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To amend section 4501.21 and to enact sections | 1 |
4503.525, 4503.533, and 4503.90 of the Revised | 2 |
Code to create the "Power Squadron," "Combat | 3 |
Action Ribbon or Badge," and "Nationwide | 4 |
Children's Hospital" license plates. | 5 |
Section 1. That section 4501.21 be amended and sections | 6 |
4503.525, 4503.533, and 4503.90 of the Revised Code be enacted to | 7 |
read as follows: | 8 |
Sec. 4501.21. (A) There is hereby created in the state | 9 |
treasury the license plate contribution fund. The fund shall | 10 |
consist of all contributions paid by motor vehicle registrants and | 11 |
collected by the registrar of motor vehicles pursuant to sections | 12 |
4503.491, 4503.493, 4503.494, 4503.496, 4503.498, 4503.499, | 13 |
4503.50, 4503.501, 4503.502, 4503.505, 4503.51, 4503.522, | 14 |
4503.523, 4503.525, 4503.531, 4503.545, 4503.55, 4503.551, | 15 |
4503.552, 4503.553, 4503.561, 4503.562, 4503.564, 4503.591, | 16 |
4503.67, 4503.68, 4503.69, 4503.701, 4503.71, 4503.711, 4503.712, | 17 |
4503.713, 4503.72, 4503.73, 4503.74, 4503.75, 4503.751, 4503.85, | 18 |
4503.89, 4503.90, 4503.92, and 4503.94 of the Revised Code. | 19 |
(B) The registrar shall pay the contributions the registrar | 20 |
collects in the fund as follows: | 21 |
The registrar shall pay the contributions received pursuant | 22 |
to section 4503.491 of the Revised Code to the breast cancer fund | 23 |
of Ohio, which shall use that money only to pay for programs that | 24 |
provide assistance and education to Ohio breast cancer patients | 25 |
and that improve access for such patients to quality health care | 26 |
and clinical trials and shall not use any of the money for | 27 |
abortion information, counseling, services, or other | 28 |
abortion-related activities. | 29 |
The registrar shall pay the contributions received pursuant | 30 |
to section 4503.493 of the Revised Code to the autism society of | 31 |
Ohio, which shall use the contributions for programs and autism | 32 |
awareness efforts throughout the state. | 33 |
The registrar shall pay the contributions the registrar | 34 |
receives pursuant to section 4503.494 of the Revised Code to the | 35 |
national multiple sclerosis society for distribution in equal | 36 |
amounts to the northwestern Ohio, Ohio buckeye, and Ohio valley | 37 |
chapters of the national multiple sclerosis society. These | 38 |
chapters shall use the money they receive under this section to | 39 |
assist in paying the expenses they incur in providing services | 40 |
directly to their clients. | 41 |
The registrar shall pay the contributions the registrar | 42 |
receives pursuant to section 4503.496 of the Revised Code to the | 43 |
Ohio sickle cell and health association, which shall use the | 44 |
contributions to help support educational, clinical, and social | 45 |
support services for adults who have sickle cell disease. | 46 |
The registrar shall pay the contributions the registrar | 47 |
receives pursuant to section 4503.498 of the Revised Code to | 48 |
special olympics Ohio, inc., which shall use the contributions for | 49 |
its programs, charitable efforts, and other activities. | 50 |
The registrar shall pay the contributions the registrar | 51 |
receives pursuant to section 4503.499 of the Revised Code to the | 52 |
children's glioma cancer foundation, which shall use the | 53 |
contributions for its research and other programs. | 54 |
The registrar shall pay the contributions the registrar | 55 |
receives pursuant to section 4503.50 of the Revised Code to the | 56 |
future farmers of America foundation, which shall deposit the | 57 |
contributions into its general account to be used for educational | 58 |
and scholarship purposes of the future farmers of America | 59 |
foundation. | 60 |
The registrar shall pay the contributions the registrar | 61 |
receives pursuant to section 4503.501 of the Revised Code to the | 62 |
4-H youth development program of the Ohio state university | 63 |
extension program, which shall use those contributions to pay the | 64 |
expenses it incurs in conducting its educational activities. | 65 |
The registrar shall pay the contributions received pursuant | 66 |
to section 4503.502 of the Revised Code to the Ohio cattlemen's | 67 |
foundation, which shall use those contributions for scholarships | 68 |
and other educational activities. | 69 |
The registrar shall pay the contributions received pursuant | 70 |
to section 4503.505 of the Revised Code to the organization Ohio | 71 |
region phi theta kappa, which shall use those contributions for | 72 |
