Ohio § 4503.47

§ 4503.47.

(A) Any person who is a volunteer firefighter may apply to the registrar of motor vehicles

for the registration of one passenger car or other vehicle of a class approved by

the registrar the person owns or leases.  The application shall be accompanied by such written evidence as the registrar may

require by rule, that the person is a volunteer firefighter. Upon receipt of an application for the registration of a passenger car or other vehicle

of a class approved by the registrar under this section and presentation of satisfactory

evidence of such volunteer firefighter status, the registrar shall issue to the applicant

the appropriate vehicle registration and a set of 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 thereon, the license

plates shall be inscribed with the letters “F.D.” inside a Maltese cross emblem.  The license plates and validation stickers shall be issued upon payment of the regular

license fees as prescribed under section 4503.04 of the Revised Code and any local motor vehicle tax levied under Chapter 4504. of the Revised Code, and

upon the payment of an additional fee of ten dollars for issuance under this section.  The fee shall be for the purpose of compensating the bureau of motor vehicles for

additional services required in the issuing of such license plates, and shall be transmitted

by the registrar to the treasurer of state for deposit in the public safety--highway

purposes fund created by section 4501.06 of the Revised Code .  No person shall apply for more than one set of volunteer firefighter license plates

annually. The chief of a fire department or the fire chief shall immediately notify the registrar

whenever any person under the chief's supervision is no longer a volunteer firefighter. Whenever a person is no longer eligible to be issued volunteer firefighter license

plates, the person shall surrender the volunteer firefighter license plates to the

bureau in exchange for plates without the “F.D.” emblem.  A fee of five dollars shall be charged for the services required in the issuing

of replacement plates when an individual is no longer eligible to be issued volunteer

firefighter license plates. Application for volunteer firefighter license plates may be made, and such license

plates and replacement plates shall be issued, at any time of year. No person who is not a volunteer firefighter shall willfully and falsely represent

that the person is a volunteer firefighter for the purpose of obtaining volunteer

firefighter license plates under this section.  No person shall own a vehicle bearing such license plates unless the person is eligible

to be issued such license plates. (B) Whoever violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor of the fourth degree.