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Bill Title: To create the "Ohio Statehouse" license plate, the "Disabled American Veteran" license plate, and the "POW/MIA Awareness" license plate.
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 71-37)
Status: (Passed) 2014-07-10 - Effective Date
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As Reported by the House Transportation, Public Safety, and Homeland Security Committee
130th General Assembly | Regular Session | 2013-2014 |
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Representative Retherford
Cosponsors:
Representatives Grossman, Hood, Thompson, Stinziano, Adams, J., Derickson, Fedor, Bishoff, Gonzales, Terhar, Reece, Beck, Milkovich, Buchy, Barborak, Butler, Burkley, Brenner, Dovilla, Damschroder, Celebrezze, Johnson, Perales
A BILL
| To amend section 4501.21 and to enact section | 1 |
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4503.534 of the Revised Code to create the | 2 |
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"Disabled American Veteran" license plate. | 3 |
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF OHIO:
Section 1. That section 4501.21 be amended and section | 4 |
4503.534 of the Revised Code be enacted to read as follows: | 5 |
Sec. 4501.21. (A) There is hereby created in the state | 6 |
treasury the license plate contribution fund. The fund shall | 7 |
consist of all contributions paid by motor vehicle registrants and | 8 |
collected by the registrar of motor vehicles pursuant to sections | 9 |
4503.491, 4503.493, 4503.494, 4503.496, 4503.498, 4503.499, | 10 |
4503.50, 4503.501, 4503.502, 4503.505, 4503.51, 4503.522, | 11 |
4503.523, 4503.531, 4503.545, 4503.55, 4503.551, 4503.552, | 12 |
4503.553, 4503.561, 4503.562, 4503.564, 4503.591, 4503.67, | 13 |
4503.68, 4503.69, 4503.701, 4503.71, 4503.711, 4503.712, 4503.713, | 14 |
4503.72, 4503.73, 4503.74, 4503.75, 4503.751, 4503.85, 4503.89, | 15 |
4503.92, and 4503.94 of the Revised Code. | 16 |
(B) The registrar shall pay the contributions the registrar | 17 |
collects in the fund as follows: | 18 |
The registrar shall pay the contributions received pursuant | 19 |
to section 4503.491 of the Revised Code to the breast cancer fund | 20 |
of Ohio, which shall use that money only to pay for programs that | 21 |
provide assistance and education to Ohio breast cancer patients | 22 |
and that improve access for such patients to quality health care | 23 |
and clinical trials and shall not use any of the money for | 24 |
abortion information, counseling, services, or other | 25 |
abortion-related activities. | 26 |
The registrar shall pay the contributions received pursuant | 27 |
to section 4503.493 of the Revised Code to the autism society of | 28 |
Ohio, which shall use the contributions for programs and autism | 29 |
awareness efforts throughout the state. | 30 |
The registrar shall pay the contributions the registrar | 31 |
receives pursuant to section 4503.494 of the Revised Code to the | 32 |
national multiple sclerosis society for distribution in equal | 33 |
amounts to the northwestern Ohio, Ohio buckeye, and Ohio valley | 34 |
chapters of the national multiple sclerosis society. These | 35 |
chapters shall use the money they receive under this section to | 36 |
assist in paying the expenses they incur in providing services | 37 |
directly to their clients. | 38 |
The registrar shall pay the contributions the registrar | 39 |
receives pursuant to section 4503.496 of the Revised Code to the | 40 |
Ohio sickle cell and health association, which shall use the | 41 |
contributions to help support educational, clinical, and social | 42 |
support services for adults who have sickle cell disease. | 43 |
The registrar shall pay the contributions the registrar | 44 |
receives pursuant to section 4503.498 of the Revised Code to | 45 |
special olympics Ohio, inc., which shall use the contributions for | 46 |
its programs, charitable efforts, and other activities. | 47 |
The registrar shall pay the contributions the registrar | 48 |
receives pursuant to section 4503.499 of the Revised Code to the | 49 |
children's glioma cancer foundation, which shall use the | 50 |
contributions for its research and other programs. | 51 |
The registrar shall pay the contributions the registrar | 52 |
receives pursuant to section 4503.50 of the Revised Code to the | 53 |
future farmers of America foundation, which shall deposit the | 54 |
