Ohio Code § 4503.521
Ohio Code § 4503.521. Reproduced from the official Ohio Revised Code, with a citation summary, verification link, and related provisions.
§ 4503.521.
(A) The owner or lessee of any passenger car, noncommercial motor vehicle, recreational
vehicle, 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 “share
the road” license plates. The application for “share the road” license plates 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 with division (B) of this
section, the registrar shall issue to the applicant the appropriate vehicle registration
and a set of “share the road” license plates with 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,
“share the road” license plates shall be inscribed with the words “share the road”
and markings designed by the organization known on March 23, 2005, as the Ohio bicycle
federation and approved by the registrar. “Share the road” license plates shall bear county identification stickers that identify
the county of registration as required under section 4503.19 of the Revised Code . (B) “Share the road” license plates and validation stickers shall be issued upon receipt
of a contribution as provided in division (C) of this section and upon payment of
the regular license tax as prescribed under section 4503.04 of the Revised Code , a fee of ten dollars for the purpose of compensating the bureau of motor vehicles
for additional services required in the issuing of the “share the road” license plates,
any applicable motor vehicle 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 compliance with all other applicable laws relating to the registration of motor
vehicles. (C) For each application for registration and registration renewal that the registrar
receives under this section, the registrar shall collect a contribution of five dollars. The registrar shall transmit this contribution to the treasurer of state for deposit
in the license plate contribution fund created in section 4501.21 of the Revised Code . The registrar shall deposit the additional fee of ten dollars specified in division
(B) of this section that the applicant for registration pays for the purpose of compensating
the bureau for the additional services required in the issuing of the applicant's
“share the road” license plates in the public safety--highway purposes fund created
in section 4501.06 of the Revised Code .
Source: official Ohio text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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- Citation: Ohio Revised Code § 4503.521
- Jurisdiction: Ohio
- Code: Ohio Revised Code
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