As Introduced 1
122nd General Assembly 4
Regular Session H. B. No. 141 5
1997-1998 6
REPRESENTATIVES CATES-SCHULER-GARCIA-METZGER-PADGETT-VAN VYVEN- 8
BENDER-TERWILLEGER-FOX-MALLORY-HAINES 9
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A B I L L
To amend sections 4503.10, 4503.102, 4503.12, 13
4507.08, and 4507.09 and to enact sections 14
4503.13 and 4507.091 of the Revised Code to 15
provide that if a person has an outstanding 16
arrest warrant, the person cannot be issued a 17
certificate of registration to a motor vehicle in 18
that person's name or a driver's license. 19
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF OHIO: 21
Section 1. That sections 4503.10, 4503.102, 4503.12, 23
4507.08, and 4507.09 be amended and sections 4503.13 and 4507.091 24
of the Revised Code be enacted to read as follows: 25
Sec. 4503.10. (A) Except as provided in section 4503.103 36
of the Revised Code, every owner of a motor vehicle and every 37
person mentioned as owner in the last certificate of title, bill 38
of sale, or sworn statement of ownership of a motor vehicle which 39
is operated or driven upon the public roads or highways shall 40
cause to be filed each year, by mail or otherwise, in the office 41
of the registrar of motor vehicles or a deputy registrar, a 42
written application or a preprinted registration renewal notice 43
issued under section 4503.102 of the Revised Code, the form of 44
which shall be prescribed by the registrar, for registration for 45
the following registration year, which shall begin on the first 46
day of January of every calendar year and end on the thirty-first 47
day of December in the same year. Applications for registration 48
and registration renewal notices shall be filed at the times 49
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established by the registrar pursuant to section 4503.101 of the 50
Revised Code. Except as provided in division (J) of this 51
section, applications for registration shall be made on blanks 52
furnished by the registrar for that purpose, containing the 53
following information: 54
(1) A brief description of the motor vehicle to be 56
registered, including the name of the manufacturer, the factory 57
number of the vehicle, the year's model, and, in the case of 58
commercial cars, the gross weight of the vehicle fully equipped 59
computed in the manner prescribed in section 4503.08 of the 60
Revised Code; 61
(2) The name and residence address of the owner, and the 64
township and municipal corporation in which the owner resides; 66
(3) The district of registration, which shall be 68
determined as follows: 69
(a) In case the motor vehicle to be registered is used for 71
hire or principally in connection with any established business 72
or branch business, conducted at a particular place, the district 73
of registration is the municipal corporation in which that place 74
is located or, if not located in any municipal corporation, the 75
county and township in which that place is located. 76
(b) In case the vehicle is not so used, the district of 78
registration is the municipal corporation or county in which the 79
owner resides at the time of making the application. 80
(4) Whether the motor vehicle is a new or used motor 82
vehicle; 83
(5) The date of purchase of the motor vehicle; 85
(6) Whether the fees required to be paid for the 87
registration or transfer of the motor vehicle, during the 88
preceding registration year and during the preceding period of 89
the current registration year, have been paid. Each application 90
for registration shall be signed by the owner, directly or 91
pursuant to obtaining a limited power of attorney authorized by 92
the registrar for registration, or other document authorizing 93
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such signature. 94
(7) The owner's social security number, if assigned, or, 96
where a motor vehicle to be registered is used for hire or 97
principally in connection with any established business, the 98
owner's federal taxpayer identification number. 99
(B) Each time the applicant first registers a motor 101
vehicle in the applicant's name, the applicant shall present for 103
inspection proper bills of sale or sworn statement of ownership, 104
the originals of which have been filed with the clerk of the 105
court of common pleas, or a certificate of the clerk certifying 106
that such bills of sale or sworn statement of ownership have been 107
filed with the clerk, or a certificate of title or a memorandum 108
certificate showing title to the motor vehicle to be registered 109
in the applicant. When a motor vehicle inspection and 110
maintenance program is in effect under section 3704.14 of the 111
Revised Code and rules adopted under it, each application for 112
registration for a vehicle required to be inspected under that 113
section and those rules shall be accompanied by an inspection 114
certificate for the motor vehicle issued in accordance with that 115
section. The application shall be refused if any of the 116
following applies:
(1) The application is not in proper form. 118
(2) The application is prohibited from being accepted by 120
division (D) of section 2935.27, division (A) of section 121
2937.221, DIVISION (A) OF SECTION 4503.13, division (B) of 122
section 4507.168, or division (B)(1) of section 4521.10 of the 123
Revised Code.
