Ohio will soon offer 255 specialty license plate designs

COLUMBUS (AP) — Ohio motorists will soon be able to choose from 255 different specialty license plates after three new ones are added later this month.

A new bill, expected to be signed into law by Gov. John Kasich, adds specialty tags for “Nationwide Children’s Hospital,” “Power Squadron” boating education, and for holders of the Combat Action Ribbon or the Combat Action Badge, according to The Dayton Daily News.

Ohio drivers can already shout out their support for cops, cattlemen, firefighters, scenic rivers, coal and more. They can tell people to “Celebrate Kids,” “Choose Life,” “Donate Life,” “Share the Road,” “Support Our Troops,” “Fish Ohio” or “Visit Our Zoos.”

Ohio also offers 58 different plate logos for colleges and universities. Ohio State University is the top seller, with 23,249 sold. The sales generated more than $600,000 in scholarship money for the university and more than $289,000 in extra fees for the Bureau of Motor Vehicles.