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As Reported by the Senate Highways and Transportation Committee
123rd General Assembly
Regular Session
1999-2000 | Sub. S. B. No. 232 |
SENATOR OELSLAGER
A BILL
To amend sections 4503.48, 4503.54, 4503.571, and 4503.59
and to enact section 4503.73 of the Revised Code to eliminate the additional
$10 fee that a
person pays to the Bureau of Motor Vehicles when first obtaining
or renewing Ohio National Guard license plates, U.S. Armed Forces
Reserves license plates, U.S. Armed Forces retiree or honorably
discharged veteran license plates, Purple Heart license plates,
and Pearl Harbor license plates; to allow a Purple Heart recipient to receive
Purple Heart license plates for more than one vehicle owned by the recipient;
to specify that certain special license plates may be obtained for motor homes
rather than for all types of recreational vehicles; and to create the "Leader
in Flight" license plate.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF OHIO:
Section 1. That sections 4503.48, 4503.54, 4503.571, and
4503.59 be amended and section 4503.73 of the Revised Code be enacted to read
as follows:
Sec. 4503.48. Any person who is a member of the Ohio
national guard or the reserves of the armed forces of the United
States may apply to the registrar of motor vehicles for the
registration of any passenger car, noncommercial motor vehicle,
motor home, or other vehicle of a class approved by the registrar that the
person owns or leases. The application shall
be accompanied by such written evidence that the person is a member of the
Ohio national guard or of the reserves as the registrar requires by rule.
Upon receipt of an application for registration of a motor
vehicle under this section;, presentation of satisfactory
evidence
of membership in the Ohio national guard or the reserves;,
AND payment
of the regular license fees as prescribed under section 4503.04
of the Revised Code, AND any local motor vehicle license tax
levied
under Chapter 4504. of the Revised Code, and an additional fee of
ten dollars, the registrar shall issue to the applicant the
appropriate motor vehicle registration and a set of license
plates and a validation sticker, or a validation sticker alone
when required by section 4503.191 of the Revised Code. In
addition to the letters and numbers ordinarily inscribed thereon,
the license plates shall be inscribed with identifying words or
markings designed by the department of public safety.
THE LICENSE PLATES
SHALL BEAR COUNTY IDENTIFICATION STICKERS THAT IDENTIFY THE COUNTY OF
REGISTRATION BY NAME OR NUMBER.
Sec. 4503.54. Any person who is a retired or honorably
discharged veteran of any branch of the armed forces of the
United States may apply to the registrar of motor vehicles for
the registration of any passenger car, noncommercial motor
vehicle, motor home, or other vehicle of a class approved by the registrar the
person owns or leases. The application shall be
accompanied by such written evidence that the applicant is a
retired or honorably discharged veteran of a branch of the armed
forces of the United States as the registrar shall require by
rule.
Upon receipt of an application for registration of a motor
vehicle under this section, presentation of satisfactory evidence
documenting that the applicant is a retired or honorably
discharged veteran of a branch of the armed forces of the United
States, AND payment of the regular license fees as prescribed under
section 4503.04 of the Revised Code, AND any local motor vehicle
license tax levied under Chapter 4504. of the Revised Code, and
an additional fee of ten dollars, the registrar shall issue to
the applicant the appropriate motor vehicle registration and a
set of license plates and a validation sticker, or a validation
sticker alone when required by section 4503.191 of the Revised
Code. In addition to the letters and numbers ordinarily
inscribed thereon, the license plates shall contain the
appropriate inscription as follows: "U.S. ARMED FORCES
RETIRED--(BRANCH OF SERVICE)" or "U.S. ARMED FORCES VETERAN--(BRANCH
OF SERVICE)." Depending upon the format of the inscription, the
registrar shall determine whether or not the inscription contains
the dash.
THE LICENSE PLATES
SHALL BEAR COUNTY IDENTIFICATION STICKERS THAT IDENTIFY THE COUNTY OF
REGISTRATION BY NAME OR NUMBER.
Sec. 4503.571. Any person who has been awarded the purple
heart may apply to the registrar of motor vehicles for the
registration of one ANY passenger car, noncommercial motor
vehicle,
recreational vehicle MOTOR HOME, or other vehicle of a class
approved by the registrar
that the person owns or leases. The application shall be accompanied by such
documentary evidence in support of the award as the registrar may require.
