As Reported by the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee

128th General Assembly Regular Session 2009-2010

Sub. H. B. No. 199

Representative Yuko 

Cosponsors: Representatives Williams, B., Ujvagi, Fende, Hagan, Domenick, Letson, Luckie, Foley, Combs, Balderson 

---

A BILL

To amend sections 4501.01, 4503.181, 4513.38, and

1

4519.03 and to enact section 4505.072 of the

2

Revised Code to classify street rods and custom

3

vehicles as historical vehicles for motor vehicle

4

registration, certificate of title, and equipment

5

purposes and to eliminate the provision in the

6

Special Vehicle Law that permits owners of certain

7

off-highway motorcycles and all-purpose vehicles

8

to register the motorcycles and vehicles by

9

presenting affidavits of ownership rather than

10

certificates of title.

11

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

Section 1. That sections 4501.01, 4503.181, 4513.38, and	12
4519.03 be amended and section 4505.072 of the Revised Code be	13
enacted to read as follows:	14

Sec. 4501.01.  As used in this chapter and Chapters 4503.,	15
4505., 4507., 4509., 4510., 4511., 4513., 4515., and 4517. of the	16
Revised Code, and in the penal laws, except as otherwise provided:	17

(A) "Vehicles" means everything on wheels or runners,	18
including motorized bicycles, but does not mean electric personal	19
assistive mobility devices, vehicles that are operated exclusively	20
on rails or tracks or from overhead electric trolley wires, and	21
vehicles that belong to any police department, municipal fire	22
department, or volunteer fire department, or that are used by such	23
a department in the discharge of its functions.	24

(B) "Motor vehicle" means any vehicle, including mobile homes	25
and recreational vehicles, that is propelled or drawn by power	26
other than muscular power or power collected from overhead	27
electric trolley wires. "Motor vehicle" does not include utility	28
vehicles as defined in division (VV) of this section, motorized	29
bicycles, road rollers, traction engines, power shovels, power	30
cranes, and other equipment used in construction work and not	31
designed for or employed in general highway transportation,	32
well-drilling machinery, ditch-digging machinery, farm machinery,	33
and trailers that are designed and used exclusively to transport a	34
boat between a place of storage and a marina, or in and around a	35
marina, when drawn or towed on a public road or highway for a	36
distance of no more than ten miles and at a speed of twenty-five	37
miles per hour or less.	38

(C) "Agricultural tractor" and "traction engine" mean any	39
self-propelling vehicle that is designed or used for drawing other	40
vehicles or wheeled machinery, but has no provisions for carrying	41
loads independently of such other vehicles, and that is used	42
principally for agricultural purposes.	43

(D) "Commercial tractor," except as defined in division (C)	44
of this section, means any motor vehicle that has motive power and	45
either is designed or used for drawing other motor vehicles, or is	46
designed or used for drawing another motor vehicle while carrying	47
a portion of the other motor vehicle or its load, or both.	48

(E) "Passenger car" means any motor vehicle that is designed	49
and used for carrying not more than nine persons and includes any	50
motor vehicle that is designed and used for carrying not more than	51
fifteen persons in a ridesharing arrangement.	52

(F) "Collector's vehicle" means any motor vehicle or	53
agricultural tractor or traction engine that is of special	54
interest, that has a fair market value of one hundred dollars or	55
more, whether operable or not, and that is owned, operated,	56
collected, preserved, restored, maintained, or used essentially as	57
a collector's item, leisure pursuit, or investment, but not as the	58
owner's principal means of transportation. "Licensed collector's	59
vehicle" means a collector's vehicle, other than an agricultural	60
tractor or traction engine, that displays current, valid license	61
tags issued under section 4503.45 of the Revised Code, or a	62
similar type of motor vehicle that displays current, valid license	63
tags issued under substantially equivalent provisions in the laws	64
of other states.	65

(G)(1) "Historical motor vehicle" means any motor vehicle	66
that is over twenty-five years old and is owned solely as a	67
collector's item and for participation in club activities,	68
exhibitions, tours, parades, and similar uses, but that in no	69
event is used for general transportation. "Historical motor	70
vehicle" includes a street rod or a custom vehicle, regardless of	71
whether the street rod or custom vehicle actually is more than	72
twenty-five years old or was manufactured to resemble a vehicle	73
that is over twenty-five years old.	74

(2) As used in this division:

