approving the contract creating the 439
joint economic development district be submitted to the electors 440
of the township for approval at the next succeeding general, 441
primary, or special election. If the board of township trustees 442
chooses to submit approval of the contract to the electors of the 443
township, the legislative authority of the county shall file with 444
the board of elections at least seventy-five days before the day 445
of the election a copy of the resolution of the board of township 446
trustees approving the contract. The resolution of the legislative 447
authority of the county also shall specify the date the election 448
is to be held and shall direct the board of elections to conduct 449
the election in the township.450

       (3) If the resolution of the legislative authority of the451
county is not adopted within the thirty-day period after the 452
filing made under section 715.76 of the Revised Code, the joint 453
economic development district shall be deemed approved by the 454
county legislative authority and, if the board of township 455
trustees has not invoked its authority under division (A)(1) of 456
this section, the board of township trustees shall file its457
resolution with the board of elections for submission to the458
electors of the township for approval at the next succeeding459
general, primary, or special election. In such case, the board of 460
township trustees shall file the resolution at least seventy-five 461
days before the specified date the election is to be held and 462
shall direct the board of elections to conduct the election in the 463
township.464

       (4) Any contract creating a joint economic development 465
district in which a board of township trustees is a party shall 466
provide that the contract is not effective earlier than the 467
thirty-first day after its approval, including any approval by 468
electors required in this section.469

       If the board of township trustees chooses pursuant to 470
division (A)(1) of this section not to submit the approval of the 471
contract to the electors, the resolution of the board of township 472
trustees approving the contract is subject to a referendum of the 473
electors of the township when requested through a petition. When 474
signed by ten per cent of the number of electors in the township 475
who voted for the office of governor at the most recent general 476
election, a referendum petition asking that the resolution be477
submitted to the electors of the township may be presented to the 478
board of township trustees. Such a petition shall be presented 479
within thirty days after the board of township trustees adopts the 480
resolution. The board of township trustees shall, not later than 481
four p.m. of the tenth day after receipt of the petition, certify 482
the text of the resolution to the board of elections. The board of 483
elections shall submit the resolution to the electors of the 484
township for their approval or rejection at the next general, 485
primary, or special election occurring at least seventy-five days 486
after such certification.487

       (B) The ballot shall be in the following form:488

       "Shall the resolution of the board of township trustees489
approving the contract with ............... (here insert name of490
each municipal corporation and other township that is a 491
contracting party) for the creation of a joint economic 492
development district be approved?493

        494

 FOR THE RESOLUTION AND CONTRACT 495
 AGAINST THE RESOLUTION AND CONTRACT  " 496

        497

If a majority of the electors of the township voting on the issue498
vote for the resolution and contract, the resolution shall become499
effective immediately and the contract shall go into effect on the 500
thirty-first day after this election or thereafter in accordance 501
with terms of the contract.502

       Sec. 715.78.  (A) A board of directors shall govern each 503
joint economic development district created under section 715.72 504
of the Revised Code.505

       (1) If there are businesses located and persons working506
within the area or areas to be included in the district, the board 507
shall be composed of the following members:508

       (a) One member representing the municipal corporations that 509
are contracting parties;510

       (b) One member representing the townships that are 511
contracting parties;512

       (c) One member representing the owners of businesses located513
within the district;514

       (d) One member representing the persons working within the515
district;516

       (e) One member representing the counties that are contracting 517
parties, or, if no contracting party is a county, one member 518
selected by the members described in divisions (A)(1)(a) to (d) of 519
this section.520

       The members of the board shall be appointed as provided in521
the contract. Of the members initially appointed to the board, the522
member described in division (A)(1)(a) of this section shall serve 523
a term of one year; the member described in division (A)(1)(b) of 524
this section shall serve a term of two years; the member described 525
in division (A)(1)(c) of this section shall serve a term of three 526
years; and the members described in divisions (A)(1)(d) and (e) of 527
this section shall serve terms of four years. Thereafter, terms 528
for each member shall be for four years, each term ending on the 529
same day of the same month of the year as did the term that it 530
succeeds. A member may be reappointed to the board, but no member 531
shall serve more than two consecutive terms on the board.532

       The member described in division (A)(1)(e) of this section 533
shall serve as chairperson of a board described under division 534
(A)(1) of this section.535

       (2) If there are no businesses located or persons working536
within the area or areas to be included in the district, the board 537
shall be composed of the following members:538

       (a) One member representing the municipal corporations that 539
are contracting parties;540

       (b) One member representing the townships that are 541
contracting parties;542

       (c) One member representing the counties that are contracting 543
parties, or if no contracting party is a county, one member 544
selected by the members described in divisions (A)(2)(a) and (b) 545
of this section.546

       The members of the board shall be appointed as provided in547
the contract. Of the members initially appointed to the board, the548
member described in division (A)(2)(a) of this section shall serve 549
a term of one year; the member described in division (A)(2)(b) of 550
this section shall serve a term of two years; and the member551
described in division (A)(2)(c) of this section shall serve a term 552
of three years. Thereafter, terms for each member shall be for 553
four years, each term ending on the same day of the same month of 554
the year as did the term that it succeeds. A member may be 555
reappointed to the board, but no member shall serve more than two 556
consecutive terms on the board.557

       The member described in division (A)(2)(c) of this section 558
shall serve as chairperson of a board described under division 559
(A)(2) of this section.560

       (B) A board described under division (A)(1) or (2) of this 561
section has no powers except as described in sections 715.72 to 562
715.81 of the Revised Code and in the contract creating the joint 563
economic development district.564

       (C) Membership on the board of directors of a joint economic 565
development district is not the holding of a public office or 566
employment within the meaning of any section of the Revised Code 567
or any charter provision prohibiting the holding of other public 568
office or employment. Membership on such a board is not a direct 569
or indirect interest in a contract or expenditure of money by a 570
municipal corporation, township, county, or other political 571
subdivision with which a member may be affiliated. Notwithstanding 572
any provision of law or a charter to the contrary, no member of a573
board of directors of a joint economic development district shall 574
forfeit or be disqualified from holding any public office or 575
employment by reason of membership on the board.576

       (D) The board of directors of a joint economic development 577
district is a public body for the purposes of section 121.22 of 578
the Revised Code. Chapter 2744. of the Revised Code applies to 579
such a board and the district.580

       Sec. 715.81.  The powers granted under sections 715.72 to 581
715.81 of the Revised Code are in addition to and not in the 582
derogation of all other powers granted to municipal corporations 583
and, townships, and counties pursuant to law. When exercising a 584
power or performing a function or duty under a contract entered 585
into under section 715.72 of the Revised Code, a municipal 586
corporation may exercise all of the powers of a municipal 587
corporation, and may perform all the functions and duties of a588
municipal corporation, within the joint economic development 589
district, pursuant to and to the extent consistent with the 590
contract. When exercising a power or performing a function or duty 591
under a contract entered into under either section 715.691 or592
715.72 or section 715.691 of the Revised Code, a township may 593
exercise all of the powers of a township, and may perform all the594
functions and duties of a township, within the joint economic 595
development district, or joint economic development zone that is 596
subject to division (I)(2) of section 715.691 of the Revised Code, 597
pursuant to and to the extent consistent with the contract. No598

       When exercising a power or performing a function or duty 599
under a contract entered into under division (D) of section 715.72 600
of the Revised Code, a county may exercise all of the powers of a 601
county, and may perform all the functions and duties of a county, 602
within the joint economic development district, pursuant to and to 603
the extent consistent with the contract.604

       No political subdivision shall grant any tax exemption under 605
Chapter 1728. or section 3735.67, 5709.62, 5709.63, or 5709.632 of 606
the Revised Code on any property located within the district, or 607
zone that is subject to division (I)(2) of section 715.691 of the 608
Revised Code, without the consent of the contracting parties. The609
prohibition against granting a tax exemption under this section 610
does not apply to any exemption filed, pending, or approved before 611
the effective date of the contract entered into under either 612
section 715.691 or 715.72 or section 715.691 of the Revised Code.613

