The measure would name two Ohio road sections for Congressman David Hobson and let vehicle owners apply for plates honoring groups and causes.
Two stretches of road in Fairfield and Clark counties would bear the name Congressman David Hobson Memorial Highway. The transportation director may put up signs showing the name.
Vehicle owners and lessees could apply for plates honoring groups and causes, including Lifetown, the Toledo Mud Hens, and COSI. Most listed plates require an extra contribution along with regular registration charges.
A person with the specified law enforcement Purple Heart could get special plates without certain registration and local vehicle license fees, after showing proof of the award.
The measure names two stretches of road the Congressman David Hobson Memorial Highway. The names cover U.S. Route 33 between Columbus-Lancaster Road Northwest and Logan-Lancaster Road in Fairfield County, and Interstate 70 between State Route 41 and U.S. Route 68 in Clark County.
The registrar issues specialty plates to eligible vehicle owners or lessees who apply and pay the required charges. The text lists plates honoring groups and causes, including Lifetown, the Toledo Mud Hens, the Ohio Ancient Order of Hibernians, and COSI. Applicants must pay regular registration taxes, any applicable local tax or reserved-plate fee, a $10 administrative fee, and the plate's required contribution, except that a contribution for Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. plates is optional. All other vehicle registration laws still apply. The required contribution is collected with each application and registration renewal.
The registrar issues special plates without certain registration charges to qualifying law enforcement Purple Heart recipients. The plates are for recipients of that award who own or lease an eligible vehicle. Applicants must show proof that they received the law enforcement Purple Heart from the National Association of Chiefs of Police. If they also request a special reserved plate, they must pay 75% of that plate's additional fee. Other registration laws still apply.
No hearings or votes scheduled.