(3) When applicable, proper bills of sale or sworn 125
statement of ownership or proper certificate thereof or 126
certificate of title or memorandum certificate does not accompany 127
the application. 128
(4) All registration and transfer fees for the motor 130
vehicle, for the preceding year or the preceding period of the 131
current registration year, have not been paid. 132
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(5) The owner or lessee does not have an inspection 134
certificate for the motor vehicle as provided in section 3704.14 135
of the Revised Code, and rules adopted under it, if that section 136
is applicable. 137
This section does not require the payment of license or 139
registration taxes on a motor vehicle for any preceding year, or 140
for any preceding period of a year, if the motor vehicle was not 141
taxable for that preceding year or period under sections 4503.02, 142
4503.04, 4503.11, 4503.12, and 4503.16 or Chapter 4504. of the 143
Revised Code. When a certificate of registration is issued upon 144
the first registration of a motor vehicle by or on behalf of the 145
owner, the official issuing the certificate shall indicate the 146
issuance with a stamp on the certificate of title or memorandum 147
certificate and on the inspection certificate for the motor 148
vehicle, if any. The official also shall indicate, by a stamp or 149
by such other means as the registrar prescribes, on the 150
registration certificate issued upon the first registration of a 151
motor vehicle by or on behalf of the owner the odometer reading 152
of the motor vehicle as shown in the odometer statement included 153
in or attached to the certificate of title. Upon each subsequent 154
registration of the motor vehicle by or on behalf of the same 155
owner, the official also shall so indicate the odometer reading 156
of the motor vehicle as shown on the immediately preceding 157
certificate of registration. 158
The registrar shall include in the permanent registration 160
record of any vehicle required to be inspected under section 161
3704.14 of the Revised Code the inspection certificate number 162
from the inspection certificate that is presented at the time of 163
registration of the vehicle as required under this division. 164
(C) In addition, a charge of twenty-five cents shall be 166
made for each reflectorized safety license plate issued, and a 167
single charge of twenty-five cents shall be made for each county 168
identification sticker or each set of county identification 170
stickers issued, as the case may be, to cover the cost of 171
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producing the license plates and stickers, including material, 172
manufacturing, and administrative costs. Those fees shall be in 173
addition to the license tax. If the total cost of producing the 174
plates is less than twenty-five cents per plate, or if the total 175
cost of producing the stickers is less than twenty-five cents per 176
sticker or per set issued, any excess moneys accruing from the 177
fees shall be distributed in the same manner as provided by 178
section 4501.04 of the Revised Code for the distribution of 179
license tax moneys. If the total cost of producing the plates 180
exceeds twenty-five cents per plate, or if the total cost of 181
producing the stickers exceeds twenty-five cents per sticker or 182
per set issued, the difference shall be paid from the license tax 184
moneys collected pursuant to section 4503.02 of the Revised Code. 185
(D) Each deputy registrar shall be allowed a fee of two 187
dollars and twenty-five cents for each application for 188
registration and registration renewal notice the deputy registrar 190
receives, which shall be for the purpose of compensating the 191
deputy registrar for the deputy registrar's deputy's services, 192
and such office and rental expenses, as may be necessary for the 194
proper discharge of the deputy registrar's deputy's duties in the 196
receiving of applications and renewal notices and the issuing of 197
licenses. 198
(E) Upon the certification of the registrar, the county 200
sheriff or local police officials shall recover license plates 201
erroneously or fraudulently issued. 202
(F) Each deputy registrar, upon receipt of any application 204
for registration or registration renewal notice, together with 205
the license fee and any, township motor vehicle license tax, 206
local motor vehicle license tax levied pursuant to Chapter 4504. 208
of the Revised Code, shall transmit that fee and tax, if any, in 209
the manner provided in this section, together with the original 210
and duplicate copy of the application, to the registrar. The 211
registrar, subject to the approval of the director of public 212
safety, may deposit the funds collected by those deputies in a 213
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local bank or depository to the credit of the "state of Ohio, 214
bureau of motor vehicles." Where a local bank or depository has 216
been designated by the registrar, each deputy registrar shall
deposit all moneys collected by the deputy registrar into that 217
bank or depository not more than one business day after their 218
collection and shall make reports to the registrar of the amounts 220
so deposited, together with any other information, some of which 221
may be prescribed by the treasurer of state, as the registrar may 222
require and as prescribed by the registrar by rule. The 223
registrar, within three days after receipt of notification of the 224
deposit of funds by a deputy registrar in a local bank or 225
depository, shall draw on that account in favor of the treasurer 227
of state. The registrar, subject to the approval of the director 228
and the treasurer of state, may make reasonable rules necessary 229
for the prompt transmittal of fees and for safeguarding the 230
interests of the state and of counties, townships, and municipal 231
corporations, AND TRANSPORTATION IMPROVEMENT DISTRICTS levying 232
county or township motor vehicle license taxes, township motor 233
vehicle license taxes, or municipal LOCAL motor vehicle license 234
taxes. The registrar may pay service charges usually collected 237
by banks and depositories for such service. If deputy registrars 238
are located in communities where banking facilities are not 240
available, they shall transmit the fees forthwith, by money order 241
or otherwise, as the registrar, by rule approved by the director 242
and the treasurer of state, may prescribe. The registrar may pay 243
the usual and customary fees for such service. 244
(G) This section does not prevent any person from making 246
an application for a motor vehicle license directly to the 247
registrar upon payment of a two dollars and twenty-five cents 248
service fee for each application. Each deputy registrar shall 249
retain in the deputy registrar's deputy's office a copy of each 251
application the deputy registrar receives for a period of three 253
registration years. This copy shall be for public examination, 254
but no person may make copies thereof for sale or distribution. 255
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(H) No person shall make a false statement as to the 257
district of registration in an application required by division 258
(A) of this section. Violation of this division is falsification 259
under section 2921.13 of the Revised Code and punishable as 260
specified in that section. 261
(I)(1) Where applicable, the requirements of division (B) 263
of this section relating to the presentation of an inspection 264
certificate issued under section 3704.14 of the Revised Code and 265
