As Passed by the Senate 1
122nd General Assembly 4
Regular Session Am. H. B. No. 141 5
1997-1998 6
REPRESENTATIVES CATES-SCHULER-GARCIA-METZGER-PADGETT-VAN VYVEN- 8
BENDER-TERWILLEGER-FOX-MALLORY-HAINES-OLMAN-MILLER-FORD- 9
CORE-CLANCY-BRADING-HARRIS-HOTTINGER-GRENDELL-CORBIN- 10
SYKES-TAVARES-BUCHY-OPFER-MOTTL-SAWYER- 11
SENATORS OELSLAGER-GAETH-NEIN-GARDNER 12
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A B I L L
To amend sections 4503.10, 4503.102, 4503.12, 15
4507.08, and 4507.09 and to enact sections 16
4503.13 and 4507.091 of the Revised Code to 17
provide that if a person has an outstanding 18
arrest warrant issued by a municipal court or 19
county court, the person may not be eligible to 20
be issued a certificate of registration to a 21
motor vehicle in that person's name or a driver's 22
license. 23
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF OHIO: 25
Section 1. That sections 4503.10, 4503.102, 4503.12, 27
4507.08, and 4507.09 be amended and sections 4503.13 and 4507.091 28
of the Revised Code be enacted to read as follows: 29
Sec. 4503.10. (A) Except as provided in section 4503.103 40
of the Revised Code, every owner of a motor vehicle and every 41
person mentioned as owner in the last certificate of title, bill 42
of sale, or sworn statement of ownership of a motor vehicle which 43
is operated or driven upon the public roads or highways shall 44
cause to be filed each year, by mail or otherwise, in the office 45
of the registrar of motor vehicles or a deputy registrar, a 46
written application or a preprinted registration renewal notice 47
issued under section 4503.102 of the Revised Code, the form of 48
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which shall be prescribed by the registrar, for registration for 49
the following registration year, which shall begin on the first 50
day of January of every calendar year and end on the thirty-first 51
day of December in the same year. Applications for registration 52
and registration renewal notices shall be filed at the times 53
established by the registrar pursuant to section 4503.101 of the 54
Revised Code. Except as provided in division (J) of this 55
section, applications for registration shall be made on blanks 56
furnished by the registrar for that purpose, containing the 57
following information: 58
(1) A brief description of the motor vehicle to be 60
registered, including the name of the manufacturer, the factory 61
number of the vehicle, the year's model, and, in the case of 62
commercial cars, the gross weight of the vehicle fully equipped 63
computed in the manner prescribed in section 4503.08 of the 64
Revised Code; 65
(2) The name and residence address of the owner, and the 68
township and municipal corporation in which the owner resides; 70
(3) The district of registration, which shall be 72
determined as follows: 73
(a) In case the motor vehicle to be registered is used for 75
hire or principally in connection with any established business 76
or branch business, conducted at a particular place, the district 77
of registration is the municipal corporation in which that place 78
is located or, if not located in any municipal corporation, the 79
county and township in which that place is located. 80
(b) In case the vehicle is not so used, the district of 82
registration is the municipal corporation or county in which the 83
owner resides at the time of making the application. 84
(4) Whether the motor vehicle is a new or used motor 86
vehicle; 87
(5) The date of purchase of the motor vehicle; 89
(6) Whether the fees required to be paid for the 91
registration or transfer of the motor vehicle, during the 92
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preceding registration year and during the preceding period of 93
the current registration year, have been paid. Each application 94
for registration shall be signed by the owner, directly or 95
pursuant to obtaining a limited power of attorney authorized by 96
the registrar for registration, or other document authorizing 97
such signature. 98
(7) The owner's social security number, if assigned, or, 100
where a motor vehicle to be registered is used for hire or 101
principally in connection with any established business, the 102
owner's federal taxpayer identification number. 103
(B) Each time the applicant first registers a motor 105
vehicle in the applicant's name, the applicant shall present for 107
inspection proper bills of sale or sworn statement of ownership, 108
the originals of which have been filed with the clerk of the 109
court of common pleas, or a certificate of the clerk certifying 110
that such bills of sale or sworn statement of ownership have been 111
filed with the clerk, or a certificate of title or a memorandum 112
certificate showing title to the motor vehicle to be registered 113
in the applicant. When a motor vehicle inspection and 114
maintenance program is in effect under section 3704.14 of the 115
Revised Code and rules adopted under it, each application for 116
registration for a vehicle required to be inspected under that 117
section and those rules shall be accompanied by an inspection 118
certificate for the motor vehicle issued in accordance with that 119
section. The application shall be refused if any of the 120
following applies:
(1) The application is not in proper form. 122
(2) The application is prohibited from being accepted by 124
division (D) of section 2935.27, division (A) of section 125
2937.221, DIVISION (A) OF SECTION 4503.13, division (B) of 126
section 4507.168, or division (B)(1) of section 4521.10 of the 127
Revised Code.
