As Passed by the House 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
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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
which shall be prescribed by the registrar, for registration for 49
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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
preceding registration year and during the preceding period of 93
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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
certificate of title or memorandum certificate does not accompany 131
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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
(C) In addition, a charge of twenty-five cents shall be 170
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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
of the Revised Code, shall transmit that fee and tax, if any, in 213
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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
service fee for each application. Each deputy registrar shall 253
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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
commercial cars that are subject to that section. The registrar 293
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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 his 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
vehicle is registered. The renewal notice shall clearly state 341
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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
current registration year have not been paid, if division (D) of 378
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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
registration system required by this section, and also shall post 420
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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) No later than January 1, 1991, the registrar shall 433
implement the initial phase of a credit card payment program 434
permitting payment of motor vehicle renewal registration taxes 435
and fees by means of a credit card when such renewal is made by 436
mail. No later than January 1, 1993, the registrar shall 437
implement the final phase of the credit card payment program 438
permitting payment of motor vehicle registration taxes and fees, 439
driver's license and commercial driver's license fees, and any 440
other taxes, fees, or charges imposed or levied by the state 441
relating to such registrations and licenses that are collected by 442
the registrar or a deputy registrar by means of a credit card 443
when such motor vehicle registrations, license applications, or 444
other similar state-related transactions are made in person at 445
the office of the registrar or at a deputy registrar's office. 446
The registrar shall adopt rules as necessary for this purpose. 447
No deputy registrar shall accept a credit card as payment for the 448
purchase of any goods sold by the deputy registrar and any tax 449
imposed by Chapter 5739. of the Revised Code on the sale of such 450
goods. 451
If a person uses a credit card to pay motor vehicle 453
registration taxes or fees, license fees, or other similar taxes, 454
fees, or charges imposed or levied by the state as provided in 455
this section, a surcharge sufficient to pay the required service 456
charge of the financial institution or credit card company shall 457
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be paid by the person using the credit card. 458
(I) For persons who reside in counties where tailpipe 460
emissions inspections are required under the motor vehicle 461
inspection and maintenance program, the notice required by 462
division (B) of this section shall also include the toll-free 463
telephone number maintained by the Ohio environmental protection 464
agency to provide information concerning the locations of 465
emissions testing centers. 466
Sec. 4503.12. Upon the transfer of ownership of a motor 475
vehicle, the registration of the motor vehicle expires and the 477
original owner immediately shall remove the license plates from 478
the motor vehicle, except that:
(A) If a statutory merger or consolidation results in the 480
transfer of ownership of a motor vehicle from a constituent 481
corporation to the surviving corporation, or if the incorporation 483
of a proprietorship or partnership results in the transfer of 484
ownership of a motor vehicle from the proprietorship or 485
partnership to the corporation, the registration shall be
continued upon the filing by the surviving or new corporation, 486
within thirty days of such transfer, of an application for an 487
amended certificate of registration, unless such registration is 488
prohibited by division (D) of section 2935.27, division (A) of 489
section 2937.221, division (B) of section 4507.168, or division 490
(B)(1) of section 4521.10 of the Revised Code. The application 492
shall be accompanied by a service fee of two dollars and 493
twenty-five cents, a transfer fee of one dollar, and the original 494
certificate of registration. Upon a proper filing, the registrar 495
of motor vehicles shall issue an amended certificate of 496
registration in the name of the new owner.
