As Introduced

130th General Assembly Regular Session 2013-2014

H. B. No. 344

Representatives Stinziano, Hill 

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A BILL

To enact section 4503.526 of the Revised Code to

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create the "Ohio Statehouse" license plate.

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

Section 1. That section 4503.526 of the Revised Code be	3
enacted to read as follows:	4

Sec. 4503.526.  (A) The owner or lessee of any passenger car,	5
noncommercial motor vehicle, recreational vehicle, or other	6
vehicle of a class approved by the registrar of motor vehicles may	7
apply to the registrar for the registration of the vehicle and	8
issuance of "Ohio Statehouse" license plates. The application for	9
"Ohio Statehouse" license plates may be combined with a request	10
for a special reserved license plate under section 4503.40 or	11
4503.42 of the Revised Code. Upon receipt of the completed	12
application and compliance with division (B) of this section, the	13
registrar shall issue to the applicant the appropriate vehicle	14
registration and a set of "Ohio Statehouse" license plates with a	15
validation sticker or a validation sticker alone when required by	16
section 4503.191 of the Revised Code. In addition to the letters	17
and numbers ordinarily inscribed thereon, "Ohio Statehouse"	18
license plates shall be inscribed with words and markings selected	19
and designed by the capitol square review and advisory board and	20
approved by the registrar. "Ohio Statehouse" license plates shall	21
bear county identification stickers that identify the county of	22
registration by name or number.	23

(B) "Ohio Statehouse" license plates and validation stickers	24
shall be issued upon payment of the regular license tax as	25
prescribed under section 4503.04 of the Revised Code, any	26
applicable motor vehicle tax levied under Chapter 4504. of the	27
Revised Code, a bureau of motor vehicles administrative fee of ten	28
dollars, the contribution specified in division (C)(1) of this	29
section, and compliance with all other applicable laws relating to	30
the registration of motor vehicles. If the application for "Ohio	31
Statehouse" license plates is combined with a request for a	32
special reserved license plate under section 4503.40 or 4503.42 of	33
the Revised Code, the license plates and validation sticker shall	34
be issued upon payment of the contribution, fees, and taxes	35
contained in this division and the additional fee prescribed under	36
section 4503.40 or 4503.42 of the Revised Code.	37

(C)(1) For each application for registration and registration	38
renewal submitted under this section, the registrar shall collect	39
a contribution of twenty-five dollars. The registrar shall	40
transmit this contribution to the treasurer of state for deposit	41
into the capitol square renovation gift fund created in section	42
105.41 of the Revised Code.	43

(2) The registrar shall pay the ten-dollar bureau	44
administrative fee, the purpose of which is to compensate the	45
bureau for additional services required in issuing "Ohio	46
Statehouse" license plates, into the state treasury to the credit	47
of the state bureau of motor vehicles fund created in section	48
4501.25 of the Revised Code.	49