rules adopted under it for a motor vehicle, the refusal of a 266
license for failure to present an inspection certificate, and the 267
stamping of the inspection certificate by the official issuing 268
the certificate of registration apply to the registration of and 269
issuance of license plates for a motor vehicle under sections 270
4503.102, 4503.12, 4503.14, 4503.15, 4503.16, 4503.171, 4503.172, 271
4503.19, 4503.40, 4503.41, 4503.42, 4503.43, 4503.44, 4503.46, 272
4503.47, and 4503.51 of the Revised Code. 273
(2)(a) The registrar shall adopt rules ensuring that each 275
owner registering a motor vehicle in a county where a motor 276
vehicle inspection and maintenance program is in effect under 277
section 3704.14 of the Revised Code and rules adopted under it 278
receives information about the requirements established in that 279
section and those rules and about the need in those counties to 280
present an inspection certificate with an application for 281
registration or preregistration. 282
(b) Upon request, the registrar shall provide the director 284
of environmental protection, or any person that has been awarded 285
a contract under division (D) of section 3704.14 of the Revised 286
Code, an on-line computer data link to registration information 287
for all passenger cars, noncommercial motor vehicles, and 288
commercial cars that are subject to that section. The registrar 289
also shall provide to the director of environmental protection a 290
magnetic data tape containing registration information regarding 291
passenger cars, noncommercial motor vehicles, and commercial cars 292
for which a multi-year registration is in effect under section 293
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4503.103 of the Revised Code or rules adopted under it, 294
including, without limitation, the date of issuance of the 295
multi-year registration, the registration deadline established 296
under rules adopted under section 4503.101 of the Revised Code 297
that was applicable in the year in which the multi-year 298
registration was issued, and the registration deadline for 299
renewal of the multi-year registration. 300
(J) Application for registration under the international 302
registration plan, as set forth in sections 4503.60 to 4503.66 of 303
the Revised Code, shall be made to the registrar on forms 304
furnished by the registrar. In accordance with international 305
registration plan guidelines and pursuant to rules adopted by the 306
registrar, the forms shall include the following: 307
(1) A uniform mileage schedule; 309
(2) The gross vehicle weight of the vehicle or combined 311
gross vehicle weight of the combination vehicle as declared by 312
the registrant; 313
(3) Any other information the registrar requires by rule. 316
Sec. 4503.102. (A) The registrar of motor vehicles shall 325
adopt rules to establish a centralized system of motor vehicle 326
registration renewal by mail. Any person owning a motor vehicle 327
that was registered in his THE PERSON'S name during the preceding 329
registration year shall renew the registration of the motor 330
vehicle either by mail through the centralized system of 331
registration established under this section or in person at a 332
deputy registrar's office.
(B)(1) No less than forty-five days prior to the 334
expiration date of any motor vehicle registration, the registrar 335
shall mail a renewal notice to the person in whose name the motor 336
vehicle is registered. The renewal notice shall clearly state 337
that the registration of the motor vehicle may be renewed by mail 338
through the centralized system of registration or in person at a 339
deputy registrar's office and shall be preprinted with 340
information including, but not limited to, the owner's name and 341
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residence address as shown in the records of the bureau of motor 342
vehicles, a brief description of the motor vehicle to be 343
registered, notice of the license taxes and fees due on the motor 344
vehicle, the toll-free telephone number of the registrar as 345
required under division (D)(1) of section 4503.031 of the Revised 346
Code, and any additional information the registrar may require by 347
rule. The renewal notice shall be sent by regular mail to the 349
owner's last known address as shown in the records of the bureau
of motor vehicles. 350
(2) If the application for renewal of the registration of 353
a motor vehicle is prohibited from being accepted by the 354
registrar or a deputy registrar by division (D) of section 355
2935.27, division (A) of section 2937.221, DIVISION (A) OF 356
SECTION 4503.13, division (B) of section 4507.168, or division 358
(B)(1) of section 4521.10 of the Revised Code, the registrar is
not required to send a renewal notice to the vehicle owner or 359
vehicle lessee.
(C) The owner of the motor vehicle shall verify the 361
information contained in the notice, sign it, and return it, in 362
person to a deputy registrar or by mail to the registrar, 363
together with a credit card number, when permitted by rule of the 364
registrar, check, or money order in the amount of the 365
registration taxes and fees payable on the motor vehicle and a 366
mail fee of two dollars and twenty-five cents plus postage as 367
indicated on the notice, if the registration is renewed by mail, 368
and an inspection certificate for the motor vehicle as provided 369
in section 3704.14 of the Revised Code. 370
(D) If all registration and transfer fees for the motor 372
vehicle for the preceding year or the preceding period of the 373
current registration year have not been paid, if division (D) of 374
section 2935.27, division (A) of section 2937.221, DIVISION (A) 375
OF SECTION 4503.13, division (B) of section 4507.168, or division 377
(B)(1) of section 4521.10 of the Revised Code prohibits 378
acceptance of the renewal notice, or if the owner or lessee does 380
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not have an inspection certificate for the motor vehicle as 381
provided in section 3704.14 of the Revised Code, if that section 382
is applicable, the license shall be refused and the registrar or 383
deputy registrar shall so notify the owner. This section does 384
not require the payment of license or registration taxes on a 385
motor vehicle for any preceding year, or for any preceding period 386
of a year, if the motor vehicle was not taxable for that 387
preceding year or period under section 4503.02, 4503.04, 4503.11, 388
4503.12, or 4503.16 or Chapter 4504. of the Revised Code. 389
(E)(1) Failure to receive a renewal notice does not 391
relieve a motor vehicle owner from the responsibility to renew 393
the registration for the motor vehicle. Any person who has a 394
motor vehicle registered in this state and who does not receive a 395
renewal notice as provided in division (B) of this section prior 396
to the expiration date of the registration shall request an 397
application for registration from the registrar or a deputy 398
registrar and return the signed application and any applicable 399
license taxes and fees to the registrar or deputy registrar. 400
(2) If the owner of a motor vehicle submits an application 402
for registration and the registrar is prohibited by division (D) 403
of section 2935.27, division (A) of section 2937.221, DIVISION 404
(A) OF SECTION 4503.13, division (B) of section 4507.168, or 406
division (B)(1) of section 4521.10 of the Revised Code from 407
accepting the application, the registrar shall return the 408
application and the payment to the owner and also shall include 409
an explanatory notice as described in division (B)(2) of this 411
section.
