As Reported by the House Infrastructure, Homeland Security and Veterans Affairs Committee

127th General Assembly
Regular Session
2007-2008
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 

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 the organization 1044
uses only volunteer first responders, volunteer EMTs-basic, 1045
volunteer EMTs-I, or volunteer paramedics, or a combination of 1046
such volunteers, for fifty per cent or more of the time during any 1047
seven-day period in which the organization makes emergency medical 1048
services available to the public.1049

       Sec. 4765.431. No emergency medical service organization 1050
shall permit an individual who is younger than eighteen years of 1051
age to drive an ambulance.1052

       Sec. 4931.61. (A) Beginning on the first day of the third 1053
month following the effective date of this sectionMay 6, 2005,1054
and ending December 31, 20082012, there is hereby imposed, on 1055
each wireless telephone number of a wireless service subscriber 1056
who has a billing address in this state, a wireless 9-1-1 charge 1057
of thirty-twotwenty-eight cents per month. The subscriber shall 1058
pay the wireless 9-1-1 charge for each such wireless telephone 1059
number assigned to the subscriber. Each wireless service 1060
provider and each reseller of wireless service shall collect the1061
wireless 9-1-1 charge as a specific line item on each 1062
subscriber's monthly bill. The line item shall be expressly 1063
designated "State/Local Wireless-E911 Costs ($0.32$0.28/billed 1064
number)." If a provider bills a subscriber for any wireless 1065
enhanced 9-1-1 costs that the provider may incur, the charge or 1066
amount is not to appear in the same line item as the state/local 1067
line item. If the charge or amount is to appear in its own, 1068
separate line item on the bill, the charge or amount shall be 1069
expressly designated "[Name of Provider] Federal Wireless-E911 1070
Costs." For any subscriber of prepaid wireless service, a 1071
wireless service provider or reseller shall collect the 1072
wireless 9-1-1 charge in any of the following manners:1073

       (1) At the point of sale. For purposes of prepaid wireless 1074
services, point of sale includes the purchasing of additional 1075
minutes by the subscriber along with any necessary activation of 1076
those minutes.1077

       (2) If the subscriber has a positive account balance on the 1078
last day of the month and has used the service during that month,1079
by reducing that balance not later than the end of the first week 1080
of the following month by the amount of the charge or an 1081
equivalent number of air timeairtime minutes;1082

       (3) By dividing the total earned prepaid wireless telephone 1083
revenue from sales within this state received by the wireless 1084
service provider or reseller during the month by fifty, 1085
multiplying the quotient by thirty-twotwenty-eight cents, and 1086
remitting this amount pursuant to division (A)(1) of section 1087
4931.62 of the Revised Code.1088

       (B) The wireless 9-1-1 charge shall be exempt from state or 1089
local taxation.1090

       Sec. 4931.62. (A)(1) Beginning with the second month1091
following the month in which the wireless 9-1-1 charge is first 1092
imposed under section 4931.61 of the Revised Code, a wireless1093
service provider or reseller of wireless service, not later than 1094
the last day of each month, shall remit the full amount of all 1095
wireless 9-1-1 charges it collected for the second preceding 1096
calendar month to the Ohio 9-1-1 coordinator, with the exception 1097
of charges equivalent to the amount authorized as a billing and 1098
collection fee under division (A)(2) of this section. In doing so, 1099
the provider or reseller may remit the requisite amount in any 1100
reasonable manner consistent with its existing operating or 1101
technological capabilities, such as by customer address, location 1102
associated with the wireless telephone number, or another 1103
allocation method based on comparable, relevant data. If the1104
wireless service provider or reseller receives a partial payment 1105
for a bill from a wireless service subscriber, the wireless 1106
service provider or reseller shall apply the payment first against 1107
the amount the subscriber owes the wireless service provider or 1108
reseller and shall remit to the coordinator such lesser amount, if 1109
any, as results from that invoice.1110

       (2) A wireless service provider or reseller of wireless 1111
service may retain as a billing and collection fee two per cent of 1112
the total wireless 9-1-1 charges it collects in any month and 1113
shall account to the coordinator for the amount retained.1114

       (3) The coordinator shall return to, or credit against the 1115
next month's remittance of, a wireless service provider or service 1116
reseller the amount of any remittances the coordinator determines 1117
were erroneously submitted by the provider or reseller.1118