75

(a) "Street rod" means a motor vehicle whose model year was	76
1948 or earlier, or a vehicle that was manufactured after 1948 to	77
resemble a vehicle manufactured before 1949, that additionally has	78
been altered from the manufacturer's original design or has a body	79
constructed of nonoriginal material.	80

(b) "Custom vehicle" means a motor vehicle that is over	81
twenty-five years old whose model year was after 1948, or a	82
vehicle that was manufactured to resemble a vehicle that is over	83
twenty-five years old and of a model year after 1948, that	84
additionally has been altered from the manufacturer's original	85
design or has a body constructed of nonoriginal material.	86

(H) "Noncommercial motor vehicle" means any motor vehicle,	87
including a farm truck as defined in section 4503.04 of the	88
Revised Code, that is designed by the manufacturer to carry a load	89
of no more than one ton and is used exclusively for purposes other	90
than engaging in business for profit.	91

(I) "Bus" means any motor vehicle that has motor power and is	92
designed and used for carrying more than nine passengers, except	93
any motor vehicle that is designed and used for carrying not more	94
than fifteen passengers in a ridesharing arrangement.	95

(J) "Commercial car" or "truck" means any motor vehicle that	96
has motor power and is designed and used for carrying merchandise	97
or freight, or that is used as a commercial tractor.	98

(K) "Bicycle" means every device, other than a tricycle that	99
is designed solely for use as a play vehicle by a child, that is	100
propelled solely by human power upon which any person may ride,	101
and that has two tandem wheels, or one wheel in front and two	102
wheels in the rear, or two wheels in the front and one wheel in	103
the rear, any of which is more than fourteen inches in diameter.	104

(L) "Motorized bicycle" means any vehicle that either has two	105
tandem wheels or one wheel in the front and two wheels in the	106
rear, that is capable of being pedaled, and that is equipped with	107
a helper motor of not more than fifty cubic centimeters piston	108
displacement that produces no more than one brake horsepower and	109
is capable of propelling the vehicle at a speed of no greater than	110
twenty miles per hour on a level surface.	111

(M) "Trailer" means any vehicle without motive power that is	112
designed or used for carrying property or persons wholly on its	113
own structure and for being drawn by a motor vehicle, and includes	114
any such vehicle that is formed by or operated as a combination of	115
a semitrailer and a vehicle of the dolly type such as that	116
commonly known as a trailer dolly, a vehicle used to transport	117
agricultural produce or agricultural production materials between	118
a local place of storage or supply and the farm when drawn or	119
towed on a public road or highway at a speed greater than	120
twenty-five miles per hour, and a vehicle that is designed and	121
used exclusively to transport a boat between a place of storage	122
and a marina, or in and around a marina, when drawn or towed on a	123
public road or highway for a distance of more than ten miles or at	124
a speed of more than twenty-five miles per hour. "Trailer" does	125
not include a manufactured home or travel trailer.	126

(N) "Noncommercial trailer" means any trailer, except a	127
travel trailer or trailer that is used to transport a boat as	128
described in division (B) of this section, but, where applicable,	129
includes a vehicle that is used to transport a boat as described	130
in division (M) of this section, that has a gross weight of no	131
more than three thousand pounds, and that is used exclusively for	132
purposes other than engaging in business for a profit.	133

(O) "Mobile home" means a building unit or assembly of closed	134
construction that is fabricated in an off-site facility, is more	135
than thirty-five body feet in length or, when erected on site, is	136
three hundred twenty or more square feet, is built on a permanent	137
chassis, is transportable in one or more sections, and does not	138
qualify as a manufactured home as defined in division (C)(4) of	139
section 3781.06 of the Revised Code or as an industrialized unit	140
as defined in division (C)(3) of section 3781.06 of the Revised	141
Code.	142

(P) "Semitrailer" means any vehicle of the trailer type that	143
does not have motive power and is so designed or used with another	144
and separate motor vehicle that in operation a part of its own	145
weight or that of its load, or both, rests upon and is carried by	146
the other vehicle furnishing the motive power for propelling	147
itself and the vehicle referred to in this division, and includes,	148
for the purpose only of registration and taxation under those	149
chapters, any vehicle of the dolly type, such as a trailer dolly,	150
that is designed or used for the conversion of a semitrailer into	151
a trailer.	152

(Q) "Recreational vehicle" means a vehicular portable	153
structure that meets all of the following conditions:	154