contributions into its general account to be used for educational | 55 |
and scholarship purposes of the future farmers of America | 56 |
foundation. | 57 |
The registrar shall pay the contributions the registrar | 58 |
receives pursuant to section 4503.501 of the Revised Code to the | 59 |
4-H youth development program of the Ohio state university | 60 |
extension program, which shall use those contributions to pay the | 61 |
expenses it incurs in conducting its educational activities. | 62 |
The registrar shall pay the contributions received pursuant | 63 |
to section 4503.502 of the Revised Code to the Ohio cattlemen's | 64 |
foundation, which shall use those contributions for scholarships | 65 |
and other educational activities. | 66 |
The registrar shall pay the contributions received pursuant | 67 |
to section 4503.505 of the Revised Code to the organization Ohio | 68 |
region phi theta kappa, which shall use those contributions for | 69 |
scholarships for students who are members of that organization. | 70 |
The registrar shall pay each contribution the registrar | 71 |
receives pursuant to section 4503.51 of the Revised Code to the | 72 |
university or college whose name or marking or design appears on | 73 |
collegiate license plates that are issued to a person under that | 74 |
section. A university or college that receives contributions from | 75 |
the fund shall deposit the contributions into its general | 76 |
scholarship fund. | 77 |
The registrar shall pay the contributions the registrar | 78 |
receives pursuant to section 4503.522 of the Revised Code to the | 79 |
"friends of Perry's victory and international peace memorial, | 80 |
incorporated," a nonprofit corporation organized under the laws of | 81 |
this state, to assist that organization in paying the expenses it | 82 |
incurs in sponsoring or holding charitable, educational, and | 83 |
cultural events at the monument. | 84 |
The registrar shall pay the contributions the registrar | 85 |
receives pursuant to section 4503.523 of the Revised Code to the | 86 |
fairport lights foundation, which shall use the money to pay for | 87 |
the restoration, maintenance, and preservation of the lighthouses | 88 |
of fairport harbor. | 89 |
The registrar shall pay the contributions the registrar | 90 |
receives pursuant to section 4503.531 of the Revised Code to the | 91 |
thank you foundation, incorporated, a nonprofit corporation | 92 |
organized under the laws of this state, to assist that | 93 |
organization in paying for the charitable activities and programs | 94 |
it sponsors in support of United States military personnel, | 95 |
veterans, and their families. | 96 |
The registrar shall pay the contributions the registrar | 97 |
receives pursuant to section 4503.534 of the Revised Code to the | 98 |
disabled american veterans department of Ohio, to be used for | 99 |
programs that serve disabled american veterans and their families. | 100 |
The registrar shall pay the contributions the registrar | 101 |
receives pursuant to section 4503.55 of the Revised Code to the | 102 |
pro football hall of fame, which shall deposit the contributions | 103 |
into a special bank account that it establishes and which shall be | 104 |
separate and distinct from any other account the pro football hall | 105 |
of fame maintains, to be used exclusively for the purpose of | 106 |
promoting the pro football hall of fame as a travel destination. | 107 |
The registrar shall pay the contributions that are paid to | 108 |
the registrar pursuant to section 4503.545 of the Revised Code to | 109 |
the national rifle association foundation, which shall use the | 110 |
money to pay the costs of the educational activities and programs | 111 |
the foundation holds or sponsors in this state. | 112 |
The registrar shall pay to the Ohio pet fund the | 113 |
contributions the registrar receives pursuant to section 4503.551 | 114 |
of the Revised Code and any other money from any other source, | 115 |
including donations, gifts, and grants, that is designated by the | 116 |
source to be paid to the Ohio pet fund. The Ohio pet fund shall | 117 |
use the moneys it receives under this section to support programs | 118 |
for the sterilization of dogs and cats and for educational | 119 |
programs concerning the proper veterinary care of those animals, | 120 |
and for expenses of the Ohio pet fund that are reasonably | 121 |
necessary for it to obtain and maintain its tax-exempt status and | 122 |