(F) Every deputy registrar shall post in a prominent place 413
at the deputy's office a notice informing the public of the mail 415
registration system required by this section, and also shall post 416
a notice that every owner of a motor vehicle and every chauffeur 417
holding a certificate of registration is required to notify the 418
registrar in writing of any change of residence within ten days 419
after the change occurs. The notice shall be in such form as the 420
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registrar prescribes by rule. 421
(G) The two dollars and twenty-five cents fee, plus 423
postage and any credit card surcharge collected by the registrar 424
for registration by mail, shall be paid to the credit of the 425
central registration fund established by section 4501.14 of the 426
Revised Code. 427
(H) No later than January 1, 1991, the registrar shall 429
implement the initial phase of a credit card payment program 430
permitting payment of motor vehicle renewal registration taxes 431
and fees by means of a credit card when such renewal is made by 432
mail. No later than January 1, 1993, the registrar shall 433
implement the final phase of the credit card payment program 434
permitting payment of motor vehicle registration taxes and fees, 435
driver's license and commercial driver's license fees, and any 436
other taxes, fees, or charges imposed or levied by the state 437
relating to such registrations and licenses that are collected by 438
the registrar or a deputy registrar by means of a credit card 439
when such motor vehicle registrations, license applications, or 440
other similar state-related transactions are made in person at 441
the office of the registrar or at a deputy registrar's office. 442
The registrar shall adopt rules as necessary for this purpose. 443
No deputy registrar shall accept a credit card as payment for the 444
purchase of any goods sold by the deputy registrar and any tax 445
imposed by Chapter 5739. of the Revised Code on the sale of such 446
goods. 447
If a person uses a credit card to pay motor vehicle 449
registration taxes or fees, license fees, or other similar taxes, 450
fees, or charges imposed or levied by the state as provided in 451
this section, a surcharge sufficient to pay the required service 452
charge of the financial institution or credit card company shall 453
be paid by the person using the credit card. 454
(I) For persons who reside in counties where tailpipe 456
emissions inspections are required under the motor vehicle 457
inspection and maintenance program, the notice required by 458
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division (B) of this section shall also include the toll-free 459
telephone number maintained by the Ohio environmental protection 460
agency to provide information concerning the locations of 461
emissions testing centers. 462
Sec. 4503.12. Upon the transfer of ownership of a motor 471
vehicle, the registration of the motor vehicle expires and the 473
original owner immediately shall remove the license plates from 474
the motor vehicle, except that:
(A) If a statutory merger or consolidation results in the 476
transfer of ownership of a motor vehicle from a constituent 477
corporation to the surviving corporation, or if the incorporation 479
of a proprietorship or partnership results in the transfer of 480
ownership of a motor vehicle from the proprietorship or 481
partnership to the corporation, the registration shall be
continued upon the filing by the surviving or new corporation, 482
within thirty days of such transfer, of an application for an 483
amended certificate of registration, unless such registration is 484
prohibited by division (D) of section 2935.27, division (A) of 485
section 2937.221, division (B) of section 4507.168, or division 486
(B)(1) of section 4521.10 of the Revised Code. The application 488
shall be accompanied by a service fee of two dollars and 489
twenty-five cents, a transfer fee of one dollar, and the original 490
certificate of registration. Upon a proper filing, the registrar 491
of motor vehicles shall issue an amended certificate of 492
registration in the name of the new owner.
(B) If the death of the owner of a motor vehicle results 494
in the transfer of ownership of the motor vehicle to the 495
surviving spouse of the owner or if a motor vehicle is owned by 496
two persons under joint ownership with right of survivorship 497
established under section 2106.17 of the Revised Code and one of 498
those persons dies, the registration shall be continued upon the 499
filing by the surviving spouse of an application for an amended 500
certificate of registration, unless such registration is 501
prohibited by division (D) of section 2937.27 2935.27, division 503
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(A) of section 2937.221, DIVISION (A) OF SECTION 4503.13, 504
division (B) of section 4507.168, or division (B)(1) of section 505
4521.10 of the Revised Code. The application shall be 508
accompanied by a service fee of two dollars and twenty-five 509
cents, a transfer fee of one dollar, the original certificate of 510
registration, and, in relation to a motor vehicle that is owned 511
by two persons under joint ownership with right of survivorship 512
established under section 2106.17 of the Revised Code, by a copy 513
of the certificate of title that specifies that the vehicle is 514
owned under joint ownership with right of survivorship. Upon a 515
proper filing, the registrar shall issue an amended certificate 516
of registration in the name of the surviving spouse. 517
(C) If the original owner of a motor vehicle that has been 519
transferred makes application for the registration of another 520