(1) It is designed for the sole purpose of recreational	155
travel.	156

(2) It is not used for the purpose of engaging in business	157
for profit.	158

(3) It is not used for the purpose of engaging in intrastate	159
commerce.	160

(4) It is not used for the purpose of commerce as defined in	161
49 C.F.R. 383.5, as amended.	162

(5) It is not regulated by the public utilities commission	163
pursuant to Chapter 4919., 4921., or 4923. of the Revised Code.	164

(6) It is classed as one of the following:

165

(a) "Travel trailer" means a nonself-propelled recreational	166
vehicle that does not exceed an overall length of thirty-five	167
feet, exclusive of bumper and tongue or coupling, and contains	168
less than three hundred twenty square feet of space when erected	169
on site. "Travel trailer" includes a tent-type fold-out camping	170
trailer as defined in section 4517.01 of the Revised Code.	171

(b) "Motor home" means a self-propelled recreational vehicle	172
that has no fifth wheel and is constructed with permanently	173
installed facilities for cold storage, cooking and consuming of	174
food, and for sleeping.	175

(c) "Truck camper" means a nonself-propelled recreational	176
vehicle that does not have wheels for road use and is designed to	177
be placed upon and attached to a motor vehicle. "Truck camper"	178
does not include truck covers that consist of walls and a roof,	179
but do not have floors and facilities enabling them to be used as	180
a dwelling.	181

(d) "Fifth wheel trailer" means a vehicle that is of such	182
size and weight as to be movable without a special highway permit,	183
that has a gross trailer area of four hundred square feet or	184
less, that is constructed with a raised forward section that	185
allows a bi-level floor plan, and that is designed to be towed by	186
a vehicle equipped with a fifth-wheel hitch ordinarily installed	187
in the bed of a truck.	188

(e) "Park trailer" means a vehicle that is commonly known as	189
a park model recreational vehicle, meets the American national	190
standard institute standard A119.5 (1988) for park trailers, is	191
built on a single chassis, has a gross trailer area of four	192
hundred square feet or less when set up, is designed for seasonal	193
or temporary living quarters, and may be connected to utilities	194
necessary for the operation of installed features and appliances.	195

(R) "Pneumatic tires" means tires of rubber and fabric or	196
tires of similar material, that are inflated with air.	197

(S) "Solid tires" means tires of rubber or similar elastic	198
material that are not dependent upon confined air for support of	199
the load.	200

(T) "Solid tire vehicle" means any vehicle that is equipped	201
with two or more solid tires.	202

(U) "Farm machinery" means all machines and tools that are	203
used in the production, harvesting, and care of farm products, and	204
includes trailers that are used to transport agricultural produce	205
or agricultural production materials between a local place of	206
storage or supply and the farm, agricultural tractors, threshing	207
machinery, hay-baling machinery, corn shellers, hammermills, and	208
machinery used in the production of horticultural, agricultural,	209
and vegetable products.	210

(V) "Owner" includes any person or firm, other than a	211
manufacturer or dealer, that has title to a motor vehicle, except	212
that, in sections 4505.01 to 4505.19 of the Revised Code, "owner"	213
includes in addition manufacturers and dealers.	214

(W) "Manufacturer" and "dealer" include all persons and firms	215
that are regularly engaged in the business of manufacturing,	216
selling, displaying, offering for sale, or dealing in motor	217
vehicles, at an established place of business that is used	218
exclusively for the purpose of manufacturing, selling, displaying,	219
offering for sale, or dealing in motor vehicles. A place of	220
business that is used for manufacturing, selling, displaying,	221
offering for sale, or dealing in motor vehicles shall be deemed to	222
be used exclusively for those purposes even though snowmobiles or	223
all-purpose vehicles are sold or displayed for sale thereat, even	224
though farm machinery is sold or displayed for sale thereat, or	225
even though repair, accessory, gasoline and oil, storage, parts,	226
service, or paint departments are maintained thereat, or, in any	227
county having a population of less than seventy-five thousand at	228
the last federal census, even though a department in a place of	229
business is used to dismantle, salvage, or rebuild motor vehicles	230
by means of used parts, if such departments are operated for the	231
purpose of furthering and assisting in the business of	232
manufacturing, selling, displaying, offering for sale, or dealing	233
in motor vehicles. Places of business or departments in a place of	234
business used to dismantle, salvage, or rebuild motor vehicles by	235
means of using used parts are not considered as being maintained	236
for the purpose of assisting or furthering the manufacturing,	237
selling, displaying, and offering for sale or dealing in motor	238
vehicles.	239

