As Introduced

130th General Assembly Regular Session 2013-2014

H. B. No. 335

Representative Butler 

Cosponsors: Representatives Adams, J., Hall, Henne, O'Brien, Terhar, Boose 

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A BILL

To amend sections 3741.14, 4501.06, 4503.10,

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4503.103, 4503.11, 4503.191, 4513.02, 4513.11,

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5577.044, 5735.01, and 5735.012 and to enact

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sections 122.079, 122.0710, 122.0711, 122.0712,

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122.0713, 122.0714, 122.0715, and 5735.015 of the

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Revised Code to create the Green Fleets Loan

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Guarantee Program to guarantee the repayment of

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loans made to governmental entities and private

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businesses to fund the conversion of all or a

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portion of their fleet vehicles to run on natural

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gas fuel; to apply the motor fuel tax to

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compressed natural gas; to authorize a temporary

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exemption from the motor fuel tax for purchasers

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of propane and compressed natural gas; to require

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the inspection of certain natural gas vehicles; to

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create a weight limit exemption for compressed

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natural gas vehicles; and to clarify the

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regulatory authority of the Fire Marshal with

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regard to filling stations dispensing gaseous

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fuel.

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

Section 1.  That sections 3741.14, 4501.06, 4503.10,	21
4503.103, 4503.11, 4503.191, 4513.02, 4513.11, 5577.044, 5735.01,	22
and 5735.012 be amended and sections 122.079, 122.0710, 122.0711,	23
122.0712, 122.0713, 122.0714, 122.0715, and 5735.015 of the	24
Revised Code be enacted to read as follows:	25

Sec. 122.079. (A) As used in sections 122.079 to 122.0714 of	26
the Revised Code:	27

(1) "Governmental entity" means a state agency or a political	28
subdivision of the state.	29

(2) "Lending institution" means a financial institution that	30
is eligible to make commercial loans.	31

(3) "Natural gas fuel" means any liquefied petroleum gas	32
product, compressed natural gas product, or combination thereof,	33
used in a motor vehicle.	34

(B) There is hereby created within the development services	35
agency the green fleets loan guarantee program. Under the program,	36
the director of development services may, on behalf of the state,	37
enter into contracts to guarantee the repayment of loans made to	38
governmental entities or private businesses to fund the conversion	39
of all or a portion of their fleet vehicles to run on natural gas	40
fuel.	41

(C) Before guaranteeing any such repayments the director	42
shall determine that:	43

(1) The proposed use of the loan proceeds is economically	44
sound.	45

(2) The rate of interest on the loan to be guaranteed is not	46
excessive.	47

(3) Under the payment terms described in section 122.0710 of	48
the Revised Code, the loan plus interest will be repaid within	49
five years after the date the loan was made.	50

(D) The guarantees provided under this section shall be	51
secured solely by and payable solely from the green fleets loan	52
guarantee fund, which is hereby created. The fund shall be in the	53
custody of the treasurer of state but shall not be part of the	54
state treasury. The fund shall consist of all grants, gifts, and	55
contributions of money lawfully designated for or deposited into	56
the fund and all money lawfully appropriated and transferred to	57
the fund. Upon the request of the director, the treasurer of state	58
may transfer to the fund any unencumbered and available moneys in	59
the loan guarantee fund created under section 166.06 of the	60
Revised Code. Such guarantees shall not constitute obligations of	61
the state and moneys raised by taxation shall not be obligated or	62
pledged for the payment of the guarantees.	63

(E) The contract of guarantee shall make provisions for the	64
conditions of the guarantee commitment, the time for and manner of	65
fulfillment of the guarantee commitment, and any other terms	66
customary to such guarantees and as the director may approve.	67

(F) The treasurer of state shall serve as agent for the	68
director in the making of deposits and withdrawals and maintenance	69
of records pertaining to the green fleets loan guarantee fund.	70

Sec. 122.0710.  (A) The director of development services	71
shall contract with one or more financial institutions to issue	72
credit cards to recipients of a loan guaranteed under section	73
122.079 of the Revised Code for use at fueling stations when	74
purchasing natural gas fuel for the converted fleet vehicles that	75
were funded by the loan. A loan recipient shall be given one	76
credit card for each such vehicle.	77

(B) The financial institutions under contract with the	78
director shall provide each loan recipient with a monthly	79
statement that shows the account activity for all of the loan	80
recipient's converted fleet vehicles that were funded by the loan.	81
Based on the location of a particular fueling station, the	82
financial institutions shall utilize the regional breakdown posted	83
on the development services agency's web site pursuant to section	84
122.0714 of the Revised Code to charge each loan recipient the	85
following:	86

(1) For each fleet vehicle that, prior to the conversion, ran	87
on gasoline, the average market price for gasoline in that region	88
for each gallon equivalent of natural gas fuel purchased during	89
the previous month;	90

(2) For each fleet vehicle that, prior to the conversion, ran	91
on diesel fuel, the average market price for diesel fuel in that	92
region for each gallon equivalent of natural gas fuel purchased	93
during the previous month.	94

(C) Upon receipt of a loan recipient's monthly payment, the	95
financial institutions shall reimburse the appropriate fueling	96
station operators and remit the excess amount paid by the loan	97
recipient to the development services agency.	98

Sec. 122.0711. The development services agency shall record	99
the amounts received under division (C) of section 122.0710 of the	100
Revised Code and, for each loan recipient, transfer those amounts	101
to the lending institution that made the particular loan. When the	102
amounts transferred are enough to repay the loan plus interest,	103
the agency shall cancel the credit cards issued to that loan	104
recipient.	105

Sec. 122.0712. (A) Subject to section 122.0713 of the Revised	106
Code, each loan recipient shall continue to use the credit cards	107
issued to it and pay the amount required under division (B) of	108
section 122.0710 of the Revised Code until the loan is repaid in	109
full.	110

(B) If a loan recipient fails to comply with division (A) of	111
this section, the loan recipient shall be given an opportunity to	112
rectify the failure by paying the amount required. If the loan	113
recipient fails to rectify the failure or fails to comply with	114
division (A) of this section a second time, the loan recipient	115
shall be required to immediately repay the loan in full.	116

Sec. 122.0713. A recipient of a loan guaranteed under section	117
122.079 of the Revised Code shall not be liable to the lending	118
institution in any manner for payment of the principal or interest	119
on the loan if the loan recipient demonstrates both of the	120
following:	121

(A) It complied with all of the conditions of the loan.

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(B) The amount it paid pursuant to division (B) of section	123
122.0710 of the Revised Code when refueling its converted fleet	124
vehicles was not enough to repay the loan plus interest within ten	125
years after the date the loan was made.	126

Sec. 122.0714.  The director of development services shall,	127
on a monthly basis, prepare a breakdown of the average market	128
price for gasoline and the average market price for diesel fuel in	129
each region of the state and post the information on the	130
development services agency's web site. Financial institutions	131
shall use that breakdown when calculating the amount to charge	132
loan recipients under section 122.0710 of the Revised Code for	133
their natural gas fuel purchases.	134

Sec. 122.0715. The director of development services shall	136
adopt, in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code, any	137
rules necessary for the implementation of sections 122.079 to	138
122.0714 of the Revised Code.	139

Sec. 3741.14.  (A) Each filling station offering self-service	140
shall be operated in accordance with national fire protection	141
association standard number 30A-1990, and the provisions of the	142
"Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970," 84 Stat. 1590, 5	143
U.S.C.A. 5108, and any amendments thereto and standards adopted	144
thereunder.	145

(B) The fire marshal shall adopt, as part of the state fire	146
code, rules governing the equipment, operation, and maintenance of	147
filling stations. The rules shall be such as are necessary for the	148
protection of the persons and property of the public, but shall	149
require as a minimum that:	150

(1) Gasoline and other flammable or combustible liquids or	151
gases be dispensed only by a person who is not smoking;	152

(2) A sign, in block letters at least four inches in height,	153
be conspicuously displayed on each gasolinefuel pump island where	154
self-service is offered stating that it is a self-service island;	155

(3) Signs giving instructions for the operation of gasoline	156
fuel dispensing equipment, in block letters, be conspicuously	157
posted at each filling station offering self-service;	158

(4) A sign bearing the following words in block letters be	159
conspicuously posted on each gasolinefuel pump island where	160
self-service is offered:	161

(a) "STOP ENGINE";

