As Introduced

136th General Assembly

Regular Session H. B. No. 378

2025-2026

To enact section 4503.717 of the Revised Code to create the "Blue Knights L.E.M.C." license plate.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF OHIO:

Section 1. That section 4503.717 of the Revised Code be enacted to read as follows:

Sec. 4503.717. (A) The owner or lessee of any passenger car, noncommercial motor vehicle, motorcycle, recreational vehicle, trailer, 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 "Blue Knights L.E.M.C." license plates. The application may be combined with a request for a special reserved license plate under section 4503.40 or 4503.42 of 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 "Blue Knights L.E.M.C." license plates and a validation sticker, or a validation sticker alone when required by section 4503.191 of the Revised Code.

In addition to the letters and numbers ordinarily inscribed on the license plates, "Blue Knights L.E.M.C." license plates shall display an appropriate logo and words that are selected by representatives of the Blue Knights International Law Enforcement Motorcycle Club and approved by the registrar. "Blue Knights L.E.M.C." license plates shall display county identification stickers that identify the county of registration as required under section 4503.19 of the Revised Code.

(B) "Blue Knights L.E.M.C." 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 section 4503.04 of the Revised Code, any applicable motor vehicle license tax levied under Chapter 4504. of the Revised Code, any applicable additional fee prescribed by section 4503.40 or 4503.42 of the Revised Code, and an additional administrative fee of ten dollars; and compliance with all other applicable laws relating to the registration of motor vehicles.

(C) 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 "Blue Knights L.E.M.C." license plates, into the state treasury to the credit of the public safety - highway purposes fund created in section 4501.06 of the Revised Code.