(3) When applicable, proper bills of sale or sworn 129
statement of ownership or proper certificate thereof or 130
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certificate of title or memorandum certificate does not accompany 131
the application. 132
(4) All registration and transfer fees for the motor 134
vehicle, for the preceding year or the preceding period of the 135
current registration year, have not been paid. 136
(5) The owner or lessee does not have an inspection 138
certificate for the motor vehicle as provided in section 3704.14 139
of the Revised Code, and rules adopted under it, if that section 140
is applicable. 141
This section does not require the payment of license or 143
registration taxes on a motor vehicle for any preceding year, or 144
for any preceding period of a year, if the motor vehicle was not 145
taxable for that preceding year or period under sections 4503.02, 146
4503.04, 4503.11, 4503.12, and 4503.16 or Chapter 4504. of the 147
Revised Code. When a certificate of registration is issued upon 148
the first registration of a motor vehicle by or on behalf of the 149
owner, the official issuing the certificate shall indicate the 150
issuance with a stamp on the certificate of title or memorandum 151
certificate and on the inspection certificate for the motor 152
vehicle, if any. The official also shall indicate, by a stamp or 153
by such other means as the registrar prescribes, on the 154
registration certificate issued upon the first registration of a 155
motor vehicle by or on behalf of the owner the odometer reading 156
of the motor vehicle as shown in the odometer statement included 157
in or attached to the certificate of title. Upon each subsequent 158
registration of the motor vehicle by or on behalf of the same 159
owner, the official also shall so indicate the odometer reading 160
of the motor vehicle as shown on the immediately preceding 161
certificate of registration. 162
The registrar shall include in the permanent registration 164
record of any vehicle required to be inspected under section 165
3704.14 of the Revised Code the inspection certificate number 166
from the inspection certificate that is presented at the time of 167
registration of the vehicle as required under this division. 168
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(C) In addition, a charge of twenty-five cents shall be 170
made for each reflectorized safety license plate issued, and a 171
single charge of twenty-five cents shall be made for each county 172
identification sticker or each set of county identification 174
stickers issued, as the case may be, to cover the cost of 175
producing the license plates and stickers, including material, 176
manufacturing, and administrative costs. Those fees shall be in 177
addition to the license tax. If the total cost of producing the 178
plates is less than twenty-five cents per plate, or if the total 179
cost of producing the stickers is less than twenty-five cents per 180
sticker or per set issued, any excess moneys accruing from the 181
fees shall be distributed in the same manner as provided by 182
section 4501.04 of the Revised Code for the distribution of 183
license tax moneys. If the total cost of producing the plates 184
exceeds twenty-five cents per plate, or if the total cost of 185
producing the stickers exceeds twenty-five cents per sticker or 186
per set issued, the difference shall be paid from the license tax 188
moneys collected pursuant to section 4503.02 of the Revised Code. 189
(D) Each deputy registrar shall be allowed a fee of two 191
dollars and twenty-five cents for each application for 192
registration and registration renewal notice the deputy registrar 194
receives, which shall be for the purpose of compensating the 195
deputy registrar for the deputy registrar's deputy's services, 196
and such office and rental expenses, as may be necessary for the 198
proper discharge of the deputy registrar's deputy's duties in the 200
receiving of applications and renewal notices and the issuing of 201
licenses. 202
(E) Upon the certification of the registrar, the county 204
sheriff or local police officials shall recover license plates 205
erroneously or fraudulently issued. 206
(F) Each deputy registrar, upon receipt of any application 208
for registration or registration renewal notice, together with 209
the license fee and any, township motor vehicle license tax, 210
local motor vehicle license tax levied pursuant to Chapter 4504. 212
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of the Revised Code, shall transmit that fee and tax, if any, in 213
the manner provided in this section, together with the original 214
and duplicate copy of the application, to the registrar. The 215
registrar, subject to the approval of the director of public 216
safety, may deposit the funds collected by those deputies in a 217
local bank or depository to the credit of the "state of Ohio, 218
bureau of motor vehicles." Where a local bank or depository has 220
been designated by the registrar, each deputy registrar shall
deposit all moneys collected by the deputy registrar into that 221
bank or depository not more than one business day after their 222
collection and shall make reports to the registrar of the amounts 224
so deposited, together with any other information, some of which 225
may be prescribed by the treasurer of state, as the registrar may 226
require and as prescribed by the registrar by rule. The 227
registrar, within three days after receipt of notification of the 228
deposit of funds by a deputy registrar in a local bank or 229
depository, shall draw on that account in favor of the treasurer 231
of state. The registrar, subject to the approval of the director 232
and the treasurer of state, may make reasonable rules necessary 233
for the prompt transmittal of fees and for safeguarding the 234
interests of the state and of counties, townships, and municipal 235
corporations, AND TRANSPORTATION IMPROVEMENT DISTRICTS levying 236
county or township motor vehicle license taxes, township motor 237
vehicle license taxes, or municipal LOCAL motor vehicle license 238
taxes. The registrar may pay service charges usually collected 241
by banks and depositories for such service. If deputy registrars 242
are located in communities where banking facilities are not 244
available, they shall transmit the fees forthwith, by money order 245
or otherwise, as the registrar, by rule approved by the director 246
and the treasurer of state, may prescribe. The registrar may pay 247
the usual and customary fees for such service. 248
(G) This section does not prevent any person from making 250
an application for a motor vehicle license directly to the 251
registrar upon payment of a two dollars and twenty-five cents 252
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service fee for each application. Each deputy registrar shall 253
retain in the deputy registrar's deputy's office a copy of each 255
application the deputy registrar receives for a period of three 257
registration years. This copy shall be for public examination, 258
but no person may make copies thereof for sale or distribution. 259
(H) No person shall make a false statement as to the 261
district of registration in an application required by division 262
(A) of this section. Violation of this division is falsification 263
under section 2921.13 of the Revised Code and punishable as 264
specified in that section. 265
(I)(1) Where applicable, the requirements of division (B) 267
of this section relating to the presentation of an inspection 268
certificate issued under section 3704.14 of the Revised Code and 269