       Sec. 4501.21.  (A) There is hereby created in the state 614
treasury the license plate contribution fund. The fund shall 615
consist of all contributions paid by motor vehicle registrants and 616
collected by the registrar of motor vehicles pursuant to sections 617
4503.491, 4503.493, 4503.50, 4503.501, 4503.502, 4503.51, 618
4503.522, 4503.545, 4503.55, 4503.551, 4503.552, 4503.553, 619
4503.561, 4503.562, 4503.591, 4503.67, 4503.68, 4503.69, 4503.71, 620
4503.711, 4503.712, 4503.72, 4503.73, 4503.74, 4503.75, and 621
4503.85 of the Revised Code.622

       (B) The registrar shall pay the contributions the registrar 623
collects in the fund as follows:624

       (1) The registrar shall pay the contributions received 625
pursuant to section 4503.491 of the Revised Code to the breast 626
cancer fund of Ohio, which shall use that money only to pay for 627
programs that provide assistance and education to Ohio breast 628
cancer patients and that improve access for such patients to 629
quality health care and clinical trials and shall not use any of 630
the money for abortion information, counseling, services, or other 631
abortion-related activities.632

       (2) The registrar shall pay the contributions received 633
pursuant to section 4503.493 of the Revised Code to the autism 634
society of Ohio, which shall use the contributions for programs 635
and autism awareness efforts throughout the state.636

       (3) The registrar shall pay the contributions the registrar 637
receives pursuant to section 4503.50 of the Revised Code to the 638
future farmers of America foundation, which shall deposit the 639
contributions into its general account to be used for educational 640
and scholarship purposes of the future farmers of America 641
foundation.642

       (4) The registrar shall pay the contributions the registrar 643
receives pursuant to section 4503.501 of the Revised Code to the 644
4-H youth development program of the Ohio state university 645
extension program, which shall use those contributions to pay the 646
expenses it incurs in conducting its educational activities.647

       (5) The registrar shall pay the contributions received 648
pursuant to section 4503.502 of the Revised Code to the Ohio 649
cattlemen's foundation, which shall use those contributions for 650
scholarships and other educational activities.651

       (6) The registrar shall pay each contribution the registrar 652
receives pursuant to section 4503.51 of the Revised Code to the 653
university or college whose name or marking or design appears on 654
collegiate license plates that are issued to a person under that 655
section. A university or college that receives contributions from 656
the fund shall deposit the contributions into its general 657
scholarship fund.658

       (7) The registrar shall pay the contributions the registrar 659
receives pursuant to section 4503.522 of the Revised Code to the 660
"friends of Perry's victory and international peace memorial, 661
incorporated," a nonprofit corporation organized under the laws of 662
this state, to assist that organization in paying the expenses it 663
incurs in sponsoring or holding charitable, educational, and 664
cultural events at the monument.665

       (8) The registrar shall pay the contributions the registrar 666
receives pursuant to section 4503.55 of the Revised Code to the 667
pro football hall of fame, which shall deposit the contributions 668
into a special bank account that it establishes and which shall be 669
separate and distinct from any other account the pro football hall 670
of fame maintains, to be used exclusively for the purpose of 671
promoting the pro football hall of fame as a travel destination.672

       (9) The registrar shall pay the contributions that are paid 673
to the registrar pursuant to section 4503.545 of the Revised Code 674
to the national rifle association foundation, which shall use the 675
money to pay the costs of the educational activities and programs 676
the foundation holds or sponsors in this state.677

       (10) In accordance with section 955.202 of the Revised Code, 678
the registrar shall pay to the pets program funding board created 679
by that section the contributions the registrar receives pursuant 680
to section 4503.551 of the Revised Code and any other money from 681
any other source, including donations, gifts, and grants, that is 682
designated by the source to be paid to the pets program funding 683
board. The board shall use the moneys it receives under this 684
section only to support programs for the sterilization of dogs and 685
cats and for educational programs concerning the proper veterinary 686
care of those animals.687

       (11) The registrar shall pay the contributions the registrar 688
receives pursuant to section 4503.552 of the Revised Code to the 689
rock and roll hall of fame and museum, incorporated.690

       (12) The registrar shall pay the contributions the registrar 691
receives pursuant to section 4503.553 of the Revised Code to the 692
Ohio coalition for animals, incorporated, a nonprofit corporation. 693
Except as provided in division (B)(12) of this section, the 694
coalition shall distribute the money to its members, and the 695
members shall use the money only to pay for educational, 696
charitable, and other programs of each coalition member that 697
provide care for unwanted, abused, and neglected horses. The Ohio 698
coalition for animals may use a portion of the money to pay for 699
reasonable marketing costs incurred in the design and promotion 700
of the license plate and for administrative costs incurred in the 701
disbursement and management of funds received under this section.702

       (13) The registrar shall pay the contributions the registrar 703
receives pursuant to section 4503.561 of the Revised Code to the 704
state of Ohio chapter of ducks unlimited, inc., which shall 705
deposit the contributions into a special bank account that it 706
establishes. The special bank account shall be separate and 707
distinct from any other account the state of Ohio chapter of ducks 708
unlimited, inc., maintains and shall be used exclusively for the 709
purpose of protecting, enhancing, restoring, and managing wetlands 710
and conserving wildlife habitat. The state of Ohio chapter of 711
ducks unlimited, inc., annually shall notify the registrar in 712
writing of the name, address, and account to which such payments 713
are to be made.714

       (14) The registrar shall pay the contributions the registrar 715
receives pursuant to section 4503.562 of the Revised Code to the 716
Mahoning river consortium, which shall use the money to pay the 717
expenses it incurs in restoring and maintaining the Mahoning 718
river watershed.719

       (15)(a) The registrar shall pay to a sports commission 720
created pursuant to section 4503.591 of the Revised Code each 721
contribution the registrar receives under that section that an 722
applicant pays to obtain license plates that bear the logo of a 723
professional sports team located in the county of that sports 724
commission and that is participating in the license plate program 725
pursuant to division (E) of that section, irrespective of the 726
county of residence of an applicant.727

       (b) The registrar shall pay to a community charity each 728
contribution the registrar receives under section 4503.591 of the 729
Revised Code that an applicant pays to obtain license plates that 730
bear the logo of a professional sports team that is participating 731
in the license plate program pursuant to division (G) of that 732
section.733

       (16) The registrar shall pay the contributions the registrar 734
receives pursuant to section 4503.67 of the Revised Code to the 735
Dan Beard council of the boy scouts of America. The council shall 736
distribute all contributions in an equitable manner throughout 737
the state to regional councils of the boy scouts.738

       (17) The registrar shall pay the contributions the registrar 739
receives pursuant to section 4503.68 of the Revised Code to the 740
great river council of the girl scouts of the United States of 741
America. The council shall distribute all contributions in an 742
equitable manner throughout the state to regional councils of the 743
girl scouts.744

       (18) The registrar shall pay the contributions the registrar 745
receives pursuant to section 4503.69 of the Revised Code to the 746
Dan Beard council of the boy scouts of America. The council shall 747
distribute all contributions in an equitable manner throughout 748
the state to regional councils of the boy scouts.749

       (19) The registrar shall pay the contributions the registrar 750
receives pursuant to section 4503.71 of the Revised Code to the 751
fraternal order of police of Ohio, incorporated, which shall 752
deposit the fees into its general account to be used for purposes 753
of the fraternal order of police of Ohio, incorporated.754

       (20) The registrar shall pay the contributions the registrar 755
receives pursuant to section 4503.711 of the Revised Code to the 756
fraternal order of police of Ohio, incorporated, which shall 757
deposit the contributions into an account that it creates to be 758
used for the purpose of advancing and protecting the law 759
enforcement profession, promoting improved law enforcement 760
methods, and teaching respect for law and order.761

       (21) The registrar shall pay the contributions received 762
pursuant to section 4503.712 of the Revised Code to Ohio concerns 763
of police survivors, which shall use those contributions to 764
provide whatever assistance may be appropriate to the families of 765
Ohio law enforcement officers who are killed in the line of duty.766