scholarships for students who are members of that organization. | 73 |
The registrar shall pay each contribution the registrar | 74 |
receives pursuant to section 4503.51 of the Revised Code to the | 75 |
university or college whose name or marking or design appears on | 76 |
collegiate license plates that are issued to a person under that | 77 |
section. A university or college that receives contributions from | 78 |
the fund shall deposit the contributions into its general | 79 |
scholarship fund. | 80 |
The registrar shall pay the contributions the registrar | 81 |
receives pursuant to section 4503.522 of the Revised Code to the | 82 |
"friends of Perry's victory and international peace memorial, | 83 |
incorporated," a nonprofit corporation organized under the laws of | 84 |
this state, to assist that organization in paying the expenses it | 85 |
incurs in sponsoring or holding charitable, educational, and | 86 |
cultural events at the monument. | 87 |
The registrar shall pay the contributions the registrar | 88 |
receives pursuant to section 4503.523 of the Revised Code to the | 89 |
fairport lights foundation, which shall use the money to pay for | 90 |
the restoration, maintenance, and preservation of the lighthouses | 91 |
of fairport harbor. | 92 |
The registrar shall pay the contributions the registrar | 93 |
receives pursuant to section 4503.525 of the Revised Code to the | 94 |
United States power squadron districts seven, eleven, twenty-four, | 95 |
and twenty-nine in equal amounts. Each power squadron district | 96 |
shall use the money it receives under this section to pay for the | 97 |
educational boating programs each district holds or sponsors | 98 |
within this state. | 99 |
The registrar shall pay the contributions the registrar | 100 |
receives pursuant to section 4503.531 of the Revised Code to the | 101 |
thank you foundation, incorporated, a nonprofit corporation | 102 |
organized under the laws of this state, to assist that | 103 |
organization in paying for the charitable activities and programs | 104 |
it sponsors in support of United States military personnel, | 105 |
veterans, and their families. | 106 |
The registrar shall pay the contributions the registrar | 107 |
receives pursuant to section 4503.55 of the Revised Code to the | 108 |
pro football hall of fame, which shall deposit the contributions | 109 |
into a special bank account that it establishes and which shall be | 110 |
separate and distinct from any other account the pro football hall | 111 |
of fame maintains, to be used exclusively for the purpose of | 112 |
promoting the pro football hall of fame as a travel destination. | 113 |
The registrar shall pay the contributions that are paid to | 114 |
the registrar pursuant to section 4503.545 of the Revised Code to | 115 |
the national rifle association foundation, which shall use the | 116 |
money to pay the costs of the educational activities and programs | 117 |
the foundation holds or sponsors in this state. | 118 |
The registrar shall pay to the Ohio pet fund the | 119 |
contributions the registrar receives pursuant to section 4503.551 | 120 |
of the Revised Code and any other money from any other source, | 121 |
including donations, gifts, and grants, that is designated by the | 122 |
source to be paid to the Ohio pet fund. The Ohio pet fund shall | 123 |
use the moneys it receives under this section to support programs | 124 |
for the sterilization of dogs and cats and for educational | 125 |
programs concerning the proper veterinary care of those animals, | 126 |
and for expenses of the Ohio pet fund that are reasonably | 127 |
necessary for it to obtain and maintain its tax-exempt status and | 128 |
to perform its duties. | 129 |
The registrar shall pay the contributions the registrar | 130 |
receives pursuant to section 4503.552 of the Revised Code to the | 131 |
rock and roll hall of fame and museum, incorporated. | 132 |
The registrar shall pay the contributions the registrar | 133 |
receives pursuant to section 4503.553 of the Revised Code to the | 134 |
Ohio coalition for animals, incorporated, a nonprofit corporation. | 135 |
Except as provided in division (B) of this section, the coalition | 136 |
shall distribute the money to its members, and the members shall | 137 |
use the money only to pay for educational, charitable, and other | 138 |
programs of each coalition member that provide care for unwanted, | 139 |
abused, and neglected horses. The Ohio coalition for animals may | 140 |
use a portion of the money to pay for reasonable marketing costs | 141 |