       (B) Each subscriber on which a wireless 9-1-1 charge is 1119
imposed under division (A) of section 4931.61 of the Revised Code 1120
is liable to the state for the amount of the charge. If a 1121
wireless service provider or reseller fails to collect the charge 1122
under that division from a subscriber of prepaid wireless service, 1123
or fails to bill any other subscriber for the charge, the wireless 1124
service provider or reseller is liable to the state for the amount 1125
not collected or billed. If a wireless service provider or 1126
reseller collects charges under that division and fails to remit 1127
the money to the coordinator, the wireless service provider or 1128
reseller is liable to the state for any amount collected and not 1129
remitted. 1130

       (C)(1) If the public utilities commission has reason to 1131
believe that a wireless service provider or reseller has failed to 1132
bill, collect, or remit the wireless 9-1-1 charge as required by 1133
divisions (A)(1) and (B) of this section or has retained more than 1134
the amount authorized under division (A)(2) of this section, and 1135
after written notice to the provider or reseller, the commission 1136
may audit the provider or reseller for the sole purpose of making 1137
such a determination. The audit may be ofinclude, but is not 1138
limited to, a sample of the provider's or reseller's billings, 1139
collections, remittances, or retentions for a representative 1140
period, and the commission shall make a good faith effort to reach 1141
agreement with the provider or reseller in selecting that sample.1142

       (2) Upon written notice to the wireless service provider or 1143
reseller, the commission, by order after completion of the audit, 1144
may make an assessment against the provider or reseller if, 1145
pursuant to the audit, the commission determines that the provider 1146
or reseller has failed to bill, collect, or remit the wireless 1147
9-1-1 charge as required by divisions (A)(1) and (B) of this 1148
section or has retained more than the amount authorized under 1149
division (A)(2) of this section. The assessment shall be in the 1150
amount of any remittance that was due and unpaid on the date 1151
notice of the audit was sent by the commission to the provider or 1152
reseller or, as applicable, in the amount of the excess amount 1153
under division (A)(2) of this section retained by the provider or 1154
reseller as of that date.1155

       (3) The portion of any assessment not paid within sixty days 1156
after the date of service by the commission of the assessment 1157
notice under division (C)(2) of this section shall bear interest 1158
from that date until paid at the rate per annum prescribed by 1159
section 5703.47 of the Revised Code. That interest may be 1160
collected by making an assessment under division (C)(2) of this 1161
section. An assessment under this division and any interest due 1162
shall be remitted in the same manner as the wireless 9-1-1 charge.1163

       (4) An assessment is final and due and payable and shall be 1164
remitted to the commission unless the assessed party petitions for 1165
rehearing under section 4903.10 of the Revised Code. The 1166
proceedings of the commission specified in division (C)(4) of this 1167
section are subject to and governed by Chapter 4903. of the 1168
Revised Code, except that the court of appeals of Franklin county 1169
has exclusive, original jurisdiction to review, modify, or vacate 1170
an order of the commission under division (C)(2) of this section. 1171
The court shall hear and determine such appeal in the same manner 1172
and under the same standards as the Ohio supreme court hears and 1173
determines appeals under Chapter 4903. of the Revised Code.1174

       The judgment of the court of appeals is final and conclusive 1175
unless reversed, vacated, or modified on appeal. Such an appeal 1176
may be made by the commission or the person to whom the order 1177
under division (C)(2) of this section was issued and shall proceed 1178
as in the case of appeals in civil actions as provided in Chapter 1179
2505. of the Revised Code.1180

        (5) After an assessment becomes final, if any portion of the 1181
assessment remains unpaid, including accrued interest, a certified 1182
copy of the commission's entry making the assessment final may be 1183
filed in the office of the clerk of the court of common pleas in 1184
the county in which the place of business of the assessed party is 1185
located. If the party maintains no place of business in this 1186
state, the certified copy of the entry may be filed in the office 1187
of the clerk of the court of common pleas of Franklin county. 1188
Immediately upon the filing, the clerk shall enter a judgment for 1189
the state against the assessed party in the amount shown on the 1190
entry. The judgment may be filed by the clerk in a loose-leaf book 1191
entitled "special judgments for wireless 9-1-1 charges" and shall 1192
have the same effect as other judgments. The judgment shall be 1193
executed upon the request of the commission.1194