rules adopted under it for a motor vehicle, the refusal of a 270
license for failure to present an inspection certificate, and the 271
stamping of the inspection certificate by the official issuing 272
the certificate of registration apply to the registration of and 273
issuance of license plates for a motor vehicle under sections 274
4503.102, 4503.12, 4503.14, 4503.15, 4503.16, 4503.171, 4503.172, 275
4503.19, 4503.40, 4503.41, 4503.42, 4503.43, 4503.44, 4503.46, 276
4503.47, and 4503.51 of the Revised Code. 277
(2)(a) The registrar shall adopt rules ensuring that each 279
owner registering a motor vehicle in a county where a motor 280
vehicle inspection and maintenance program is in effect under 281
section 3704.14 of the Revised Code and rules adopted under it 282
receives information about the requirements established in that 283
section and those rules and about the need in those counties to 284
present an inspection certificate with an application for 285
registration or preregistration. 286
(b) Upon request, the registrar shall provide the director 288
of environmental protection, or any person that has been awarded 289
a contract under division (D) of section 3704.14 of the Revised 290
Code, an on-line computer data link to registration information 291
for all passenger cars, noncommercial motor vehicles, and 292
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commercial cars that are subject to that section. The registrar 293
also shall provide to the director of environmental protection a 294
magnetic data tape containing registration information regarding 295
passenger cars, noncommercial motor vehicles, and commercial cars 296
for which a multi-year registration is in effect under section 297
4503.103 of the Revised Code or rules adopted under it, 298
including, without limitation, the date of issuance of the 299
multi-year registration, the registration deadline established 300
under rules adopted under section 4503.101 of the Revised Code 301
that was applicable in the year in which the multi-year 302
registration was issued, and the registration deadline for 303
renewal of the multi-year registration. 304
(J) Application for registration under the international 306
registration plan, as set forth in sections 4503.60 to 4503.66 of 307
the Revised Code, shall be made to the registrar on forms 308
furnished by the registrar. In accordance with international 309
registration plan guidelines and pursuant to rules adopted by the 310
registrar, the forms shall include the following: 311
(1) A uniform mileage schedule; 313
(2) The gross vehicle weight of the vehicle or combined 315
gross vehicle weight of the combination vehicle as declared by 316
the registrant; 317
(3) Any other information the registrar requires by rule. 320
Sec. 4503.102. (A) The registrar of motor vehicles shall 329
adopt rules to establish a centralized system of motor vehicle 330
registration renewal by mail. Any person owning a motor vehicle 331
that was registered in the person's name during the preceding 333
registration year shall renew the registration of the motor 334
vehicle either by mail through the centralized system of 335
registration established under this section or in person at a 336
deputy registrar's office.
(B)(1) No less than forty-five days prior to the 338
expiration date of any motor vehicle registration, the registrar 339
shall mail a renewal notice to the person in whose name the motor 340
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vehicle is registered. The renewal notice shall clearly state 341
that the registration of the motor vehicle may be renewed by mail 342
through the centralized system of registration or in person at a 343
deputy registrar's office and shall be preprinted with 344
information including, but not limited to, the owner's name and 345
residence address as shown in the records of the bureau of motor 346
vehicles, a brief description of the motor vehicle to be 347
registered, notice of the license taxes and fees due on the motor 348
vehicle, the toll-free telephone number of the registrar as 349
required under division (D)(1) of section 4503.031 of the Revised 350
Code, and any additional information the registrar may require by 351
rule. The renewal notice shall be sent by regular mail to the 353
owner's last known address as shown in the records of the bureau
of motor vehicles. 354
(2) If the application for renewal of the registration of 357
a motor vehicle is prohibited from being accepted by the 358
registrar or a deputy registrar by division (D) of section 359
2935.27, division (A) of section 2937.221, DIVISION (A) OF 360
SECTION 4503.13, division (B) of section 4507.168, or division 362
(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 363
vehicle lessee.
(C) The owner of the motor vehicle shall verify the 365
information contained in the notice, sign it, and return it, in 366
person to a deputy registrar or by mail to the registrar, 367
together with a credit card number, when permitted by rule of the 368
registrar, check, or money order in the amount of the 369
registration taxes and fees payable on the motor vehicle and a 370
mail fee of two dollars and twenty-five cents plus postage as 371
indicated on the notice, if the registration is renewed by mail, 372
and an inspection certificate for the motor vehicle as provided 373
in section 3704.14 of the Revised Code. 374
(D) If all registration and transfer fees for the motor 376
vehicle for the preceding year or the preceding period of the 377
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current registration year have not been paid, if division (D) of 378
section 2935.27, division (A) of section 2937.221, DIVISION (A) 379
OF SECTION 4503.13, division (B) of section 4507.168, or division 381
(B)(1) of section 4521.10 of the Revised Code prohibits 382
acceptance of the renewal notice, or if the owner or lessee does 384
not have an inspection certificate for the motor vehicle as 385
provided in section 3704.14 of the Revised Code, if that section 386
is applicable, the license shall be refused and the registrar or 387
deputy registrar shall so notify the owner. This section does 388
not require the payment of license or registration taxes on a 389
motor vehicle for any preceding year, or for any preceding period 390
of a year, if the motor vehicle was not taxable for that 391
preceding year or period under section 4503.02, 4503.04, 4503.11, 392
4503.12, or 4503.16 or Chapter 4504. of the Revised Code. 393
(E)(1) Failure to receive a renewal notice does not 395
relieve a motor vehicle owner from the responsibility to renew 397
the registration for the motor vehicle. Any person who has a 398
motor vehicle registered in this state and who does not receive a 399
renewal notice as provided in division (B) of this section prior 400
to the expiration date of the registration shall request an 401
application for registration from the registrar or a deputy 402
registrar and return the signed application and any applicable 403
license taxes and fees to the registrar or deputy registrar. 404
(2) If the owner of a motor vehicle submits an application 406
for registration and the registrar is prohibited by division (D) 407
of section 2935.27, division (A) of section 2937.221, DIVISION 408
(A) OF SECTION 4503.13, division (B) of section 4507.168, or 410
division (B)(1) of section 4521.10 of the Revised Code from 411
accepting the application, the registrar shall return the 412
application and the payment to the owner and also shall include 413
an explanatory notice as described in division (B)(2) of this 415
section.