incurred in the design and promotion of the license plate and for | 142 |
administrative costs incurred in the disbursement and management | 143 |
of funds received under this section. | 144 |
The registrar shall pay the contributions the registrar | 145 |
receives pursuant to section 4503.561 of the Revised Code to the | 146 |
state of Ohio chapter of ducks unlimited, inc., which shall | 147 |
deposit the contributions into a special bank account that it | 148 |
establishes. The special bank account shall be separate and | 149 |
distinct from any other account the state of Ohio chapter of ducks | 150 |
unlimited, inc., maintains and shall be used exclusively for the | 151 |
purpose of protecting, enhancing, restoring, and managing wetlands | 152 |
and conserving wildlife habitat. The state of Ohio chapter of | 153 |
ducks unlimited, inc., annually shall notify the registrar in | 154 |
writing of the name, address, and account to which such payments | 155 |
are to be made. | 156 |
The registrar shall pay the contributions the registrar | 157 |
receives pursuant to section 4503.562 of the Revised Code to the | 158 |
Mahoning river consortium, which shall use the money to pay the | 159 |
expenses it incurs in restoring and maintaining the Mahoning river | 160 |
watershed. | 161 |
The registrar shall pay the contributions the registrar | 162 |
receives pursuant to section 4503.564 of the Revised Code to | 163 |
Antioch college for the use of the Glen Helen ecology institute to | 164 |
pay expenses related to the Glen Helen nature preserve. | 165 |
The registrar shall pay to a sports commission created | 166 |
pursuant to section 4503.591 of the Revised Code each contribution | 167 |
the registrar receives under that section that an applicant pays | 168 |
to obtain license plates that bear the logo of a professional | 169 |
sports team located in the county of that sports commission and | 170 |
that is participating in the license plate program pursuant to | 171 |
division (E) of that section, irrespective of the county of | 172 |
residence of an applicant. | 173 |
The registrar shall pay to a community charity each | 174 |
contribution the registrar receives under section 4503.591 of the | 175 |
Revised Code that an applicant pays to obtain license plates that | 176 |
bear the logo of a professional sports team that is participating | 177 |
in the license plate program pursuant to division (G) of that | 178 |
section. | 179 |
The registrar shall pay the contributions the registrar | 180 |
receives pursuant to section 4503.67 of the Revised Code to the | 181 |
Dan Beard council of the boy scouts of America. The council shall | 182 |
distribute all contributions in an equitable manner throughout the | 183 |
state to regional councils of the boy scouts. | 184 |
The registrar shall pay the contributions the registrar | 185 |
receives pursuant to section 4503.68 of the Revised Code to the | 186 |
great river council of the girl scouts of the United States of | 187 |
America. The council shall distribute all contributions in an | 188 |
equitable manner throughout the state to regional councils of the | 189 |
girl scouts. | 190 |
The registrar shall pay the contributions the registrar | 191 |
receives pursuant to section 4503.69 of the Revised Code to the | 192 |
Dan Beard council of the boy scouts of America. The council shall | 193 |
distribute all contributions in an equitable manner throughout the | 194 |
state to regional councils of the boy scouts. | 195 |
The registrar shall pay the contributions the registrar | 196 |
receives pursuant to section 4503.701 of the Revised Code to the | 197 |
Prince Hall grand lodge of free and accepted masons of Ohio, which | 198 |
shall use the contributions for scholarship purposes. | 199 |
The registrar shall pay the contributions the registrar | 200 |
receives pursuant to section 4503.71 of the Revised Code to the | 201 |
fraternal order of police of Ohio, incorporated, which shall | 202 |
deposit the fees into its general account to be used for purposes | 203 |
of the fraternal order of police of Ohio, incorporated. | 204 |
The registrar shall pay the contributions the registrar | 205 |
receives pursuant to section 4503.711 of the Revised Code to the | 206 |
fraternal order of police of Ohio, incorporated, which shall | 207 |
deposit the contributions into an account that it creates to be | 208 |
used for the purpose of advancing and protecting the law | 209 |
enforcement profession, promoting improved law enforcement | 210 |
methods, and teaching respect for law and order. | 211 |