(B) If the death of the owner of a motor vehicle results 498
in the transfer of ownership of the motor vehicle to the 499
surviving spouse of the owner or if a motor vehicle is owned by 500
two persons under joint ownership with right of survivorship 501
established under section 2106.17 of the Revised Code and one of 502
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those persons dies, the registration shall be continued upon the 503
filing by the surviving spouse of an application for an amended 504
certificate of registration, unless such registration is 505
prohibited by division (D) of section 2937.27 2935.27, division 507
(A) of section 2937.221, DIVISION (A) OF SECTION 4503.13, 508
division (B) of section 4507.168, or division (B)(1) of section 509
4521.10 of the Revised Code. The application shall be 512
accompanied by a service fee of two dollars and twenty-five 513
cents, a transfer fee of one dollar, the original certificate of 514
registration, and, in relation to a motor vehicle that is owned 515
by two persons under joint ownership with right of survivorship 516
established under section 2106.17 of the Revised Code, by a copy 517
of the certificate of title that specifies that the vehicle is 518
owned under joint ownership with right of survivorship. Upon a 519
proper filing, the registrar shall issue an amended certificate 520
of registration in the name of the surviving spouse. 521
(C) If the original owner of a motor vehicle that has been 523
transferred makes application for the registration of another 524
motor vehicle at any time during the remainder of the 525
registration period for which the transferred motor vehicle was 526
registered, the owner, unless such registration is prohibited by 527
division (D) of section 2935.27, division (A) of section 528
2937.221, DIVISION (A) OF SECTION 4503.13, division (E) of 530
section 4503.234, division (B) of section 4507.168, or division 531
(B)(1) of section 4521.10 of the Revised Code, may file an 533
application for transfer of the registration and, where 534
applicable, the license plates, accompanied by a service fee of 535
two dollars and twenty-five cents, a transfer fee of one dollar, 536
and the original certificate of registration. The transfer of 537
the registration and, where applicable, the license plates from 538
the motor vehicle for which they originally were issued to a 539
succeeding motor vehicle purchased by the same person in whose 540
name the original registration and license plates were issued 541
shall be done within a period not to exceed thirty days. During 542
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that thirty-day period, the license plates from the motor vehicle
for which they originally were issued may be displayed on the 543
succeeding motor vehicle, and the succeeding motor vehicle may be 544
operated on the public roads and highways in this state. 545
At the time of application for transfer, the registrar 547
shall compute and collect the amount of tax due on the succeeding 548
motor vehicle, based upon the amount that would be due on a new 549
registration as of the date on which the transfer is made less a 550
credit for the unused portion of the original registration 551
beginning on that date. If the credit exceeds the amount of tax 552
due on the new registration, no refund shall be made. In 553
computing the amount of tax due and credits to be allowed under 554
this division, the provisions of division (B) of section 4503.11 555
of the Revised Code shall apply. As to passenger cars, 556
noncommercial vehicles, motor homes, and motorcycles, transfers 557
within or between these classes of motor vehicles only shall be 558
allowed. If the succeeding motor vehicle is of a different class 559
than the motor vehicle for which the registration originally was 560
issued, new license plates also shall be issued upon the 561
surrender of the license plates originally issued and payment of 562
the fees provided in divisions (C) and (D) of section 4503.10 of 564
the Revised Code. 565
(D) The owner of a commercial car having a gross vehicle 567
