Ohio Code § 4503.301
Ohio Code § 4503.301. Reproduced from the official Ohio Revised Code, with a citation summary, verification link, and related provisions.
§ 4503.301.
(A) A manufacturer, dealer, or distributor of motor vehicles may apply for a reasonable
number of commercial car demonstration license plates. The application shall show the make of commercial cars, commercial tractors, trailers,
and semitrailers manufactured, dealt, or distributed in and shall show the taxing
district in which the applicant's place of business is located. Upon the filing of such application and the payment of an annual fee of five hundred
dollars and appropriate postage as required by the registrar of motor vehicles, the
registrar shall assign to the applicant a distinctive number and the requested license
plates with the number thereon. Such license plates shall be known as “commercial car demonstration license plates,”
and shall expire on a date prescribed by the registrar. Upon the first application by any person for such license plates, the registrar
shall prorate the annual fee in accordance with section 4503.11 of the Revised Code ; for all renewals or replacements of such license plates, the registrar shall collect
the full amount of the annual fee. Commercial car demonstration license plates may be displayed on commercial cars, commercial
tractors, trailers and semitrailers owned by the manufacturer, dealer, or distributor,
when those vehicles are operated by or being demonstrated to a prospective purchaser. In addition to the purposes permitted by section 4503.30 of the Revised Code , the license plates provided for in this section may be displayed on vehicles operated
or used for delivery, hauling, transporting, or any other lawful purpose. When such license plates are used, the license plates provided for in section 4503.30 of the Revised Code need not be displayed. The operator of any commercial car, commercial tractor, trailer, or semitrailer displaying
the license plates provided for in this section, at all times, shall carry with the
operator a letter from the manufacturer, dealer, or distributor authorizing the use
of such manufacturer's, dealer's, or distributor's commercial car demonstration license
plates. When such license plates are used on any commercial car or commercial tractor, such
power unit shall be considered duly registered and licensed for the purposes of section 4503.38 of the Revised Code . (B) No manufacturer, dealer, or distributor of motor vehicles shall use the commercial
car demonstration license plates for purposes other than those authorized by this
section. (C) Whoever violates division (B) of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor of the third
degree.
Source: official Ohio text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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- Citation: Ohio Revised Code § 4503.301
- Jurisdiction: Ohio
- Code: Ohio Revised Code
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