       (6) An assessment under this division does not discharge a 1195
subscriber's liability to reimburse the provider or reseller for 1196
the wireless 9-1-1 charge. If, after the date of service of the 1197
audit notice under division (C)(1) of this section, a subscriber 1198
pays a wireless 9-1-1 charge for the period covered by the 1199
assessment, the payment shall be credited against the assessment.1200

       (7) All money collected by the commission under this division 1201
shall be paid to the treasurer of state, for deposit to the credit 1202
of the wireless 9-1-1 government assistance fund.1203

       Sec. 4931.63.  (A) There is hereby created the wireless 9-1-1 1204
administrative fund in the state treasury. A sufficient1205
percentage, determined by the chairperson of the public utilities 1206
commission but not to exceed four per cent through the first full 1207
fiscal year and two per cent thereafter, of the periodic 1208
remittances of the wireless 9-1-1 charge under section 4931.62 of 1209
the Revised Code shall be deposited to the credit of the fund, to 1210
be used by the commission to cover such nonpayroll costs and, at 1211
the discretion of the commission such payroll costs, of the 1212
commission as are incurred in assisting the coordinator in 1213
carrying out sections 4931.60 to 4931.70 of the Revised Code and 1214
in conducting audits under division (C) of section 4931.62 of the 1215
Revised Code. In addition, the compensation of the Ohio 9-1-1 1216
coordinator, and any expenses of the coordinator in carrying out 1217
those sections, shall be paid from the fund.1218

       (B) There is hereby created the wireless 9-1-1 government 1219
assistance fund, which shall be in the custody of the treasurer of 1220
state but shall not be part of the state treasury. The periodic 1221
remittances of the wireless 9-1-1 charge remaining after the1222
deposit required by division (A) of this section shall be1223
deposited to the credit of the wireless 9-1-1 government 1224
assistance fund. The treasurer of state shall deposit or invest 1225
the moneys in this fund in accordance with Chapter 135. of the1226
Revised Code and any other provision of law governing public 1227
moneys of the state as defined in section 135.01 of the Revised1228
Code. The treasurer of state shall credit the interest earned to 1229
the fund. The treasurer of state shall disburse money from the 1230
fund solely upon order of the coordinator as authorized under 1231
section 4931.64 of the Revised Code. Annually, until the fund is 1232
depleted, the treasurer of state shall certify to the coordinator 1233
the amount of moneys in the treasurer of state's custody belonging 1234
to the fund.1235

       Sec. 4931.64. (A) Prior to the first disbursement under this 1236
section and annually thereafter not later than the twenty-fifth 1237
day of January, until the wireless 9-1-1 government assistance 1238
fund is depleted, the Ohio 9-1-1 coordinator shall do both of the 1239
following for the purposes of division (B) of this section:1240

       (1) Determine, for a county that has adopted a final plan 1241
under sections 4931.40 to 4931.70 of the Revised Code for the 1242
provision of wireless enhanced 9-1-1 within the territory covered 1243
by the countywide 9-1-1 system established under the plan, the 1244
number of wireless telephone numbers assigned to wireless service 1245
subscribers that have billing addresses within the county. That 1246
number shall be adjusted between any two counties so that the 1247
number of wireless telephone numbers assigned to wireless service 1248
subscribers who have billing addresses within any portion of a 1249
municipal corporation that territorially lies primarily in one of 1250
the two counties but extends into the other county is added to the 1251
number already determined for that primary county and subtracted 1252
for the other county.1253

       (2) Determine each county's proportionate share of the 1254
wireless 9-1-1 government assistance fund for the ensuing calendar 1255
year on the basis set forth in division (B) of this section; 1256
estimate the ensuing calendar year's fund balance; compute each 1257
such county's estimated proceeds for the ensuing calendar year 1258
based on its proportionate share and the estimated fund balance; 1259
and certify such amount of proceeds to the county auditor of each 1260
such county.1261

       (B) The Ohio 9-1-1 coordinator, in accordance with this 1262
division and not later than the last day of each month, shall 1263
disburse the amount credited as remittances to the wireless 9-1-1 1264
government assistance fund during the second preceding month, plus 1265
any accrued interest on the fund. Such a disbursement shall be 1266
paid to each county treasurer. The amount to be so disbursed 1267
monthly to a particular county shall be a proportionate share of 1268
the wireless 9-1-1 government assistance fund balance based on the 1269
ratio between the following:1270