weight or combined gross vehicle weight of more than ten thousand 568
pounds may transfer the registration of that commercial car to 569
another commercial car the owner owns without transferring 570
ownership of the first commercial car, unless registration of the 572
second commercial car is prohibited by division (D) of section 573
2935.27, division (A) of section 2937.221, DIVISION (A) OF 574
SECTION 4503.13, division (B) of section 4507.168, or division 575
(B)(1) of section 4521.10 of the Revised Code. At any time 577
during the remainder of the registration period for which the 578
first commercial car was registered, the owner may file an 579
application for the transfer of the registration and, where 580
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applicable, the license plates, accompanied by a service fee of 581
two dollars and twenty-five cents, a transfer fee of one dollar, 582
and the certificate of registration of the first commercial car. 583
The amount of any tax due or credit to be allowed for a transfer 584
of registration under this division shall be computed in 585
accordance with division (C) of this section. 586
No commercial car to which a registration is transferred 588
under this division shall be operated on a public road or highway 589
in this state until after the transfer of registration is 591
completed in accordance with this division. 592
(E) Upon application to the registrar or a deputy 594
registrar, a person who owns or leases a motor vehicle may 596
transfer special license plates assigned to that vehicle to any 597
other vehicle that the person owns or leases or that is owned or 598
leased by the person's spouse. The application shall be 599
accompanied by a service fee of two dollars and twenty-five 601
cents, a transfer fee of one dollar, and the original certificate 602
of registration. As appropriate, the application also shall be 603
accompanied by a power of attorney for the registration of a 604
leased vehicle and a written statement releasing the special 605
plates to the applicant. Upon a proper filing, the registrar or 606
deputy registrar shall assign the special license plates to the 607
motor vehicle owned or leased by the applicant and issue a new 608
certificate of registration for that motor vehicle. 609
As used in division (E) of this section, "special license 611
plates" means either of the following: 612
(1) Any license plates for which the person to whom the 614
license plates are issued must pay an additional fee in excess of 615
the fees prescribed in section 4503.04 of the Revised Code, 616
Chapter 4504. of the Revised Code, and the service fee prescribed 617
in division (D) or (G) of section 4503.10 of the Revised Code; 618
(2) License plates issued under section 4503.44 of the 620
Revised Code. 621
Sec. 4503.13. (A) A MUNICIPAL COURT OR COUNTY COURT, AT 623
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THE COURT'S DISCRETION, MAY ORDER THE CLERK OF THE COURT TO SEND 626
TO THE REGISTRAR OF MOTOR VEHICLES A REPORT CONTAINING THE NAME,
ADDRESS, AND SUCH OTHER INFORMATION AS THE REGISTRAR MAY REQUIRE 628
BY RULE, OF ANY PERSON FOR WHOM AN ARREST WARRANT HAS BEEN ISSUED 629
BY THAT COURT AND IS OUTSTANDING.
UPON RECEIPT OF SUCH A REPORT, THE REGISTRAR SHALL ENTER 631
THE INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THE REPORT INTO THE RECORDS OF THE 632
BUREAU OF MOTOR VEHICLES, AND NEITHER THE REGISTRAR NOR ANY 633
DEPUTY REGISTRAR SHALL ISSUE A CERTIFICATE OF REGISTRATION FOR A 634
MOTOR VEHICLE IN THE NAME OF THE PERSON WHO IS NAMED IN THE
REPORT UNTIL THE REGISTRAR RECEIVES NOTIFICATION FROM THE 635
MUNICIPAL COURT OR COUNTY COURT THAT THERE ARE NO OUTSTANDING 637
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 638
REGULAR FIRST CLASS MAIL SENT TO THE PERSON'S LAST KNOWN ADDRESS 639
AS SHOWN IN THE RECORDS OF THE BUREAU, INFORMING THE PERSON THAT 640
NEITHER THE REGISTRAR NOR ANY DEPUTY REGISTRAR IS PERMITTED TO 641
ISSUE A CERTIFICATE OF REGISTRATION FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE IN THE 642