(X) "Operator" includes any person who drives or operates a	240
motor vehicle upon the public highways.	241

(Y) "Chauffeur" means any operator who operates a motor	242
vehicle, other than a taxicab, as an employee for hire; or any	243
operator whether or not the owner of a motor vehicle, other than a	244
taxicab, who operates such vehicle for transporting, for gain,	245
compensation, or profit, either persons or property owned by	246
another. Any operator of a motor vehicle who is voluntarily	247
involved in a ridesharing arrangement is not considered an	248
employee for hire or operating such vehicle for gain,	249
compensation, or profit.	250

(Z) "State" includes the territories and federal districts of	251
the United States, and the provinces of Canada.	252

(AA) "Public roads and highways" for vehicles includes all	253
public thoroughfares, bridges, and culverts.	254

(BB) "Manufacturer's number" means the manufacturer's	255
original serial number that is affixed to or imprinted upon the	256
chassis or other part of the motor vehicle.	257

(CC) "Motor number" means the manufacturer's original number	258
that is affixed to or imprinted upon the engine or motor of the	259
vehicle.	260

(DD) "Distributor" means any person who is authorized by a	261
motor vehicle manufacturer to distribute new motor vehicles to	262
licensed motor vehicle dealers at an established place of business	263
that is used exclusively for the purpose of distributing new motor	264
vehicles to licensed motor vehicle dealers, except when the	265
distributor also is a new motor vehicle dealer, in which case the	266
distributor may distribute at the location of the distributor's	267
licensed dealership.	268

(EE) "Ridesharing arrangement" means the transportation of	269
persons in a motor vehicle where the transportation is incidental	270
to another purpose of a volunteer driver and includes ridesharing	271
arrangements known as carpools, vanpools, and buspools.	272

(FF) "Apportionable vehicle" means any vehicle that is used	273
or intended for use in two or more international registration plan	274
member jurisdictions that allocate or proportionally register	275
vehicles, that is used for the transportation of persons for hire	276
or designed, used, or maintained primarily for the transportation	277
of property, and that meets any of the following qualifications:	278

(1) Is a power unit having a gross vehicle weight in excess	279
of twenty-six thousand pounds;	280

(2) Is a power unit having three or more axles, regardless of	281
the gross vehicle weight;	282

(3) Is a combination vehicle with a gross vehicle weight in	283
excess of twenty-six thousand pounds.	284

"Apportionable vehicle" does not include recreational	285
vehicles, vehicles displaying restricted plates, city pick-up and	286
delivery vehicles, buses used for the transportation of chartered	287
parties, or vehicles owned and operated by the United States, this	288
state, or any political subdivisions thereof.	289

(GG) "Chartered party" means a group of persons who contract	290
as a group to acquire the exclusive use of a passenger-carrying	291
motor vehicle at a fixed charge for the vehicle in accordance with	292
the carrier's tariff, lawfully on file with the United States	293
department of transportation, for the purpose of group travel to a	294
specified destination or for a particular itinerary, either agreed	295
upon in advance or modified by the chartered group after having	296
left the place of origin.	297

(HH) "International registration plan" means a reciprocal	298
agreement of member jurisdictions that is endorsed by the American	299
association of motor vehicle administrators, and that promotes and	300
encourages the fullest possible use of the highway system by	301
authorizing apportioned registration of fleets of vehicles and	302
recognizing registration of vehicles apportioned in member	303
jurisdictions.	304

(II) "Restricted plate" means a license plate that has a	305
restriction of time, geographic area, mileage, or commodity, and	306
includes license plates issued to farm trucks under division (J)	307
of section 4503.04 of the Revised Code.	308

(JJ) "Gross vehicle weight," with regard to any commercial	309
car, trailer, semitrailer, or bus that is taxed at the rates	310
established under section 4503.042 or 4503.65 of the Revised Code,	311
means the unladen weight of the vehicle fully equipped plus the	312
maximum weight of the load to be carried on the vehicle.	313

(KK) "Combined gross vehicle weight" with regard to any	314
combination of a commercial car, trailer, and semitrailer, that is	315
taxed at the rates established under section 4503.042 or 4503.65	316
of the Revised Code, means the total unladen weight of the	317
combination of vehicles fully equipped plus the maximum weight of	318
the load to be carried on that combination of vehicles.	319