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(b) "NO SMOKING";

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(c) "WARNING--IT IS UNLAWFUL AND DANGEROUS TO DISPENSE	164
GASOLINE INTO UNAPPROVED CONTAINERS";	165

(d) "PERSONS USING DISPENSERS WITH HOLD-OPEN LATCHES MUST	166
REMAIN AT THE REFUELING POINT DURING REFUELING".	167

(5) All signs required by this section be constructed of	168
rigid, weather-resistant material;	169

(6) GasolineFuel dispensing nozzles used by any person other	170
than a supervisor, employee, or attendant be of an approved	171
automatic closing type. Any person other than a supervisor,	172
employee, or attendant using a dispenser with a hold-open latch	173
shall remain at the refueling point during refueling.	174

(C) The fire marshal shall not prohibit the operation of a	175
filling station offering self-service solely because it is an	176
unattended filling station that utilizes key- or card-operated	177
self-service flammable or combustible liquid dispensing equipment.	178

(D) Nothing in this section shall be interpreted to prohibit	179
the fire marshal from adopting reasonable rules governing the	180
safety of self-service flammable or combustible liquid or gas	181
dispensing equipment.	182

Sec. 4501.06.  The taxes, fees, and fines levied, charged, or	183
referred to in division (O) of section 4503.04, division (E) of	184
section 4503.042, division (B) of section 4503.07, division (C)(1)	185
of section 4503.10, division (D) of section 4503.182, division (A)	186
of section 4503.19, division (D)(2) of section 4507.24, division	187
(A) of section 4508.06, division (E) of section 4513.02, and	188
sections 4503.40, 4503.42, 4505.11, 4505.111, 4506.08, 4507.23,	189
4508.05, 4513.53, and 5502.12 of the Revised Code, and the taxes	190
charged in section 4503.65 that are distributed in accordance with	191
division (A)(2) of section 4501.044 of the Revised Code unless	192
otherwise designated by law, shall be deposited in the state	193
treasury to the credit of the state highway safety fund, which is	194
hereby created. Money credited to the fund shall, after receipt of	195
certifications from the commissioners of the sinking fund	196
certifying that there are sufficient moneys to the credit of the	197
highway obligations bond retirement fund created by section	198
5528.32 of the Revised Code to meet in full all payments of	199
interest, principal, and charges for the retirement of highway	200
obligations issued pursuant to Section 2i of Article VIII, Ohio	201
Constitution, and sections 5528.30 and 5528.31 of the Revised Code	202
due and payable during the current calendar year, be used for the	203
purpose of enforcing and paying the expenses of administering the	204
law relative to the registration and operation of motor vehicles	205
on the public roads or highways. Amounts credited to the fund may	206
also be used to pay the expenses of administering and enforcing	207
the laws under which such fees were collected. All investment	208
earnings of the state highway safety fund shall be credited to the	209
fund.	210

Sec. 4503.10.  (A)(1) The owner of every snowmobile,	211
off-highway motorcycle, and all-purpose vehicle required to be	212
registered under section 4519.02 of the Revised Code shall file an	213
application for registration under section 4519.03 of the Revised	214
Code. The owner of a motor vehicle, other than a snowmobile,	215
off-highway motorcycle, or all-purpose vehicle, that is not	216
designed and constructed by the manufacturer for operation on a	217
street or highway may not register it under this chapter except	218
upon certification of inspection pursuant to section 4513.02 of	219
the Revised Code by the sheriff, or the chief of police of the	220
municipal corporation or township, with jurisdiction over the	221
political subdivision in which the owner of the motor vehicle	222
resides. Except	223

(2) Except as provided in section 4503.103 of the Revised	224
Code, every owner of every other motor vehicle not previously	225
described in this section and every person mentioned as owner in	226
the last certificate of title of a motor vehicle that is operated	227
or driven upon the public roads or highways shall cause to be	228
filed each year, by mail or otherwise, in the office of the	229
registrar of motor vehicles or a deputy registrar, a written or	230
electronic application or a preprinted registration renewal notice	231
issued under section 4503.102 of the Revised Code, the form of	232
which shall be prescribed by the registrar, for registration for	233
the following registration year, which shall begin on the first	234
day of January of every calendar year and end on the thirty-first	235
day of December in the same year. Applications for registration	236
and registration renewal notices shall be filed at the times	237
established by the registrar pursuant to section 4503.101 of the	238
Revised Code. A motor vehicle owner also may elect to apply for or	239
renew a motor vehicle registration by electronic means using	240
electronic signature in accordance with rules adopted by the	241
registrar. Except	242

Except as provided in division (J) of this section,	243
applications for registration shall be made on blanks furnished by	244
the registrar for that purpose, containing the following	245
information:	246

(1)(a) A brief description of the motor vehicle to be	247
registered, including the year, make, model, and vehicle	248
identification number, and, in the case of commercial cars, the	249
gross weight of the vehicle fully equipped computed in the manner	250
prescribed in section 4503.08 of the Revised Code;	251

(2)(b) The name and residence address of the owner, and the	252
township and municipal corporation in which the owner resides;	253

(3)(c) The district of registration, which shall be	254
determined as follows:	255

(a)(i) In case the motor vehicle to be registered is used for	256
hire or principally in connection with any established business or	257
branch business, conducted at a particular place, the district of	258
registration is the municipal corporation in which that place is	259
located or, if not located in any municipal corporation, the	260
county and township in which that place is located.	261

(b)(ii) In case the vehicle is not so used, the district of	262
registration is the municipal corporation or county in which the	263
owner resides at the time of making the application.	264

(4)(d) Whether the motor vehicle is a new or used motor	265
vehicle;	266

(5)(e) The date of purchase of the motor vehicle;

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(6)(f) Whether the fees required to be paid for the	268
registration or transfer of the motor vehicle, during the	269
preceding registration year and during the preceding period of the	270
current registration year, have been paid. Each application for	271
registration shall be signed by the owner, either manually or by	272
electronic signature, or pursuant to obtaining a limited power of	273
attorney authorized by the registrar for registration, or other	274
document authorizing such signature. If the owner elects to apply	275
for or renew the motor vehicle registration with the registrar by	276
electronic means, the owner's manual signature is not required.	277

(7)(g) The owner's social security number, driver's license	278
number, or state identification number, or, where a motor vehicle	279
to be registered is used for hire or principally in connection	280
with any established business, the owner's federal taxpayer	281
identification number. The bureau of motor vehicles shall retain	282
in its records all social security numbers provided under this	283
section, but the bureau shall not place social security numbers on	284
motor vehicle certificates of registration.	285

(h) Whether the motor vehicle is capable of using any of the	286
following to power the motor vehicle:	287

(i) E85 blend fuel;

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(ii) Blended biodiesel;

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(iii) Natural gas;

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(iv) Liquefied petroleum gas; or

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(v) Hydrogen.

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If the motor vehicle is capable of using any of the	293
aforementioned power sources, the applicant shall specify which.	294

(B)(1) Except as otherwise provided in this division, each	295
time an applicant first registers a motor vehicle in the	296
applicant's name, the applicant shall present for inspection a	297
physical certificate of title or memorandum certificate showing	298
title to the motor vehicle to be registered in the name of the	299
applicant if a physical certificate of title or memorandum	300
certificate has been issued by a clerk of a court of common pleas.	301
If, under sections 4505.021, 4505.06, and 4505.08 of the Revised	302
Code, a clerk instead has issued an electronic certificate of	303
title for the applicant's motor vehicle, that certificate may be	304
presented for inspection at the time of first registration in a	305
manner prescribed by rules adopted by the registrar. An applicant	306
is not required to present a certificate of title to an electronic	307
motor vehicle dealer acting as a limited authority deputy	308
registrar in accordance with rules adopted by the registrar. When	309

(2) When a motor vehicle inspection and maintenance program	310
is in effect under section 3704.14 of the Revised Code and rules	311
adopted under it, each application for registration for a vehicle	312
required to be inspected under that section and those rules shall	313
be accompanied by an inspection certificate for the motor vehicle	314
issued in accordance with that section. The	315

(3) Each application for registration of a vehicle required	316
to be inspected under division (E) of section 4513.02 of the	317
Revised Code shall be accompanied by a valid inspection	318
certificate for the motor vehicle issued in accordance with that	319
section.	320

(4) An application for registration shall be refused if any	321
of the following applies:	322

(1)(a) The application is not in proper form.