(F) Every deputy registrar shall post in a prominent place 417
at the deputy's office a notice informing the public of the mail 419
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registration system required by this section, and also shall post 420
a notice that every owner of a motor vehicle and every chauffeur 421
holding a certificate of registration is required to notify the 422
registrar in writing of any change of residence within ten days 423
after the change occurs. The notice shall be in such form as the 424
registrar prescribes by rule. 425
(G) The two dollars and twenty-five cents fee, plus 427
postage and any credit card surcharge collected by the registrar 428
for registration by mail, shall be paid to the credit of the 429
central registration fund established by section 4501.14 of the 430
Revised Code. 431
(H) The registrar may implement a program permitting 436
payment of motor vehicle registration taxes and fees, driver's 437
license and commercial driver's license fees, and any other 438
taxes, fees, penalties, or charges imposed or levied by the state
by means of a credit card. The registrar may adopt rules as 440
necessary for this purpose.
If a person uses a credit card to pay motor vehicle 442
registration taxes or fees, license fees, or other similar taxes, 443
fees, penalties, or charges imposed or levied by the state as 444
provided in this section, a surcharge sufficient to pay the 445
required service charge of the financial institution or credit 446
card company shall be paid by the person using the credit card. 447
(I) For persons who reside in counties where tailpipe 449
emissions inspections are required under the motor vehicle 450
inspection and maintenance program, the notice required by 451
division (B) of this section shall also include the toll-free 452
telephone number maintained by the Ohio environmental protection 453
agency to provide information concerning the locations of 454
emissions testing centers. 455
Sec. 4503.12. Upon the transfer of ownership of a motor 464
vehicle, the registration of the motor vehicle expires and the 466
original owner immediately shall remove the license plates from 467
the motor vehicle, except that:
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(A) If a statutory merger or consolidation results in the 469
transfer of ownership of a motor vehicle from a constituent 470
corporation to the surviving corporation, or if the incorporation 472
of a proprietorship or partnership results in the transfer of 473
ownership of a motor vehicle from the proprietorship or 474
partnership to the corporation, the registration shall be
continued upon the filing by the surviving or new corporation, 475
within thirty days of such transfer, of an application for an 476
amended certificate of registration, unless such registration is 477
prohibited by division (D) of section 2935.27, division (A) of 478
section 2937.221, division (B) of section 4507.168, or division 479
(B)(1) of section 4521.10 of the Revised Code. The application 481
shall be accompanied by a service fee of two dollars and 482
twenty-five cents, a transfer fee of one dollar, and the original 483
certificate of registration. Upon a proper filing, the registrar 484
of motor vehicles shall issue an amended certificate of 485
registration in the name of the new owner.
(B) If the death of the owner of a motor vehicle results 487
in the transfer of ownership of the motor vehicle to the 488
surviving spouse of the owner or if a motor vehicle is owned by 489
two persons under joint ownership with right of survivorship 490
established under section 2106.17 of the Revised Code and one of 491
those persons dies, the registration shall be continued upon the 492
filing by the surviving spouse of an application for an amended 493
certificate of registration, unless such registration is 494
prohibited by division (D) of section 2937.27 2935.27, division 496
(A) of section 2937.221, DIVISION (A) OF SECTION 4503.13, 497
division (B) of section 4507.168, or division (B)(1) of section 498
4521.10 of the Revised Code. The application shall be 501
accompanied by a service fee of two dollars and twenty-five 502
cents, a transfer fee of one dollar, the original certificate of 503
registration, and, in relation to a motor vehicle that is owned 504
by two persons under joint ownership with right of survivorship 505
established under section 2106.17 of the Revised Code, by a copy 506
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of the certificate of title that specifies that the vehicle is 507
owned under joint ownership with right of survivorship. Upon a 508
proper filing, the registrar shall issue an amended certificate 509
of registration in the name of the surviving spouse. 510
(C) If the original owner of a motor vehicle that has been 512
transferred makes application for the registration of another 513
motor vehicle at any time during the remainder of the 514
registration period for which the transferred motor vehicle was 515
registered, the owner, unless such registration is prohibited by 516
division (D) of section 2935.27, division (A) of section 517
2937.221, DIVISION (A) OF SECTION 4503.13, division (E) of 519
section 4503.234, division (B) of section 4507.168, or division 520
(B)(1) of section 4521.10 of the Revised Code, may file an 522
application for transfer of the registration and, where 523
applicable, the license plates, accompanied by a service fee of 524
two dollars and twenty-five cents, a transfer fee of one dollar, 525
and the original certificate of registration. The transfer of 526
the registration and, where applicable, the license plates from 527
the motor vehicle for which they originally were issued to a 528
