Am. H. B. No. 152 As Reported by the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee

As Reported by the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee

128th General Assembly

Regular Session

2009-2010

Am. H. B. No. 152

Representative Pryor

Cosponsors: Representatives Brown, Dodd, Garland, Harris, Harwood, Letson, Phillips, Pillich, Williams, B., Yuko, Hagan, Mallory, Bolon, Carney, Domenick, Foley, Balderson, McClain, Ruhl, Uecker

A BILL

To enact section 4503.549 of the Revised Code to

create the Combat Medic license plate.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF OHIO:

Section 1. That section 4503.549 of the Revised Code be	3
enacted to read as follows:	4

Sec. 4503.549. (A) Any person who served in the armed forces	5
of the United States and was awarded the combat medical badge may	6
apply to the registrar of motor vehicles for the registration of	7
any passenger car, noncommercial motor vehicle, recreational	8
vehicle, or other vehicle of a class approved by the registrar	9
that the person owns or leases. The application shall be	10
accompanied by such documentary evidence in support of the award	11
as the registrar may require. The application may be combined with	12
a request for a special reserved license plate under section	13
4503.40 or 4503.42 of the Revised Code.	14

Upon receipt of an application for registration of a motor	15
vehicle under this section and the required taxes and fees, and	16
upon presentation of the required supporting evidence of the award	17
of the combat medical badge, the registrar shall issue to the	18
applicant the appropriate motor vehicle registration and a set of	19
license plates and a validation sticker, or a validation sticker	20
alone when required by section 4503.191 of the Revised Code.	21

In addition to the letters and numbers ordinarily inscribed	22
on license plates, the license plates shall be inscribed with the	23
medical words "combat medic" and bear a reproduction of the combat	24
medical badge. The license plates shall bear county identification	25
stickers that identify the county of registration by name or	26
number.	27

The license plates and a validation sticker or, when	28
applicable, a validation sticker alone shall be issued upon	29
payment of the regular license tax required by section 4503.04 of	30
the Revised Code, payment of any local motor vehicle license tax	31
levied under Chapter 4504. of the Revised Code, payment of any	32
applicable additional fee prescribed by section 4503.40 or 4503.42	33
of the Revised Code, and compliance with all other applicable laws	34
relating to the registration of motor vehicles.	35

(B) No person who is not a recipient of the combat medical	36
badge shall willfully and falsely represent that the person is a	37
recipient of the combat medical badge for the purpose of obtaining	38
license plates under this section. No person shall own a motor	39
vehicle bearing license plates issued under this section unless	40
the person is eligible to be issued those license plates.	41

(C) Sections 4503.77 and 4503.78 of the Revised Code do not	42
apply to license plates issued under this section.	43