motor vehicle at any time during the remainder of the 521
registration period for which the transferred motor vehicle was 522
registered, the owner, unless such registration is prohibited by 523
division (D) of section 2935.27, division (A) of section 524
2937.221, DIVISION (A) OF SECTION 4503.13, division (E) of 526
section 4503.234, division (B) of section 4507.168, or division 527
(B)(1) of section 4521.10 of the Revised Code, may file an 529
application for transfer of the registration and, where 530
applicable, the license plates, accompanied by a service fee of 531
two dollars and twenty-five cents, a transfer fee of one dollar, 532
and the original certificate of registration. The transfer of 533
the registration and, where applicable, the license plates from 534
the motor vehicle for which they originally were issued to a 535
succeeding motor vehicle purchased by the same person in whose 536
name the original registration and license plates were issued 537
shall be done within a period not to exceed thirty days. During 538
that thirty-day period, the license plates from the motor vehicle
for which they originally were issued may be displayed on the 539
succeeding motor vehicle, and the succeeding motor vehicle may be 540
operated on the public roads and highways in this state. 541
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At the time of application for transfer, the registrar 543
shall compute and collect the amount of tax due on the succeeding 544
motor vehicle, based upon the amount that would be due on a new 545
registration as of the date on which the transfer is made less a 546
credit for the unused portion of the original registration 547
beginning on that date. If the credit exceeds the amount of tax 548
due on the new registration, no refund shall be made. In 549
computing the amount of tax due and credits to be allowed under 550
this division, the provisions of division (B) of section 4503.11 551
of the Revised Code shall apply. As to passenger cars, 552
noncommercial vehicles, motor homes, and motorcycles, transfers 553
within or between these classes of motor vehicles only shall be 554
allowed. If the succeeding motor vehicle is of a different class 555
than the motor vehicle for which the registration originally was 556
issued, new license plates also shall be issued upon the 557
surrender of the license plates originally issued and payment of 558
the fees provided in divisions (C) and (D) of section 4503.10 of 560
the Revised Code. 561
(D) The owner of a commercial car having a gross vehicle 563
weight or combined gross vehicle weight of more than ten thousand 564
pounds may transfer the registration of that commercial car to 565
another commercial car the owner owns without transferring 566
ownership of the first commercial car, unless registration of the 568
second commercial car is prohibited by division (D) of section 569
2935.27, division (A) of section 2937.221, DIVISION (A) OF 570
SECTION 4503.13, division (B) of section 4507.168, or division 571
(B)(1) of section 4521.10 of the Revised Code. At any time 573
during the remainder of the registration period for which the 574
first commercial car was registered, the owner may file an 575
application for the transfer of the registration and, where 576
applicable, the license plates, accompanied by a service fee of 577
two dollars and twenty-five cents, a transfer fee of one dollar, 578
and the certificate of registration of the first commercial car. 579
The amount of any tax due or credit to be allowed for a transfer 580
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of registration under this division shall be computed in 581
accordance with division (C) of this section. 582
No commercial car to which a registration is transferred 584
under this division shall be operated on a public road or highway 585
in this state until after the transfer of registration is 587
completed in accordance with this division. 588
(E) Upon application to the registrar or a deputy 590
registrar, a person who owns or leases a motor vehicle may 592
transfer special license plates assigned to that vehicle to any 593
other vehicle that the person owns or leases or that is owned or 594
leased by the person's spouse. The application shall be 595
accompanied by a service fee of two dollars and twenty-five 597
cents, a transfer fee of one dollar, and the original certificate 598
of registration. As appropriate, the application also shall be 599
accompanied by a power of attorney for the registration of a 600
leased vehicle and a written statement releasing the special 601
plates to the applicant. Upon a proper filing, the registrar or 602
deputy registrar shall assign the special license plates to the 603
motor vehicle owned or leased by the applicant and issue a new 604
certificate of registration for that motor vehicle. 605
As used in division (E) of this section, "special license 607
plates" means either of the following: 608
(1) Any license plates for which the person to whom the 610
license plates are issued must pay an additional fee in excess of 611
the fees prescribed in section 4503.04 of the Revised Code, 612
Chapter 4504. of the Revised Code, and the service fee prescribed 613
in division (D) or (G) of section 4503.10 of the Revised Code; 614
(2) License plates issued under section 4503.44 of the 616
Revised Code. 617
Sec. 4503.13. (A) A COURT OF RECORD, AT THE COURT'S 619
DISCRETION, MAY ORDER THE CLERK OF THE COURT TO SEND TO THE 621
REGISTRAR OF MOTOR VEHICLES A REPORT CONTAINING THE NAME,
ADDRESS, AND SUCH OTHER INFORMATION AS THE REGISTRAR MAY REQUIRE 623
BY RULE, OF ANY PERSON FOR WHOM AN ARREST WARRANT HAS BEEN ISSUED 624
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BY THAT COURT AND IS OUTSTANDING.