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(2)(b) The application is prohibited from being accepted by	324
division (D) of section 2935.27, division (A) of section 2937.221,	325
division (A) of section 4503.13, division (B) of section 4510.22,	326
or division (B)(1) of section 4521.10 of the Revised Code.	327

(3)(c) A certificate of title or memorandum certificate of	328
title is required but does not accompany the application or, in	329
the case of an electronic certificate of title, is required but is	330
not presented in a manner prescribed by the registrar's rules.	331

(4)(d) All registration and transfer fees for the motor	332
vehicle, for the preceding year or the preceding period of the	333
current registration year, have not been paid.	334

(5)(e) The owner or lessee does not have an inspection	335
certificate for the motor vehicle as provided in section 3704.14	336
of the Revised Code, and rules adopted under it, if that section	337
is applicable.	338

(f) The owner does not have a valid inspection certificate	339
for the motor vehicle issued under division (E) of section 4513.02	340
of the Revised Code if such a certificate is required under that	341
section.	342

(5) This section does not require the payment of license or	343
registration taxes on a motor vehicle for any preceding year, or	344
for any preceding period of a year, if the motor vehicle was not	345
taxable for that preceding year or period under sections 4503.02,	346
4503.04, 4503.11, 4503.12, and 4503.16 or Chapter 4504. of the	347
Revised Code. When	348

(6) When a certificate of registration is issued upon the	349
first registration of a motor vehicle by or on behalf of the	350
owner, the official issuing the certificate shall indicate the	351
issuance with a stamp on the certificate of title or memorandum	352
certificate or, in the case of an electronic certificate of title,	353
an electronic stamp or other notation as specified in rules	354
adopted by the registrar, and with a stamp on the inspection	355
certificate for the motor vehicle, if any. The official also shall	356
indicate, by a stamp or by other means the registrar prescribes,	357
on the registration certificate issued upon the first registration	358
of a motor vehicle by or on behalf of the owner the odometer	359
reading of the motor vehicle as shown in the odometer statement	360
included in or attached to the certificate of title. Upon each	361
subsequent registration of the motor vehicle by or on behalf of	362
the same owner, the official also shall so indicate the odometer	363
reading of the motor vehicle as shown on the immediately preceding	364
certificate of registration.	365

The registrar shall include in the permanent registration	366
record of any vehicle required:	367

(a) If required to be inspected under section 3704.14 of the	368
Revised Code, the inspection certificate number from the	369
inspection certificate that is presented at the time of	370
registration of the vehicle as required under this division	371
section;	372

(b) If required to be inspected under division (E) of section	373
4513.02 of the Revised Code, the inspection certificate number	374
from the inspection certificate that is presented at the time of	375
registration of the vehicle as required under this section.	376

(C)(1) Except as otherwise provided in division (C)(1) of	377
this section, for each registration renewal with an expiration	378
date on or after October 1, 2003, and for each initial application	379
for registration received on and after that date, the registrar	380
and each deputy registrar shall collect an additional fee of	381
eleven dollars for each application for registration and	382
registration renewal received. For vehicles specified in divisions	383
(A)(1) to (21) of section 4503.042 of the Revised Code, commencing	384
with each registration renewal with an expiration date on or after	385
October 1, 2009, and for each initial application received on or	386
after that date, the registrar and deputy registrar shall collect	387
an additional fee of thirty dollars for each application for	388
registration and registration renewal received. The additional fee	389
is for the purpose of defraying the department of public safety's	390
costs associated with the administration and enforcement of the	391
motor vehicle and traffic laws of Ohio. Each deputy registrar	392
shall transmit the fees collected under division (C)(1) of this	393
section in the time and manner provided in this section. The	394
registrar shall deposit all moneys received under division (C)(1)	395
of this section into the state highway safety fund established in	396
section 4501.06 of the Revised Code.	397

(2) In addition, a charge of twenty-five cents shall be made	398
for each reflectorized safety license plate issued, and a single	399
charge of twenty-five cents shall be made for each county	400
identification sticker or each set of county identification	401
stickers issued, as the case may be, to cover the cost of	402
producing the license plates and stickers, including material,	403
manufacturing, and administrative costs. Those fees shall be in	404
addition to the license tax. If the total cost of producing the	405
plates is less than twenty-five cents per plate, or if the total	406
cost of producing the stickers is less than twenty-five cents per	407
sticker or per set issued, any excess moneys accruing from the	408
fees shall be distributed in the same manner as provided by	409
section 4501.04 of the Revised Code for the distribution of	410
license tax moneys. If the total cost of producing the plates	411
exceeds twenty-five cents per plate, or if the total cost of	412
producing the stickers exceeds twenty-five cents per sticker or	413
per set issued, the difference shall be paid from the license tax	414
moneys collected pursuant to section 4503.02 of the Revised Code.	415

(D) Each deputy registrar shall be allowed a fee of three	416
dollars and fifty cents for each application for registration and	417
registration renewal notice the deputy registrar receives, which	418
shall be for the purpose of compensating the deputy registrar for	419
the deputy registrar's services, and such office and rental	420
expenses, as may be necessary for the proper discharge of the	421
deputy registrar's duties in the receiving of applications and	422
renewal notices and the issuing of registrations.	423

(E) Upon the certification of the registrar, the county	424
sheriff or local police officials shall recover license plates	425
erroneously or fraudulently issued.	426

(F) Each deputy registrar, upon receipt of any application	427
for registration or registration renewal notice, together with the	428
license fee and any local motor vehicle license tax levied	429
pursuant to Chapter 4504. of the Revised Code, shall transmit that	430
fee and tax, if any, in the manner provided in this section,	431
together with the original and duplicate copy of the application,	432
to the registrar. The registrar, subject to the approval of the	433
director of public safety, may deposit the funds collected by	434
those deputies in a local bank or depository to the credit of the	435
"state of Ohio, bureau of motor vehicles." Where a local bank or	436
depository has been designated by the registrar, each deputy	437
registrar shall deposit all moneys collected by the deputy	438
registrar into that bank or depository not more than one business	439
day after their collection and shall make reports to the registrar	440
of the amounts so deposited, together with any other information,	441
some of which may be prescribed by the treasurer of state, as the	442
registrar may require and as prescribed by the registrar by rule.	443
The registrar, within three days after receipt of notification of	444
the deposit of funds by a deputy registrar in a local bank or	445
depository, shall draw on that account in favor of the treasurer	446
of state. The registrar, subject to the approval of the director	447
and the treasurer of state, may make reasonable rules necessary	448
for the prompt transmittal of fees and for safeguarding the	449
interests of the state and of counties, townships, municipal	450
corporations, and transportation improvement districts levying	451
local motor vehicle license taxes. The registrar may pay service	452
charges usually collected by banks and depositories for such	453
service. If deputy registrars are located in communities where	454
banking facilities are not available, they shall transmit the fees	455
forthwith, by money order or otherwise, as the registrar, by rule	456
approved by the director and the treasurer of state, may	457
prescribe. The registrar may pay the usual and customary fees for	458
such service.	459

(G) This section does not prevent any person from making an	460
application for a motor vehicle license directly to the registrar	461
by mail, by electronic means, or in person at any of the	462
registrar's offices, upon payment of a service fee of three	463
dollars and fifty cents for each application.	464

(H) No person shall make a false statement as to the district	465
of registration in an application required by division (A) of this	466
section. Violation of this division is falsification under section	467
2921.13 of the Revised Code and punishable as specified in that	468
section.	469

(I)(1) Where applicable, the requirements of division (B) of	470
this section relating to the presentation of an inspection	471
certificate issued under section 3704.14 of the Revised Code and	472
rules adopted under it for a motor vehicle, the refusal of a	473
license for failure to present an inspection certificate, and the	474
stamping of the inspection certificate by the official issuing the	475
certificate of registration apply to the registration of and	476
issuance of license plates for a motor vehicle under sections	477
4503.102, 4503.12, 4503.14, 4503.15, 4503.16, 4503.171, 4503.172,	478
4503.19, 4503.40, 4503.41, 4503.42, 4503.43, 4503.44, 4503.46,	479
4503.47, and 4503.51 of the Revised Code.	480