to perform its duties. | 123 |
The registrar shall pay the contributions the registrar | 124 |
receives pursuant to section 4503.552 of the Revised Code to the | 125 |
rock and roll hall of fame and museum, incorporated. | 126 |
The registrar shall pay the contributions the registrar | 127 |
receives pursuant to section 4503.553 of the Revised Code to the | 128 |
Ohio coalition for animals, incorporated, a nonprofit corporation. | 129 |
Except as provided in division (B) of this section, the coalition | 130 |
shall distribute the money to its members, and the members shall | 131 |
use the money only to pay for educational, charitable, and other | 132 |
programs of each coalition member that provide care for unwanted, | 133 |
abused, and neglected horses. The Ohio coalition for animals may | 134 |
use a portion of the money to pay for reasonable marketing costs | 135 |
incurred in the design and promotion of the license plate and for | 136 |
administrative costs incurred in the disbursement and management | 137 |
of funds received under this section. | 138 |
The registrar shall pay the contributions the registrar | 139 |
receives pursuant to section 4503.561 of the Revised Code to the | 140 |
state of Ohio chapter of ducks unlimited, inc., which shall | 141 |
deposit the contributions into a special bank account that it | 142 |
establishes. The special bank account shall be separate and | 143 |
distinct from any other account the state of Ohio chapter of ducks | 144 |
unlimited, inc., maintains and shall be used exclusively for the | 145 |
purpose of protecting, enhancing, restoring, and managing wetlands | 146 |
and conserving wildlife habitat. The state of Ohio chapter of | 147 |
ducks unlimited, inc., annually shall notify the registrar in | 148 |
writing of the name, address, and account to which such payments | 149 |
are to be made. | 150 |
The registrar shall pay the contributions the registrar | 151 |
receives pursuant to section 4503.562 of the Revised Code to the | 152 |
Mahoning river consortium, which shall use the money to pay the | 153 |
expenses it incurs in restoring and maintaining the Mahoning river | 154 |
watershed. | 155 |
The registrar shall pay the contributions the registrar | 156 |
receives pursuant to section 4503.564 of the Revised Code to | 157 |
Antioch college for the use of the Glen Helen ecology institute to | 158 |
pay expenses related to the Glen Helen nature preserve. | 159 |
The registrar shall pay to a sports commission created | 160 |
pursuant to section 4503.591 of the Revised Code each contribution | 161 |
the registrar receives under that section that an applicant pays | 162 |
to obtain license plates that bear the logo of a professional | 163 |
sports team located in the county of that sports commission and | 164 |
that is participating in the license plate program pursuant to | 165 |
division (E) of that section, irrespective of the county of | 166 |
residence of an applicant. | 167 |
The registrar shall pay to a community charity each | 168 |
contribution the registrar receives under section 4503.591 of the | 169 |
Revised Code that an applicant pays to obtain license plates that | 170 |
bear the logo of a professional sports team that is participating | 171 |
in the license plate program pursuant to division (G) of that | 172 |
section. | 173 |
The registrar shall pay the contributions the registrar | 174 |
receives pursuant to section 4503.67 of the Revised Code to the | 175 |
Dan Beard council of the boy scouts of America. The council shall | 176 |
distribute all contributions in an equitable manner throughout the | 177 |
state to regional councils of the boy scouts. | 178 |
The registrar shall pay the contributions the registrar | 179 |
receives pursuant to section 4503.68 of the Revised Code to the | 180 |
great river council of the girl scouts of the United States of | 181 |
America. The council shall distribute all contributions in an | 182 |
equitable manner throughout the state to regional councils of the | 183 |
girl scouts. | 184 |
The registrar shall pay the contributions the registrar | 185 |
receives pursuant to section 4503.69 of the Revised Code to the | 186 |
Dan Beard council of the boy scouts of America. The council shall | 187 |
distribute all contributions in an equitable manner throughout the | 188 |
state to regional councils of the boy scouts. | 189 |
The registrar shall pay the contributions the registrar | 190 |