UPON RECEIPT OF SUCH A REPORT, THE REGISTRAR SHALL ENTER 626
THE INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THE REPORT INTO THE RECORDS OF THE 627
BUREAU OF MOTOR VEHICLES, AND NEITHER THE REGISTRAR NOR ANY 628
DEPUTY REGISTRAR SHALL ISSUE A CERTIFICATE OF REGISTRATION FOR A 629
MOTOR VEHICLE IN THE NAME OF THE PERSON WHO IS NAMED IN THE
REPORT UNTIL THE REGISTRAR RECEIVES NOTIFICATION THAT THERE ARE 630
NO OUTSTANDING ARREST WARRANTS IN THE NAME OF THE PERSON. THE 631
REGISTRAR ALSO SHALL SEND A NOTICE TO THE PERSON WHO IS NAMED IN 632
THE REPORT, VIA REGULAR FIRST CLASS MAIL SENT TO THE PERSON'S 633
LAST KNOWN ADDRESS AS SHOWN IN THE RECORDS OF THE BUREAU, 634
INFORMING THE PERSON THAT NEITHER THE REGISTRAR NOR ANY DEPUTY 635
REGISTRAR IS PERMITTED TO ISSUE A CERTIFICATE OF REGISTRATION FOR
A MOTOR VEHICLE IN THE NAME OF THE PERSON UNTIL THE REGISTRAR 636
RECEIVES NOTIFICATION THAT THERE ARE NO OUTSTANDING ARREST 637
WARRANTS IN THE NAME OF THE PERSON. 638
(B) A CLERK WHO REPORTS AN OUTSTANDING ARREST WARRANT IN 641
ACCORDANCE WITH DIVISION (A) OF THIS SECTION IMMEDIATELY SHALL 642
NOTIFY THE REGISTRAR WHEN THE WARRANT HAS BEEN EXECUTED AND 643
RETURNED TO THE ISSUING COURT OR HAS BEEN CANCELED. THE CLERK 644
SHALL CHARGE AND COLLECT FROM THE PERSON NAMED IN THE EXECUTED OR 645
CANCELED ARREST WARRANT A PROCESSING FEE OF FIFTEEN DOLLARS TO 646
COVER THE COSTS OF THE BUREAU IN ADMINISTERING THIS SECTION. THE 647
CLERK SHALL TRANSMIT MONTHLY ALL SUCH PROCESSING FEES TO THE
REGISTRAR FOR DEPOSIT INTO THE STATE BUREAU OF MOTOR VEHICLES 648
FUND CREATED BY SECTION 4501.25 OF THE REVISED CODE. 649
UPON RECEIPT OF SUCH NOTIFICATION, THE REGISTRAR SHALL 652
CAUSE THE REPORT OF THAT OUTSTANDING ARREST WARRANT TO BE REMOVED
FROM THE RECORDS OF THE BUREAU AND, IF THERE ARE NO OTHER 653
OUTSTANDING ARREST WARRANTS IN THE NAME OF THE PERSON AND THE 654
PERSON OTHERWISE IS ELIGIBLE TO BE ISSUED A CERTIFICATE OF 655
REGISTRATION FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE, THE REGISTRAR OR A DEPUTY 656
REGISTRAR MAY ISSUE A CERTIFICATE OF REGISTRATION FOR A MOTOR
VEHICLE IN THE NAME OF THE PERSON NAMED IN THE EXECUTED OR 658
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CANCELED ARREST WARRANT.
(C) NEITHER THE REGISTRAR, ANY EMPLOYEE OF THE BUREAU, A 661
DEPUTY REGISTRAR, NOR ANY EMPLOYEE OF A DEPUTY REGISTRAR IS
PERSONALLY LIABLE FOR DAMAGES OR INJURIES RESULTING FROM ANY 662
ERROR MADE BY A CLERK IN ENTERING INFORMATION CONTAINED IN A 663
REPORT SUBMITTED TO THE REGISTRAR UNDER THIS SECTION. 664
(D) ANY INFORMATION SUBMITTED TO THE REGISTRAR BY A CLERK 666
UNDER THIS SECTION SHALL BE TRANSMITTED BY MEANS OF AN ELECTRONIC 667
DATA TRANSFER SYSTEM. 668
Sec. 4507.08. No driver's license shall be issued to any 677
person under eighteen years of age, except that a probationary 678
license may be issued to a person over sixteen years of age and a 679
restricted license may be issued to a person who is fourteen or 680
fifteen years of age upon proof of hardship satisfactory to the 681
registrar of motor vehicles. No probationary license shall be 682
issued to any person under the age of eighteen who has been 683
adjudicated an unruly or delinquent child or a juvenile traffic 684
offender for having committed any act that if committed by an 685
adult would be a drug abuse offense, as defined in section 686
2925.01 of the Revised Code, a violation of division (B) of 687
section 2917.11, or a violation of division (A) of section 688
4511.19 of the Revised Code, unless the person has been required 689
by the court to attend a drug abuse or alcohol abuse education, 690
intervention, or treatment program specified by the court and has 691
satisfactorily completed the program. 692
No temporary instruction permit or driver's license shall 694
be issued to any person whose license has been suspended, during 695
the period for which the license was suspended, nor to any person 696
whose license has been revoked, under sections 4507.01 to 4507.39 697
of the Revised Code, until the expiration of one year after the 698
license was revoked. 699
No temporary instruction permit or driver's license shall 701
be issued to any person whose commercial driver's license is 702
suspended under section 1905.201, 2301.374, 4507.16, 4507.34, 703
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4507.99, 4511.191, or 4511.196 of the Revised Code or under any 704
other provision of the Revised Code during the period of the 705
suspension. 706
NO TEMPORARY INSTRUCTION PERMIT OR DRIVER'S LICENSE SHALL 708
BE ISSUED TO ANY PERSON WHEN ISSUANCE IS PROHIBITED BY DIVISION 709
(A) OF SECTION 4507.091 OF THE REVISED CODE. 710
No temporary instruction permit or driver's license shall 712
be issued to, or retained by: 713
(A) Any person who is an alcoholic, or is addicted to the 715
use of controlled substances to the extent that the use 716
constitutes an impairment to the person's ability to operate a 717
motor vehicle with the required degree of safety; 718
(B) Any person who is under the age of eighteen and has 720
been adjudicated an unruly or delinquent child or a juvenile 721
traffic offender for having committed any act that if committed 722
by an adult would be a drug abuse offense, as defined in section 723
2925.01 of the Revised Code, a violation of division (B) of 724
section 2917.11, or a violation of division (A) of section 725
4511.19 of the Revised Code, unless the person has been required 726
by the court to attend a drug abuse or alcohol abuse education, 727
intervention, or treatment program specified by the court and has 728
satisfactorily completed the program; 729
(C) Any person who, in the opinion of the registrar, is 731
afflicted with or suffering from a physical or mental disability 732
or disease that prevents the person from exercising reasonable 733
and ordinary control over a motor vehicle while operating the 734