(2)(a) The registrar shall adopt rules ensuring that each	481
owner registering a motor vehicle in a county where a motor	482
vehicle inspection and maintenance program is in effect under	483
section 3704.14 of the Revised Code and rules adopted under it	484
receives information about the requirements established in that	485
section and those rules and about the need in those counties to	486
present an inspection certificate with an application for	487
registration or preregistration.	488

(b) Upon request, the registrar shall provide the director of	489
environmental protection, or any person that has been awarded a	490
contract under section 3704.14 of the Revised Code, an on-line	491
computer data link to registration information for all passenger	492
cars, noncommercial motor vehicles, and commercial cars that are	493
subject to that section. The registrar also shall provide to the	494
director of environmental protection a magnetic data tape	495
containing registration information regarding passenger cars,	496
noncommercial motor vehicles, and commercial cars for which a	497
multi-year registration is in effect under section 4503.103 of the	498
Revised Code or rules adopted under it, including, without	499
limitation, the date of issuance of the multi-year registration,	500
the registration deadline established under rules adopted under	501
section 4503.101 of the Revised Code that was applicable in the	502
year in which the multi-year registration was issued, and the	503
registration deadline for renewal of the multi-year registration.	504

(J) Subject to division (K) of this section, application for	505
registration under the international registration plan, as set	506
forth in sections 4503.60 to 4503.66 of the Revised Code, shall be	507
made to the registrar on forms furnished by the registrar. In	508
accordance with international registration plan guidelines and	509
pursuant to rules adopted by the registrar, the forms shall	510
include the following:	511

(1) A uniform mileage schedule;

512

(2) The gross vehicle weight of the vehicle or combined gross	513
vehicle weight of the combination vehicle as declared by the	514
registrant;	515

(3) Any other information the registrar requires by rule.

516

(K) The registrar shall determine the feasibility of	517
implementing an electronic commercial fleet licensing and	518
management program that will enable the owners of commercial	519
tractors, commercial trailers, and commercial semitrailers to	520
conduct electronic transactions by July 1, 2010, or sooner. If the	521
registrar determines that implementing such a program is feasible,	522
the registrar shall adopt new rules under this division or amend	523
existing rules adopted under this division as necessary in order	524
to respond to advances in technology.	525

If international registration plan guidelines and provisions	526
allow member jurisdictions to permit applications for	527
registrations under the international registration plan to be made	528
via the internet, the rules the registrar adopts under this	529
division shall permit such action.	530

Sec. 4503.103.  (A)(1) The registrar of motor vehicles may	531
adopt rules to permit any person or lessee, other than a person	532
receiving an apportioned license plate under the international	533
registration plan, who owns or leases one or more motor vehicles	534
to file a written application for registration for no more than	535
five succeeding registration years. The rules adopted by the	536
registrar may designate the classes of motor vehicles that are	537
eligible for such registration. At the time of application, all	538
annual taxes and fees shall be paid for each year for which the	539
person is registering.	540

(2)(a) Not later than December 31, 2013 and except as	541
provided in division (A)(4) of this section, the registrar shall	542
adopt rules to permit any person or lessee who owns or leases a	543
trailer or semitrailer that is subject to the tax rates prescribed	544
in section 4503.042 of the Revised Code for such trailers or	545
semitrailers to file a written application for registration for	546
any number of succeeding registration years, including a permanent	547
registration. At the time of application, all annual taxes and	548
fees shall be paid for each year for which the person is	549
registering, provided that the annual taxes due, regardless of the	550
number of years for which the person is registering, shall not	551
exceed two hundred dollars. A person who registers a vehicle under	552
division (A)(2)(1) of this section shall pay for each year of	553
registration the additional fee established under division (C)(1)	554
of section 4503.10 of the Revised Code, provided that the	555
additional fee due, regardless of the number of years for which	556
the person is registering, shall not exceed eighty-eight dollars.	557
The person also shall pay one single deputy registrar service fee	558
in the amount specified in division (D) of section 4503.10 of the	559
Revised Code or one single bureau of motor vehicles service fee in	560
the amount specified in division (G) of that section, as	561
applicable, regardless of the number of years for which the person	562
is registering.	563

(b) In addition, each person registering a trailer or	564
semitrailer under division (A)(2)(1)(a) of this section shall pay	565
any applicable local motor vehicle license tax levied under	566
Chapter 4504. of Revised Code for each year for which the person	567
is registering, provided that not more than eight times any such	568
annual local taxes shall be due upon registration.	569

(c) The period of registration for a trailer or semitrailer	570
registered under division (A)(2)(1)(a) of this section is	571
exclusive to the trailer or semitrailer for which that certificate	572
of registration is issued and is not transferable to any other	573
trailer or semitrailer.	574

(3)(2) Except as provided in division (A)(3) or (4) of this	575
section, the registrar shall adopt rules to permit any person who	576
owns a motor vehicle to file an application for registration for	577
not more than five succeeding registration years. At the time of	578
application, the person shall pay the annual taxes and fees for	579
each registration year, calculated in accordance with division (C)	580
of section 4503.11 of the Revised Code. A person who is	581
registering a vehicle under division (A)(3)(2) of this section	582
shall pay for each year of registration the additional fee	583
established under division (C)(1) of section 4503.10 of the	584
Revised Code. The person shall also pay the deputy registrar	585
service fee or the bureau of motor vehicles service fee, as	586
follows:	587

(a) For a two-year registration, the service fee is five	588
dollars and twenty-five cents.	589

(b) For a three-year registration, the service fee is eight	590
dollars.	591

(c) For a four- or five-year registration, the service fee is	592
ten dollars.	593

(4)(3) Division (A)(3)(2) of this section does not apply to a	594
person receiving an apportioned license plate under the	595
international registration plan, or the owner of a commercial car	596
used solely in intrastate commerce, or the owner of a bus as	597
defined in section 4513.50 of the Revised Code.	598

(4) No person who owns a motor vehicle that is subject to	599
inspection under division (E) of section 4513.02 of the Revised	600
Code shall file an application for registration for any period	601
that will exceed the period of validity of the inspection	602
certificate issued under that division. The registrar or a deputy	603
registrar shall not issue a registration for any motor vehicle if	604
the registration period will exceed the period of validity of an	605
inspection certificate issued under division (E) of section	606
4513.02 of the Revised Code.	607

(B) No person applying for a multi-year registration under	608
division (A) of this section is entitled to a refund of any taxes	609
or fees paid.	610

(C) The registrar shall not issue to any applicant who has	611
been issued a final, nonappealable order under division (D) of	612
this section a multi-year registration or renewal thereof under	613
this division or rules adopted under it for any motor vehicle that	614
is required to be inspected under section 3704.14 of the Revised	615
Code the district of registration of which, as determined under	616
section 4503.10 of the Revised Code, is or is located in the	617
county named in the order.	618

(D) Upon receipt from the director of environmental	619
protection of a notice issued under rules adopted under section	620
3704.14 of the Revised Code indicating that an owner of a motor	621
vehicle that is required to be inspected under that section who	622
obtained a multi-year registration for the vehicle under division	623
(A) of this section or rules adopted under that division has not	624
obtained a required inspection certificate for the vehicle, the	625
registrar in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code	626
shall issue an order to the owner impounding the certificate of	627
registration and identification license plates for the vehicle.	628
The order also shall prohibit the owner from obtaining or renewing	629
a multi-year registration for any vehicle that is required to be	630
inspected under that section, the district of registration of	631
which is or is located in the same county as the county named in	632
the order during the number of years after expiration of the	633
current multi-year registration that equals the number of years	634
for which the current multi-year registration was issued.	635

An order issued under this division shall require the owner	636
to surrender to the registrar the certificate of registration and	637
license plates for the vehicle named in the order within five days	638
after its issuance. If the owner fails to do so within that time,	639
the registrar shall certify that fact to the county sheriff or	640
local police officials who shall recover the certificate of	641
registration and license plates for the vehicle.	642

(E) Upon the occurrence of either of the following	643
circumstances, the registrar in accordance with Chapter 119. of	644
the Revised Code shall issue to the owner a modified order	645
rescinding the provisions of the order issued under division (D)	646
of this section impounding the certificate of registration and	647
license plates for the vehicle named in that original order:	648

(1) Receipt from the director of environmental protection of	649
a subsequent notice under rules adopted under section 3704.14 of	650
the Revised Code that the owner has obtained the inspection	651
certificate for the vehicle as required under those rules;	652