succeeding motor vehicle purchased by the same person in whose 529
name the original registration and license plates were issued 530
shall be done within a period not to exceed thirty days. During 531
that thirty-day period, the license plates from the motor vehicle
for which they originally were issued may be displayed on the 532
succeeding motor vehicle, and the succeeding motor vehicle may be 533
operated on the public roads and highways in this state. 534
At the time of application for transfer, the registrar 536
shall compute and collect the amount of tax due on the succeeding 537
motor vehicle, based upon the amount that would be due on a new 538
registration as of the date on which the transfer is made less a 539
credit for the unused portion of the original registration 540
beginning on that date. If the credit exceeds the amount of tax 541
due on the new registration, no refund shall be made. In 542
computing the amount of tax due and credits to be allowed under 543
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this division, the provisions of division (B) of section 4503.11 544
of the Revised Code shall apply. As to passenger cars, 545
noncommercial vehicles, motor homes, and motorcycles, transfers 546
within or between these classes of motor vehicles only shall be 547
allowed. If the succeeding motor vehicle is of a different class 548
than the motor vehicle for which the registration originally was 549
issued, new license plates also shall be issued upon the 550
surrender of the license plates originally issued and payment of 551
the fees provided in divisions (C) and (D) of section 4503.10 of 553
the Revised Code. 554
(D) The owner of a commercial car having a gross vehicle 556
weight or combined gross vehicle weight of more than ten thousand 557
pounds may transfer the registration of that commercial car to 558
another commercial car the owner owns without transferring 559
ownership of the first commercial car, unless registration of the 561
second commercial car is prohibited by division (D) of section 562
2935.27, division (A) of section 2937.221, DIVISION (A) OF 563
SECTION 4503.13, division (B) of section 4507.168, or division 564
(B)(1) of section 4521.10 of the Revised Code. At any time 566
during the remainder of the registration period for which the 567
first commercial car was registered, the owner may file an 568
application for the transfer of the registration and, where 569
applicable, the license plates, accompanied by a service fee of 570
two dollars and twenty-five cents, a transfer fee of one dollar, 571
and the certificate of registration of the first commercial car. 572
The amount of any tax due or credit to be allowed for a transfer 573
of registration under this division shall be computed in 574
accordance with division (C) of this section. 575
No commercial car to which a registration is transferred 577
under this division shall be operated on a public road or highway 578
in this state until after the transfer of registration is 580
completed in accordance with this division. 581
(E) Upon application to the registrar or a deputy 583
registrar, a person who owns or leases a motor vehicle may 585
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transfer special license plates assigned to that vehicle to any 586
other vehicle that the person owns or leases or that is owned or 587
leased by the person's spouse. The application shall be 588
accompanied by a service fee of two dollars and twenty-five 590
cents, a transfer fee of one dollar, and the original certificate 591
of registration. As appropriate, the application also shall be 592
accompanied by a power of attorney for the registration of a 593
leased vehicle and a written statement releasing the special 594
plates to the applicant. Upon a proper filing, the registrar or 595
deputy registrar shall assign the special license plates to the 596
motor vehicle owned or leased by the applicant and issue a new 597
certificate of registration for that motor vehicle. 598
As used in division (E) of this section, "special license 600
plates" means either of the following: 601
(1) Any license plates for which the person to whom the 603
license plates are issued must pay an additional fee in excess of 604
the fees prescribed in section 4503.04 of the Revised Code, 605
Chapter 4504. of the Revised Code, and the service fee prescribed 606
in division (D) or (G) of section 4503.10 of the Revised Code; 607
(2) License plates issued under section 4503.44 of the 609
Revised Code. 610
Sec. 4503.13. (A) A MUNICIPAL COURT OR COUNTY COURT, AT 612
THE COURT'S DISCRETION, MAY ORDER THE CLERK OF THE COURT TO SEND 615
TO THE REGISTRAR OF MOTOR VEHICLES A REPORT CONTAINING THE NAME,
ADDRESS, AND SUCH OTHER INFORMATION AS THE REGISTRAR MAY REQUIRE 617
BY RULE, OF ANY PERSON FOR WHOM AN ARREST WARRANT HAS BEEN ISSUED 618
BY THAT COURT AND IS OUTSTANDING.
UPON RECEIPT OF SUCH A REPORT, THE REGISTRAR SHALL ENTER 620
THE INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THE REPORT INTO THE RECORDS OF THE 621
BUREAU OF MOTOR VEHICLES. NEITHER THE REGISTRAR NOR ANY DEPUTY 622
REGISTRAR SHALL ISSUE A CERTIFICATE OF REGISTRATION FOR A MOTOR 623
VEHICLE OWNER OR LESSEE, WHEN A LESSEE IS DETERMINABLE UNDER 624
PROCEDURES ESTABLISHED BY THE REGISTRAR UNDER DIVISION (E) OF 625
THIS SECTION, WHO IS NAMED IN THE REPORT UNTIL THE REGISTRAR 627
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RECEIVES NOTIFICATION FROM THE MUNICIPAL COURT OR COUNTY COURT 628
THAT THERE ARE NO OUTSTANDING ARREST WARRANTS IN THE NAME OF THE 629
PERSON. THE REGISTRAR ALSO SHALL SEND A NOTICE TO THE PERSON WHO 630
IS NAMED IN THE REPORT, VIA REGULAR FIRST CLASS MAIL SENT TO THE 631
PERSON'S LAST KNOWN ADDRESS AS SHOWN IN THE RECORDS OF THE 632
