Ohio § 4503.532 Paul Laurence Dunbar license plates

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§ 4503.532 — Paul Laurence Dunbar license plates

Ohio § 4503.532

Title 45Motor Vehicles-Aeronautics-Watercraft

Ch. 4503Licensing Of Motor Vehicles

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Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 4503.532 (2026).

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(A)The owner or lessee of any passenger car, noncommercial motor vehicle, recreational vehicle, or other vehicle of a class approved by the registrar of motor vehicles may apply to the registrar for the registration of the vehicle and issuance of "Paul Laurence Dunbar" license plates. The application may be combined with a request for a special reserved license plate under section4503.40or4503.42of the Revised Code. Upon receipt of the completed application and compliance by the applicant with divisions (B) and (C) of this section, the registrar shall issue to the applicant the appropriate vehicle registration and a set of "Paul Laurence Dunbar" license plates and a validation sticker, or a validation sticker alone when required by section4503.191of the Revised Code. In addition to the l

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(A) The owner or lessee of any passenger car, noncommercial motor vehicle, recreational vehicle, or other vehicle of a class approved by the registrar of motor vehicles may apply to the registrar for the registration of the vehicle and issuance of "Paul Laurence Dunbar" license plates. The application may be combined with a request for a special reserved license plate under section4503.40or4503.42of the Revised Code. Upon receipt of the completed application and compliance by the applicant with divisions (B) and (C) of this section, the registrar shall issue to the applicant the appropriate vehicle registration and a set of "Paul Laurence Dunbar" license plates and a validation sticker, or a validation sticker alone when required by section4503.191of the Revised Code.

In addition to the letters and numbers ordinarily inscribed on the license plates, "Paul Laurence Dunbar" license plates shall display an appropriate logo and words that are selected by representatives of the Ohio history connection and approved by the registrar. "Paul Laurence Dunbar" license plates shall display county identification stickers that identify the county of registration as required under section4503.19of the Revised Code.

(B) "Paul Laurence Dunbar" license plates and a validation sticker, or validation sticker alone, shall be issued upon receipt of an application for registration of a motor vehicle under this section; payment of the regular license tax as prescribed under section4503.04of the Revised Code, any applicable motor vehicle license tax levied under Chapter 4504. of the Revised Code, any applicable additional fee prescribed by section4503.40or4503.42of the Revised Code, an additional administrative fee of ten dollars, and a contribution as provided in division (C)(1) of this section; and compliance with all other applicable laws relating to the registration of motor vehicles.

(C)(1) For each application for registration and registration renewal notice the registrar receives under this section, the registrar shall collect a contribution of ten dollars. The registrar shall deposit this contribution into the state treasury to the credit of the license plate contribution fund created in section4501.21of the Revised Code.

(2) The registrar shall deposit the administrative fee of ten dollars, the purpose of which is to compensate the bureau of motor vehicles for additional services required in the issuing of "Paul Laurence Dunbar" license plates, into the state treasury to the credit of the public safety - highway purposes fund created in section4501.06of the Revised Code.

Last updated February 27, 2023 at 12:30 PM