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H. B. No. 354 As IntroducedAs Introduced
129th General Assembly | Regular Session | 2011-2012 |
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Cosponsors:
Representatives O'Brien, Lundy, Letson, Grossman, Gonzales, Brenner, Derickson, Reece, Blair, Combs
A BILL
To amend section 4503.546 of the Revised Code to
redefine eligibility for issuance of a "Gold Star
Family" license plate.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF OHIO:
Section 1. That section 4503.546 of the Revised Code be
amended to read as follows:
Sec. 4503.546. (A) Any member of the immediate family of a
person who died in a combat zone while serving as a member of any
branch of the armed forces of the United States or a reserve
component of the armed forces of the United States or the Ohio
national guard, or who died as a direct result of such service
after an honorable discharge, 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 family member owns or leases and for
issuance of "gold star family" license plates for that motor
vehicle. The application for "gold star family" 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, a set of "gold star family"
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
on the license plates, "gold star family" license plates shall be
inscribed with a gold star and the words "gold star family." "Gold
star family" license plates shall bear county identification
stickers that identify the county of registration by name or
number.
(B) "Gold star family" license plates and a validation
sticker or, when applicable, a validation sticker alone shall be
issued upon submission by the applicant of an application for
registration of a motor vehicle under this section, payment of the
regular license tax as prescribed under section 4503.04 of the
Revised Code, any applicable motor vehicle tax levied under
Chapter 4504. of the Revised Code, and any applicable additional
fee prescribed by section 4503.40 or 4503.42 of the Revised Code,
and compliance with all other applicable laws relating to the
registration of motor vehicles.
(C) No person who is not a member of the immediate family of
a person who died in a combat zone while serving as a member of
any branch of the armed forces of the United States or a reserve
component of the armed forces of the United States or the Ohio
national guard, or who died as a direct result of such service
after an honorable discharge, shall willfully and falsely
represent that the person is such a family member for the purpose
of obtaining license plates under this section.
(D) As used in this section, "member of the immediate family"
of a person who died in a combat zone while serving as a member of
any branch of the armed forces of the United States or a reserve
component of the armed forces of the United States or the Ohio
national guard, or who died as a direct result of such service
after an honorable discharge, means all of the following:
(2) A parent, stepparent, or other person who acted in loco
parentis;
(3) A sibling, whether of the whole or half-blood, or by
adoption;
(4) A child, including those by adoption, or a stepchild;
Section 2. That existing section 4503.546 of the Revised Code
is hereby repealed.
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