BUREAU, INFORMING THE PERSON THAT NEITHER THE REGISTRAR NOR ANY
DEPUTY REGISTRAR IS PERMITTED TO ISSUE A CERTIFICATE OF 633
REGISTRATION FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE IN THE NAME OF THE PERSON UNTIL 634
THE REGISTRAR RECEIVES NOTIFICATION THAT THERE ARE NO OUTSTANDING 635
ARREST WARRANTS IN THE NAME OF THE PERSON. 636
(B) A CLERK WHO REPORTS AN OUTSTANDING ARREST WARRANT IN 639
ACCORDANCE WITH DIVISION (A) OF THIS SECTION IMMEDIATELY SHALL 640
NOTIFY THE REGISTRAR WHEN THE WARRANT HAS BEEN EXECUTED AND 641
RETURNED TO THE ISSUING COURT OR HAS BEEN CANCELED. THE CLERK 642
SHALL CHARGE AND COLLECT FROM THE PERSON NAMED IN THE EXECUTED OR 643
CANCELED ARREST WARRANT A PROCESSING FEE OF FIFTEEN DOLLARS TO 644
COVER THE COSTS OF THE BUREAU IN ADMINISTERING THIS SECTION. THE 645
CLERK SHALL TRANSMIT MONTHLY ALL SUCH PROCESSING FEES TO THE
REGISTRAR FOR DEPOSIT INTO THE STATE BUREAU OF MOTOR VEHICLES 646
FUND CREATED BY SECTION 4501.25 OF THE REVISED CODE. 647
UPON RECEIPT OF SUCH NOTIFICATION, THE REGISTRAR SHALL 650
CAUSE THE REPORT OF THAT OUTSTANDING ARREST WARRANT TO BE REMOVED
FROM THE RECORDS OF THE BUREAU AND, IF THERE ARE NO OTHER 651
OUTSTANDING ARREST WARRANTS ISSUED BY A MUNICIPAL COURT OR COUNTY 652
COURT IN THE NAME OF THE PERSON AND THE PERSON OTHERWISE IS 653
ELIGIBLE TO BE ISSUED A CERTIFICATE OF REGISTRATION FOR A MOTOR 654
VEHICLE, THE REGISTRAR OR A DEPUTY REGISTRAR MAY ISSUE A 655
CERTIFICATE OF REGISTRATION FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE IN THE NAME OF 657
THE PERSON NAMED IN THE EXECUTED OR CANCELED ARREST WARRANT.
(C) NEITHER THE REGISTRAR, ANY EMPLOYEE OF THE BUREAU, A 660
DEPUTY REGISTRAR, NOR ANY EMPLOYEE OF A DEPUTY REGISTRAR IS
PERSONALLY LIABLE FOR DAMAGES OR INJURIES RESULTING FROM ANY 661
ERROR MADE BY A CLERK IN ENTERING INFORMATION CONTAINED IN A 662
REPORT SUBMITTED TO THE REGISTRAR UNDER THIS SECTION. 663
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(D) ANY INFORMATION SUBMITTED TO THE REGISTRAR BY A CLERK 665
UNDER THIS SECTION SHALL BE TRANSMITTED BY MEANS OF AN ELECTRONIC 666
DATA TRANSFER SYSTEM. 667
(E) THE REGISTRAR SHALL DETERMINE THE PROCEDURES AND 669
INFORMATION NECESSARY TO IMPLEMENT THIS SECTION IN REGARD TO 670
MOTOR VEHICLE LESSEES. DIVISION (A) OF THIS SECTION SHALL NOT 671
APPLY TO CASES INVOLVING A MOTOR VEHICLE LESSEE UNTIL SUCH 672
PROCEDURES ARE ESTABLISHED.
Sec. 4507.08. No driver's license shall be issued to any 681
person under eighteen years of age, except that a probationary 682
license may be issued to a person over sixteen years of age and a 683
restricted license may be issued to a person who is fourteen or 684
fifteen years of age upon proof of hardship satisfactory to the 685
registrar of motor vehicles. No probationary license shall be 686
issued to any person under the age of eighteen who has been 687
adjudicated an unruly or delinquent child or a juvenile traffic 688
offender for having committed any act that if committed by an 689
adult would be a drug abuse offense, as defined in section 690
2925.01 of the Revised Code, a violation of division (B) of 691
section 2917.11, or a violation of division (A) of section 692
4511.19 of the Revised Code, unless the person has been required 693
by the court to attend a drug abuse or alcohol abuse education, 694
intervention, or treatment program specified by the court and has 695
satisfactorily completed the program. 696
No temporary instruction permit or driver's license shall 698
be issued to any person whose license has been suspended, during 699
the period for which the license was suspended, nor to any person 700
whose license has been revoked, under sections 4507.01 to 4507.39 701
of the Revised Code, until the expiration of one year after the 702
license was revoked. 703
No temporary instruction permit or driver's license shall 705
be issued to any person whose commercial driver's license is 706
suspended under section 1905.201, 2301.374, 4507.16, 4507.34, 707
4507.99, 4511.191, or 4511.196 of the Revised Code or under any 708
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other provision of the Revised Code during the period of the 709
suspension. 710
NO TEMPORARY INSTRUCTION PERMIT OR DRIVER'S LICENSE SHALL 712
BE ISSUED TO ANY PERSON WHEN ISSUANCE IS PROHIBITED BY DIVISION 713
(A) OF SECTION 4507.091 OF THE REVISED CODE. 714
No temporary instruction permit or driver's license shall 716
be issued to, or retained by: 717
(A) Any person who is an alcoholic, or is addicted to the 719
use of controlled substances to the extent that the use 720
constitutes an impairment to the person's ability to operate a 721
motor vehicle with the required degree of safety; 722
(B) Any person who is under the age of eighteen and has 724
been adjudicated an unruly or delinquent child or a juvenile 725
traffic offender for having committed any act that if committed 726
by an adult would be a drug abuse offense, as defined in section 727
2925.01 of the Revised Code, a violation of division (B) of 728
section 2917.11, or a violation of division (A) of section 729
4511.19 of the Revised Code, unless the person has been required 730
by the court to attend a drug abuse or alcohol abuse education, 731
intervention, or treatment program specified by the court and has 732
satisfactorily completed the program; 733
(C) Any person who, in the opinion of the registrar, is 735
afflicted with or suffering from a physical or mental disability 736
or disease that prevents the person from exercising reasonable 737
and ordinary control over a motor vehicle while operating the 738
vehicle upon the highways, except that a restricted license 739
effective for six months may be issued to any person otherwise 740