       (22) The registrar shall pay the contributions the registrar 767
receives pursuant to section 4503.72 of the Revised Code to the 768
organization known on March 31, 2003, as the Ohio CASA/GAL 769
association, a private, nonprofit corporation organized under 770
Chapter 1702. of the Revised Code. The Ohio CASA/GAL association 771
shall use these contributions to pay the expenses it incurs in 772
administering a program to secure the proper representation in the 773
courts of this state of abused, neglected, and dependent children, 774
and for the training and supervision of persons participating in 775
that program.776

       (22)(23) The registrar shall pay the contributions the 777
registrar receives pursuant to section 4503.73 of the Revised 778
Code to Wright B. Flyer, incorporated, which shall deposit the 779
contributions into its general account to be used for purposes of 780
Wright B. Flyer, incorporated.781

       (23)(24) The registrar shall pay the contributions the 782
registrar receives pursuant to section 4503.74 of the Revised 783
Code to the Columbus zoological park association, which shall 784
disburse the moneys to Ohio's major metropolitan zoos, as 785
defined in section 4503.74 of the Revised Code, in accordance 786
with a written agreement entered into by the major metropolitan 787
zoos.788

       (24)(25) The registrar shall pay the contributions the 789
registrar receives pursuant to section 4503.75 of the Revised 790
Code to the rotary foundation, located on March 31, 2003, in 791
Evanston, Illinois, to be placed in a fund known as the permanent 792
fund and used to endow educational and humanitarian programs of 793
the rotary foundation.794

       (25)(26) The registrar shall pay the contributions the 795
registrar receives pursuant to section 4503.85 of the Revised 796
Code to the Ohio sea grant college program to be used for Lake 797
Erie area research projects.798

       (C) All investment earnings of the license plate contribution 799
fund shall be credited to the fund. Not later than the first day 800
of May of every year, the registrar shall distribute to each 801
entity described in division (B) of this section the investment 802
income the fund earned the previous calendar year. The amount of 803
such a distribution paid to an entity shall be proportionate to 804
the amount of money the entity received from the fund during the 805
previous calendar year.806

       Sec. 4503.712. (A) The owner or lessee of any passenger car, 807
noncommercial motor vehicle, recreational vehicle, or other 808
vehicle of a class approved by the registrar of motor vehicles may 809
apply to the registrar for the registration of the vehicle and 810
issuance of "Ohio C.O.P.S." license plates. The application for 811
"Ohio C.O.P.S." license plates may be combined with a request for 812
a special reserved license plate under section 4503.40 or 4503.42 813
of the Revised Code. Upon receipt of the completed application and 814
compliance with division (B) of this section, the registrar shall 815
issue to the applicant the appropriate vehicle registration, a set 816
of "Ohio C.O.P.S." license plates with a validation sticker, or a 817
validation sticker alone when required by section 4503.191 of the 818
Revised Code.819

       In addition to the letters and numbers ordinarily inscribed 820
on the license plates, "Ohio C.O.P.S." license plates shall be 821
inscribed with the words "Ohio C.O.P.S." and a marking selected by 822
the organization Ohio concerns of police survivors and approved by 823
the registrar. "Ohio C.O.P.S." license plates shall bear county 824
identification stickers that identify the county of registration 825
by name or number.826

       (B) "Ohio C.O.P.S." license plates and a validation sticker 827
or, when applicable, a validation sticker alone, shall be issued 828
upon submission by the applicant of an application for 829
registration of a motor vehicle under this section; payment of the 830
regular license tax as prescribed under section 4503.04 of the 831
Revised Code, any applicable motor vehicle tax levied under 832
Chapter 4504. of the Revised Code, any applicable additional fee 833
prescribed by section 4503.40 or 4503.42 of the Revised Code, the 834
contribution provided in division (C) of this section, and an 835
additional fee of ten dollars; and compliance with all other 836
applicable laws relating to the registration of motor vehicles.837

       (C) For each application for registration and registration 838
renewal that the registrar receives under this section, the 839
registrar shall collect a contribution of fifteen dollars. The 840
registrar shall transmit this contribution to the treasurer of 841
state for deposit in the license plate contribution fund created 842
by section 4501.21 of the Revised Code.843

       The registrar shall transmit the additional fee of ten 844
dollars described in division (B) of this section, the purpose of 845
which is to compensate the bureau of motor vehicles for additional 846
services required in issuing license plates under this section, to 847
the treasurer of state for deposit into the state treasury to the 848
credit of the bureau of motor vehicles fund created by section 849
4501.25 of the Revised Code.850

       Sec. 4513.66.  (A) If a motor vehicle accident occurs on any 851
highway, public street, or other property open to the public for 852
purposes of vehicular travel and if any motor vehicle, cargo, or 853
personal property that has been damaged or spilled as a result of 854
the motor vehicle accident is blocking the highway, street, or 855
other property or is otherwise endangering public safety, the 856
sheriff of the county, or the chief of police of the municipal 857
corporation, township, or township police district, in which the 858
accident occurred, a state highway patrol trooper, or the chief of 859
the fire department having jurisdiction where the accident 860
occurred may, without consent of the owner but with the approval 861
of the law enforcement agency conducting any investigation of the 862
accident, remove the motor vehicle if the motor vehicle is 863
unoccupied, cargo, or personal property from the portion of the 864
highway, public street, or property ordinarily used for vehicular 865
travel on the highway, public street, or other property open to 866
the public for purposes of vehicular travel.867

       (B)(1) Except as provided in division (B)(2) or (3) of this 868
section, no employee of the department of transportation, sheriff, 869
deputy sheriff, chief of police or police officer of a municipal 870
corporation, township, or township police district, state highway 871
patrol trooper, chief of a fire department, or fire fighter who 872
authorizes or participates in the removal of any unoccupied motor 873
vehicle, cargo, or personal property as authorized by division 874
(A) of this section is liable in civil damages for any injury, 875
death, or loss to person or property that results from the 876
removal of that unoccupied motor vehicle, cargo, or personal 877
property. Except as provided in division (B)(2) or (3) of this 878
section, if the department of transportation or a sheriff, chief 879
of police of a municipal corporation, township, or township 880
police district, head of the state highway patrol, or chief of a 881
fire department authorizes, employs, or arranges to have a 882
private tow truck operator or towing company remove any 883
unoccupied motor vehicle, cargo, or personal property as 884
authorized by division (A) of this section, that private tow 885
truck operator or towing company is not liable in civil damages 886
for any injury, death, or loss to person or property that results 887
from the removal of that unoccupied motor vehicle, cargo, or 888
personal property, and the department of transportation, sheriff, 889
chief of police, head of the state highway patrol, or fire 890
department chief is not liable in civil damages for any injury, 891
death, or loss to person or property that results from the private 892
tow truck operator or towing company's removal of that unoccupied 893
motor vehicle, cargo, or personal property.894

       (2) Division (B)(1) of this section does not apply to any 895
person or entity involved in the removal of an unoccupied motor 896
vehicle, cargo, or personal property pursuant to division (A) of 897
this section if that removal causes or contributes to the 898
release of a hazardous material or to structural damage to the 899
roadway.900

       (3) Division (B)(1) of this section does not apply to a 901
private tow truck operator or towing company that was not 902
authorized, employed, or arranged by the department of 903
transportation, a sheriff, a chief of police of a municipal 904
corporation, township, or township police district, the head of 905
the state highway patrol, or a chief of a fire department or to a 906
private tow truck operator or towing company that was authorized, 907
employed, or arranged by the department of transportation, a 908
sheriff, a chief of police of a municipal corporation, township, 909
or township police district, the head of the state highway patrol, 910
or a chief of a fire department to perform the removal of the 911
unoccupied motor vehicle, cargo, or personal property and the 912
private tow truck operator or towing company performed the removal 913
in a reckless or willful manner.914

       (C) As used in this section, "hazardous material" has the 915
same meaning as in section 2305.232 of the Revised Code.916

       Sec. 4517.21.  (A) No motor vehicle auction owner licensed917
under Chapter 4517. of the Revised Code shall:918

       (1) Engage in the sale of motor vehicles at retail from the919
same licensed location;920

       (2) Knowingly permit the auctioning of a motor vehicle if the 921
motor vehicle auction owner has reasonable cause to believe it is 922
not being offered for sale by the legal owner of the motor923
vehicle;924