(LL) "Chauffeured limousine" means a motor vehicle that is	320
designed to carry nine or fewer passengers and is operated for	321
hire on an hourly basis pursuant to a prearranged contract for the	322
transportation of passengers on public roads and highways along a	323
route under the control of the person hiring the vehicle and not	324
over a defined and regular route. "Prearranged contract" means an	325
agreement, made in advance of boarding, to provide transportation	326
from a specific location in a chauffeured limousine at a fixed	327
rate per hour or trip. "Chauffeured limousine" does not include	328
any vehicle that is used exclusively in the business of funeral	329
directing.	330

(MM) "Manufactured home" has the same meaning as in division	331
(C)(4) of section 3781.06 of the Revised Code.	332

(NN) "Acquired situs," with respect to a manufactured home or	333
a mobile home, means to become located in this state by the	334
placement of the home on real property, but does not include the	335
placement of a manufactured home or a mobile home in the inventory	336
of a new motor vehicle dealer or the inventory of a manufacturer,	337
remanufacturer, or distributor of manufactured or mobile homes.	338

(OO) "Electronic" includes electrical, digital, magnetic,	339
optical, electromagnetic, or any other form of technology that	340
entails capabilities similar to these technologies.	341

(PP) "Electronic record" means a record generated,	342
communicated, received, or stored by electronic means for use in	343
an information system or for transmission from one information	344
system to another.	345

(QQ) "Electronic signature" means a signature in electronic	346
form attached to or logically associated with an electronic	347
record.	348

(RR) "Financial transaction device" has the same meaning as	349
in division (A) of section 113.40 of the Revised Code.	350

(SS) "Electronic motor vehicle dealer" means a motor vehicle	351
dealer licensed under Chapter 4517. of the Revised Code whom the	352
registrar of motor vehicles determines meets the criteria	353
designated in section 4503.035 of the Revised Code for electronic	354
motor vehicle dealers and designates as an electronic motor	355
vehicle dealer under that section.	356

(TT) "Electric personal assistive mobility device" means a	357
self-balancing two non-tandem wheeled device that is designed to	358
transport only one person, has an electric propulsion system of an	359
average of seven hundred fifty watts, and when ridden on a paved	360
level surface by an operator who weighs one hundred seventy pounds	361
has a maximum speed of less than twenty miles per hour.	362

(UU) "Limited driving privileges" means the privilege to	363
operate a motor vehicle that a court grants under section 4510.021	364
of the Revised Code to a person whose driver's or commercial	365
driver's license or permit or nonresident operating privilege has	366
been suspended.	367

(VV) "Utility vehicle" means a self-propelled vehicle	368
designed with a bed, principally for the purpose of transporting	369
material or cargo in connection with construction, agricultural,	370
forestry, grounds maintenance, lawn and garden, materials	371
handling, or similar activities. "Utility vehicle" includes a	372
vehicle with a maximum attainable speed of twenty miles per hour	373
or less that is used exclusively within the boundaries of state	374
parks by state park employees or volunteers for the operation or	375
maintenance of state park facilities.	376

Sec. 4503.181.  (A) As used in this section, "historical	377
motor vehicle" means any motor vehicle that is more than	378
twenty-five years old and that is owned solely as a collector's	379
item and for participation in club activities, exhibitions, tours,	380
parades, and similar uses, but in no event is used for general	381
transportation. "Historical motor vehicle" includes a street rod	382
or a custom vehicle, regardless of whether the street rod or	383
custom vehicle actually is more than twenty-five years old or was	384
manufactured to resemble a vehicle that is over twenty-five years	385
old.	386

(B) In lieu of the annual license tax levied in sections	387
4503.02 and 4503.04 of the Revised Code, a license fee of ten	388
dollars is levied on the operation of an historical motor vehicle.	389

(C) A person who owns an historical motor vehicle and applies	390
for license plates under this section shall execute an affidavit	391
that the vehicle for which plates are requested is owned and	392
operated solely for the purposes enumerated in division (A) of	393
this section, and also setting forth in the affidavit that the	394
vehicle has been inspected in accordance with applicable	395
requirements of Chapter 4513. of the Revised Code and foundis	396
safe to operate on the public roads and highways in the state. A	397
person who owns an historical motor vehicle and desires to display	398
model year license plates on the vehicle as permitted by this	399
section shall execute at the time of registration an affidavit	400
setting forth that the model year license plates the person	401
desires to display on the person's historical motor vehicle are	402
legible and serviceable license plates that originally were issued	403
by this state. No registration issued pursuant to this section	404
need specify the weight of the vehicle.	405

