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 who also is a member in good standing of the marine corps league may apply to the registrar for the registration of the vehicle and issuance of marine corps league license plates. The application for marine corps league 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, presentation by the applicant of the required evidence that the applicant is a member in good standing of the marine corps league, and compliance by the applicant with this section, the registrar shall issue to the applicant the appropriate vehicle registration and a set of marine corps league license plates with a validation sticker or a validation sticker alone when required by section 4503.191 of the Revised Code.

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In addition to the letters and numbers ordinarily inscribed thereon, marine corps league license plates shall be inscribed with identifying words and a symbol or logo designed by the marine corps league and approved by the registrar. Marine corps league license plates shall bear county identification stickers that identify the county of registration as required under section 4503.19 of the Revised Code.

Marine corps league license plates and validation stickers shall be issued upon payment of the regular license fee required by section 4503.04 of the Revised Code, payment of any local motor vehicle license tax levied under Chapter 4504 of the Revised Code, payment of an additional fee of ten dollars, and compliance with all other applicable laws relating to the registration of motor vehicles. If the application for marine corps league license plates is combined with a request for a special reserved license plate under section 4503.40 or 4503.42 of the Revised Code, the license plates and validation sticker shall be issued upon payment of the fees and taxes contained in this section and the additional fee prescribed under section 4503.40 or 4503.42 of the Revised Code. The additional fee of ten dollars shall be for the purpose of compensating the bureau of motor vehicles for additional services required in the issuing of marine corps league license plates, and shall be transmitted by the registrar to the treasurer of state for deposit into the state treasury to the credit of the public safety – highway purposes fund created by section 4501.06 of the Revised Code.