The registrar shall pay the contributions received pursuant | 212 |
to section 4503.712 of the Revised Code to Ohio concerns of police | 213 |
survivors, which shall use those contributions to provide whatever | 214 |
assistance may be appropriate to the families of Ohio law | 215 |
enforcement officers who are killed in the line of duty. | 216 |
The registrar shall pay the contributions received pursuant | 217 |
to section 4503.713 of the Revised Code to the greater Cleveland | 218 |
peace officers memorial society, which shall use those | 219 |
contributions to honor law enforcement officers who have died in | 220 |
the line of duty and support its charitable purposes. | 221 |
The registrar shall pay the contributions the registrar | 222 |
receives pursuant to section 4503.72 of the Revised Code to the | 223 |
organization known on March 31, 2003, as the Ohio CASA/GAL | 224 |
association, a private, nonprofit corporation organized under | 225 |
Chapter 1702. of the Revised Code. The Ohio CASA/GAL association | 226 |
shall use these contributions to pay the expenses it incurs in | 227 |
administering a program to secure the proper representation in the | 228 |
courts of this state of abused, neglected, and dependent children, | 229 |
and for the training and supervision of persons participating in | 230 |
that program. | 231 |
The registrar shall pay the contributions the registrar | 232 |
receives pursuant to section 4503.73 of the Revised Code to Wright | 233 |
B. Flyer, incorporated, which shall deposit the contributions into | 234 |
its general account to be used for purposes of Wright B. Flyer, | 235 |
incorporated. | 236 |
The registrar shall pay the contributions the registrar | 237 |
receives pursuant to section 4503.74 of the Revised Code to the | 238 |
Columbus zoological park association, which shall disburse the | 239 |
moneys to Ohio's major metropolitan zoos, as defined in section | 240 |
4503.74 of the Revised Code, in accordance with a written | 241 |
agreement entered into by the major metropolitan zoos. | 242 |
The registrar shall pay the contributions the registrar | 243 |
receives pursuant to section 4503.75 of the Revised Code to the | 244 |
rotary foundation, located on March 31, 2003, in Evanston, | 245 |
Illinois, to be placed in a fund known as the permanent fund and | 246 |
used to endow educational and humanitarian programs of the rotary | 247 |
foundation. | 248 |
The registrar shall pay the contributions the registrar | 249 |
receives pursuant to section 4503.751 of the Revised Code to the | 250 |
Ohio association of realtors, which shall deposit the | 251 |
contributions into a property disaster relief fund maintained | 252 |
under the Ohio realtors charitable and education foundation. | 253 |
The registrar shall pay the contributions the registrar | 254 |
receives pursuant to section 4503.85 of the Revised Code to the | 255 |
Ohio sea grant college program to be used for Lake Erie area | 256 |
research projects. | 257 |
The registrar shall pay the contributions the registrar | 258 |
receives pursuant to section 4503.89 of the Revised Code to the | 259 |
American red cross of greater Columbus on behalf of the Ohio | 260 |
chapters of the American red cross, which shall use the | 261 |
contributions for disaster readiness, preparedness, and response | 262 |
programs on a statewide basis. | 263 |
The registrar shall pay the contributions the registrar | 264 |
receives pursuant to section 4503.90 of the Revised Code to the | 265 |
nationwide children's hospital foundation. | 266 |
The registrar shall pay the contributions received pursuant | 267 |
to section 4503.92 of the Revised Code to support our troops, | 268 |
incorporated, a national nonprofit corporation, which shall use | 269 |
those contributions in accordance with its articles of | 270 |
incorporation and for the benefit of servicemembers of the armed | 271 |
forces of the United States and their families when they are in | 272 |
financial need. | 273 |
The registrar shall pay the contributions the registrar | 274 |
receives pursuant to section 4503.94 of the Revised Code to the | 275 |
Michelle's leading star foundation, which shall use the money | 276 |
solely to fund the rental, lease, or purchase of the simulated | 277 |
driving curriculum of the Michelle's leading star foundation by | 278 |
boards of education of city, exempted village, local, and joint | 279 |
vocational school districts. | 280 |
(C) All investment earnings of the license plate contribution | 281 |
fund shall be credited to the fund. Not later than the first day | 282 |
of May of every year, the registrar shall distribute to each | 283 |