       (3) Knowingly permit the sale of a motor vehicle to any925
person except the following:926

       (a) A motor vehicle dealer licensed in this state or any927
other jurisdiction, or any other person licensed pursuant to928
Chapter 4517. of the Revised Code or a substantially similar929
statute of any other jurisdiction;930

       (b) A person who purchases a motor vehicle from a licensed 931
motor vehicle dealer at an auction of motor vehicles conducted at 932
the licensed motor vehicle dealer's place of business in 933
accordance with division (B) of this section;934

       (c) A person who purchases a classic motor vehicle, as 935
defined in section 4517.021 of the Revised Code, at an auction 936
conducted at the established place of business of a licensed motor 937
vehicle auction owner where only classic motor vehicles are being 938
auctioned.939

       (4) Knowingly permit the sale of a motor vehicle by any940
person who is not licensed pursuant to Chapter 4517. of the941
Revised Code, except by insurers and subrogees selling only those 942
motor vehicles that have come into their possession through 943
the operation of the terms of an insurance contract;944

       (5) Knowingly permit any person to violate section 4517.19 of 945
the Revised Code;946

       (6) Deny reasonable inspection of the motor vehicle auction947
owner's business records, relating to the sale of motor vehicles,948
to the registrar of motor vehicles or the attorney general, when949
requested in writing to do so. The motor vehicle auction owner950
shall maintain for a period of six years from the date of the sale951
of a motor vehicle at least the following information:952

       (a) The year, make, model and vehicle identification number953
of the motor vehicle;954

       (b) The name and address of the selling dealer;955

       (c) The name and address of the buying dealer;956

       (d) The date of the sale;957

       (e) The purchase price;958

       (f) The odometer reading of the motor vehicle at the time of959
sale and an odometer disclosure statement from the seller that960
complies with subchapter IV of the "Motor Vehicle Information and961
Cost Savings Act," 86 Stat. 961 (1972), 15 U.S.C. 1981.962

       A motor vehicle auction owner may supplement the required963
information with any additional information the motor vehicle964
auction owner considers appropriate.965

       (7) Knowingly permit a dealer whose license has been966
suspended or revoked, or a person whose application for a license967
to operate as a dealer has been denied, to participate as a buyer968
or seller at the motor vehicle auction owner's auction after969
notification by the registrar of the suspension or revocation of a970
license, or denial of an application for a license. The registrar971
shall notify each auction owner by certified mail, return receipt972
requested, within five business days of the suspension or973
revocation of a license, or the denial of an application for974
license. Any motor vehicle auction owner who has knowledge of the975
presence at the motor vehicle auction owner's auction of a dealer976
whose license has been suspended or revoked, or of a person whose977
application for a license to operate as a dealer has been denied,978
shall immediately cause the removal of the person from the979
auction.980

       (8) Knowingly accept a motor vehicle for sale or possible981
sale by a dealer whose license has been suspended or revoked,982
during the period of suspension or revocation, or by a person983
whose application for a license to operate as a dealer has been984
denied, after notification by the registrar, in accordance with985
division (G) of this section, of the suspension or revocation of986
the license, or denial of an application for a license.987

       (9) Knowingly permit the auctioning of a motor vehicle whose988
ownership is not evidenced at the time of auctioning by a current989
certificate of title or a manufacturer's certificate of origin,990
and all title assignments that evidence the seller's ownership of991
the motor vehicle, without first giving clear and unequivocal992
notice of the lack of such evidence.993

       (B) Notwithstanding any provision of Chapter 4517. of the 994
Revised Code to the contrary, a licensed motor vehicle auction 995
owner, in addition to engaging in the business of auctioning motor 996
vehicles at the auction owner's established place of business, may 997
engage in the business of auctioning a licensed motor vehicle 998
dealer's motor vehicles at that licensed motor vehicle dealer's 999
established place of business, provided such dealer's place of 1000
business is not owned, operated, or in any way managed by a motor 1001
vehicle auction owner or subsidiary. The motor vehicle auction 1002
owner is not required to obtain an additional license for each 1003
dealer's premises at which the motor vehicle auction owner is 1004
engaging in the business of auctioning motor vehicles, regardless 1005
of whether the dealer's premises are located in another county, 1006
but the motor vehicle auction owner is required to have a 1007
certified copy of the auction owner's license available for 1008
inspection when the auction owner is engaging in the business of 1009
auctioning motor vehicles at an established place of business of a 1010
licensed motor vehicle dealer.1011

       (C) Whoever violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor1012
of the fourth degree.1013

       Sec. 4765.43.  (A) A person who drives an ambulance that is 1014
equipped for emergency medical services, is not required by this 1015
chapter to be certified as an emergency medical technician-basic, 1016
emergency medical technician-intermediate, or emergency medical 1017
technician-paramedic.1018

       (B)(1) During each emergency run made by an ambulance that is1019
equipped for emergency medical services and is operated by an1020
emergency medical service organization that does not utilize any1021
volunteer emergency medical service providers or does not 1022
substantially utilize those providers, the ambulance shall be 1023
staffed by at least two EMTs-basic, EMTs-I, or paramedics. At any 1024
time a patient is being transported inWhen an ambulance is so 1025
staffed, it may be driven by a person who is not certified as an 1026
EMT-basic, EMT-I, or paramedic.1027

       (2) During each emergency run made by an ambulance that is 1028
equipped for emergency medical services and is operated by an 1029
emergency medical service organization that substantially utilizes 1030
volunteer emergency medical service providers, the ambulance shall 1031
be staffed by at least two EMTs-basic, EMTs-I, or paramedicsone 1032
first responder and one EMT-basic, EMT-I, or paramedic. At all 1033
other times during an emergency run, the ambulance shall be 1034
staffed by at least one EMT-basic, EMT-I, or paramedic. When an 1035
ambulance is so staffed, it may be driven by a person who is not 1036
certified as ana first responder, EMT-basic, EMT-I, or paramedic. 1037
If circumstances so require, an ambulance that is staffed by only 1038
one first responder and one EMT-basic, EMT-I, or paramedic may be 1039
driven by the first responder who is staffing the ambulance with 1040
the EMT-basic, EMT-I, or paramedic.1041

        (C) For purposes of division (B) of this section, an 1042
emergency medical service organization substantially utilizes 1043
volunteer emergency medical service providers if, on any given 1044
date, for the six-month period immediately prior to that date, the 1045
organization's daily average number of hours during which the 1046
organization used only volunteer first responders, volunteer 1047
EMTs-basic, volunteer EMTs-I, or volunteer paramedics, or a 1048
combination of such volunteers, was fifty per cent or more of the 1049
daily average number of hours that the organization made 1050
emergency medical services available to the public.1051

       Sec. 4765.431. No emergency medical service organization 1052
shall permit an individual who is younger than eighteen years of 1053
age to drive an ambulance.1054

       Sec. 4931.61. (A) Beginning on the first day of the third 1055
month following the effective date of this sectionMay 6, 2005,1056
and ending December 31, 20082012, there is hereby imposed, on 1057
each wireless telephone number of a wireless service subscriber 1058
who has a billing address in this state, a wireless 9-1-1 charge 1059
of thirty-twotwenty-eight cents per month. The subscriber shall 1060
pay the wireless 9-1-1 charge for each such wireless telephone 1061
number assigned to the subscriber. Each wireless service 1062
provider and each reseller of wireless service shall collect the1063
wireless 9-1-1 charge as a specific line item on each 1064
subscriber's monthly bill. The line item shall be expressly 1065
designated "State/Local Wireless-E911 Costs ($0.32$0.28/billed 1066
number)." If a provider bills a subscriber for any wireless 1067
enhanced 9-1-1 costs that the provider may incur, the charge or 1068
amount is not to appear in the same line item as the state/local 1069
line item. If the charge or amount is to appear in its own, 1070
separate line item on the bill, the charge or amount shall be 1071
expressly designated "[Name of Provider] Federal Wireless-E911 1072
Costs." For any subscriber of prepaid wireless service, a 1073
wireless service provider or reseller shall collect the 1074
wireless 9-1-1 charge in any of the following manners:1075