(D) A vehicle registered under this section may display	406
historical vehicle, street rod, or custom vehicle license plates,	407
as applicable, issued by the registrar of motor vehicles or model	408
year license plates procured by the applicant. Historical vehicle	409
license plates shall not bear a date, but shall bear the	410
inscription "Historical Vehicle--Ohio" and the registration	411
number, which shall be shown thereon. The owner of a street rod	412
may request issuance of street rod license plates, which shall not	413
bear a date, but shall be inscribed with identifying words or	414
markings approved by the registrar. The owner of a custom vehicle	415
may request issuance of custom vehicle license plates, which shall	416
not bear a date, but shall be inscribed with identifying words or	417
markings approved by the registrar. Model year license plates	418
shall be legible and serviceable license plates issued by this	419
state and inscribed with the date of the year corresponding to the	420
model year when the vehicle was manufactured. Notwithstanding	421
section 4503.21 of the Revised Code, only one model year license	422
plate is required to be displayed on the rear of the historical	423
motor vehicle at all times. The registration certificate and the	424
historical vehicle license plates issued by the registrar shall be	425
kept in the vehicle at all times the vehicle is operated on the	426
public roads and highways in this state.	427

Notwithstanding section 4503.21 of the Revised Code, the	428
owner of an historical motor vehicle that was manufactured for	429
military purposes and that is registered under this section may	430
display the assigned registration number of the vehicle by	431
painting the number on the front and rear of the vehicle. The	432
number shall be painted, in accordance with the size and style	433
specifications established for numerals and letters shown on	434
license plates in section 4503.22 of the Revised Code, in a color	435
that contrasts clearly with the color of the vehicle, and shall be	436
legible and visible at all times. Upon application for	437
registration under this section and payment of the license fee	438
prescribed in division (B) of this section, the owner of such an	439
historical motor vehicle shall be issued historical vehicle	440
license plates. The registration certificate and at least one such	441
license plate shall be kept in the vehicle at all times the	442
vehicle is operated on the public roads and highways in this	443
state. If ownership of such a vehicle is transferred, the	444
transferor shall surrender the historical vehicle license plates	445
or transfer them to another historical motor vehicle the	446
transferor owns, and remove or obliterate the registration numbers	447
painted on the vehicle.	448

(E) Historical vehicle, street rod, custom vehicle, and model	449
year license plates are valid without renewal as long as the	450
vehicle for which they were issued or procured is in existence.	451
Historical vehicle, street rod, and custom vehicle plates are	452
issued for the owner's use only for such vehicle unless later	453
transferred to another appropriate historical motor vehicle owned	454
by that person. In order to effect such a transfer, the owner of	455
the historical motor vehicle that originally displayed the	456
historical vehicle, street rod, or custom vehicle plates shall	457
comply with division (C) of this section. In the event of a	458
transfer of title, the transferor shall surrender historical	459
vehicle, street rod, or custom vehicle license plates or transfer	460
them to another appropriate historical motor vehicle owned by the	461
transferor, but model year license plates may be retained by the	462
transferor. The registrar may revoke license plates issued under	463
this section, for cause shown and after hearing, for failure of	464
the applicant to comply with this section. Upon revocation,	465
historical vehicle, street rod, and custom vehicle license plates	466
shall be surrendered; model year license plates may be retained,	467
but no longer are valid for display on the vehicle.	468

(F) The owner of an historical motor vehicle bearing	469
historical vehicle, street rod, or custom vehicle license plates	470
may replace them with model year license plates by surrendering	471
the historical vehicle, street rod, or custom vehicle license	472
plates and motor vehicle certificate of registration to the	473
registrar. The owner, at the time of registration, shall execute	474
an affidavit setting forth that the model year plates are legible	475
and serviceable license plates that originally were issued by this	476
state. Such an owner is required to pay the license fee prescribed	477
by division (B) of this section, but the owner is not required to	478
have the historical motor vehicle reinspected under division (C)	479
of this section.	480

A person who owns an historical motor vehicle bearing model	481
year license plates may replace them with historical vehicle,	482
street rod, or custom vehicle license plates, as applicable, by	483
surrendering the motor vehicle certificate of registration and	484
applying for issuance of historical vehicle, street rod, or custom	485
vehicle license plates. Such a person is required to pay the	486
license fee prescribed by division (B) of this section, but the	487
person is not required to have the historical motor vehicle	488
reinspected under division (C) of this section.	489