receives pursuant to section 4503.701 of the Revised Code to the | 191 |
Prince Hall grand lodge of free and accepted masons of Ohio, which | 192 |
shall use the contributions for scholarship purposes. | 193 |
The registrar shall pay the contributions the registrar | 194 |
receives pursuant to section 4503.71 of the Revised Code to the | 195 |
fraternal order of police of Ohio, incorporated, which shall | 196 |
deposit the fees into its general account to be used for purposes | 197 |
of the fraternal order of police of Ohio, incorporated. | 198 |
The registrar shall pay the contributions the registrar | 199 |
receives pursuant to section 4503.711 of the Revised Code to the | 200 |
fraternal order of police of Ohio, incorporated, which shall | 201 |
deposit the contributions into an account that it creates to be | 202 |
used for the purpose of advancing and protecting the law | 203 |
enforcement profession, promoting improved law enforcement | 204 |
methods, and teaching respect for law and order. | 205 |
The registrar shall pay the contributions received pursuant | 206 |
to section 4503.712 of the Revised Code to Ohio concerns of police | 207 |
survivors, which shall use those contributions to provide whatever | 208 |
assistance may be appropriate to the families of Ohio law | 209 |
enforcement officers who are killed in the line of duty. | 210 |
The registrar shall pay the contributions received pursuant | 211 |
to section 4503.713 of the Revised Code to the greater Cleveland | 212 |
peace officers memorial society, which shall use those | 213 |
contributions to honor law enforcement officers who have died in | 214 |
the line of duty and support its charitable purposes. | 215 |
The registrar shall pay the contributions the registrar | 216 |
receives pursuant to section 4503.72 of the Revised Code to the | 217 |
organization known on March 31, 2003, as the Ohio CASA/GAL | 218 |
association, a private, nonprofit corporation organized under | 219 |
Chapter 1702. of the Revised Code. The Ohio CASA/GAL association | 220 |
shall use these contributions to pay the expenses it incurs in | 221 |
administering a program to secure the proper representation in the | 222 |
courts of this state of abused, neglected, and dependent children, | 223 |
and for the training and supervision of persons participating in | 224 |
that program. | 225 |
The registrar shall pay the contributions the registrar | 226 |
receives pursuant to section 4503.73 of the Revised Code to Wright | 227 |
B. Flyer, incorporated, which shall deposit the contributions into | 228 |
its general account to be used for purposes of Wright B. Flyer, | 229 |
incorporated. | 230 |
The registrar shall pay the contributions the registrar | 231 |
receives pursuant to section 4503.74 of the Revised Code to the | 232 |
Columbus zoological park association, which shall disburse the | 233 |
moneys to Ohio's major metropolitan zoos, as defined in section | 234 |
4503.74 of the Revised Code, in accordance with a written | 235 |
agreement entered into by the major metropolitan zoos. | 236 |
The registrar shall pay the contributions the registrar | 237 |
receives pursuant to section 4503.75 of the Revised Code to the | 238 |
rotary foundation, located on March 31, 2003, in Evanston, | 239 |
Illinois, to be placed in a fund known as the permanent fund and | 240 |
used to endow educational and humanitarian programs of the rotary | 241 |
foundation. | 242 |
The registrar shall pay the contributions the registrar | 243 |
receives pursuant to section 4503.751 of the Revised Code to the | 244 |
Ohio association of realtors, which shall deposit the | 245 |
contributions into a property disaster relief fund maintained | 246 |
under the Ohio realtors charitable and education foundation. | 247 |
The registrar shall pay the contributions the registrar | 248 |
receives pursuant to section 4503.85 of the Revised Code to the | 249 |
Ohio sea grant college program to be used for Lake Erie area | 250 |
research projects. | 251 |
The registrar shall pay the contributions the registrar | 252 |
receives pursuant to section 4503.89 of the Revised Code to the | 253 |
American red cross of greater Columbus on behalf of the Ohio | 254 |
chapters of the American red cross, which shall use the | 255 |
contributions for disaster readiness, preparedness, and response | 256 |
programs on a statewide basis. | 257 |
The registrar shall pay the contributions received pursuant | 258 |
to section 4503.92 of the Revised Code to support our troops, | 259 |