       (1) At the point of sale. For purposes of prepaid wireless 1076
services, point of sale includes the purchasing of additional 1077
minutes by the subscriber along with any necessary activation of 1078
those minutes.1079

       (2) If the subscriber has a positive account balance on the 1080
last day of the month and has used the service during that month,1081
by reducing that balance not later than the end of the first week 1082
of the following month by the amount of the charge or an 1083
equivalent number of air timeairtime minutes;1084

       (3) By dividing the total earned prepaid wireless telephone 1085
revenue from sales within this state received by the wireless 1086
service provider or reseller during the month by fifty, 1087
multiplying the quotient by thirty-twotwenty-eight cents, and 1088
remitting this amount pursuant to division (A)(1) of section 1089
4931.62 of the Revised Code.1090

       (B) The wireless 9-1-1 charge shall be exempt from state or 1091
local taxation.1092

       Sec. 4931.62. (A)(1) Beginning with the second month1093
following the month in which the wireless 9-1-1 charge is first 1094
imposed under section 4931.61 of the Revised Code, a wireless1095
service provider or reseller of wireless service, not later than 1096
the last day of each month, shall remit the full amount of all 1097
wireless 9-1-1 charges it collected for the second preceding 1098
calendar month to the Ohio 9-1-1 coordinator, with the exception 1099
of charges equivalent to the amount authorized as a billing and 1100
collection fee under division (A)(2) of this section. In doing so, 1101
the provider or reseller may remit the requisite amount in any 1102
reasonable manner consistent with its existing operating or 1103
technological capabilities, such as by customer address, location 1104
associated with the wireless telephone number, or another 1105
allocation method based on comparable, relevant data. If the1106
wireless service provider or reseller receives a partial payment 1107
for a bill from a wireless service subscriber, the wireless 1108
service provider or reseller shall apply the payment first against 1109
the amount the subscriber owes the wireless service provider or 1110
reseller and shall remit to the coordinator such lesser amount, if 1111
any, as results from that invoice.1112

       (2) A wireless service provider or reseller of wireless 1113
service may retain as a billing and collection fee two per cent of 1114
the total wireless 9-1-1 charges it collects in any month and 1115
shall account to the coordinator for the amount retained.1116

       (3) The coordinator shall return to, or credit against the 1117
next month's remittance of, a wireless service provider or service 1118
reseller the amount of any remittances the coordinator determines 1119
were erroneously submitted by the provider or reseller.1120

       (B) Each subscriber on which a wireless 9-1-1 charge is 1121
imposed under division (A) of section 4931.61 of the Revised Code 1122
is liable to the state for the amount of the charge. If a 1123
wireless service provider or reseller fails to collect the charge 1124
under that division from a subscriber of prepaid wireless service, 1125
or fails to bill any other subscriber for the charge, the wireless 1126
service provider or reseller is liable to the state for the amount 1127
not collected or billed. If a wireless service provider or 1128
reseller collects charges under that division and fails to remit 1129
the money to the coordinator, the wireless service provider or 1130
reseller is liable to the state for any amount collected and not 1131
remitted. 1132

       (C)(1) If the public utilities commission has reason to 1133
believe that a wireless service provider or reseller has failed to 1134
bill, collect, or remit the wireless 9-1-1 charge as required by 1135
divisions (A)(1) and (B) of this section or has retained more than 1136
the amount authorized under division (A)(2) of this section, and 1137
after written notice to the provider or reseller, the commission 1138
may audit the provider or reseller for the sole purpose of making 1139
such a determination. The audit may be ofinclude, but is not 1140
limited to, a sample of the provider's or reseller's billings, 1141
collections, remittances, or retentions for a representative 1142
period, and the commission shall make a good faith effort to reach 1143
agreement with the provider or reseller in selecting that sample.1144

       (2) Upon written notice to the wireless service provider or 1145
reseller, the commission, by order after completion of the audit, 1146
may make an assessment against the provider or reseller if, 1147
pursuant to the audit, the commission determines that the provider 1148
or reseller has failed to bill, collect, or remit the wireless 1149
9-1-1 charge as required by divisions (A)(1) and (B) of this 1150
section or has retained more than the amount authorized under 1151
division (A)(2) of this section. The assessment shall be in the 1152
amount of any remittance that was due and unpaid on the date 1153
notice of the audit was sent by the commission to the provider or 1154
reseller or, as applicable, in the amount of the excess amount 1155
under division (A)(2) of this section retained by the provider or 1156
reseller as of that date.1157

       (3) The portion of any assessment not paid within sixty days 1158
after the date of service by the commission of the assessment 1159
notice under division (C)(2) of this section shall bear interest 1160
from that date until paid at the rate per annum prescribed by 1161
section 5703.47 of the Revised Code. That interest may be 1162
collected by making an assessment under division (C)(2) of this 1163
section. An assessment under this division and any interest due 1164
shall be remitted in the same manner as the wireless 9-1-1 charge.1165

       (4) An assessment is final and due and payable and shall be 1166
remitted to the commission unless the assessed party petitions for 1167
rehearing under section 4903.10 of the Revised Code. The 1168
proceedings of the commission specified in division (C)(4) of this 1169
section are subject to and governed by Chapter 4903. of the 1170
Revised Code, except that the court of appeals of Franklin county 1171
has exclusive, original jurisdiction to review, modify, or vacate 1172
an order of the commission under division (C)(2) of this section. 1173
The court shall hear and determine such appeal in the same manner 1174
and under the same standards as the Ohio supreme court hears and 1175
determines appeals under Chapter 4903. of the Revised Code.1176

       The judgment of the court of appeals is final and conclusive 1177
unless reversed, vacated, or modified on appeal. Such an appeal 1178
may be made by the commission or the person to whom the order 1179
under division (C)(2) of this section was issued and shall proceed 1180
as in the case of appeals in civil actions as provided in Chapter 1181
2505. of the Revised Code.1182

        (5) After an assessment becomes final, if any portion of the 1183
assessment remains unpaid, including accrued interest, a certified 1184
copy of the commission's entry making the assessment final may be 1185
filed in the office of the clerk of the court of common pleas in 1186
the county in which the place of business of the assessed party is 1187
located. If the party maintains no place of business in this 1188
state, the certified copy of the entry may be filed in the office 1189
of the clerk of the court of common pleas of Franklin county. 1190
Immediately upon the filing, the clerk shall enter a judgment for 1191
the state against the assessed party in the amount shown on the 1192
entry. The judgment may be filed by the clerk in a loose-leaf book 1193
entitled "special judgments for wireless 9-1-1 charges" and shall 1194
have the same effect as other judgments. The judgment shall be 1195
executed upon the request of the commission.1196

       (6) An assessment under this division does not discharge a 1197
subscriber's liability to reimburse the provider or reseller for 1198
the wireless 9-1-1 charge. If, after the date of service of the 1199
audit notice under division (C)(1) of this section, a subscriber 1200
pays a wireless 9-1-1 charge for the period covered by the 1201
assessment, the payment shall be credited against the assessment.1202

       (7) All money collected by the commission under this division 1203
shall be paid to the treasurer of state, for deposit to the credit 1204
of the wireless 9-1-1 government assistance fund.1205

       Sec. 4931.63.  (A) There is hereby created the wireless 9-1-1 1206
administrative fund in the state treasury. A sufficient1207
percentage, determined by the chairperson of the public utilities 1208
commission but not to exceed four per cent through the first full 1209
fiscal year and two per cent thereafter, of the periodic 1210
remittances of the wireless 9-1-1 charge under section 4931.62 of 1211
the Revised Code shall be deposited to the credit of the fund, to 1212
be used by the commission to cover such nonpayroll costs and, at 1213
the discretion of the commission such payroll costs, of the 1214
commission as are incurred in assisting the coordinator in 1215
carrying out sections 4931.60 to 4931.70 of the Revised Code and 1216
in conducting audits under division (C) of section 4931.62 of the 1217
Revised Code. In addition, the compensation of the Ohio 9-1-1 1218
coordinator, and any expenses of the coordinator in carrying out 1219
those sections, shall be paid from the fund.1220