(2) Presentation to the registrar by the owner of the	653
required inspection certificate for the vehicle.	654

(F) The owner of a motor vehicle for which the certificate of	655
registration and license plates have been impounded pursuant to an	656
order issued under division (D) of this section, upon issuance of	657
a modified order under division (E) of this section, may apply to	658
the registrar for their return. A fee of two dollars and fifty	659
cents shall be charged for the return of the certificate of	660
registration and license plates for each vehicle named in the	661
application.	662

Sec. 4503.11.  (A) Except as provided by sections 4503.103,	663
4503.173, 4503.41, 4503.43, and 4503.46 of the Revised Code, no	664
person who is the owner or chauffeur of a motor vehicle operated	665
or driven upon the public roads or highways shall fail to file	666
annually the application for registration or to pay the tax	667
therefor.	668

(B) Except as provided by sections 4503.12 and 4503.16 of the	669
Revised Code, the taxes payable on all applications made under	670
sections 4503.10 and 4503.102 of the Revised Code shall be the sum	671
of the tax due under division (B)(1)(a) or (b) of this section	672
plus the tax due under division (B)(2)(a) or (b) of this section:	673

(1)(a) If the application is made before the second month of	674
the current registration period to which the motor vehicle is	675
assigned as provided in section 4503.101 of the Revised Code, the	676
tax due is the full amount of the tax provided in section 4503.04	677
of the Revised Code;	678

(b) If the application is made during or after the second	679
month of the current registration period to which the motor	680
vehicle is assigned as provided in section 4503.101 of the Revised	681
Code, and prior to the beginning of the next such registration	682
period, the amount of the tax provided in section 4503.04 of the	683
Revised Code shall be reduced by one-twelfth of the amount of such	684
tax, rounded upward to the nearest cent, multiplied by the number	685
of full months that have elapsed in the current registration	686
period. The resulting amount shall be rounded upward to the next	687
highest dollar and shall be the amount of tax due.	688

(2)(a) If the application is made before the sixth month of	689
the current registration period to which the motor vehicle is	690
assigned as provided in section 4503.101 of the Revised Code, the	691
amount of tax due is the full amount of local motor vehicle	692
license taxes levied under Chapter 4504. of the Revised Code;	693

(b) If the application is made during or after the sixth	694
month of the current registration period to which the motor	695
vehicle is assigned as provided in section 4503.101 of the Revised	696
Code and prior to the beginning of the next such registration	697
period, the amount of tax due is one-half of the amount of local	698
motor vehicle license taxes levied under Chapter 4504. of the	699
Revised Code.	700

(C) The taxes payable on all applications made under division	701
(A)(3)(2) of section 4503.103 of the Revised Code shall be the sum	702
of the tax due under division (B)(1)(a) or (b) of this section	703
plus the tax due under division (B)(2)(a) or (b) of this section	704
for the first year plus the full amount of the tax provided in	705
section 4503.04 of the Revised Code and the full amount of local	706
motor vehicle license taxes levied under Chapter 4504. of the	707
Revised Code for each succeeding year.	708

(D) Whoever violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor	709
of the fourth degree.	710

Sec. 4503.191.  (A)(1) The identification license plate shall	711
be issued for a multi-year period as determined by the director of	712
public safety, and shall be accompanied by a validation sticker,	713
to be attached to the license plate. Except as provided in	714
division (A)(2) of this section, the validation sticker shall	715
indicate the expiration of the registration period to which the	716
motor vehicle for which the license plate is issued is assigned,	717
in accordance with rules adopted by the registrar of motor	718
vehicles. During each succeeding year of the multi-year period	719
following the issuance of the plate and validation sticker, upon	720
the filing of an application for registration and the payment of	721
the tax therefor, a validation sticker alone shall be issued. The	722
validation stickers required under this section shall be of	723
different colors or shades each year, the new colors or shades to	724
be selected by the director.	725

(2)(a) Not later than October 1, 2009, the director shall	726
develop a universal validation sticker that may be issued to any	727
owner of two hundred fifty or more passenger vehicles, so that a	728
sticker issued to the owner may be placed on any passenger vehicle	729
in that owner's fleet. The director may establish and charge an	730
additional fee of not more than one dollar per registration to	731
compensate for necessary costs of the universal validation sticker	732
program. The additional fee shall be credited to the state bureau	733
of motor vehicles fund created in section 4501.25 of the Revised	734
Code.	735

(b) A validation sticker issued for an all-purpose vehicle	736
that is registered under Chapter 4519. of the Revised Code or for	737
a trailer or semitrailer that is permanently registered under	738
division (A)(2)(1) of section 4503.103 of the Revised Code or is	739
registered for any number of succeeding registration years may	740
indicate the expiration of the registration period, if any, by any	741
manner determined by the registrar by rule.	742

(B) Identification license plates shall be produced by Ohio	743
penal industries. Validation stickers and county identification	744
stickers shall be produced by Ohio penal industries unless the	745
registrar adopts rules that permit the registrar or deputy	746
registrars to print or otherwise produce them in house.	747

Sec. 4513.02.  (A) No person shall drive or move, or cause or	748
knowingly permit to be driven or moved, on any highway any vehicle	749
or combination of vehicles which is in such unsafe condition as to	750
endanger any person.	751

(B) When directed by any state highway patrol trooper, the	752
operator of any motor vehicle shall stop and submit such motor	753
vehicle to an inspection under division (B)(1) or (2) of this	754
section, as appropriate, and such tests as are necessary.	755

(1) Any motor vehicle not subject to inspection by the public	756
utilities commission shall be inspected and tested to determine	757
whether it is unsafe or not equipped as required by law, or that	758
its equipment is not in proper adjustment or repair, or in	759
violation of the equipment provisions of Chapter 4513. of the	760
Revised Code.	761

Such inspection shall be made with respect to the brakes,	762
lights, turn signals, steering, horns and warning devices, glass,	763
mirrors, exhaust system, windshield wipers, tires, and such other	764
items of equipment as designated by the superintendent of the	765
state highway patrol by rule or regulation adopted pursuant to	766
sections 119.01 to 119.13 of the Revised Code.	767

Upon determining that a motor vehicle is in safe operating	768
condition and its equipment in conformity with Chapter 4513. of	769
the Revised Code, the inspecting officer shall issue to the	770
operator an official inspection sticker, which shall be in such	771
form as the superintendent prescribes except that its color shall	772
vary from year to year.	773

(2) Any motor vehicle subject to inspection by the public	774
utilities commission shall be inspected and tested in accordance	775
with rules adopted by the commission. Upon determining that the	776
vehicle and operator are in compliance with rules adopted by the	777
commission, the inspecting officer shall issue to the operator an	778
appropriate official inspection sticker.	779

(C) The superintendent of the state highway patrol, pursuant	780
to sections 119.01 to 119.13 of the Revised Code, shall determine	781
and promulgate standards for any inspection program conducted by a	782
political subdivision of this state. These standards shall exempt	783
licensed collector's vehicles and historical motor vehicles from	784
inspection. Any motor vehicle bearing a valid certificate of	785
inspection issued by another state or a political subdivision of	786
this state whose inspection program conforms to the	787
superintendent's standards, and any licensed collector's vehicle	788
or historical motor vehicle which is not in a condition which	789
endangers the safety of persons or property, shall be exempt from	790
the tests provided in division (B) of this section.	791

(D) Every person, firm, association, or corporation that, in	792
the conduct of its business, owns and operates not less than	793
fifteen motor vehicles in this state that are not subject to	794
regulation by the public utilities commission and that, for the	795
purpose of storing, repairing, maintaining, and servicing such	796
motor vehicles, equips and operates one or more service	797
departments within this state, may file with the superintendent of	798
the state highway patrol applications for permits for such service	799
departments as official inspection stations for its own motor	800
vehicles. Upon receiving an application for each such service	801
department, and after determining that it is properly equipped and	802
has competent personnel to perform the inspections referred to in	803
this section, the superintendent shall issue the necessary	804
inspection stickers and permit to operate as an official	805
inspection station. Any such person who has had one or more	806
service departments so designated as official inspection stations	807
may have motor vehicles that are owned and operated by the person	808
and that are not subject to regulation by the public utilities	809
commission, excepting private passenger cars owned by the person	810
or the person's employees, inspected at such service department;	811
and any motor vehicle bearing a valid certificate of inspection	812
issued by such service department shall be exempt from the tests	813
provided in division (B) of this section.	814