vehicle upon the highways, except that a restricted license 735
effective for six months may be issued to any person otherwise 736
qualified who is or has been subject to any condition resulting 737
in episodic impairment of consciousness or loss of muscular 738
control and whose condition, in the opinion of the registrar, is 739
dormant or is sufficiently under medical control that the person 740
is capable of exercising reasonable and ordinary control over a 741
motor vehicle. A restricted license effective for six months 742
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shall be issued to any person who is otherwise qualified who is 743
subject to any condition which THAT causes episodic impairment of 744
consciousness or a loss of muscular control if the person 746
presents a statement from a licensed physician that the person's 747
condition is under effective medical control and the period of 748
time for which the control has been continuously maintained, 749
unless, thereafter, a medical examination is ordered and, 750
pursuant thereto, cause for denial is found. 751
A person to whom a six-month restricted license has been 753
issued shall give notice of the person's medical condition to the 754
registrar on forms provided by the registrar and signed by the 755
licensee's physician. The notice shall be sent to the registrar 756
six months after the issuance of the license. Subsequent 757
restricted licenses issued to the same individual shall be 758
effective for six months. 759
(D) Any person who is unable to understand highway 761
warnings or traffic signs or directions given in the English 762
language; 763
(E) Any person making an application whose driver's 765
license or driving privileges are under revocation or suspension 766
in the jurisdiction where issued or any other jurisdiction, until 767
the expiration of one year after the license was revoked or until 768
the period of suspension ends. Any person whose application is 769
denied under this division may file a petition in the municipal 770
court or county court in whose jurisdiction the person resides 771
agreeing to pay the cost of the proceedings and alleging that the 772
conduct involved in the offense that resulted in suspension or 773
revocation in the foreign jurisdiction would not have resulted in 774
a suspension or revocation had the offense occurred in this 775
state. If the petition is granted, petitioner shall notify the 776
registrar of motor vehicles by a certified copy of the court's 777
findings and a license shall not be denied under this division;. 778
(F) Any person whose driver's or commercial driver's 780
license or permit has been permanently revoked pursuant to 781
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division (C) of section 4507.16 of the Revised Code. 782
Sec. 4507.09. (A) Except as provided in division (B) of 791
this section, every driver's license expires on the birthday of 794
the applicant in the fourth year after the date it is issued, but 795
in no event shall any such license be issued for a period longer 796
than four years.
Subject to the requirements of section 4507.12 of the 798
Revised Code, every driver's license is renewable within sixty 800
days prior to its expiration upon payment of the fees as required 801
by law, except that any license of an Ohio resident who will be 802
temporarily out-of-state is renewable at any time prior to its 803
expiration. No refund shall be made or credit given for the 804
unexpired portion of the driver's license that is renewed. The 805
registrar of motor vehicles shall notify each person whose 807
driver's license has expired within forty-five days after the 808
date of expiration. Notification shall be made by regular mail 809
sent to the person's last known address as shown in the records 810
of the bureau of motor vehicles. Failure to provide such 811
notification shall not be construed as a renewal or extension of 812
any license. The registrar may issue rules permitting the use 813
and display of drivers' licenses at any time not to exceed sixty 814
days prior to the next succeeding birthday of the applicant. For 815
the purposes of this section, the date of birth of any applicant 817
born on the twenty-ninth day of February shall be deemed to be 818
the first day of March in any year in which there is no
twenty-ninth day of February. 820
The registrar may require an application for license 822
renewal submitted by a resident who will be temporarily 823
out-of-state to be accompanied by an affidavit, in a form 824
prescribed by the registrar, certifying that the resident will be 826
temporarily out-of-state at the time the resident's license will 827
expire. 828
(B) Every driver's license or renewal of a driver's 830
license issued to an applicant who is sixteen years of age or 831
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older, but less than twenty-one years of age, expires on the 833
twenty-first birthday of the applicant. 834
(C) Each person licensed as a driver under this chapter 836
shall notify the registrar of any change in the person's address 837
within ten days following that change. The notification shall be 838
in writing on a form provided by the registrar and shall include 839
the full name, date of birth, license number, county of 840
residence, social security number, and new address of the person. 841
(D) NO DRIVER'S LICENSE SHALL BE RENEWED WHEN RENEWAL IS 843
PROHIBITED BY DIVISION (A) OF SECTION 4507.091 OF THE REVISED 845
CODE.
Sec. 4507.091. (A) A COURT OF RECORD, AT THE COURT'S 847
DISCRETION, MAY ORDER THE CLERK OF THE COURT TO SEND TO THE 849
REGISTRAR OF MOTOR VEHICLES A REPORT CONTAINING THE NAME,
ADDRESS, AND SUCH OTHER INFORMATION AS THE REGISTRAR MAY REQUIRE 851
BY RULE, OF ANY PERSON FOR WHOM AN ARREST WARRANT HAS BEEN ISSUED 852
BY THAT COURT AND IS OUTSTANDING.