incorporated, a national nonprofit corporation, which shall use | 260 |
those contributions in accordance with its articles of | 261 |
incorporation and for the benefit of servicemembers of the armed | 262 |
forces of the United States and their families when they are in | 263 |
financial need. | 264 |
The registrar shall pay the contributions the registrar | 265 |
receives pursuant to section 4503.94 of the Revised Code to the | 266 |
Michelle's leading star foundation, which shall use the money | 267 |
solely to fund the rental, lease, or purchase of the simulated | 268 |
driving curriculum of the Michelle's leading star foundation by | 269 |
boards of education of city, exempted village, local, and joint | 270 |
vocational school districts. | 271 |
(C) All investment earnings of the license plate contribution | 272 |
fund shall be credited to the fund. Not later than the first day | 273 |
of May of every year, the registrar shall distribute to each | 274 |
entity described in division (B) of this section the investment | 275 |
income the fund earned the previous calendar year. The amount of | 276 |
such a distribution paid to an entity shall be proportionate to | 277 |
the amount of money the entity received from the fund during the | 278 |
previous calendar year. | 279 |
Sec. 4503.534. (A) The owner or lessee of any passenger car, | 280 |
noncommercial motor vehicle, recreational vehicle, or other | 281 |
vehicle of a class approved by the registrar of motor vehicles may | 282 |
apply to the registrar for the registration of the vehicle and | 283 |
issuance of disabled american veteran license plates. An | 284 |
application made under this section may be combined with a request | 285 |
for a special reserved license plate under section 4503.40 or | 286 |
4503.42 of the Revised Code. Upon receipt of the completed | 287 |
application and compliance by the applicant with divisions (B) and | 288 |
(C) of this section, the registrar shall issue to the applicant | 289 |
the appropriate vehicle registration and a set of disabled | 290 |
american veteran license plates and a validation sticker, or a | 291 |
validation sticker alone when required by section 4503.191 of the | 292 |
Revised Code. | 293 |
In addition to the letters and numbers ordinarily inscribed | 294 |
on the license plates, disabled american veteran license plates | 295 |
shall be inscribed with identifying words or markings that are | 296 |
approved by the disabled american veterans department of Ohio and | 297 |
the registrar. Disabled american veteran license plates shall | 298 |
display county identification stickers that identify the county of | 299 |
registration by name or number. | 300 |
(B) The disabled american veteran license plates and a | 301 |
validation sticker, or validation sticker alone, shall be issued | 302 |
upon receipt of a contribution as provided in division (C) of this | 303 |
section and upon payment of the regular license tax as prescribed | 304 |
under section 4503.04 of the Revised Code, any applicable motor | 305 |
vehicle license tax levied under Chapter 4504. of the Revised | 306 |
Code, any applicable additional fee prescribed by section 4503.40 | 307 |
or 4503.42 of the Revised Code, a fee of ten dollars for the | 308 |
purpose of compensating the bureau of motor vehicles for | 309 |
additional services required in the issuing of disabled american | 310 |
veteran license plates, and compliance with all other applicable | 311 |
laws relating to the registration of motor vehicles. | 312 |
(C) For each application for registration and registration | 313 |
renewal notice the registrar receives under this section, the | 314 |
registrar shall collect a contribution of twenty-five dollars. The | 315 |
registrar shall transmit this contribution to the treasurer of | 316 |
state for deposit in the license plate contribution fund created | 317 |
in section 4501.21 of the Revised Code. | 318 |
The registrar shall transmit the additional fee of ten | 319 |
dollars paid to compensate the bureau for the additional services | 320 |
required in the issuing of disabled american veteran license | 321 |
plates to the treasurer of state for deposit into the state | 322 |
treasury to the credit of the state bureau of motor vehicles fund | 323 |
created by section 4501.25 of the Revised Code. | 324 |
Section 2. That existing section 4501.21 of the Revised Code | 325 |
is hereby repealed. | 326 |