       (B) There is hereby created the wireless 9-1-1 government 1221
assistance fund, which shall be in the custody of the treasurer of 1222
state but shall not be part of the state treasury. The periodic 1223
remittances of the wireless 9-1-1 charge remaining after the1224
deposit required by division (A) of this section shall be1225
deposited to the credit of the wireless 9-1-1 government 1226
assistance fund. The treasurer of state shall deposit or invest 1227
the moneys in this fund in accordance with Chapter 135. of the1228
Revised Code and any other provision of law governing public 1229
moneys of the state as defined in section 135.01 of the Revised1230
Code. The treasurer of state shall credit the interest earned to 1231
the fund. The treasurer of state shall disburse money from the 1232
fund solely upon order of the coordinator as authorized under 1233
section 4931.64 of the Revised Code. Annually, until the fund is 1234
depleted, the treasurer of state shall certify to the coordinator 1235
the amount of moneys in the treasurer of state's custody belonging 1236
to the fund.1237

       Sec. 4931.64. (A) Prior to the first disbursement under this 1238
section and annually thereafter not later than the twenty-fifth 1239
day of January, until the wireless 9-1-1 government assistance 1240
fund is depleted, the Ohio 9-1-1 coordinator shall do both of the 1241
following for the purposes of division (B) of this section:1242

       (1) Determine, for a county that has adopted a final plan 1243
under sections 4931.40 to 4931.70 of the Revised Code for the 1244
provision of wireless enhanced 9-1-1 within the territory covered 1245
by the countywide 9-1-1 system established under the plan, the 1246
number of wireless telephone numbers assigned to wireless service 1247
subscribers that have billing addresses within the county. That 1248
number shall be adjusted between any two counties so that the 1249
number of wireless telephone numbers assigned to wireless service 1250
subscribers who have billing addresses within any portion of a 1251
municipal corporation that territorially lies primarily in one of 1252
the two counties but extends into the other county is added to the 1253
number already determined for that primary county and subtracted 1254
for the other county.1255

       (2) Determine each county's proportionate share of the 1256
wireless 9-1-1 government assistance fund for the ensuing calendar 1257
year on the basis set forth in division (B) of this section; 1258
estimate the ensuing calendar year's fund balance; compute each 1259
such county's estimated proceeds for the ensuing calendar year 1260
based on its proportionate share and the estimated fund balance; 1261
and certify such amount of proceeds to the county auditor of each 1262
such county.1263

       (B) The Ohio 9-1-1 coordinator, in accordance with this 1264
division and not later than the last day of each month, shall 1265
disburse the amount credited as remittances to the wireless 9-1-1 1266
government assistance fund during the second preceding month, plus 1267
any accrued interest on the fund. Such a disbursement shall be 1268
paid to each county treasurer. The amount to be so disbursed 1269
monthly to a particular county shall be a proportionate share of 1270
the wireless 9-1-1 government assistance fund balance based on the 1271
ratio between the following:1272

       (1) The number of wireless telephone numbers determined for 1273
the county by the coordinator pursuant to division (A) of this 1274
section;1275

       (2) The total number of wireless telephone numbers assigned 1276
to subscribers who have billing addresses within this state. To 1277
the extent that the fund balance permits, the disbursements to 1278
each county shall total at least twenty-fiveninety thousand 1279
dollars annually.1280

       (C)(1) Each county that has not adopted a final plan for the 1281
provision of wireless enhanced 9-1-1 under sections 4931.40 to 1282
4931.70 of the Revised Code shall be deemed as having done so for 1283
the purposes of making the determinations and disbursements under 1284
divisions (A)(1) and (2) and (B) of this section through the 1285
third full calendar year following the effective date of this 1286
section.1287

       (2) For each county described in division (C)(1) of this 1288
section and through the third full calendar year following the 1289
effective date of this section, the coordinator shall retain in 1290
the wireless 9-1-1 government assistance fund an amount equal to 1291
what would otherwise be paid as the county's disbursements under 1292
division (B) of this section if it had adopted such a final 1293
plan, plus any related accrued interest, to be set aside for that 1294
county until. If the board of county commissioners notifies the 1295
coordinator prior to January 1, 2010, that a final plan for the 1296
provision of wireless enhanced 9-1-1 has been adopted, but not 1297
beyond the end of such third year. Provided notification is made 1298
prior to the end of that third year, the coordinator shall 1299
disburse and pay to the county treasurer, not later than the 1300
last day of the month following the month the notification is 1301
made, the total amount so set aside for the county plus any 1302
related accrued interest. After the end of the third full 1303
calendar year following the effective date of this sectionAs of 1304
January 1, 2010, any money and interest so retained and not 1305
disbursed as authorized under this division shall be available 1306
for disbursement only as provided in division (B) of this 1307
section.1308

       (D) Immediately upon receipt by a county treasurer of a 1309
disbursement under division (B) or (C) of this section, the county 1310
shall disburse, in accordance with the allocation formula set 1311
forth in the final plan, the amount the county so received to any 1312
other subdivisions in the county that pay the costs of a public 1313
safety answering point providing wireless enhanced 9-1-1 under the 1314
plan.1315

       (E) Nothing in sections 4931.40 to 4931.70 of the Revised 1316
Code affects the authority of a subdivision operating or served by 1317
a public safety answering point of a 9-1-1 system to use, as 1318
provided in the final plan for the system or in an agreement under 1319
section 4931.48 of the Revised Code, any other authorized revenue 1320
of the subdivision for the purposes of providing basic or enhanced 1321
9-1-1.1322

       Sec. 4931.65. (A)Except as otherwise provided in section 1323
4931.651 of the Revised Code:1324

       (A) A countywide 9-1-1 system receiving a disbursement under 1325
section 4931.64 of the Revised Code shall provide countywide1326
wireless enhanced 9-1-1 in accordance with sections 4931.40 to1327
4931.70 of the Revised Code beginning as soon as reasonably 1328
possible after receipt of the first disbursement or, if that 1329
service is already implemented, shall continue to provide such 1330
service. Except as provided in divisions (B) and (C) of this 1331
section, a disbursement shall be used solely for the purpose of 1332
paying either or both of the following:1333

       (1) Any costs of designing, upgrading, purchasing, leasing, 1334
programming, installing, testing, or maintaining the necessary 1335
data, hardware, software, and trunking required for the public 1336
safety answering point or points of the 9-1-1 system to provide 1337
wireless enhanced 9-1-1, which costs are incurred before or on or 1338
after the effective date of this sectionMay 6, 2005, and consist 1339
of such additional costs of the 9-1-1 system over and above any 1340
costs incurred to provide wireline 9-1-1 or to otherwise provide 1341
wireless enhanced 9-1-1. Annually, up to twenty-five thousand 1342
dollars of the disbursements received on or after January 1, 2009, 1343
may be applied to data, hardware, and software that automatically 1344
alerts personnel receiving a 9-1-1 call that a person at the 1345
subscriber's address or telephone number may have a mental or 1346
physical disability, of which that personnel shall inform the 1347
appropriate emergency service provider. On or after the 1348
provision of technical and operational standards pursuant to 1349
division (D)(1) of section 4931.68 of the Revised Code, a 1350
subdivision shall consider the standards before incurring any 1351
costs described in this division.1352

       (2) Any costs of training the staff of the public safety 1353
answering point or points to provide wireless enhanced 9-1-1, 1354
which costs are incurred before or on or after the effective date 1355
of this section and consist of such additional costs of the 9-1-1 1356
system over and above any costs incurred to provide wireline 1357
9-1-1May 6, 2005.1358

       (B) Beginning one year following the imposition of the 1359
wireless 9-1-1 charge under section 4931.61 of the Revised Code, a 1360
subdivision that certifies to the Ohio 9-1-1 coordinator that it 1361
has paid the costs described in divisions (A)(1) and (2) of this 1362
section and is providing countywide wireless enhanced 9-1-1 may 1363
use disbursements received under section 4931.64 of the Revised 1364
Code to pay any of its personnel costs of one or more public 1365
safety answering points providing countywide wireless enhanced 1366
9-1-1.1367

