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OH HB177
Bill
Status
3/29/2011
Primary Sponsor
Courtney Combs
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AI Summary
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Permits surviving spouses of deceased recipients of the Congressional Medal of Honor, Silver Star, Bronze Star, or Purple Heart to obtain or retain special military license plates without payment of registration fees and taxes.
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Surviving spouse eligibility requires the deceased recipient to have received or been eligible to receive the special license plates, and the surviving spouse must not have remarried.
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Surviving spouses may combine applications for special military license plates with requests for special reserved plates under sections 4503.40 or 4503.42, paying 75 percent of the applicable additional fee for the combined request.
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Adds criminal penalties making it a fourth-degree misdemeanor to falsely represent eligibility for military license plates or to own/lease a vehicle with these plates while ineligible.
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Extends the special license plate benefits to cover surviving spouses until their death or remarriage, honoring the military service of the original recipient.
Legislative Description
To permit the surviving spouse of a recipient of the Congressional Medal of Honor, Silver Star, Bronze Star, or Purple Heart who was issued or was eligible to be issued the specified license plates to retain the license plates or obtain such license plates until the death or remarriage of the surviving spouse.
Military award license plates-retained by surviving spouse
Last Action
To Veterans Affairs
3/29/2011