Sec. 4505.072.  The certificate of title for a street rod or	490
custom vehicle shall contain the actual model year of the vehicle	491
or the model year that the body of the vehicle was constructed to	492
resemble, as stated by the owner. If the certificate of title for	493
a street rod or custom vehicle contains the model year that the	494
body of the vehicle was constructed to resemble, the entry	495
"r-replica" shall follow the final digit of the model year on the	496
certificate of title.	497

Sec. 4513.38.  No person shall be prohibited from owning or	498
operating a licensed collector's vehicle or historical motor	499
vehicle that is equipped with a feature of design, type of	500
material, or article of equipment that was not in violation of any	501
motor vehicle equipment law of this state or of its political	502
subdivisions in effect during the calendar year the vehicle was	503
manufactured, and no licensed collector's vehicle or historical	504
motor vehicle shall be prohibited from displaying or using any	505
such feature of design, type of material, or article of equipment.	506

No person shall be prohibited from owning or operating a	507
licensed collector's vehicle or historical motor vehicle for	508
failing to comply with an equipment provision contained in Chapter	509
4513. of the Revised Code or in any state rule that was enacted or	510
adopted in a year subsequent to that in which the vehicle was	511
manufactured, and no licensed collector's vehicle or historical	512
motor vehicle shall be required to comply with an equipment	513
provision enacted into Chapter 4513. of the Revised Code or	514
adopted by state rule subsequent to the calendar year in which it	515
was manufactured. No political subdivision shall require an owner	516
of a licensed collector's vehicle or historical motor vehicle to	517
comply with equipment provisions contained in laws or rules that	518
were enacted or adopted subsequent to the calendar year in which	519
the vehicle was manufactured, and no political subdivision shall	520
prohibit the operation of a licensed collector's vehicle or	521
historical motor vehicle for failure to comply with any such	522
equipment laws or rules.	523

For purposes of this section, the year of manufacture for a	524
historical vehicle that is a street rod or custom vehicle shall be	525
the model year contained on the certificate of title for the	526
vehicle issued in accordance with section 4505.072 of the Revised	527
Code.	528

Sec. 4519.03.  (A) The owner of every snowmobile, off-highway	529
motorcycle, and all-purpose vehicle required to be registered	530
under section 4519.02 of the Revised Code shall file an	531
application for registration with the registrar of motor vehicles	532
or a deputy registrar, on blanks furnished by the registrar for	533
that purpose and containing all of the following information:	534

(1) A brief description of the snowmobile, off-highway	535
motorcycle, or all-purpose vehicle, including the year, make,	536
model, and the vehicle identification number;	537

(2) The name, residence, and business address of the owner;

538

(3) A statement that the snowmobile, off-highway motorcycle,	539
or all-purpose vehicle is equipped as required by section 4519.20	540
of the Revised Code and any rule adopted under that section. The	541
statement shall include a check list of the required equipment	542
items in the form the registrar shall prescribe.	543

The application shall be signed by the owner of the	544
snowmobile, off-highway motorcycle, or all-purpose vehicle and	545
shall be accompanied by a fee as provided in division (C) of	546
section 4519.04 of the Revised Code.	547

If the application is not in proper form, or if the vehicle	548
for which registration is sought does not appear to be equipped as	549
required by section 4519.20 of the Revised Code or any rule	550
adopted under that section, the registration shall be refused, and	551
no registration sticker, license plate, or validation sticker	552
shall be issued.	553

