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Am. H. B. No. 45 As Enrolled
(130th General Assembly)
(Amended House Bill Number 45)
AN ACT
To enact section 4503.549 of the Revised Code to
create "Military Sacrifice" license plates.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Ohio:
SECTION 1. That section 4503.549 of the Revised Code be
enacted to read as follows:
Sec. 4503.549. (A) Any member of the immediate family of a
person who died outside a combat zone while serving honorably and
not of willful misconduct as defined in 38 C.F.R. 3.1(n) as a
member of any branch of the armed forces of the United States,
either active or reserve, the national guard under federal or
state control, or the United States coast guard 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 "military sacrifice" license plates for
that motor vehicle. The application for "military sacrifice"
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 "military sacrifice" 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, "military sacrifice" license plates shall
be inscribed with a distinctive emblem and the words "military
sacrifice." "Military sacrifice" license plates shall bear county
identification stickers that identify the county of registration
by name or number.
(B) "Military sacrifice" 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, 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 outside a combat zone while serving honorably
and not of willful misconduct as defined in 38 C.F.R. 3.1(n) as a
member of any branch of the armed forces of the United States,
either active or reserve, the national guard under federal or
state control, or the United States coast guard 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 outside a combat zone while serving honorably
and not of willful misconduct as defined in 38 C.F.R. 3.1(n) as a
member of any branch of the armed forces of the United States,
either active or reserve, the national guard under federal or
state control, or the United States coast guard means all of the
following:
(1) A spouse;
(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;
(5) A grandparent.
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