       (1) The number of wireless telephone numbers determined for 1271
the county by the coordinator pursuant to division (A) of this 1272
section;1273

       (2) The total number of wireless telephone numbers assigned 1274
to subscribers who have billing addresses within this state. To 1275
the extent that the fund balance permits, the disbursements to 1276
each county shall total at least twenty-fiveninety thousand 1277
dollars annually.1278

       (C)(1) Each county that has not adopted a final plan for the 1279
provision of wireless enhanced 9-1-1 under sections 4931.40 to 1280
4931.70 of the Revised Code shall be deemed as having done so for 1281
the purposes of making the determinations and disbursements under 1282
divisions (A)(1) and (2) and (B) of this section through the 1283
third full calendar year following the effective date of this 1284
section.1285

       (2) For each county described in division (C)(1) of this 1286
section and through the third full calendar year following the 1287
effective date of this section, the coordinator shall retain in 1288
the wireless 9-1-1 government assistance fund an amount equal to 1289
what would otherwise be paid as the county's disbursements under 1290
division (B) of this section if it had adopted such a final 1291
plan, plus any related accrued interest, to be set aside for that 1292
county until. If the board of county commissioners notifies the 1293
coordinator prior to January 1, 2010, that a final plan for the 1294
provision of wireless enhanced 9-1-1 has been adopted, but not 1295
beyond the end of such third year. Provided notification is made 1296
prior to the end of that third year, the coordinator shall 1297
disburse and pay to the county treasurer, not later than the 1298
last day of the month following the month the notification is 1299
made, the total amount so set aside for the county plus any 1300
related accrued interest. After the end of the third full 1301
calendar year following the effective date of this sectionAs of 1302
January 1, 2010, any money and interest so retained and not 1303
disbursed as authorized under this division shall be available 1304
for disbursement only as provided in division (B) of this 1305
section.1306

       (D) Immediately upon receipt by a county treasurer of a 1307
disbursement under division (B) or (C) of this section, the county 1308
shall disburse, in accordance with the allocation formula set 1309
forth in the final plan, the amount the county so received to any 1310
other subdivisions in the county that pay the costs of a public 1311
safety answering point providing wireless enhanced 9-1-1 under the 1312
plan.1313

       (E) Nothing in sections 4931.40 to 4931.70 of the Revised 1314
Code affects the authority of a subdivision operating or served by 1315
a public safety answering point of a 9-1-1 system to use, as 1316
provided in the final plan for the system or in an agreement under 1317
section 4931.48 of the Revised Code, any other authorized revenue 1318
of the subdivision for the purposes of providing basic or enhanced 1319
9-1-1.1320

       Sec. 4931.65. (A)Except as otherwise provided in section 1321
4931.651 of the Revised Code:1322

       (A) A countywide 9-1-1 system receiving a disbursement under 1323
section 4931.64 of the Revised Code shall provide countywide1324
wireless enhanced 9-1-1 in accordance with sections 4931.40 to1325
4931.70 of the Revised Code beginning as soon as reasonably 1326
possible after receipt of the first disbursement or, if that 1327
service is already implemented, shall continue to provide such 1328
service. Except as provided in divisions (B) and (C) of this 1329
section, a disbursement shall be used solely for the purpose of 1330
paying either or both of the following:1331

       (1) Any costs of designing, upgrading, purchasing, leasing, 1332
programming, installing, testing, or maintaining the necessary 1333
data, hardware, software, and trunking required for the public 1334
safety answering point or points of the 9-1-1 system to provide 1335
wireless enhanced 9-1-1, which costs are incurred before or on or 1336
after the effective date of this sectionMay 6, 2005, and consist 1337
of such additional costs of the 9-1-1 system over and above any 1338
costs incurred to provide wireline 9-1-1 or to otherwise provide 1339
wireless enhanced 9-1-1. Annually, up to twenty-five thousand 1340
dollars of the disbursements received on or after January 1, 2009, 1341
may be applied to data, hardware, and software that automatically 1342
alerts personnel receiving a 9-1-1 call that a person at the 1343
subscriber's address or telephone number may have a mental or 1344
physical disability, of which that personnel shall inform the 1345
appropriate emergency service provider. On or after the 1346
provision of technical and operational standards pursuant to 1347
division (D)(1) of section 4931.68 of the Revised Code, a 1348
subdivision shall consider the standards before incurring any 1349
costs described in this division.1350