entity described in division (B) of this section the investment | 284 |
income the fund earned the previous calendar year. The amount of | 285 |
such a distribution paid to an entity shall be proportionate to | 286 |
the amount of money the entity received from the fund during the | 287 |
previous calendar year. | 288 |
Sec. 4503.525. (A) The owner or lessee of any passenger car, | 289 |
noncommercial motor vehicle, recreational vehicle, or other | 290 |
vehicle of a class approved by the registrar of motor vehicles may | 291 |
apply to the registrar for the registration of the vehicle and | 292 |
issuance of power squadron license plates. The application for | 293 |
power squadron license plates may be combined with a request for a | 294 |
special reserved license plate under section 4503.40 or 4503.42 of | 295 |
the Revised Code. Upon receipt of the completed application and | 296 |
compliance with division (B) of this section, the registrar shall | 297 |
issue to the applicant the appropriate vehicle registration and a | 298 |
set of power squadron license plates with a validation sticker or | 299 |
a validation sticker alone when required by section 4503.191 of | 300 |
the Revised Code. | 301 |
In addition to the letters and numbers ordinarily inscribed | 302 |
thereon, power squadron license plates shall be inscribed with | 303 |
words and markings selected and designed by the organization | 304 |
Mansfield power squadron. The registrar shall approve the final | 305 |
design. Power squadron license plates shall bear county | 306 |
identification stickers that identify the county of registration | 307 |
by name or number. | 308 |
(B) Power squadron license plates and validation stickers | 309 |
shall be issued upon payment of the regular license tax as | 310 |
prescribed under section 4503.04 of the Revised Code, any | 311 |
applicable motor vehicle tax levied under Chapter 4504. of the | 312 |
Revised Code, a bureau of motor vehicles administrative fee of ten | 313 |
dollars, the contribution specified under division (C) of this | 314 |
section, and compliance with all other applicable laws relating to | 315 |
the registration of motor vehicles. If the application for power | 316 |
squadron license plates is combined with a request for a special | 317 |
reserved license plate under section 4503.40 or 4503.42 of the | 318 |
Revised Code, the license plates and validation sticker shall be | 319 |
issued upon payment of the fees and taxes contained in this | 320 |
division and the additional fee prescribed by section 4503.40 or | 321 |
4503.42 of the Revised Code. | 322 |
(C) For each application for registration and registration | 323 |
renewal received under this section, the registrar shall collect a | 324 |
contribution of fifteen dollars. The registrar shall pay this | 325 |
contribution into the state treasury to the credit of the license | 326 |
plate contribution fund created in section 4501.21 of the Revised | 327 |
Code. | 328 |
The registrar shall pay the ten-dollar bureau administrative | 329 |
fee, the purpose of which is to compensate the bureau for the | 330 |
additional services required in issuing power squadron license | 331 |
plates, into the state treasury to the credit of the state bureau | 332 |
of motor vehicles fund created in section 4501.25 of the Revised | 333 |
Code. | 334 |
Sec. 4503.533. (A) Any person who has been awarded the combat | 335 |
action ribbon or badge may apply to the registrar of motor | 336 |
vehicles for the registration of any passenger car, noncommercial | 337 |
motor vehicle, recreational vehicle, or other vehicle of a class | 338 |
approved by the registrar that the person owns or leases. The | 339 |
application shall be accompanied by such documentary evidence in | 340 |
support of the award as the registrar may require. The application | 341 |
may be combined with a request for a special reserved license | 342 |
plate under section 4503.40 or 4503.42 of the Revised Code. | 343 |
Upon receipt of an application for registration of a motor | 344 |
vehicle under this section and the required taxes and fees, and | 345 |
upon presentation of the required supporting evidence of the award | 346 |
of the combat action ribbon or badge, the registrar shall issue to | 347 |
the applicant the appropriate motor vehicle registration and a set | 348 |
of license plates and a validation sticker, or a validation | 349 |
sticker alone when required by section 4503.191 of the Revised | 350 |
Code. | 351 |
In addition to the letters and numbers ordinarily inscribed | 352 |