(B) Except as provided in this division, noNo certificate of	554
registration or renewal of a certificate of registration shall be	555
issued for an off-highway motorcycle or all-purpose vehicle	556
required to be registered under section 4519.02 of the Revised	557
Code, and no certificate of registration issued under this chapter	558
for an off-highway motorcycle or all-purpose vehicle that is sold	559
or otherwise transferred shall be transferred to the new owner of	560
the off-highway motorcycle or all-purpose vehicle as permitted by	561
division (B) of section 4519.05 of the Revised Code, unless a	562
certificate of title has been issued under this chapter for the	563
motorcycle or vehicle, and the owner or new owner, as the case may	564
be, presents a physical certificate of title or memorandum	565
certificate of title for inspection at the time the owner or new	566
owner first submits a registration application, registration	567
renewal application, or registration transfer application for the	568
motorcycle or vehicle if a physical certificate of title or	569
memorandum certificate has been issued by a clerk of a court of	570
common pleas. If, under sections 4519.512 and 4519.58 of the	571
Revised Code, a clerk instead has issued an electronic certificate	572
of title for the applicant's off-highway motorcycle or all-purpose	573
vehicle, that certificate may be presented for inspection at the	574
time of first registration in a manner prescribed by rules adopted	575
by the registrar. In the case of an off-highway motorcycle or	576
all-purpose vehicle that was purchased prior to October 1, 2005,	577
and for which a certificate of title has not been issued, the	578
owner shall not be required to present a physical certificate of	579
title or memorandum certificate of title or an electronic	580
certificate of title for the motorcycle or vehicle but instead may	581
present a signed affidavit of ownership in a form prescribed by	582
the registrar. The affidavit shall include, at a minimum, the date	583
of purchase, make, model, and vehicle identification number of the	584
motorcycle or vehicle. If no vehicle identification number has	585
been assigned to the off-highway motorcycle or all-purpose	586
vehicle, then the serial number of the motorcycle or vehicle shall	587
be presented at the time of application.	588

(C) When the owner of an off-highway motorcycle or	589
all-purpose vehicle first registers it in the owner's name, and a	590
certificate of title has been issued for the motorcycle or	591
vehicle, the owner shall present for inspection a physical	592
certificate of title or memorandum certificate of title showing	593
title to the off-highway motorcycle or all-purpose vehicle in the	594
name of the owner if a physical certificate of title or memorandum	595
certificate has been issued by a clerk of a court of common pleas.	596
If, under sections 4519.512 and 4519.58 of the Revised Code, a	597
clerk instead has issued an electronic certificate of title for	598
the applicant's off-highway motorcycle or all-purpose vehicle,	599
that certificate may be presented for inspection at the time of	600
first registration in a manner prescribed by rules adopted by the	601
registrar. In the case of an off-highway motorcycle or all-purpose	602
vehicle that was purchased prior to October 1, 2005, and for which	603
a certificate of title has not been issued, the owner shall not be	604
required to present a physical certificate of title or memorandum	605
certificate of title or an electronic certificate of title for the	606
motorcycle or vehicle but instead may present a signed affidavit	607
of ownership in a form prescribed by the registrar. The affidavit	608
shall include, at a minimum, the date of purchase, make, model,	609
and vehicle identification number of the motorcycle or vehicle. If	610
no vehicle identification number has been assigned to the	611
off-highway motorcycle or all-purpose vehicle, then the serial	612
number of the motorcycle or vehicle shall be presented at the time	613
of application. If, when the owner of such an off-highway	614
motorcycle or all-purpose vehicle first makes application to	615
register it in the owner's name, the application is not in proper	616
form or the certificate of title or memorandum certificate of	617
title does not accompany the registration or, in the case of an	618
electronic certificate of title or ownership affidavit, it is not	619
presented in a manner prescribed by the registrar, the	620
registration shall be refused, and neither a certificate of	621
registration nor a registration sticker, license plate, or	622
validation sticker shall be issued. When a certificate of	623
registration and registration sticker, license plate, or	624
validation sticker are issued upon the first registration of an	625
off-highway motorcycle or all-purpose vehicle by or on behalf of	626
the owner, the official issuing them shall indicate the issuance	627
with a stamp on the certificate of title,or memorandum	628
certificate of title, or affidavit, or, in the case of an	629
electronic certificate of title, an electronic stamp or other	630
notation as specified in rules adopted by the registrar.	631

(D) Each deputy registrar shall be allowed a fee of three	632
dollars and fifty cents for each application or renewal	633
application received by the deputy registrar, which shall be for	634
the purpose of compensating the deputy registrar for services, and	635
office and rental expense, as may be necessary for the proper	636
discharge of the deputy registrar's duties in the receiving of	637
applications and the issuing of certificates of registration.	638

Each deputy registrar, upon receipt of any application for	639
registration, together with the registration fee, shall transmit	640
the fee, together with the original and duplicate copy of the	641
application, to the registrar in the manner and at the times the	642
registrar, subject to the approval of the director of public	643
safety and the treasurer of state, shall prescribe by rule.	644

Section 2. That existing sections 4501.01, 4503.181, 4513.38,	645
and 4519.03 of the Revised Code are hereby repealed.	646