       (2) Any costs of training the staff of the public safety 1351
answering point or points to provide wireless enhanced 9-1-1, 1352
which costs are incurred before or on or after the effective date 1353
of this section and consist of such additional costs of the 9-1-1 1354
system over and above any costs incurred to provide wireline 1355
9-1-1May 6, 2005.1356

       (B) Beginning one year following the imposition of the 1357
wireless 9-1-1 charge under section 4931.61 of the Revised Code, a 1358
subdivision that certifies to the Ohio 9-1-1 coordinator that it 1359
has paid the costs described in divisions (A)(1) and (2) of this 1360
section and is providing countywide wireless enhanced 9-1-1 may 1361
use disbursements received under section 4931.64 of the Revised 1362
Code to pay any of its personnel costs of one or more public 1363
safety answering points providing countywide wireless enhanced 1364
9-1-1.1365

       (C) After receiving its April 20092013, disbursement under 1366
section 4931.64 of the Revised Code, a subdivision may use any 1367
remaining balance of disbursements it received under that section 1368
to pay any of its costs of providing countywide wireless 9-1-1, 1369
including the personnel costs of one or more public safety 1370
answering points providing that service.1371

       (D) The costs described in divisions (A), (B), and (C) of 1372
this section may include any such costs payable pursuant to an 1373
agreement under division (J) of section 4931.41 of the Revised 1374
Code.1375

       Sec. 4931.651. On or after March 1, 2009, payment of costs 1376
specified in divisions (A) to (D) of section 4931.65 of the 1377
Revised Code and so payable from a disbursement under section 1378
4931.64 of the Revised Code shall be limited to those specified 1379
and payable costs incurred after that date for not more than five 1380
public safety answering points of the particular 9-1-1 system.1381

       Sec. 4931.66.  (A)(1) A wireless service providertelephone 1382
company, the state highway patrol as described in division (J) of 1383
section 4931.41 of the Revised Code, and each subdivision 1384
operating one or more public safety answering points for a 1385
countywide system providing wireless 9-1-1, shall provide the 1386
Ohio 9-1-1 coordinator with such information as the coordinator 1387
requests for the purposes of carrying out the coordinator's duties 1388
under sections 4931.60 to 4931.70 of the Revised Code, including, 1389
but not limited to, duties regarding the collection of the 1390
wireless 9-1-1 charge and regarding the provision of a report or 1391
recommendation under section 4931.70 of the Revised Code.1392

       (2) A wireless service provider shall provide an official, 1393
employee, agent, or representative of a subdivision operating a 1394
public safety answering point, or of the state highway patrol as 1395
described in division (J) of section 4931.41 of the Revised Code, 1396
with such technical, service, and location information as the 1397
official, employee, agent, or representative requests for the 1398
purpose of providing wireless 9-1-1.1399

       (3) A subdivision operating one or more public safety1400
answering points of a 9-1-1 system, and a telephone company, shall 1401
provide to the Ohio 9-1-1 council such information as the council 1402
requires for the purpose of making any recommendation or report 1403
pursuant tocarrying out its duties under division (D)(2) of 1404
section 4931.68 of the Revised Code.1405

       (B)(1) Any information provided under division (A) of this 1406
section that consists of trade secrets as defined in section 1407
1333.61 of the Revised Code or of information regarding the 1408
customers, revenues, expenses, or network information of a1409
telephone company shall be confidential and does not constitute a 1410
public record for the purpose of section 149.43 of the Revised 1411
Code.1412

       (2) The public utilities commission, the Ohio 9-1-1 1413
coordinator, and any official, employee, agent, or representative 1414
of the commission, of the state highway patrol as described in 1415
division (J) of section 4931.41 of the Revised Code, or of a 1416
subdivision operating a public safety answering point, while 1417
acting or claiming to act in the capacity of the commission or 1418
coordinator or such official, employee, agent, or representative, 1419
shall not disclose any information provided under division (A) of1420
this section regarding a telephone company's customers, revenues, 1421
expenses, or network information. Nothing in division (B)(2) of 1422
this section precludes any such information from being aggregated 1423
and included in any report required under section 4931.70 or 1424
division (D)(2) of section 4931.69 of the Revised Code, provided 1425
the aggregated information does not identify the number of any 1426
particular company's customers or the amount of its revenues or 1427
expenses or identify a particular company as to any network1428
information.1429

