| Sec. 4503.181. (A) As used in this section, "historical | 6 |
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motor vehicle" means any motor vehicle that is more than | 7 |
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twenty-five years old and that is owned solely as a collector's | 8 |
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item and for participation in club activities, exhibitions, tours, | 9 |
parades, and similar uses, but in no event is. A historical motor | 10 |
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vehicle shall not be used for general transportation, but may be | 11 |
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operated on the public roads and highways to and from a location | 12 |
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where maintenance is performed on the vehicle. | 13 |
(C) A person who owns ana historical motor vehicle and | 18 |
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applies for license plates under this section shall execute an | 19 |
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affidavit that the vehicle for which plates are requested is owned | 20 |
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and operated solely for the purposes enumerated in division (A) of | 21 |
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this section, and also setting forth in the affidavit that the | 22 |
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vehicle has been inspected and found safe to operate on the public | 23 |
roads and highways in the state. A person who owns ana historical | 24 |
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motor vehicle and desires to display model year license plates on | 25 |
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the vehicle as permitted by this section shall execute at the time | 26 |
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of registration an affidavit setting forth that the model year | 27 |
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license plates the person desires to display on the person's | 28 |
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historical motor vehicle are legible and serviceable license | 29 |
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plates that originally were issued by this state. No registration | 30 |
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issued pursuant to this section need specify the weight of the | 31 |
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vehicle. | 32 |
| (D) A vehicle registered under this section may display | 33 |
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historical vehicle license plates issued by the registrar of motor | 34 |
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vehicles or model year license plates procured by the applicant. | 35 |
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Historical vehicle license plates shall not bear a date, but shall | 36 |
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bear the inscription "Historical Vehicle--Ohio" and the | 37 |
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registration number, which shall be shown thereon. Model year | 38 |
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license plates shall be legible and serviceable license plates | 39 |
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issued by this state and inscribed with the date of the year | 40 |
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corresponding to the model year when the vehicle was manufactured. | 41 |
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Notwithstanding section 4503.21 of the Revised Code, only one | 42 |
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model year license plate is required to be displayed on the rear | 43 |
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of the historical motor vehicle at all times. The registration | 44 |
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certificate and the historical vehicle license plates issued by | 45 |
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the registrar shall be kept in the vehicle at all times the | 46 |
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vehicle is operated on the public roads and highways in this | 47 |
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state. | 48 |
| Notwithstanding section 4503.21 of the Revised Code, the | 49 |
owner of ana historical motor vehicle that was manufactured for | 50 |
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military purposes and that is registered under this section may | 51 |
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display the assigned registration number of the vehicle by | 52 |
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painting the number on the front and rear of the vehicle. The | 53 |
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number shall be painted, in accordance with the size and style | 54 |
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specifications established for numerals and letters shown on | 55 |
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license plates in section 4503.22 of the Revised Code, in a color | 56 |
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that contrasts clearly with the color of the vehicle, and shall be | 57 |
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legible and visible at all times. Upon application for | 58 |
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registration under this section and payment of the license fee | 59 |
prescribed in division (B) of this section, the owner of such ana | 60 |
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historical motor vehicle shall be issued historical vehicle | 61 |
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license plates. The registration certificate and at least one such | 62 |
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license plate shall be kept in the vehicle at all times the | 63 |
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vehicle is operated on the public roads and highways in this | 64 |
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state. If ownership of such a vehicle is transferred, the | 65 |
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transferor shall surrender the historical vehicle license plates | 66 |
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or transfer them to another historical motor vehicle the | 67 |
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transferor owns, and remove or obliterate the registration numbers | 68 |
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painted on the vehicle. | 69 |
| (E) Historical vehicle and model year license plates are | 70 |
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valid without renewal as long as the vehicle for which they were | 71 |
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issued or procured is in existence. Historical vehicle plates are | 72 |
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issued for the owner's use only for such vehicle unless later | 73 |
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transferred to another historical motor vehicle owned by that | 74 |
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person. In order to effect such a transfer, the owner of the | 75 |
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historical motor vehicle that originally displayed the historical | 76 |
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vehicle plates shall comply with division (C) of this section. In | 77 |
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the event of a transfer of title, the transferor shall surrender | 78 |
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historical vehicle license plates or transfer them to another | 79 |
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historical motor vehicle owned by the transferor, but model year | 80 |
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license plates may be retained by the transferor. The registrar | 81 |
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may revoke license plates issued under this section, for cause | 82 |
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shown and after hearing, for failure of the applicant to comply | 83 |
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with this section. Upon revocation, historical vehicle license | 84 |
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plates shall be surrendered; model year license plates may be | 85 |
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retained, but no longer are valid for display on the vehicle. | 86 |
(F) The owner of ana historical motor vehicle bearing | 87 |
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historical vehicle license plates may replace them with model year | 88 |
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license plates by surrendering the historical vehicle license | 89 |
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plates and motor vehicle certificate of registration to the | 90 |
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registrar. The owner, at the time of registration, shall execute | 91 |
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an affidavit setting forth that the model year plates are legible | 92 |
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and serviceable license plates that originally were issued by this | 93 |
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state. Such an owner is required to pay the license fee prescribed | 94 |
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by division (B) of this section, but the owner is not required to | 95 |
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have the historical motor vehicle reinspected under division (C) | 96 |
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of this section. | 97 |
A person who owns ana historical motor vehicle bearing model | 98 |
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year license plates may replace them with historical vehicle | 99 |
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license plates by surrendering the motor vehicle certificate of | 100 |
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registration and applying for issuance of historical vehicle | 101 |
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license plates. Such a person is required to pay the license fee | 102 |
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prescribed by division (B) of this section, but the person is not | 103 |
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required to have the historical motor vehicle reinspected under | 104 |
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division (C) of this section. | 105 |