NAME OF THE PERSON UNTIL THE REGISTRAR RECEIVES NOTIFICATION THAT 643
THERE ARE NO OUTSTANDING ARREST WARRANTS IN THE NAME OF THE
PERSON. 644
(B) A CLERK WHO REPORTS AN OUTSTANDING ARREST WARRANT IN 647
ACCORDANCE WITH DIVISION (A) OF THIS SECTION IMMEDIATELY SHALL 648
NOTIFY THE REGISTRAR WHEN THE WARRANT HAS BEEN EXECUTED AND 649
RETURNED TO THE ISSUING COURT OR HAS BEEN CANCELED. THE CLERK 650
SHALL CHARGE AND COLLECT FROM THE PERSON NAMED IN THE EXECUTED OR 651
CANCELED ARREST WARRANT A PROCESSING FEE OF FIFTEEN DOLLARS TO 652
COVER THE COSTS OF THE BUREAU IN ADMINISTERING THIS SECTION. THE 653
CLERK SHALL TRANSMIT MONTHLY ALL SUCH PROCESSING FEES TO THE
REGISTRAR FOR DEPOSIT INTO THE STATE BUREAU OF MOTOR VEHICLES 654
FUND CREATED BY SECTION 4501.25 OF THE REVISED CODE. 655
UPON RECEIPT OF SUCH NOTIFICATION, THE REGISTRAR SHALL 658
CAUSE THE REPORT OF THAT OUTSTANDING ARREST WARRANT TO BE REMOVED
FROM THE RECORDS OF THE BUREAU AND, IF THERE ARE NO OTHER 659
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OUTSTANDING ARREST WARRANTS ISSUED BY A MUNICIPAL COURT OR COUNTY 660
COURT IN THE NAME OF THE PERSON AND THE PERSON OTHERWISE IS 661
ELIGIBLE TO BE ISSUED A CERTIFICATE OF REGISTRATION FOR A MOTOR 662
VEHICLE, THE REGISTRAR OR A DEPUTY REGISTRAR MAY ISSUE A 663
CERTIFICATE OF REGISTRATION FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE IN THE NAME OF 665
THE PERSON NAMED IN THE EXECUTED OR CANCELED ARREST WARRANT.
(C) NEITHER THE REGISTRAR, ANY EMPLOYEE OF THE BUREAU, A 668
DEPUTY REGISTRAR, NOR ANY EMPLOYEE OF A DEPUTY REGISTRAR IS
PERSONALLY LIABLE FOR DAMAGES OR INJURIES RESULTING FROM ANY 669
ERROR MADE BY A CLERK IN ENTERING INFORMATION CONTAINED IN A 670
REPORT SUBMITTED TO THE REGISTRAR UNDER THIS SECTION. 671
(D) ANY INFORMATION SUBMITTED TO THE REGISTRAR BY A CLERK 673
UNDER THIS SECTION SHALL BE TRANSMITTED BY MEANS OF AN ELECTRONIC 674
DATA TRANSFER SYSTEM. 675
Sec. 4507.08. No driver's license shall be issued to any 684
person under eighteen years of age, except that a probationary 685
license may be issued to a person over sixteen years of age and a 686
restricted license may be issued to a person who is fourteen or 687
fifteen years of age upon proof of hardship satisfactory to the 688
registrar of motor vehicles. No probationary license shall be 689
issued to any person under the age of eighteen who has been 690
adjudicated an unruly or delinquent child or a juvenile traffic 691
offender for having committed any act that if committed by an 692
adult would be a drug abuse offense, as defined in section 693
2925.01 of the Revised Code, a violation of division (B) of 694
section 2917.11, or a violation of division (A) of section 695
4511.19 of the Revised Code, unless the person has been required 696
by the court to attend a drug abuse or alcohol abuse education, 697
intervention, or treatment program specified by the court and has 698
satisfactorily completed the program. 699
No temporary instruction permit or driver's license shall 701
be issued to any person whose license has been suspended, during 702
the period for which the license was suspended, nor to any person 703
whose license has been revoked, under sections 4507.01 to 4507.39 704
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of the Revised Code, until the expiration of one year after the 705
license was revoked. 706
No temporary instruction permit or driver's license shall 708
be issued to any person whose commercial driver's license is 709
suspended under section 1905.201, 2301.374, 4507.16, 4507.34, 710
4507.99, 4511.191, or 4511.196 of the Revised Code or under any 711
other provision of the Revised Code during the period of the 712
suspension. 713
NO TEMPORARY INSTRUCTION PERMIT OR DRIVER'S LICENSE SHALL 715
BE ISSUED TO ANY PERSON WHEN ISSUANCE IS PROHIBITED BY DIVISION 716
(A) OF SECTION 4507.091 OF THE REVISED CODE. 717
No temporary instruction permit or driver's license shall 719
be issued to, or retained by: 720
(A) Any person who is an alcoholic, or is addicted to the 722
use of controlled substances to the extent that the use 723