No permit for an official inspection station shall be	815
assigned or transferred or used at any location other than therein	816
designated, and every such permit shall be posted in a conspicuous	817
place at the location designated.	818

If a person, firm, association, or corporation owns and	819
operates fifteen or more motor vehicles in the conduct of business	820
and is subject to regulation by the public utilities commission,	821
that person, firm, association, or corporation is not eligible to	822
apply to the superintendent for permits to enable any of its	823
service departments to serve as official inspection stations for	824
its own motor vehicles.	825

(E)(1) The superintendent of the state highway patrol, in	826
consultation with the registrar of motor vehicles and in	827
accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code, shall adopt	828
rules governing the inspection of any motor vehicle for which	829
registration or registration renewal is sought in this state that	830
is capable of operating on liquefied petroleum gas, compressed	831
natural gas, liquefied natural gas, or any combination thereof.	832
Inspections under this section shall be for the purpose of	833
determining whether the fuel system installed in any such vehicle	834
is in safe operating condition. The rules shall do all of the	835
following:	836

(a) Establish procedures for the inspection of each motor	837
vehicle that has been converted to or originally manufactured to	838
operate on liquefied petroleum gas, compressed natural gas,	839
liquefied natural gas, or any combination thereof;	840

(b) Establish the time frame for the initial inspection of	841
both of the following:	842

(i) Any motor vehicle that was converted to or originally	843
manufactured to operate on liquefied petroleum gas, compressed	844
natural gas, liquefied natural gas, or any combination thereof	845
prior to the effective date of this amendment and for which	846
registration or registration renewal is sought in this state;	847

(ii) Any motor vehicle that is converted to or originally	848
manufactured to operate on liquefied petroleum gas, compressed	849
natural gas, liquefied natural gas, or any combination thereof	850
after the effective date of this amendment and for which	851
registration or registration renewal is sought in this state.	852

(c) Require a motor vehicle capable of operating on liquefied	853
petroleum gas, compressed natural gas, liquefied natural gas, or	854
any combination thereof to be inspected every three years after	855
the initial inspection of the motor vehicle;	856

(d) Establish an exemption from the initial inspection	857
requirement for a motor vehicle originally manufactured to operate	858
on liquefied petroleum gas, compressed natural gas, liquefied	859
natural gas, or any combination thereof, that is less than three	860
years old, and for which registration or registration renewal in	861
this state is sought. The rules shall require that in order to	862
register or renew the registration of such a vehicle in this state	863
after the three year exemption period has expired, the vehicle	864
shall be inspected.	865

(e) Establish procedures for the issuance of an official	866
inspection sticker and an official inspection certificate for any	867
vehicle that conforms with rules adopted under this section. The	868
rules shall require the sticker and inspection certificate to be	869
valid for three years and to be transferrable.	870

(f) Establish any other procedures or requirements determined	871
by the superintendent to be necessary for the administration of	872
division (E) of this section.	873

(2) A fee of fifty dollars shall be assessed by the state	874
highway patrol for each inspection made pursuant to division (E)	875
of this section. All fees collected under division (E) of this	876
section shall be deposited in the state highway safety fund	877
established under section 4501.06 of the Revised Code.	878

(F) When any motor vehicle is found to be unsafe for	879
operation, the inspecting officer may order it removed from the	880
highway and not operated, except for purposes of removal and	881
repair, until it has been repaired pursuant to a repair order as	882
provided in division (F)(G) of this section.	883

(F)(G) When any motor vehicle is found to be defective or in	884
violation of Chapter 4513. of the Revised Code, the inspecting	885
officer may issue a repair order, in such form and containing such	886
information as the superintendent shall prescribe, to the owner or	887
operator of the motor vehicle. The owner or operator shall	888
thereupon obtain such repairs as are required and shall, as	889
directed by the inspecting officer, return the repair order	890
together with proof of compliance with its provisions. When any	891
motor vehicle or operator subject to rules of the public utilities	892
commission fails the inspection, the inspecting officer shall	893
issue an appropriate order to obtain compliance with such rules.	894

(G)(H) Sections 4513.01 to 4513.37 of the Revised Code, with	895
respect to equipment on vehicles, do not apply to implements of	896
husbandry, road machinery, road rollers, or agricultural tractors	897
except as made applicable to such articles of machinery.	898

(H)(I) Whoever violates this section is guilty of a minor	899
misdemeanor.	900

Sec. 4513.11.  (A) All vehicles other than bicycles,	901
including animal-drawn vehicles and vehicles referred to in	902
division (G)(H) of section 4513.02 of the Revised Code, not	903
specifically required to be equipped with lamps or other lighting	904
devices by sections 4513.03 to 4513.10 of the Revised Code, shall,	905
at the times specified in section 4513.03 of the Revised Code, be	906
equipped with at least one lamp displaying a white light visible	907
from a distance of not less than one thousand feet to the front of	908
the vehicle, and also shall be equipped with two lamps displaying	909
red light visible from a distance of not less than one thousand	910
feet to the rear of the vehicle, or as an alternative, one lamp	911
displaying a red light visible from a distance of not less than	912
one thousand feet to the rear and two red reflectors visible from	913
all distances of six hundred feet to one hundred feet to the rear	914
when illuminated by the lawful lower beams of headlamps.	915

Lamps and reflectors required or authorized by this section	916
shall meet standards adopted by the director of public safety.	917

(B) All boat trailers, farm machinery, and other machinery,	918
including all road construction machinery, upon a street or	919
highway, except when being used in actual construction and	920
maintenance work in an area guarded by a flagperson, or where	921
flares are used, or when operating or traveling within the limits	922
of a construction area designated by the director of	923
transportation, a city engineer, or the county engineer of the	924
several counties, when such construction area is marked in	925
accordance with requirements of the director and the manual of	926
uniform traffic control devices, as set forth in section 4511.09	927
of the Revised Code, which is designed for operation at a speed of	928
twenty-five miles per hour or less shall be operated at a speed	929
not exceeding twenty-five miles per hour, and shall display a	930
triangular slow-moving vehicle emblem (SMV). The emblem shall be	931
mounted so as to be visible from a distance of not less than five	932
hundred feet to the rear. The director of public safety shall	933
adopt standards and specifications for the design and position of	934
mounting the SMV emblem. The standards and specifications for SMV	935
emblems referred to in this section shall correlate with and, so	936
far as possible, conform with those approved by the American	937
society of agricultural engineers.	938

A unit of farm machinery that is designed by its manufacturer	939
to operate at a speed greater than twenty-five miles per hour may	940
be operated on a street or highway at a speed greater than	941
twenty-five miles per hour provided it is operated in accordance	942
with this section.	943

As used in this division, "machinery" does not include any	944
vehicle designed to be drawn by an animal.	945

(C) The use of the SMV emblem shall be restricted to	946
animal-drawn vehicles, and to the slow-moving vehicles specified	947
in division (B) of this section operating or traveling within the	948
limits of the highway. Its use on slow-moving vehicles being	949
transported upon other types of vehicles or on any other type of	950
vehicle or stationary object on the highway is prohibited.	951

(D)(1) No person shall sell, lease, rent, or operate any boat	952
trailer, farm machinery, or other machinery defined as a	953
slow-moving vehicle in division (B) of this section, except those	954
units designed to be completely mounted on a primary power unit,	955
which is manufactured or assembled on or after April 1, 1966,	956
unless the vehicle is equipped with a slow-moving vehicle emblem	957
mounting device as specified in division (B) of this section.	958

(2) No person shall sell, lease, rent, or operate on a street	959
or highway any unit of farm machinery that is designed by its	960
manufacturer to operate at a speed greater than twenty-five miles	961
per hour unless the unit displays a slow-moving vehicle emblem as	962
specified in division (B) of this section and a speed	963
identification symbol that meets the specifications contained in	964
the American society of agricultural engineers standard ANSI/ASAE	965
S584 JAN2005, agricultural equipment: speed identification symbol	966
(SIS).	967

(E) Any boat trailer, farm machinery, or other machinery	968
defined as a slow-moving vehicle in division (B) of this section,	969
in addition to the use of the slow-moving vehicle emblem, and any	970
unit of farm machinery that is designed by its manufacturer to	971
operate at a speed greater than twenty-five miles per hour, in	972
addition to the display of a speed identification symbol, may be	973
equipped with a red flashing light that shall be visible from a	974
distance of not less than one thousand feet to the rear at all	975
times specified in section 4513.03 of the Revised Code. When a	976
double-faced light is used, it shall display amber light to the	977
front and red light to the rear.	978