The application may be combined with a request for a special reserved
license plate under section 4503.40 or 4503.42 of the
Revised Code.
Upon receipt of an application for registration of a motor
vehicle under this section and the required taxes and fees, and
presentation of the required supporting evidence of the award of the purple
heart, the registrar shall issue to the applicant the appropriate motor
vehicle registration and a set of license plates and a validation sticker, or
a validation sticker alone when required by section 4503.191 of the Revised
Code.
In addition to the letters and numbers ordinarily inscribed thereon, the
license plates shall be inscribed with the words "PURPLE HEART." The
license plates shall bear county identification stickers that identify the
county of registration by name or number.
The license plates and validation stickers shall be issued upon payment of the
regular license fee required by section 4503.04 of the Revised Code, payment
of any local motor vehicle license tax levied under Chapter 4504. of the
Revised Code, payment of an additional fee of ten dollars, and
compliance with
all other applicable laws relating to the registration of motor vehicles. If
the application is combined with a request for a special reserved license
plate under section 4503.40 or 4503.42 of the Revised Code, the license plates
and validation sticker shall be issued upon payment of the
fees and taxes referred to in this section and the additional fee prescribed
under section 4503.40 or 4503.42 of the Revised Code. The additional fee
of
ten dollars shall be for the purpose of compensating the bureau of motor
vehicles for additional
services required in the issuing of license plates under this section and
shall be transmitted by the registrar to the treasurer of state for deposit
into the state treasury to the credit of the state bureau of motor vehicles
fund created by section 4501.25 of the Revised Code.
No person who is not a recipient of the purple heart shall
willfully and falsely represent that the person is a recipient of a
purple heart for the purpose of obtaining license plates under
this section. No person shall own a motor vehicle bearing
license plates under this section unless the person is eligible
to be issued such license plates.
Sec. 4503.59. The owner or lessee of any passenger car, noncommercial
motor vehicle, recreational vehicle MOTOR HOME, or other vehicle
of a class approved by
the registrar of motor vehicles who is certified by the Pearl Harbor survivors
association as having survived the attack on Pearl Harbor may apply to the
registrar for the registration of the vehicle and issuance of Pearl Harbor
license plates. The application for Pearl Harbor license plates may be
combined with a request for a special reserved license plate under section
4503.40 or 4503.42 of the Revised Code. Upon receipt of the completed
application, presentation by the applicant of
documentation issued by the Pearl
Harbor survivors association certifying that
the applicant survived the attack on Pearl
Harbor, and compliance by the applicant with
this section, the registrar shall issue to the applicant the appropriate
vehicle registration and a set of Pearl
Harbor license plates with a validation
sticker or a validation sticker alone when required by section 4503.191 of the
Revised Code.
In addition to the letters and numbers ordinarily inscribed thereon,
Pearl Harbor license plates shall be inscribed with the words "Pearl Harbor"
and a symbol or logo designed by the Pearl Harbor survivors association and
approved by the registrar. Pearl Harbor license plates shall bear county
identification stickers that identify the county of registration by name or
number.
Pearl Harbor license plates and validation stickers shall be issued upon
payment of the regular license fee required by section 4503.04 of the Revised
Code, payment of any local motor vehicle license tax levied under Chapter
4504. of the Revised Code, payment of an additional fee of ten dollars,
and
compliance with all other applicable laws relating to the registration of
motor vehicles. If the application for Pearl Harbor license plates is
combined with a request for a special reserved license plate under section
4503.40 or 4503.42 of the Revised Code, the license plates and validation
sticker shall be issued upon payment of the fees and taxes contained in this
section and the additional fee prescribed under section 4503.40 or 4503.42 of
the Revised Code. The additional fee of ten dollars shall be for the
purpose
of compensating the bureau of motor vehicles for additional services required
in the issuing of Pearl Harbor license plates, and shall be
transmitted by the registrar to the treasurer of state for deposit into the
state treasury to the credit of the state bureau of motor vehicles fund
created by section 4501.25 of the Revised Code.