constitutes an impairment to the person's ability to operate a 724
motor vehicle with the required degree of safety; 725
(B) Any person who is under the age of eighteen and has 727
been adjudicated an unruly or delinquent child or a juvenile 728
traffic offender for having committed any act that if committed 729
by an adult would be a drug abuse offense, as defined in section 730
2925.01 of the Revised Code, a violation of division (B) of 731
section 2917.11, or a violation of division (A) of section 732
4511.19 of the Revised Code, unless the person has been required 733
by the court to attend a drug abuse or alcohol abuse education, 734
intervention, or treatment program specified by the court and has 735
satisfactorily completed the program; 736
(C) Any person who, in the opinion of the registrar, is 738
afflicted with or suffering from a physical or mental disability 739
or disease that prevents the person from exercising reasonable 740
and ordinary control over a motor vehicle while operating the 741
vehicle upon the highways, except that a restricted license 742
effective for six months may be issued to any person otherwise 743
qualified who is or has been subject to any condition resulting 744
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in episodic impairment of consciousness or loss of muscular 745
control and whose condition, in the opinion of the registrar, is 746
dormant or is sufficiently under medical control that the person 747
is capable of exercising reasonable and ordinary control over a 748
motor vehicle. A restricted license effective for six months 749
shall be issued to any person who is otherwise qualified who is 750
subject to any condition which THAT causes episodic impairment of 751
consciousness or a loss of muscular control if the person 753
presents a statement from a licensed physician that the person's 754
condition is under effective medical control and the period of 755
time for which the control has been continuously maintained, 756
unless, thereafter, a medical examination is ordered and, 757
pursuant thereto, cause for denial is found. 758
A person to whom a six-month restricted license has been 760
issued shall give notice of the person's medical condition to the 761
registrar on forms provided by the registrar and signed by the 762
licensee's physician. The notice shall be sent to the registrar 763
six months after the issuance of the license. Subsequent 764
restricted licenses issued to the same individual shall be 765
effective for six months. 766
(D) Any person who is unable to understand highway 768
warnings or traffic signs or directions given in the English 769
language; 770
(E) Any person making an application whose driver's 772
license or driving privileges are under revocation or suspension 773
in the jurisdiction where issued or any other jurisdiction, until 774
the expiration of one year after the license was revoked or until 775
the period of suspension ends. Any person whose application is 776
denied under this division may file a petition in the municipal 777
court or county court in whose jurisdiction the person resides 778
agreeing to pay the cost of the proceedings and alleging that the 779
conduct involved in the offense that resulted in suspension or 780
revocation in the foreign jurisdiction would not have resulted in 781
a suspension or revocation had the offense occurred in this 782
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state. If the petition is granted, petitioner shall notify the 783
registrar of motor vehicles by a certified copy of the court's 784
findings and a license shall not be denied under this division;. 785
(F) Any person whose driver's or commercial driver's 787
license or permit has been permanently revoked pursuant to 788
division (C) of section 4507.16 of the Revised Code. 789
Sec. 4507.09. (A) Except as provided in division (B) of 798
this section, every driver's license expires on the birthday of 801
the applicant in the fourth year after the date it is issued, but 802
in no event shall any such license be issued for a period longer 803
than four years.
