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H.B. 542 Bill Analysis
135th General Assembly
Click here for H.B. 542’s Fiscal Note
Version: As Introduced
Primary Sponsors: Reps. Dean and Lipps
Effective date:
Margaret E. Marcy, Attorney
DETAILED ANALYSIS
License Plate Blanchester Wildcats license plate, which must display an appropriate logo
and words selected by the representatives of the Blanchester Schools
Foundation and approved by the Registrar of Motor Vehicles.1
Recipients Available to all applicants.
Eligible Vehicles Any passenger car, noncommercial motor vehicle, recreational vehicle, or
other vehicle approved by the Registrar.
Contribution; $20 required contribution.
Additional BMV Fee;
$10 additional administrative BMV fee.
Use of Contribution
Contributions must be paid to the Blanchester Schools Foundation located in
the Village of Blanchester in southwest Ohio. The Foundation must use the
contributions for funding student scholarships and funding activities and
programs for at-risk students.2
Requirements for 1. Submission of an application;
Issuance
2. Payment of the regular license tax, any local tax, contribution,
administrative fee, any special reserved license plate fee if necessary; and
3. Compliance with all other relevant laws relating to motor vehicle registration.
1 R.C. 4503.894.
2 R.C. 4501.21 and 4503.894.
May 16, 2024
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Combined with Special May be combined with a special reserved license plate provided in current
Reserved License Plate law.
HISTORY
Action Date
Introduced 05-15-24
ANHB0542IN-135/ts
P a g e |2 H.B. 542
As Introduced


Statutes affected:
As Introduced: 4501.21