qualified who is or has been subject to any condition resulting 741
in episodic impairment of consciousness or loss of muscular 742
control and whose condition, in the opinion of the registrar, is 743
dormant or is sufficiently under medical control that the person 744
is capable of exercising reasonable and ordinary control over a 745
motor vehicle. A restricted license effective for six months 746
shall be issued to any person who is otherwise qualified who is 747
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subject to any condition which THAT causes episodic impairment of 748
consciousness or a loss of muscular control if the person 750
presents a statement from a licensed physician that the person's 751
condition is under effective medical control and the period of 752
time for which the control has been continuously maintained, 753
unless, thereafter, a medical examination is ordered and, 754
pursuant thereto, cause for denial is found. 755
A person to whom a six-month restricted license has been 757
issued shall give notice of the person's medical condition to the 758
registrar on forms provided by the registrar and signed by the 759
licensee's physician. The notice shall be sent to the registrar 760
six months after the issuance of the license. Subsequent 761
restricted licenses issued to the same individual shall be 762
effective for six months. 763
(D) Any person who is unable to understand highway 765
warnings or traffic signs or directions given in the English 766
language; 767
(E) Any person making an application whose driver's 769
license or driving privileges are under revocation or suspension 770
in the jurisdiction where issued or any other jurisdiction, until 771
the expiration of one year after the license was revoked or until 772
the period of suspension ends. Any person whose application is 773
denied under this division may file a petition in the municipal 774
court or county court in whose jurisdiction the person resides 775
agreeing to pay the cost of the proceedings and alleging that the 776
conduct involved in the offense that resulted in suspension or 777
revocation in the foreign jurisdiction would not have resulted in 778
a suspension or revocation had the offense occurred in this 779
state. If the petition is granted, petitioner shall notify the 780
registrar of motor vehicles by a certified copy of the court's 781
findings and a license shall not be denied under this division;. 782
(F) Any person whose driver's or commercial driver's 784
license or permit has been permanently revoked pursuant to 785
division (C) of section 4507.16 of the Revised Code. 786
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Sec. 4507.09. (A) Except as provided in division (B) of 795
this section, every driver's license expires on the birthday of 798
the applicant in the fourth year after the date it is issued, but 799
in no event shall any such license be issued for a period longer 800
than four years.
Subject to the requirements of section 4507.12 of the 802
Revised Code, every driver's license is renewable within sixty 804
days prior to its expiration upon payment of the fees as required 805
by law, except that any license of an Ohio resident who will be 806
temporarily out-of-state is renewable at any time prior to its 807
expiration. No refund shall be made or credit given for the 808
unexpired portion of the driver's license that is renewed. The 809
registrar of motor vehicles shall notify each person whose 811
driver's license has expired within forty-five days after the 812
date of expiration. Notification shall be made by regular mail 813
sent to the person's last known address as shown in the records 814
of the bureau of motor vehicles. Failure to provide such 815
notification shall not be construed as a renewal or extension of 816
any license. The registrar may issue rules permitting the use 817
and display of drivers' licenses at any time not to exceed sixty 818
days prior to the next succeeding birthday of the applicant. For 819
the purposes of this section, the date of birth of any applicant 821
born on the twenty-ninth day of February shall be deemed to be 822
the first day of March in any year in which there is no
twenty-ninth day of February. 824
The registrar may require an application for license 826
renewal submitted by a resident who will be temporarily 827
out-of-state to be accompanied by an affidavit, in a form 828
prescribed by the registrar, certifying that the resident will be 830
temporarily out-of-state at the time the resident's license will 831
expire. 832
(B) Every driver's license or renewal of a driver's 834
license issued to an applicant who is sixteen years of age or 835
older, but less than twenty-one years of age, expires on the 837
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twenty-first birthday of the applicant. 838
(C) Each person licensed as a driver under this chapter 840
shall notify the registrar of any change in the person's address 841
within ten days following that change. The notification shall be 842
in writing on a form provided by the registrar and shall include 843
the full name, date of birth, license number, county of 844
residence, social security number, and new address of the person. 845
(D) NO DRIVER'S LICENSE SHALL BE RENEWED WHEN RENEWAL IS 847
PROHIBITED BY DIVISION (A) OF SECTION 4507.091 OF THE REVISED 849
CODE.
Sec. 4507.091. (A) A MUNICIPAL COURT OR COUNTY COURT, AT 851
THE COURT'S DISCRETION, MAY ORDER THE CLERK OF THE COURT TO SEND 854
TO THE REGISTRAR OF MOTOR VEHICLES A REPORT CONTAINING THE NAME,
ADDRESS, AND SUCH OTHER INFORMATION AS THE REGISTRAR MAY REQUIRE 856
BY RULE, OF ANY PERSON FOR WHOM AN ARREST WARRANT HAS BEEN ISSUED 857
BY THAT COURT AND IS OUTSTANDING.
