As Passed by the House

128th General Assembly Regular Session 2009-2010

Sub. H. B. No. 38

Representative Brown 

Cosponsors: Representatives Williams, B., Ujvagi, Weddington, Batchelder, Gardner, Boyd, Sykes, Williams, S., Yates, Winburn, DeBose, Luckie, Miller, Mallory, Heard, Letson, Fende, Hagan, Carney, Foley, Yuko, Bolon, Domenick, Combs, Balderson, McClain, Ruhl, Zehringer, Blessing, Book, Chandler, Derickson, Garland, Garrison, Goyal, Hite, Jordan, Mandel, Oelslager, Slesnick, Stewart 

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A BILL

To enact section 4503.701 of the Revised Code to

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create Prince Hall Freemason license plates.

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

Section 1. That section 4503.701 of the Revised Code be	3
enacted to read as follows:	4

Sec. 4503.701.  The owner or lessee of any passenger car,	5
noncommercial motor vehicle, recreational vehicle, or other	6
vehicle of a class approved by the registrar of motor vehicles may	7
apply to the registrar for the registration of the vehicle and	8
issuance of Prince Hall freemason license plates. The application	9
for Prince Hall freemason license plates may be combined with a	10
request for a special reserved license plate under section 4503.40	11
or 4503.42 of the Revised Code. Upon receipt of the completed	12
application and compliance by the applicant with this section, the	13
registrar shall issue to the applicant the appropriate vehicle	14
registration and a set of Prince Hall freemason license plates	15
with a validation sticker or a validation sticker alone when	16
required by section 4503.191 of the Revised Code.	17

In addition to the letters and numbers ordinarily inscribed	18
thereon, Prince Hall freemason license plates shall be inscribed	19
with identifying words and a symbol or logo designed by the Prince	20
Hall grand lodge of free and accepted masons of Ohio and approved	21
by the registrar. Prince Hall freemason license plates shall bear	22
county identification stickers that identify the county of	23
registration by name or number.	24

Prince Hall freemason license plates and validation stickers	25
shall be issued upon payment of the regular license fee required	26
by section 4503.04 of the Revised Code, payment of any local motor	27
vehicle license tax levied under Chapter 4504. of the Revised	28
Code, payment of an additional fee of ten dollars, and compliance	29
with all other applicable laws relating to the registration of	30
motor vehicles. If the application for Prince Hall freemason	31
license plates is combined with a request for a special reserved	32
license plate under section 4503.40 or 4503.42 of the Revised	33
Code, the license plates and validation sticker shall be issued	34
upon payment of the fees and taxes contained in this section and	35
the additional fee prescribed under section 4503.40 or 4503.42 of	36
the Revised Code. The additional fee of ten dollars shall be for	37
the purpose of compensating the bureau of motor vehicles for	38
additional services required in the issuing of Prince Hall	39
freemason license plates, and shall be transmitted by the	40
registrar to the treasurer of state for deposit into the state	41
treasury to the credit of the state bureau of motor vehicles fund	42
created by section 4501.25 of the Revised Code.	43