       (C) After receiving its April 20092013, disbursement under 1368
section 4931.64 of the Revised Code, a subdivision may use any 1369
remaining balance of disbursements it received under that section 1370
to pay any of its costs of providing countywide wireless 9-1-1, 1371
including the personnel costs of one or more public safety 1372
answering points providing that service.1373

       (D) The costs described in divisions (A), (B), and (C) of 1374
this section may include any such costs payable pursuant to an 1375
agreement under division (J) of section 4931.41 of the Revised 1376
Code.1377

       Sec. 4931.651. On or after March 1, 2009, payment of costs 1378
specified in divisions (A) to (D) of section 4931.65 of the 1379
Revised Code and so payable from a disbursement under section 1380
4931.64 of the Revised Code shall be limited to those specified 1381
and payable costs incurred after that date for not more than five 1382
public safety answering points of the particular 9-1-1 system.1383

       Sec. 4931.66.  (A)(1) A wireless service providertelephone 1384
company, the state highway patrol as described in division (J) of 1385
section 4931.41 of the Revised Code, and each subdivision 1386
operating one or more public safety answering points for a 1387
countywide system providing wireless 9-1-1, shall provide the 1388
Ohio 9-1-1 coordinator with such information as the coordinator 1389
requests for the purposes of carrying out the coordinator's duties 1390
under sections 4931.60 to 4931.70 of the Revised Code, including, 1391
but not limited to, duties regarding the collection of the 1392
wireless 9-1-1 charge and regarding the provision of a report or 1393
recommendation under section 4931.70 of the Revised Code.1394

       (2) A wireless service provider shall provide an official, 1395
employee, agent, or representative of a subdivision operating a 1396
public safety answering point, or of the state highway patrol as 1397
described in division (J) of section 4931.41 of the Revised Code, 1398
with such technical, service, and location information as the 1399
official, employee, agent, or representative requests for the 1400
purpose of providing wireless 9-1-1.1401

       (3) A subdivision operating one or more public safety1402
answering points of a 9-1-1 system, and a telephone company, shall 1403
provide to the Ohio 9-1-1 council such information as the council 1404
requires for the purpose of making any recommendation or report 1405
pursuant tocarrying out its duties under division (D)(2) of 1406
section 4931.68 of the Revised Code.1407

       (B)(1) Any information provided under division (A) of this 1408
section that consists of trade secrets as defined in section 1409
1333.61 of the Revised Code or of information regarding the 1410
customers, revenues, expenses, or network information of a1411
telephone company shall be confidential and does not constitute a 1412
public record for the purpose of section 149.43 of the Revised 1413
Code.1414

       (2) The public utilities commission, the Ohio 9-1-1 1415
coordinator, and any official, employee, agent, or representative 1416
of the commission, of the state highway patrol as described in 1417
division (J) of section 4931.41 of the Revised Code, or of a 1418
subdivision operating a public safety answering point, while 1419
acting or claiming to act in the capacity of the commission or 1420
coordinator or such official, employee, agent, or representative, 1421
shall not disclose any information provided under division (A) of1422
this section regarding a telephone company's customers, revenues, 1423
expenses, or network information. Nothing in division (B)(2) of 1424
this section precludes any such information from being aggregated 1425
and included in any report required under section 4931.70 or 1426
division (D)(2) of section 4931.69 of the Revised Code, provided 1427
the aggregated information does not identify the number of any 1428
particular company's customers or the amount of its revenues or 1429
expenses or identify a particular company as to any network1430
information.1431

       Sec. 4931.70. On the first day ofBy November preceding the1432
2007-2009 budget biennium30, 2011, the Ohio 9-1-1 coordinator1433
shall submit a report to the general assembly, in accordance with 1434
section 101.68 of the Revised Code, that contains both of the 1435
following:1436

       (A) A review of the implementation and provision of wireless 1437
enhanced 9-1-1 in this state and a description of how moneys 1438
disbursements from the wireless 9-1-1 government assistance fund 1439
have been used. In preparing the report, the coordinator shall 1440
consult with the wireless 9-1-1 advisory board.1441

       (B) The coordinator's recommendation for the coming budget 1442
biennium of any change in the amount of the wireless 9-1-1 charge 1443
and the basis for that recommendation. The recommendation shall 1444
reflect the minimum amount necessary during the coming budget 1445
biennium, given any balance in the wireless 9-1-1 government 1446
assistance fund to be carried over to that biennium and the 1447
projected revenue from the charge, to fully cover the costs 1448
described in division (A) of section 4931.65 of the Revised Code 1449
as projected for that biennium. The amount also shall reflect the 1450
minimum amount necessary for the wireless 9-1-1 charge to cover 1451
the costs described in division (A) of section 4931.63 of the1452
Revised Code as projected for the biennium, given the wireless 1453
9-1-1 administrative fund balance to be carried over. In making a 1454
recommendation under this division, the coordinator shall consider 1455
any recommendation of the wireless 9-1-1 advisory board.1456

       Section 2. That existing sections 305.12, 308.04, 503.01, 1457
715.72, 715.74, 715.75, 715.76, 715.761, 715.77, 715.78, 715.81, 1458
4501.21, 4517.21, 4765.43, 4931.61, 4931.62, 4931.63, 4931.64, 1459
4931.65, 4931.66, and 4931.70 of the Revised Code are hereby 1460
repealed.1461

       Section 3.  That sections 4503.494, 4503.496, 4503.531, and 1462
4503.92 of the Revised Code be contingently amended to read as 1463
follows:1464

       Sec. 4503.494. (A) The owner or lessee of any passenger car, 1465
noncommercial motor vehicle, recreational vehicle, motorcycle, or 1466
other vehicle of a class approved by the registrar of motor 1467
vehicles may apply to the registrar for the registration of the 1468
vehicle and issuance of "multiple sclerosis awareness" license 1469
plates. The application may be combined with a request for a 1470
special reserved license plate under section 4503.40 or 4503.42 of 1471
the Revised Code. Upon receipt of the completed application and 1472
compliance by the applicant with divisions (B) and (C) of this 1473
section, the registrar shall issue to the applicant the 1474
appropriate vehicle registration and a set of "multiple sclerosis 1475
awareness" license plates and a validation sticker, or a 1476
validation sticker alone when required by section 4503.191 of the 1477
Revised Code.1478

       In addition to the letters and numbers ordinarily inscribed 1479
on the license plates, "multiple sclerosis awareness" license 1480
plates shall bear words selected by and a logo designed by the 1481
national multiple sclerosis society. The registrar shall approve 1482
the final design. "Multiple sclerosis awareness" license plates 1483
shall display county identification stickers that identify the 1484
county of registration by name or number.1485

       (B) "Multiple sclerosis awareness" license plates and a 1486
validation sticker, or validation sticker alone, shall be issued 1487
upon receipt of an application for registration of a motor vehicle 1488
under this section; payment of the regular license tax as 1489
prescribed under section 4503.04 of the Revised Code, any 1490
applicable motor vehicle license tax levied under Chapter 4504. of 1491
the Revised Code, any applicable additional fee prescribed by 1492
section 4503.40 or 4503.42 of the Revised Code, an additional fee 1493
of ten dollars, and a contribution as provided in division (C) of 1494
this section; and compliance with all other applicable laws 1495
relating to the registration of motor vehicles.1496

       (C) The registrar shall collect a contribution of fifteen 1497
dollars for each application for registration and registration 1498
renewal notice the registrar receives under this section. The 1499
registrar shall transmit this contribution to the treasurer of 1500
state for deposit into the state treasury to the credit of the 1501
license plate contribution fund created by section 4501.21 of the 1502
Revised Code.1503

       The registrar shall transmit the additional fee of ten 1504
dollars, which is to compensate the bureau of motor vehicles for 1505
the additional services required in the issuing of "multiple 1506
sclerosis awareness" license plates, to the treasurer of state for 1507
deposit into the state treasury to the credit of the state bureau 1508
of motor vehicles fund created by section 4501.25 of the Revised 1509
Code.1510