UPON RECEIPT OF SUCH A REPORT, THE REGISTRAR SHALL ENTER 859
THE INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THE REPORT INTO THE RECORDS OF THE 860
BUREAU OF MOTOR VEHICLES, AND NEITHER THE REGISTRAR NOR ANY 861
DEPUTY REGISTRAR SHALL ISSUE A TEMPORARY INSTRUCTION PERMIT OR 862
DRIVER'S OR COMMERCIAL DRIVER'S LICENSE TO THE PERSON NAMED IN 863
THE REPORT, OR RENEW THE DRIVER'S OR COMMERCIAL DRIVER'S LICENSE
OF SUCH PERSON, UNTIL THE REGISTRAR RECEIVES NOTIFICATION FROM 864
THE MUNICIPAL COURT OR COUNTY COURT THAT THERE ARE NO OUTSTANDING 866
ARREST WARRANTS IN THE NAME OF THE PERSON. THE REGISTRAR ALSO
SHALL SEND A NOTICE TO THE PERSON WHO IS NAMED IN THE REPORT, VIA 867
REGULAR FIRST CLASS MAIL SENT TO THE PERSON'S LAST KNOWN ADDRESS 868
AS SHOWN IN THE RECORDS OF THE BUREAU, INFORMING THE PERSON THAT 869
NEITHER THE REGISTRAR NOR ANY DEPUTY REGISTRAR IS PERMITTED TO 870
ISSUE A TEMPORARY INSTRUCTION PERMIT OR DRIVER'S OR COMMERCIAL 871
DRIVER'S LICENSE TO THE PERSON, OR RENEW THE DRIVER'S OR 872
COMMERCIAL DRIVER'S LICENSE OF THE PERSON, UNTIL THE REGISTRAR
RECEIVES NOTIFICATION THAT THERE ARE NO OUTSTANDING ARREST 873
WARRANTS IN THE NAME OF THE PERSON. 874
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(B) A CLERK WHO REPORTS AN OUTSTANDING ARREST WARRANT IN 877
ACCORDANCE WITH DIVISION (A) OF THIS SECTION IMMEDIATELY SHALL 878
NOTIFY THE REGISTRAR WHEN THE WARRANT HAS BEEN EXECUTED AND 879
RETURNED TO THE ISSUING COURT OR HAS BEEN CANCELED. THE CLERK 880
SHALL CHARGE AND COLLECT FROM THE PERSON NAMED IN THE EXECUTED OR 881
CANCELED ARREST WARRANT A PROCESSING FEE OF FIFTEEN DOLLARS TO 882
COVER THE COSTS OF THE BUREAU IN ADMINISTERING THIS SECTION. THE 883
CLERK SHALL TRANSMIT MONTHLY ALL SUCH PROCESSING FEES TO THE
REGISTRAR FOR DEPOSIT INTO THE STATE BUREAU OF MOTOR VEHICLES 884
FUND CREATED BY SECTION 4501.25 OF THE REVISED CODE. 885
UPON RECEIPT OF SUCH NOTIFICATION, THE REGISTRAR SHALL 888
CAUSE THE REPORT OF THAT OUTSTANDING ARREST WARRANT TO BE REMOVED
FROM THE RECORDS OF THE BUREAU AND, IF THERE ARE NO OTHER 889
OUTSTANDING ARREST WARRANTS ISSUED BY A MUNICIPAL COURT OR COUNTY 890
COURT IN THE NAME OF THE PERSON AND THE PERSON OTHERWISE IS 891
ELIGIBLE TO BE ISSUED A DRIVER'S OR COMMERCIAL DRIVER'S LICENSE 892
OR TO HAVE SUCH A LICENSE RENEWED, THE REGISTRAR OR A DEPUTY 893
REGISTRAR MAY ISSUE A DRIVER'S LICENSE OR COMMERCIAL DRIVER'S 894
LICENSE TO THE PERSON NAMED IN THE EXECUTED OR CANCELED ARREST 895
WARRANT, OR RENEW THE DRIVER'S OR COMMERCIAL DRIVER'S LICENSE OF
SUCH PERSON. 896
(C) NEITHER THE REGISTRAR, ANY EMPLOYEE OF THE BUREAU, A 899
DEPUTY REGISTRAR, NOR ANY EMPLOYEE OF A DEPUTY REGISTRAR IS
PERSONALLY LIABLE FOR DAMAGES OR INJURIES RESULTING FROM ANY 900
ERROR MADE BY A CLERK IN ENTERING INFORMATION CONTAINED IN A 901
REPORT SUBMITTED TO THE REGISTRAR UNDER THIS SECTION. 902
(D) ANY INFORMATION SUBMITTED TO THE REGISTRAR BY A CLERK 904
UNDER THIS SECTION SHALL BE TRANSMITTED BY MEANS OF AN ELECTRONIC 905
DATA TRANSFER SYSTEM. 906
Section 2. That existing sections 4503.10, 4503.102, 908
4503.12, 4507.08, and 4507.09 of the Revised Code are hereby 909
repealed.
Section 3. Sections 1 and 2 of this act shall take effect 911
six months after the effective date of this act. 912
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Section 4. Section 4503.10 of the Revised Code is 914
presented in this act as a composite of the section as amended by 915
both Am. Sub. H.B. 353 and Am. Sub. S.B. 121 of the 121st General 916
Assembly, with the new language of neither of the acts shown in 917
capital letters. Section 4503.12 of the Revised Code is 918
presented in this act as a composite of the section as amended by 919
both Am. Sub. H.B. 353 and Am. Sub. S.B. 121 of the 121st General 920
Assembly, with the new language of neither of the acts shown in 921
capital letters. This is in recognition of the principle stated 923
in division (B) of section 1.52 of the Revised Code that such
amendments are to be harmonized where not substantively 924
irreconcilable and constitutes a legislative finding that such is 925
the resulting version in effect prior to the effective date of 926
this act.