In addition to the lights described in this division, farm	979
machinery and motor vehicles escorting farm machinery may display	980
a flashing, oscillating, or rotating amber light, as permitted by	981
section 4513.17 of the Revised Code, and also may display	982
simultaneously flashing turn signals or warning lights, as	983
permitted by that section.	984

(F) Every animal-drawn vehicle upon a street or highway shall	985
at all times be equipped in one of the following ways:	986

(1) With a slow-moving vehicle emblem complying with division	987
(B) of this section;	988

(2) With alternate reflective material complying with rules	989
adopted under this division;	990

(3) With both a slow-moving vehicle emblem and alternate	991
reflective material as specified in this division.	992

The director of public safety, subject to Chapter 119. of the	993
Revised Code, shall adopt rules establishing standards and	994
specifications for the position of mounting of the alternate	995
reflective material authorized by this division. The rules shall	996
permit, as a minimum, the alternate reflective material to be	997
black, gray, or silver in color. The alternate reflective material	998
shall be mounted on the animal-drawn vehicle so as to be visible,	999
at all times specified in section 4513.03 of the Revised Code,	1000
from a distance of not less than five hundred feet to the rear	1001
when illuminated by the lawful lower beams of headlamps.	1002

(G) Every unit of farm machinery that is designed by its	1003
manufacturer to operate at a speed greater than twenty-five miles	1004
per hour shall display a slow-moving vehicle emblem and a speed	1005
identification symbol that meets the specifications contained in	1006
the American society of agricultural engineers standard ANSI/ASAE	1007
S584 JAN2005, agricultural equipment: speed identification symbol	1008
(SIS) when the unit is operated upon a street or highway,	1009
irrespective of the speed at which the unit is operated on the	1010
street or highway. The speed identification symbol shall indicate	1011
the maximum speed in miles per hour at which the unit of farm	1012
machinery is designed by its manufacturer to operate. The display	1013
of the speed identification symbol shall be in accordance with the	1014
standard prescribed in this division.	1015

If an agricultural tractor that is designed by its	1016
manufacturer to operate at a speed greater than twenty-five miles	1017
per hour is being operated on a street or highway at a speed	1018
greater than twenty-five miles per hour and is towing, pulling, or	1019
otherwise drawing a unit of farm machinery, the unit of farm	1020
machinery shall display a slow-moving vehicle emblem and a speed	1021
identification symbol that is the same as the speed identification	1022
symbol that is displayed on the agricultural tractor.	1023

(H) When an agricultural tractor that is designed by its	1024
manufacturer to operate at a speed greater than twenty-five miles	1025
per hour is being operated on a street or highway at a speed	1026
greater than twenty-five miles per hour, the operator shall	1027
possess some documentation published or provided by the	1028
manufacturer indicating the maximum speed in miles per hour at	1029
which the manufacturer designed the agricultural tractor to	1030
operate.	1031

(I) Whoever violates this section is guilty of a minor	1032
misdemeanor.	1033

(J) As used in this section, "boat trailer" means any vehicle	1034
designed and used exclusively to transport a boat between a place	1035
of storage and a marina, or in and around a marina, when drawn or	1036
towed on a street or highway for a distance of no more than ten	1037
miles and at a speed of twenty-five miles per hour or less.	1038

Sec. 5577.044. (A) Notwithstanding sections 5577.02 and	1039
5577.04 of the Revised Code, a vehicle fueled solely by compressed	1040
natural gas or solely by liquid natural gas may exceed by not more	1041
than two thousand pounds the gross vehicle weight provisions of	1042
sections 5577.01 to 5577.09 of the Revised Code or the axle load	1043
limits of those sections.	1044

(B) If a vehicle described in division (A) of this section	1045
exceeds the weight provisions of sections 5577.01 to 5577.09 of	1046
the Revised Code by more than the allowance provided for in	1047
division (A) of this section, both of the following apply:	1048

(1) The applicable penalty prescribed in section 5577.99 of	1049
the Revised Code;	1050

(2) The civil liability imposed by section 5577.12 of the	1051
Revised Code.	1052

(C) Division (A) of this section does not apply to the	1053
operation of a vehicle on either of the following:	1054

(1) A highway that is part of the interstate system;

1055

(2) A highway, road, or bridge that is subject to reduced	1056
maximum weights under section 4513.33, 5577.07, 5577.071, 5577.08,	1057
5577.09, or 5591.42 of the Revised Code.	1058

Sec. 5735.01.  As used in this chapter:

1059

(A) "Motor vehicles" includes all vehicles, vessels,	1060
watercraft, engines, machines, or mechanical contrivances which	1061
are powered by internal combustion engines or motors.	1062

(B) "Motor fuel" means compressed natural gas and any liquid	1063
motor fuel, including, but not limited to, gasoline, diesel fuel,	1064
K-1 kerosene, or any other liquid motor fuel, including, but not	1065
limited to, liquid petroleum gas, or liquid natural gas, but	1066
excluding substances prepackaged and sold in containers of five	1067
gallons or less.	1068

(C) "K-1 Kerosenekerosene" means fuel that conforms to the	1069
chemical and physical standards for kerosene no. 1-K as set forth	1070
in the americanAmerican society for testing and materials (ASTM)	1071
designated D-3699 "standard for specification for kerosene," as	1072
that standard may be modified from time to time. For purposes of	1073
inspection and testing, laboratory analysis shall be conducted	1074
using methods recognized by the ASTM designation D-3699.	1075

(D) "Diesel fuel" means any liquid fuel capable of use in	1076
discrete form or as a blend component in the operation of engines	1077
of the diesel type, including transmix when mixed with diesel	1078
fuel.	1079

(E) "Gasoline" means any of the following:

1080

(1) All products, commonly or commercially known or sold as	1081
gasoline;	1082

(2) Any blend stocks or additives, including alcohol, that	1083
are sold for blending with gasoline, other than products typically	1084
sold in containers of five gallons or less;	1085

(3) Transmix when mixed with gasoline, unless certified, as	1086
required by the tax commissioner, for withdrawal from terminals	1087
for reprocessing at refineries;	1088

(4) Alcohol that is offered for sale or sold for use as, or	1089
commonly and commercially used as, a fuel for internal combustion	1090
engines.	1091

Gasoline does not include diesel fuel, commercial or	1092
industrial napthas or solvents manufactured, imported, received,	1093
stored, distributed, sold, or used exclusively for purposes other	1094
than as a motor fuel for a motor vehicle or vessel. The blending	1095
of any of the products listed in the preceding sentence,	1096
regardless of name or characteristics, is conclusively presumed to	1097
have been done to produce gasoline, unless the product obtained by	1098
the blending is entirely incapable for use as fuel to operate a	1099
motor vehicle. An additive, blend stock, or alcohol is presumed to	1100
be sold for blending unless a certification is obtained as	1101
required by the tax commissioner.	1102

(F) "Public highways" means lands and lots over which the	1103
public, either as user or owner, generally has a right to pass,	1104
even though the same are closed temporarily by the authorities for	1105
the purpose of construction, reconstruction, maintenance, or	1106
repair.	1107

(G) "Waters within the boundaries of this state" means all	1108
streams, lakes, ponds, marshes, water courses, and all other	1109
bodies of surface water, natural or artificial, which are situated	1110
wholly or partially within this state or within its jurisdiction,	1111
except private impounded bodies of water.	1112

(H) "Person" includes individuals, partnerships, firms,	1113
associations, corporations, receivers, trustees in bankruptcy,	1114
estates, joint-stock companies, joint ventures, the state and its	1115
political subdivisions, and any combination of persons of any	1116
form.	1117

(I)(1) "Motor fuel dealer" means any person who satisfies any	1118
of the following:	1119

(a) The person imports from another state or foreign country	1120
or acquires motor fuel by any means into a terminal in this state;	1121

(b) The person imports motor fuel from another state or	1122
foreign country in bulk lot vehicles for subsequent sale and	1123
distribution in this state from bulk lot vehicles;	1124

(c) The person refines motor fuel in this state;

