(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 “Ohio Pupil Transportation…Safety First!!!” license plates. The application 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 by the applicant with divisions (B) and (C) of this section, the registrar shall issue to the applicant the appropriate vehicle registration and a set of “Ohio Pupil Transportation…Safety First!!!” license plates and 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 on the license plates, “Ohio Pupil Transportation…Safety First!!!” license plates shall be inscribed with the words “Ohio Pupil Transportation…Safety First!!!” and a design, logo, or marking designed by the Ohio association for pupil transportation and that is approved by the registrar. “Ohio Pupil Transportation…Safety First!!!” license plates shall display county identification stickers that identify the county of registration as required under section 4503.19 of the Revised Code.

(B) “Ohio Pupil Transportation…Safety First!!!” license plates and a validation sticker, or validation sticker alone, shall be issued upon receipt of an application for registration of a motor vehicle under this section; payment of the regular license tax as prescribed under section 4503.04 of the Revised Code, any applicable motor vehicle license 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, a bureau of motor vehicles administrative fee of ten dollars, and a contribution as provided in division (C)(1) of this section; and compliance with all other applicable laws relating to the registration of motor vehicles.

(C)(1) For each application for registration and registration renewal notice the registrar receives under this section, the registrar shall collect a contribution of ten dollars. The registrar shall transmit this contribution to the treasurer of state for deposit into the state treasury to the credit of the license plate contribution fund created by section 4501.21 of the Revised Code.

(2) The registrar shall transmit the bureau of motor vehicles administrative fee of ten dollars, the purpose of which is to compensate the bureau for the additional services required in the issuing of “Ohio Pupil Transportation…Safety First!!!” license plates, 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.