OH HB339

Surviving spouses of Purple Heart recipients may retain the deceased veteran's Purple Heart license plates or apply for new ones, provided they have not remarried

Surviving spouses must pay regular registration taxes and fees (sections 4503.038, 4503.04, 4503.10, 4503.102, 4503.103) plus any applicable local motor vehicle license taxes, unlike Purple Heart recipients who receive fee exemptions

Applications must include documentary evidence of the deceased person's Purple Heart award and any other evidence required by the registrar

False representation as a Purple Heart recipient or as the spouse of one for purposes of obtaining these plates is prohibited

Amends Ohio Revised Code section 4503.571 to create an exception to the existing requirement that Purple Heart plates be replaced with standard plates upon transfer of ownership after the recipient's death