1125

(d) The person acquires motor fuel from a motor fuel dealer	1126
for subsequent sale and distribution by that person in this state	1127
from bulk lot vehicles;	1128

(e) The person possesses an unrevoked permissive motor fuel	1129
dealer's license.	1130

(2) Any person who obtains dyed diesel fuel for use other	1131
than the operation of motor vehicles upon the public highways or	1132
upon waters within the boundaries of this state, but later uses	1133
that motor fuel for the operation of motor vehicles upon the	1134
public highways or upon waters within the boundaries of this	1135
state, is deemed a motor fuel dealer as regards any unpaid motor	1136
fuel taxes levied on the motor fuel so used.	1137

(J) As used in sections 5735.05, 5735.25, 5735.29, and	1138
5735.30 of the Revised Code only:	1139

(1) With respect to gasoline, "received" or "receipt" shall	1140
be construed as follows:	1141

(a) Gasoline produced at a refinery in this state or	1142
delivered to a terminal in this state is deemed received when it	1143
is disbursed through a loading rack at that refinery or terminal;	1144

(b) Except as provided in division (J)(1)(a) of this section,	1145
gasoline imported into this state or purchased or otherwise	1146
acquired in this state by any person is deemed received within	1147
this state by that person when the gasoline is withdrawn from the	1148
container in which it was transported;	1149

(c) Gasoline delivered or disbursed by any means from a	1150
terminal directly to another terminal is not deemed received.	1151

(2) With respect to motor fuel other than gasoline,	1152
"received" or "receipt" means distributed or sold for use or used	1153
to generate power for the operation of motor vehicles upon the	1154
public highways or upon waters within the boundaries of this	1155
state. All diesel fuel that is not dyed diesel fuel, regardless of	1156
its use, shall be considered as used to generate power for the	1157
operation of motor vehicles upon the public highways or upon	1158
waters within the boundaries of this state when the fuel is sold	1159
or distributed to a person other than a licensed motor fuel dealer	1160
or to a person licensed under section 5735.026 of the Revised	1161
Code.	1162

(K) Motor fuel used for the operation of licensed motor	1163
vehicles employed in the maintenance, construction, or repair of	1164
public highways is deemed to be used for the operation of motor	1165
vehicles upon the public highways.	1166

(L) "Licensed motor fuel dealer" means any dealer possessing	1167
an unrevoked motor fuel dealer's license issued by the tax	1168
commissioner as provided in section 5735.02 of the Revised Code.	1169

(M) "Licensed retail dealer" means any retail dealer	1170
possessing an unrevoked retail dealer's license issued by the tax	1171
commissioner as provided in section 5735.022 of the Revised Code.	1172

(N) "Cents per gallon rate" means the amount computed by the	1173
tax commissioner under section 5735.011 of the Revised Code that	1174
is used to determine that portion of the tax levied by section	1175
5735.05 of the Revised Code that is computed in the manner	1176
prescribed by division (B)(2) of section 5735.06 of the Revised	1177
Code and that is applicable for the period that begins on the	1178
first day of July following the date on which the commissioner	1179
makes the computation.	1180

(O) "Retail dealer" means any person that sells or	1181
distributes motor fuel at a retail service station located in this	1182
state.	1183

(P) "Retail service station" means a location from which	1184
motor fuel is sold to the general public and is dispensed or	1185
pumped directly into motor vehicle fuel tanks for consumption.	1186

(Q) "Transit bus" means a motor vehicle that is operated for	1187
public transit or paratransit service on a regular and continuing	1188
basis within the state by or for a county, a municipal	1189
corporation, a county transit board pursuant to sections 306.01 to	1190
306.13 of the Revised Code, a regional transit authority pursuant	1191
to sections 306.30 to 306.54 of the Revised Code, or a regional	1192
transit commission pursuant to sections 306.80 to 306.90 of the	1193
Revised Code. Public transit or paratransit service may include	1194
fixed route, demand-responsive, or subscription bus service	1195
transportation, but does not include shared-ride taxi service,	1196
carpools, vanpools, jitney service, school bus transportation, or	1197
charter or sightseeing services.	1198

(R) "Export" means motor fuel delivered outside this state.	1199
Motor fuel delivered outside this state by or for the seller	1200
constitutes an export by the seller. Motor fuel delivered outside	1201
this state by or for the purchaser constitutes an export by the	1202
purchaser.	1203

(S) "Import" means motor fuel delivered into this state from	1204
outside this state. Motor fuel delivered into this state from	1205
outside this state by or for the seller constitutes an import by	1206
the seller. Motor fuel delivered into this state from outside this	1207
state by or for the purchaser constitutes an import by the	1208
purchaser.	1209

(T) "Terminal" means a motor fuel storage or distribution	1210
facility that is supplied by pipeline or marine vessel.	1211

(U) "Consumer" means a buyer of motor fuel for purposes other	1212
than resale in any form.	1213

(V) "Bulk lot vehicle" means railroad tank cars, transport	1214
tank trucks and tank wagons with a capacity of at least 1,400	1215
gallons.	1216

(W) "Licensed permissive motor fuel dealer" means any person	1217
possessing an unrevoked permissive motor fuel dealer's license	1218
issued by the tax commissioner under section 5735.021 of the	1219
Revised Code.	1220

(X) "Licensed terminal operator" means any person possessing	1221
an unrevoked terminal operator's license issued by the tax	1222
commissioner under section 5735.026 of the Revised Code.	1223

(Y) "Licensed exporter" means any person possessing an	1224
unrevoked exporter's license issued by the tax commissioner under	1225
section 5735.026 of the Revised Code.	1226

(Z) "Dyed diesel fuel" means any diesel fuel dyed pursuant to	1227
regulations issued by the internal revenue service or a rule	1228
promulgated by the tax commissioner.	1229

(AA) "Gross gallons" means U.S. gallons without temperature	1230
or barometric adjustments.	1231

(BB) "Net gallons" means U.S. gallons with a temperature	1232
adjustment to sixty degrees fahrenheit.	1233

Sec. 5735.012.  Amounts of liquid motor fuel reported under	1234
this chapter shall be measured in gross gallons, except that	1235
amounts reported for terminal to terminal transactions shall be	1236
measured in net gallons and amounts reported for terminal to Ohio	1237
licensed dealer transactions shall be measured in both net gallons	1238
and gross gallons. Amounts of compressed natural gas shall be	1239
measured in gallon equivalents.	1240

Sec. 5735.015. (A) Notwithstanding any other provision of	1241
this chapter, the total combined rate of tax imposed under this	1242
chapter upon the receipt of propane or compressed natural gas	1243
received on or after the first day of the first month after the	1244
effective date of the enactment of this section and before the	1245
first day of the sixty-first month after that effective date shall	1246
be the following:	1247

(1) For propane or compressed natural gas received on or	1248
after the first day of the first month after that effective date	1249
and before the first day of the thirty-seventh month after that	1250
effective date, zero cents per gallon;	1251

(2) For propane or compressed natural gas received on or	1252
after the first day of the thirty-seventh month after that	1253
effective date and before the first day of the forty-ninth month	1254
after that effective date, nine and three-tenths cents per gallon;	1255

(3) For propane or compressed natural gas received on or	1256
after the first day of the forty-ninth month after that effective	1257
date and before the first day of the sixty-first month after that	1258
effective date, eighteen and six-tenths cents per gallon.	1259

(B) All receipts from taxes imposed at the rates described in	1260
divisions (A)(2) and (3) of this section shall be distributed as	1261
follows:	1262

(1) Seventeen twenty-eighths shall be distributed in the same	1263
manner as required for receipts from the tax levied by section	1264
5735.05 of the Revised Code;	1265

(2) Eight twenty-eighths shall be distributed in the same	1266
manner as required for receipts from the tax levied by section	1267
5735.29 of the Revised Code;	1268

(3) Two twenty-eighths shall be distributed in the same	1269
manner as required for receipts from the tax levied by section	1270
5735.25 of the Revised Code;	1271

(4) One twenty-eighth shall be distributed in the same manner	1272
as required for receipts from the tax levied by section 5735.30 of	1273
the Revised Code.	1274

Section 2.  That existing sections 3741.14, 4501.06, 4503.10,	1275
4503.103, 4503.11, 4503.191, 4513.02, 4513.11, 5577.044, 5735.01,	1276
and 5735.012 of the Revised Code are hereby repealed.	1277