on license plates, the license plates shall be inscribed with the | 353 |
words "combat action ribbon" or "combat action badge" and bear a | 354 |
reproduction of the combat action ribbon or badge. The license | 355 |
plates shall bear county identification stickers that identify the | 356 |
county of registration by name or number. | 357 |
The license plates and a validation sticker or, when | 358 |
applicable, a validation sticker alone shall be issued upon | 359 |
payment of the regular license tax required by section 4503.04 of | 360 |
the Revised Code, payment of any local motor vehicle license tax | 361 |
levied under Chapter 4504. of the Revised Code, payment of any | 362 |
applicable additional fee prescribed by section 4503.40 or 4503.42 | 363 |
of the Revised Code, and compliance with all other applicable laws | 364 |
relating to the registration of motor vehicles. | 365 |
(B) No person who is not a recipient of the combat action | 366 |
ribbon or badge shall willfully and falsely represent that the | 367 |
person is a recipient of the combat action ribbon or badge for the | 368 |
purpose of obtaining license plates under this section. No person | 369 |
shall own a motor vehicle bearing license plates issued under this | 370 |
section unless the person is eligible to be issued those license | 371 |
plates. | 372 |
(C) Sections 4503.77 and 4503.78 of the Revised Code do not | 373 |
apply to license plates issued under this section. | 374 |
Sec. 4503.90. (A) The owner or lessee of any passenger car, | 375 |
noncommercial motor vehicle, recreational vehicle, or other | 376 |
vehicle of a class approved by the registrar of motor vehicles may | 377 |
apply to the registrar for the registration of the vehicle and | 378 |
issuance of nationwide children's hospital license plates. An | 379 |
application made under this section may be combined with a request | 380 |
for a special reserved license plate under section 4503.40 or | 381 |
4503.42 of the Revised Code. Upon receipt of the completed | 382 |
application and compliance by the applicant with divisions (B) and | 383 |
(C) of this section, the registrar shall issue to the applicant | 384 |
the appropriate vehicle registration and a set of nationwide | 385 |
children's hospital license plates and a validation sticker, or a | 386 |
validation sticker alone when required by section 4503.191 of the | 387 |
Revised Code. | 388 |
In addition to the letters and numbers ordinarily inscribed | 389 |
on the license plates, nationwide children's hospital license | 390 |
plates shall be inscribed with identifying words or markings that | 391 |
are designed by the nationwide children's hospital and approved by | 392 |
the registrar. Nationwide children's hospital license plates shall | 393 |
display county identification stickers that identify the county of | 394 |
registration by name or number. | 395 |
(B) The nationwide children's hospital license plates and a | 396 |
validation sticker, or validation sticker alone, shall be issued | 397 |
upon receipt of a contribution as provided in division (C)(1) of | 398 |
this section and upon payment of the regular license tax as | 399 |
prescribed under section 4503.04 of the Revised Code, any | 400 |
applicable motor vehicle license tax levied under Chapter 4504. of | 401 |
the Revised Code, any applicable additional fee prescribed by | 402 |
section 4503.40 or 4503.42 of the Revised Code, a fee of ten | 403 |
dollars for the purpose of compensating the bureau of motor | 404 |
vehicles for additional services required in the issuing of | 405 |
nationwide children's hospital license plates, and compliance with | 406 |
all other applicable laws relating to the registration of motor | 407 |
vehicles. | 408 |
(C)(1) For each application for registration and registration | 409 |
renewal notice the registrar receives under this section, the | 410 |
registrar shall collect a contribution of twenty-five dollars. The | 411 |
registrar shall pay this contribution into the state treasury to | 412 |
the credit of the license plate contribution fund created in | 413 |
section 4501.21 of the Revised Code. | 414 |
(2) The registrar shall pay the additional fee of ten dollars | 415 |
paid to compensate the bureau for the additional services required | 416 |
in the issuing of nationwide children's hospital license plates | 417 |
into the state treasury to the credit of the state bureau of motor | 418 |
vehicles fund created by section 4501.25 of the Revised Code. | 419 |
Section 2. That existing section 4501.21 of the Revised Code | 420 |
is hereby repealed. | 421 |