Sec. 4503.73. (A) THE OWNER OR LESSEE OF ANY PASSENGER CAR,
NONCOMMERCIAL MOTOR VEHICLE, RECREATIONAL VEHICLE, OR OTHER VEHICLE OF A CLASS
APPROVED BY THE REGISTRAR OF MOTOR VEHICLES MAY
APPLY TO THE REGISTRAR FOR THE REGISTRATION OF THE VEHICLE AND
ISSUANCE OF "THE LEADER IN FLIGHT" LICENSE PLATES. THE
APPLICATION FOR "THE LEADER IN FLIGHT" LICENSE PLATES MAY BE
COMBINED WITH A REQUEST FOR A SPECIAL RESERVED LICENSE PLATE UNDER
SECTION 4503.40 OR 4503.42 OF THE REVISED CODE. UPON
RECEIPT OF THE COMPLETED APPLICATION AND COMPLIANCE WITH DIVISION (B)
OF THIS SECTION, THE REGISTRAR SHALL ISSUE TO THE APPLICANT THE APPROPRIATE
VEHICLE REGISTRATION AND A SET
OF "THE LEADER IN FLIGHT" LICENSE PLATES WITH A VALIDATION STICKER OR A
VALIDATION STICKER ALONE
WHEN REQUIRED BY SECTION 4503.191 OF THE REVISED CODE.
IN ADDITION TO THE LETTERS AND NUMBERS ORDINARILY INSCRIBED
THEREON, "THE LEADER IN FLIGHT" LICENSE PLATES SHALL BE INSCRIBED
WITH THE WORDS "THE LEADER IN FLIGHT" AND ILLUSTRATIONS OF A SPACE
SHUTTLE IN A VERTICAL POSITION AND THE WRIGHT "B" AIRPLANE.
"THE LEADER IN FLIGHT" LICENSE PLATES SHALL BEAR COUNTY IDENTIFICATION
STICKERS THAT IDENTIFY THE COUNTY OF REGISTRATION BY NAME OR
NUMBER.
(B) "THE LEADER IN FLIGHT" LICENSE PLATES AND VALIDATION STICKER
SHALL BE ISSUED UPON PAYMENT OF THE REGULAR LICENSE TAX AS PRESCRIBED
UNDER SECTION 4503.04 OF THE REVISED CODE, A FEE OF TEN
DOLLARS FOR THE PURPOSE OF COMPENSATING THE BUREAU OF MOTOR VEHICLES FOR
ADDITIONAL SERVICES REQUIRED IN THE ISSUING OF "THE
LEADER IN FLIGHT" LICENSE PLATES, ANY APPLICABLE MOTOR VEHICLE TAX LEVIED
UNDER CHAPTER 4504. OF THE REVISED CODE, AND
COMPLIANCE
WITH ALL OTHER APPLICABLE LAWS RELATING TO THE REGISTRATION OF MOTOR VEHICLES.
IF THE APPLICATION FOR "THE LEADER IN FLIGHT" LICENSE PLATES IS COMBINED WITH
A REQUEST FOR A SPECIAL RESERVED LICENSE PLATE UNDER SECTION
4503.40 OR 4503.42 OF THE REVISED CODE, THE LICENSE PLATE
AND VALIDATION STICKER SHALL BE ISSUED UPON PAYMENT OF THE FEES AND TAXES
REFERRED TO OR ESTABLISHED IN THIS DIVISION AND THE ADDITIONAL
FEE PRESCRIBED UNDER SECTION 4503.40 OR 4503.42 OF THE REVISED
CODE.
(C) THE REGISTRAR SHALL DEPOSIT THE ADDITIONAL FEE OF TEN DOLLARS
SPECIFIED IN DIVISION (B) OF THIS SECTION THAT THE APPLICANT FOR
REGISTRATION VOLUNTARILY PAYS FOR THE PURPOSE OF COMPENSATING THE BUREAU FOR
THE ADDITIONAL
SERVICES REQUIRED IN THE ISSUING OF THE APPLICANT'S "THE LEADER IN
FLIGHT" LICENSE PLATES IN THE STATE BUREAU OF MOTOR VEHICLES FUND
CREATED IN SECTION 4501.25 OF THE REVISED CODE.
Section 2. That existing sections 4503.48, 4503.54, 4503.571,
and 4503.59 of the Revised Code are hereby repealed.
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