       Sec. 4931.70. On the first day ofBy November preceding the1430
2007-2009 budget biennium30, 2011, the Ohio 9-1-1 coordinator1431
shall submit a report to the general assembly, in accordance with 1432
section 101.68 of the Revised Code, that contains both of the 1433
following:1434

       (A) A review of the implementation and provision of wireless 1435
enhanced 9-1-1 in this state and a description of how moneys 1436
disbursements from the wireless 9-1-1 government assistance fund 1437
have been used. In preparing the report, the coordinator shall 1438
consult with the wireless 9-1-1 advisory board.1439

       (B) The coordinator's recommendation for the coming budget 1440
biennium of any change in the amount of the wireless 9-1-1 charge 1441
and the basis for that recommendation. The recommendation shall 1442
reflect the minimum amount necessary during the coming budget 1443
biennium, given any balance in the wireless 9-1-1 government 1444
assistance fund to be carried over to that biennium and the 1445
projected revenue from the charge, to fully cover the costs 1446
described in division (A) of section 4931.65 of the Revised Code 1447
as projected for that biennium. The amount also shall reflect the 1448
minimum amount necessary for the wireless 9-1-1 charge to cover 1449
the costs described in division (A) of section 4931.63 of the1450
Revised Code as projected for the biennium, given the wireless 1451
9-1-1 administrative fund balance to be carried over. In making a 1452
recommendation under this division, the coordinator shall consider 1453
any recommendation of the wireless 9-1-1 advisory board.1454

       Section 2. That existing sections 305.12, 308.04, 503.01, 1455
715.72, 715.74, 715.75, 715.76, 715.761, 715.77, 715.78, 715.81, 1456
4501.21, 4517.21, 4765.43, 4931.61, 4931.62, 4931.63, 4931.64, 1457
4931.65, 4931.66, and 4931.70 of the Revised Code are hereby 1458
repealed.1459

       Section 3.  That sections 4503.494, 4503.496, 4503.531, and 1460
4503.92 of the Revised Code be contingently amended to read as 1461
follows:1462

       Sec. 4503.494. (A) The owner or lessee of any passenger car, 1463
noncommercial motor vehicle, recreational vehicle, motorcycle, or 1464
other vehicle of a class approved by the registrar of motor 1465
vehicles may apply to the registrar for the registration of the 1466
vehicle and issuance of "multiple sclerosis awareness" license 1467
plates. The application may be combined with a request for a 1468
special reserved license plate under section 4503.40 or 4503.42 of 1469
the Revised Code. Upon receipt of the completed application and 1470
compliance by the applicant with divisions (B) and (C) of this 1471
section, the registrar shall issue to the applicant the 1472
appropriate vehicle registration and a set of "multiple sclerosis 1473
awareness" license plates and a validation sticker, or a 1474
validation sticker alone when required by section 4503.191 of the 1475
Revised Code.1476

       In addition to the letters and numbers ordinarily inscribed 1477
on the license plates, "multiple sclerosis awareness" license 1478
plates shall bear words selected by and a logo designed by the 1479
national multiple sclerosis society. The registrar shall approve 1480
the final design. "Multiple sclerosis awareness" license plates 1481
shall display county identification stickers that identify the 1482
county of registration by name or number.1483

       (B) "Multiple sclerosis awareness" license plates and a 1484
validation sticker, or validation sticker alone, shall be issued 1485
upon receipt of an application for registration of a motor vehicle 1486
under this section; payment of the regular license tax as 1487
prescribed under section 4503.04 of the Revised Code, any 1488
applicable motor vehicle license tax levied under Chapter 4504. of 1489
the Revised Code, any applicable additional fee prescribed by 1490
section 4503.40 or 4503.42 of the Revised Code, an additional fee 1491
of ten dollars, and a contribution as provided in division (C) of 1492
this section; and compliance with all other applicable laws 1493
relating to the registration of motor vehicles.1494

       (C) The registrar shall collect a contribution of fifteen 1495
dollars for each application for registration and registration 1496
renewal notice the registrar receives under this section. The 1497
registrar shall transmit this contribution to the treasurer of 1498
state for deposit into the state treasury to the credit of the 1499
license plate contribution fund created by section 4501.21 of the 1500
Revised Code.1501

