HB 339 — Allow surviving spouse to retain Purple Heart license plate

As ReportedPassed by the House Transportation Committee 136th General Assembly Regular Session H.

Representatives Deeter, Jarrells, Click, Johnson, Gross, Kishman, Odioso, Abrams, Sigrist, Brennan, Russo, Stephens, Williams, Rogers, White, A., Newman, Willis, GrimGrim, Abdullahi, Baker, Barhorst, Bird, Brent, Brewer, Brownlee, Claggett, Cockley, Daniels, Glassburn, Hall, D., Hall, T., Hiner, Isaacsohn, John, Klopfenstein, Lampton, LaRe, Lawson-Rowe, Lear, Lett, Lorenz, Manning, Mathews, A., McClain, Miller, K., Miller, M., Mohamed, Mullins, Oelslager, Peterson, Piccolantonio, Plummer, Richardson, Ritter, Robb Blasdel, Robinson, Roemer, Salvo, Schmidt, Sims, Somani, Thomas, C., Tims, Upchurch, White, E., Workman, Young To amend section 4503.571 of the Revised Code to 1 allow the surviving spouse of a Purple Heart 2 recipient to retain or obtain the "Purple Heart" 3 specialty license plate.

The application shall 13 be accompanied by such documentary evidence in support of the 14 awardH. as the registrar may require.

The application may be 15 combined with a request for a special reserved license plate 16 under section 4503.40 or 4503.42 of the Revised Code.

17 If the applicant also is eligible for license plates 18 H.

339 Page 2 As ReportedPassed by the House Transportationaward Committeeas imprinted with the internationalregistrar symbol of access under section 19 4503.41 of the Revised Code, the applicant may applyrequire. to have the 20 purple heart license plates that are issued to the applicant 21 display the international symbol of access.

The application may be 15 combined with a request for a special reserved license plate 16 under section 4503.40 or 4503.42 of the Revised Code.

17 If the applicant also is eligible for license plates 18 imprinted with the international symbol of access under section 19 4503.41 of the Revised Code, the applicant may apply to have the 20 purple heart license plates that are issued to the applicant 21 display the international symbol of access.

41 (B) The Except as provided in division (D) of this 42 section, the license plates and validation stickers shall be 43 issued without the payment of any registration fee and service 44 feeH. required by sections 4503.04, 4503.10, and 4503.102 of the 45 Revised Code, and without the payment of any local motor vehicle 46 license tax levied under Chapter 4504.

of the Revised Code.

The 47 applicant shall comply with all other applicable laws relating 48 H.

339 Page 3 As ReportedPassed by the House Transportationfee Committeerequired toby sections 4503.04, 4503.10, and 4503.102 of the registration45 Revised Code, and without the payment of any local motor vehicles.vehicle 46 license tax levied under Chapter 4504.

of the Revised Code.

The 47 applicant shall comply with all other applicable laws relating 48 to the registration of motor vehicles.

The application for registration shall be 75 accompaniedH. by documentary evidence of the deceased person's 76 award of the purple heart and by any other evidence that the 77 registrar requires by rule.

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78 (2) Division (B) of this section does not apply to the 79 spouse of a deceased recipient of the purple heart.