       Sec. 4503.496.  (A) The owner or lessee of any passenger car, 1511
noncommercial motor vehicle, recreational vehicle, motorcycle, or 1512
other vehicle of a class approved by the registrar of motor 1513
vehicles may apply to the registrar for the registration of the 1514
vehicle and issuance of "sickle cell anemia awareness" license 1515
plates. The application may be combined with a request for a 1516
special reserved license plate under section 4503.40 or 4503.42 of 1517
the Revised Code. Upon receipt of the completed application and 1518
compliance by the applicant with divisions (B) and (C) of this 1519
section, the registrar shall issue to the applicant the 1520
appropriate vehicle registration and a set of "sickle cell anemia 1521
awareness" license plates and a validation sticker, or a 1522
validation sticker alone when required by section 4503.191 of the 1523
Revised Code.1524

       In addition to the letters and numbers ordinarily inscribed 1525
on the license plates, "sickle cell anemia awareness" license 1526
plates shall bear words selected by and a logo designed by the 1527
Ohio sickle cell and health association. The registrar shall 1528
approve the final design. "Sickle cell anemia awareness" license 1529
plates shall display county identification stickers that identify 1530
the county of registration by name or number.1531

       (B) "Sickle cell anemia awareness" license plates and a 1532
validation sticker, or validation sticker alone, shall be issued 1533
upon receipt of an application for registration of a motor vehicle 1534
under this section; payment of the regular license tax as 1535
prescribed under section 4503.04 of the Revised Code, any 1536
applicable motor vehicle license tax levied under Chapter 4504. of 1537
the Revised Code, any applicable additional fee prescribed by 1538
section 4503.40 or 4503.42 of the Revised Code, an additional fee 1539
of ten dollars, and a contribution as provided in division (C) of 1540
this section; and compliance with all other applicable laws 1541
relating to the registration of motor vehicles.1542

       (C) The registrar shall collect a contribution of ten dollars 1543
for each application for registration and registration renewal 1544
notice the registrar receives under this section. The registrar 1545
shall transmit this contribution to the treasurer of state for 1546
deposit into the state treasury to the credit of the license plate 1547
contribution fund created by section 4501.21 of the Revised Code.1548

       The registrar shall transmit the additional fee of ten 1549
dollars, which is to compensate the bureau of motor vehicles for 1550
the additional services required in the issuing of "sickle cell 1551
anemia awareness" license plates, to the treasurer of state for 1552
deposit into the state treasury to the credit of the state bureau 1553
of motor vehicles fund created by section 4501.25 of the Revised 1554
Code.1555

       Sec. 4503.531. (A) The owner or lessee of any passenger car, 1556
noncommercial motor vehicle, recreational vehicle, motorcycle, or 1557
other vehicle of a class approved by the registrar of motor 1558
vehicles may apply to the registrar for the registration of the 1559
vehicle and issuance of "thank you U.S. military" license plates. 1560
The application may be combined with a request for a special 1561
reserved license plate under section 4503.40 or 4503.42 of the 1562
Revised Code. Upon receipt of the completed application and 1563
compliance by the applicant with divisions (B) and (C) of this 1564
section, the registrar shall issue to the applicant the 1565
appropriate vehicle registration and a set of "thank you U.S. 1566
military" license plates and a validation sticker, or a validation 1567
sticker alone when required by section 4503.191 of the Revised 1568
Code.1569

       In addition to the letters and numbers ordinarily inscribed 1570
on the license plates, "thank you U.S. military" license plates 1571
shall bear the words "thank you U.S. military" and markings 1572
designed by the thank you foundation. The registrar shall approve 1573
the final design. "Thank you U.S. military" license plates shall 1574
display county identification stickers that identify the county of 1575
registration by name or number.1576

       (B) "Thank you U.S. military" license plates and a validation 1577
sticker, or validation sticker alone, shall be issued upon receipt 1578
of an application for registration of a motor vehicle under this 1579
section; payment of the regular license tax as prescribed under 1580
section 4503.04 of the Revised Code, any applicable motor vehicle 1581
license tax levied under Chapter 4504. of the Revised Code, any 1582
applicable additional fee prescribed by section 4503.40 or 4503.42 1583
of the Revised Code, an additional fee of ten dollars, and a 1584
contribution as provided in division (C) of this section; and 1585
compliance with all other applicable laws relating to the 1586
registration of motor vehicles.1587

       (C) The registrar shall collect a contribution of ten dollars 1588
for each application for registration and registration renewal 1589
notice the registrar receives under this section. The registrar 1590
shall transmit this contribution to the treasurer of state for 1591
deposit into the state treasury to the credit of the license plate 1592
contribution fund created by section 4501.21 of the Revised Code.1593

       The registrar shall transmit the additional fee of ten 1594
dollars, which is to compensate the bureau of motor vehicles for 1595
the additional services required in the issuing of "thank you U.S. 1596
military" license plates, to the treasurer of state for deposit 1597
into the state treasury to the credit of the state bureau of motor 1598
vehicles fund created by section 4501.25 of the Revised Code.1599

       Sec. 4503.92.  (A) The owner or lessee of any passenger car, 1600
noncommercial motor vehicle, recreational vehicle, motorcycle, or 1601
other vehicle of a class approved by the registrar of motor 1602
vehicles may apply to the registrar for the registration of the 1603
vehicle and issuance of "support our troops" license plates. The 1604
application may be combined with a request for a special reserved 1605
license plate under section 4503.40 or 4503.42 of the Revised 1606
Code. Upon receipt of the completed application and compliance by 1607
the applicant with divisions (B) and (C) of this section, the 1608
registrar shall issue to the applicant the appropriate vehicle 1609
registration and a set of "support our troops" license plates and 1610
a validation sticker, or a validation sticker alone when required 1611
by section 4503.191 of the Revised Code.1612

       In addition to the letters and numbers ordinarily inscribed 1613
on the license plates, "support our troops" license plates shall 1614
bear an appropriate logo and the words "support our troops." The 1615
bureau of motor vehicles shall design "support our troops" license 1616
plates, and they shall display county identification stickers that 1617
identify the county of registration by name or number.1618

       (B) "Support our troops" license plates and a validation 1619
sticker, or validation sticker alone, shall be issued upon receipt 1620
of an application for registration of a motor vehicle under this 1621
section; payment of the regular license tax as prescribed under 1622
section 4503.04 of the Revised Code, any applicable motor vehicle 1623
license tax levied under Chapter 4504. of the Revised Code, any 1624
applicable additional fee prescribed by section 4503.40 or 4503.42 1625
of the Revised Code, an additional fee of ten dollars, and a 1626
contribution as provided in division (C) of this section; and 1627
compliance with all other applicable laws relating to the 1628
registration of motor vehicles.1629

       (C) For each application for registration and registration 1630
renewal notice the registrar receives under this section, the 1631
registrar shall collect a contribution of twenty-five dollars. The 1632
registrar shall transmit this contribution to the treasurer of 1633
state for deposit into the state treasury to the credit of the 1634
license plate contribution fund created by section 4501.21 of the 1635
Revised Code.1636

       The registrar shall transmit the additional fee of ten 1637
dollars, which is to compensate the bureau of motor vehicles for 1638
the additional services required in the issuing of "support our 1639
troops" license plates, to the treasurer of state for deposit into 1640
the state treasury to the credit of the state bureau of motor 1641
vehicles fund created by section 4501.25 of the Revised Code.1642

       Section 4.  That existing sections 4503.494, 4503.496, 1643
4503.531, and 4503.92 of the Revised Code are hereby contingently 1644
repealed.1645

       Section 5.  The amendments by this act of sections 4503.494, 1646
4503.496, 4503.531, and 4503.92 of the Revised Code are contingent 1647
on Sub. S.B. 243 of the 127th General Assembly becoming law.1648

       Section 6. This act is hereby declared to be an emergency 1649
measure necessary for the immediate preservation of the public 1650
peace, health, and safety. The reason for such necessity is to 1651
advance and ensure the provision of wireless enhanced 9-1-1 in an 1652
efficient and effective manner, including by maintaining the 1653
wireless 9-1-1 charge for that emergency service that would 1654
otherwise expire at the end of December 2008. Therefore, this act 1655
shall go into immediate effect.1656