       The registrar shall transmit the additional fee of ten 1502
dollars, which is to compensate the bureau of motor vehicles for 1503
the additional services required in the issuing of "multiple 1504
sclerosis awareness" license plates, to the treasurer of state for 1505
deposit into the state treasury to the credit of the state bureau 1506
of motor vehicles fund created by section 4501.25 of the Revised 1507
Code.1508

       Sec. 4503.496.  (A) The owner or lessee of any passenger car, 1509
noncommercial motor vehicle, recreational vehicle, motorcycle, or 1510
other vehicle of a class approved by the registrar of motor 1511
vehicles may apply to the registrar for the registration of the 1512
vehicle and issuance of "sickle cell anemia awareness" license 1513
plates. The application may be combined with a request for a 1514
special reserved license plate under section 4503.40 or 4503.42 of 1515
the Revised Code. Upon receipt of the completed application and 1516
compliance by the applicant with divisions (B) and (C) of this 1517
section, the registrar shall issue to the applicant the 1518
appropriate vehicle registration and a set of "sickle cell anemia 1519
awareness" license plates and a validation sticker, or a 1520
validation sticker alone when required by section 4503.191 of the 1521
Revised Code.1522

       In addition to the letters and numbers ordinarily inscribed 1523
on the license plates, "sickle cell anemia awareness" license 1524
plates shall bear words selected by and a logo designed by the 1525
Ohio sickle cell and health association. The registrar shall 1526
approve the final design. "Sickle cell anemia awareness" license 1527
plates shall display county identification stickers that identify 1528
the county of registration by name or number.1529

       (B) "Sickle cell anemia awareness" license plates and a 1530
validation sticker, or validation sticker alone, shall be issued 1531
upon receipt of an application for registration of a motor vehicle 1532
under this section; payment of the regular license tax as 1533
prescribed under section 4503.04 of the Revised Code, any 1534
applicable motor vehicle license tax levied under Chapter 4504. of 1535
the Revised Code, any applicable additional fee prescribed by 1536
section 4503.40 or 4503.42 of the Revised Code, an additional fee 1537
of ten dollars, and a contribution as provided in division (C) of 1538
this section; and compliance with all other applicable laws 1539
relating to the registration of motor vehicles.1540

       (C) The registrar shall collect a contribution of ten dollars 1541
for each application for registration and registration renewal 1542
notice the registrar receives under this section. The registrar 1543
shall transmit this contribution to the treasurer of state for 1544
deposit into the state treasury to the credit of the license plate 1545
contribution fund created by section 4501.21 of the Revised Code.1546

       The registrar shall transmit the additional fee of ten 1547
dollars, which is to compensate the bureau of motor vehicles for 1548
the additional services required in the issuing of "sickle cell 1549
anemia awareness" license plates, to the treasurer of state for 1550
deposit into the state treasury to the credit of the state bureau 1551
of motor vehicles fund created by section 4501.25 of the Revised 1552
Code.1553

       Sec. 4503.531. (A) The owner or lessee of any passenger car, 1554
noncommercial motor vehicle, recreational vehicle, motorcycle, or 1555
other vehicle of a class approved by the registrar of motor 1556
vehicles may apply to the registrar for the registration of the 1557
vehicle and issuance of "thank you U.S. military" license plates. 1558
The application may be combined with a request for a special 1559
reserved license plate under section 4503.40 or 4503.42 of the 1560
Revised Code. Upon receipt of the completed application and 1561
compliance by the applicant with divisions (B) and (C) of this 1562
section, the registrar shall issue to the applicant the 1563
appropriate vehicle registration and a set of "thank you U.S. 1564
military" license plates and a validation sticker, or a validation 1565
sticker alone when required by section 4503.191 of the Revised 1566
Code.1567

       In addition to the letters and numbers ordinarily inscribed 1568
on the license plates, "thank you U.S. military" license plates 1569
shall bear the words "thank you U.S. military" and markings 1570
designed by the thank you foundation. The registrar shall approve 1571
the final design. "Thank you U.S. military" license plates shall 1572
display county identification stickers that identify the county of 1573
registration by name or number.1574