UPON RECEIPT OF SUCH A REPORT, THE REGISTRAR SHALL ENTER 854
THE INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THE REPORT INTO THE RECORDS OF THE 855
BUREAU OF MOTOR VEHICLES, AND NEITHER THE REGISTRAR NOR ANY 856
DEPUTY REGISTRAR SHALL ISSUE A TEMPORARY INSTRUCTION PERMIT OR 857
DRIVER'S OR COMMERCIAL DRIVER'S LICENSE TO THE PERSON NAMED IN 858
THE REPORT, OR RENEW THE DRIVER'S OR COMMERCIAL DRIVER'S LICENSE
OF SUCH PERSON, UNTIL THE REGISTRAR RECEIVES NOTIFICATION THAT 859
THERE ARE NO OUTSTANDING ARREST WARRANTS IN THE NAME OF THE 860
PERSON. THE REGISTRAR ALSO SHALL SEND A NOTICE TO THE PERSON WHO 861
IS NAMED IN THE REPORT, VIA REGULAR FIRST CLASS MAIL SENT TO THE 862
PERSON'S LAST KNOWN ADDRESS AS SHOWN IN THE RECORDS OF THE 863
BUREAU, INFORMING THE PERSON THAT NEITHER THE REGISTRAR NOR ANY 864
DEPUTY REGISTRAR IS PERMITTED TO ISSUE A TEMPORARY INSTRUCTION
PERMIT OR DRIVER'S OR COMMERCIAL DRIVER'S LICENSE TO THE PERSON, 865
OR RENEW THE DRIVER'S OR COMMERCIAL DRIVER'S LICENSE OF THE 866
PERSON, UNTIL THE REGISTRAR RECEIVES NOTIFICATION THAT THERE ARE 867
NO OUTSTANDING ARREST WARRANTS IN THE NAME OF THE PERSON. 868
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(B) A CLERK WHO REPORTS AN OUTSTANDING ARREST WARRANT IN 871
ACCORDANCE WITH DIVISION (A) OF THIS SECTION IMMEDIATELY SHALL 872
NOTIFY THE REGISTRAR WHEN THE WARRANT HAS BEEN EXECUTED AND 873
RETURNED TO THE ISSUING COURT OR HAS BEEN CANCELED. THE CLERK 874
SHALL CHARGE AND COLLECT FROM THE PERSON NAMED IN THE EXECUTED OR 875
CANCELED ARREST WARRANT A PROCESSING FEE OF FIFTEEN DOLLARS TO 876
COVER THE COSTS OF THE BUREAU IN ADMINISTERING THIS SECTION. THE 877
CLERK SHALL TRANSMIT MONTHLY ALL SUCH PROCESSING FEES TO THE
REGISTRAR FOR DEPOSIT INTO THE STATE BUREAU OF MOTOR VEHICLES 878
FUND CREATED BY SECTION 4501.25 OF THE REVISED CODE. 879
UPON RECEIPT OF SUCH NOTIFICATION, THE REGISTRAR SHALL 882
CAUSE THE REPORT OF THAT OUTSTANDING ARREST WARRANT TO BE REMOVED
FROM THE RECORDS OF THE BUREAU AND, IF THERE ARE NO OTHER 883
OUTSTANDING ARREST WARRANTS IN THE NAME OF THE PERSON AND THE 884
PERSON OTHERWISE IS ELIGIBLE TO BE ISSUED A DRIVER'S OR 885
COMMERCIAL DRIVER'S LICENSE OR TO HAVE SUCH A LICENSE RENEWED, 886
THE REGISTRAR OR A DEPUTY REGISTRAR MAY ISSUE A DRIVER'S LICENSE
OR COMMERCIAL DRIVER'S LICENSE TO THE PERSON NAMED IN THE 887
EXECUTED OR CANCELED ARREST WARRANT, OR RENEW THE DRIVER'S OR 888
COMMERCIAL DRIVER'S LICENSE OF SUCH PERSON. 889
(C) NEITHER THE REGISTRAR, ANY EMPLOYEE OF THE BUREAU, A 892
DEPUTY REGISTRAR, NOR ANY EMPLOYEE OF A DEPUTY REGISTRAR IS
PERSONALLY LIABLE FOR DAMAGES OR INJURIES RESULTING FROM ANY 893
ERROR MADE BY A CLERK IN ENTERING INFORMATION CONTAINED IN A 894
REPORT SUBMITTED TO THE REGISTRAR UNDER THIS SECTION. 895
(D) ANY INFORMATION SUBMITTED TO THE REGISTRAR BY A CLERK 897
UNDER THIS SECTION SHALL BE TRANSMITTED BY MEANS OF AN ELECTRONIC 898
DATA TRANSFER SYSTEM. 899
Section 2. That existing sections 4503.10, 4503.102, 901
4503.12, 4507.08, and 4507.09 of the Revised Code are hereby 902
repealed.
Section 3. Sections 1 and 2 of this act shall take effect 904
six months after the effective date of this act. 905
Section 4. Section 4503.10 of the Revised Code is 907
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presented in this act as a composite of the section as amended by 908
both Am. Sub. H.B. 353 and Am. Sub. S.B. 121 of the 121st General 909
Assembly, with the new language of neither of the acts shown in 910
capital letters. Section 4503.12 of the Revised Code is 911
presented in this act as a composite of the section as amended by 912
both Am. Sub. H.B. 353 and Am. Sub. S.B. 121 of the 121st General 913
Assembly, with the new language of neither of the acts shown in 914
capital letters. This is in recognition of the principle stated 916
in division (B) of section 1.52 of the Revised Code that such
amendments are to be harmonized where not substantively 917
irreconcilable and constitutes a legislative finding that such is 918
the resulting version in effect prior to the effective date of 919
this act.