       (B) "Thank you U.S. military" license plates and a validation 1575
sticker, or validation sticker alone, shall be issued upon receipt 1576
of an application for registration of a motor vehicle under this 1577
section; payment of the regular license tax as prescribed under 1578
section 4503.04 of the Revised Code, any applicable motor vehicle 1579
license tax levied under Chapter 4504. of the Revised Code, any 1580
applicable additional fee prescribed by section 4503.40 or 4503.42 1581
of the Revised Code, an additional fee of ten dollars, and a 1582
contribution as provided in division (C) of this section; and 1583
compliance with all other applicable laws relating to the 1584
registration of motor vehicles.1585

       (C) The registrar shall collect a contribution of ten dollars 1586
for each application for registration and registration renewal 1587
notice the registrar receives under this section. The registrar 1588
shall transmit this contribution to the treasurer of state for 1589
deposit into the state treasury to the credit of the license plate 1590
contribution fund created by section 4501.21 of the Revised Code.1591

       The registrar shall transmit the additional fee of ten 1592
dollars, which is to compensate the bureau of motor vehicles for 1593
the additional services required in the issuing of "thank you U.S. 1594
military" license plates, to the treasurer of state for deposit 1595
into the state treasury to the credit of the state bureau of motor 1596
vehicles fund created by section 4501.25 of the Revised Code.1597

       Sec. 4503.92.  (A) The owner or lessee of any passenger car, 1598
noncommercial motor vehicle, recreational vehicle, motorcycle, or 1599
other vehicle of a class approved by the registrar of motor 1600
vehicles may apply to the registrar for the registration of the 1601
vehicle and issuance of "support our troops" license plates. The 1602
application may be combined with a request for a special reserved 1603
license plate under section 4503.40 or 4503.42 of the Revised 1604
Code. Upon receipt of the completed application and compliance by 1605
the applicant with divisions (B) and (C) of this section, the 1606
registrar shall issue to the applicant the appropriate vehicle 1607
registration and a set of "support our troops" license plates and 1608
a validation sticker, or a validation sticker alone when required 1609
by section 4503.191 of the Revised Code.1610

       In addition to the letters and numbers ordinarily inscribed 1611
on the license plates, "support our troops" license plates shall 1612
bear an appropriate logo and the words "support our troops." The 1613
bureau of motor vehicles shall design "support our troops" license 1614
plates, and they shall display county identification stickers that 1615
identify the county of registration by name or number.1616

       (B) "Support our troops" license plates and a validation 1617
sticker, or validation sticker alone, shall be issued upon receipt 1618
of an application for registration of a motor vehicle under this 1619
section; payment of the regular license tax as prescribed under 1620
section 4503.04 of the Revised Code, any applicable motor vehicle 1621
license tax levied under Chapter 4504. of the Revised Code, any 1622
applicable additional fee prescribed by section 4503.40 or 4503.42 1623
of the Revised Code, an additional fee of ten dollars, and a 1624
contribution as provided in division (C) of this section; and 1625
compliance with all other applicable laws relating to the 1626
registration of motor vehicles.1627

       (C) For each application for registration and registration 1628
renewal notice the registrar receives under this section, the 1629
registrar shall collect a contribution of twenty-five dollars. The 1630
registrar shall transmit this contribution to the treasurer of 1631
state for deposit into the state treasury to the credit of the 1632
license plate contribution fund created by section 4501.21 of the 1633
Revised Code.1634

       The registrar shall transmit the additional fee of ten 1635
dollars, which is to compensate the bureau of motor vehicles for 1636
the additional services required in the issuing of "support our 1637
troops" license plates, to the treasurer of state for deposit into 1638
the state treasury to the credit of the state bureau of motor 1639
vehicles fund created by section 4501.25 of the Revised Code.1640

       Section 4.  That existing sections 4503.494, 4503.496, 1641
4503.531, and 4503.92 of the Revised Code are hereby contingently 1642
repealed.1643

       Section 5.  The amendments by this act of sections 4503.494, 1644
4503.496, 4503.531, and 4503.92 of the Revised Code are contingent 1645
on Sub. S.B. 243 of the 127th General Assembly becoming law.1646

       Section 6. This act is hereby declared to be an emergency 1647
measure necessary for the immediate preservation of the public 1648
peace, health, and safety. The reason for such necessity is to 1649
advance and ensure the provision of wireless enhanced 9-1-1 in an 1650
efficient and effective manner, including by maintaining the 1651
wireless 9-1-1 charge for that emergency service that would 1652
otherwise expire at the end of December 2008. Therefore, this act 1653
shall go into immediate effect.1654