Subject to the requirements of section 4507.12 of the 805
Revised Code, every driver's license is renewable within sixty 807
days prior to its expiration upon payment of the fees as required 808
by law, except that any license of an Ohio resident who will be 809
temporarily out-of-state is renewable at any time prior to its 810
expiration. No refund shall be made or credit given for the 811
unexpired portion of the driver's license that is renewed. The 812
registrar of motor vehicles shall notify each person whose 814
driver's license has expired within forty-five days after the 815
date of expiration. Notification shall be made by regular mail 816
sent to the person's last known address as shown in the records 817
of the bureau of motor vehicles. Failure to provide such 818
notification shall not be construed as a renewal or extension of 819
any license. The registrar may issue rules permitting the use 820
and display of drivers' licenses at any time not to exceed sixty 821
days prior to the next succeeding birthday of the applicant. For 822
the purposes of this section, the date of birth of any applicant 824
born on the twenty-ninth day of February shall be deemed to be 825
the first day of March in any year in which there is no
twenty-ninth day of February. 827
The registrar may require an application for license 829
renewal submitted by a resident who will be temporarily 830
out-of-state to be accompanied by an affidavit, in a form 831
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prescribed by the registrar, certifying that the resident will be 833
temporarily out-of-state at the time the resident's license will 834
expire. 835
(B) Every driver's license or renewal of a driver's 837
license issued to an applicant who is sixteen years of age or 838
older, but less than twenty-one years of age, expires on the 840
twenty-first birthday of the applicant. 841
(C) Each person licensed as a driver under this chapter 843
shall notify the registrar of any change in the person's address 844
within ten days following that change. The notification shall be 845
in writing on a form provided by the registrar and shall include 846
the full name, date of birth, license number, county of 847
residence, social security number, and new address of the person. 848
(D) NO DRIVER'S LICENSE SHALL BE RENEWED WHEN RENEWAL IS 850
PROHIBITED BY DIVISION (A) OF SECTION 4507.091 OF THE REVISED 852
CODE.
Sec. 4507.091. (A) A MUNICIPAL COURT OR COUNTY COURT, AT 854
THE COURT'S DISCRETION, MAY ORDER THE CLERK OF THE COURT TO SEND 857
TO THE REGISTRAR OF MOTOR VEHICLES A REPORT CONTAINING THE NAME,
ADDRESS, AND SUCH OTHER INFORMATION AS THE REGISTRAR MAY REQUIRE 859
BY RULE, OF ANY PERSON FOR WHOM AN ARREST WARRANT HAS BEEN ISSUED 860
BY THAT COURT AND IS OUTSTANDING.
UPON RECEIPT OF SUCH A REPORT, THE REGISTRAR SHALL ENTER 862
THE INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THE REPORT INTO THE RECORDS OF THE 863
BUREAU OF MOTOR VEHICLES, AND NEITHER THE REGISTRAR NOR ANY 864
DEPUTY REGISTRAR SHALL ISSUE A TEMPORARY INSTRUCTION PERMIT OR 865
DRIVER'S OR COMMERCIAL DRIVER'S LICENSE TO THE PERSON NAMED IN 866
THE REPORT, OR RENEW THE DRIVER'S OR COMMERCIAL DRIVER'S LICENSE
OF SUCH PERSON, UNTIL THE REGISTRAR RECEIVES NOTIFICATION FROM 867
THE MUNICIPAL COURT OR COUNTY COURT THAT THERE ARE NO OUTSTANDING 869
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 870
REGULAR FIRST CLASS MAIL SENT TO THE PERSON'S LAST KNOWN ADDRESS 871
AS SHOWN IN THE RECORDS OF THE BUREAU, INFORMING THE PERSON THAT 872
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NEITHER THE REGISTRAR NOR ANY DEPUTY REGISTRAR IS PERMITTED TO 873
ISSUE A TEMPORARY INSTRUCTION PERMIT OR DRIVER'S OR COMMERCIAL 874
DRIVER'S LICENSE TO THE PERSON, OR RENEW THE DRIVER'S OR 875
COMMERCIAL DRIVER'S LICENSE OF THE PERSON, UNTIL THE REGISTRAR
RECEIVES NOTIFICATION THAT THERE ARE NO OUTSTANDING ARREST 876
WARRANTS IN THE NAME OF THE PERSON. 877
(B) A CLERK WHO REPORTS AN OUTSTANDING ARREST WARRANT IN 880
ACCORDANCE WITH DIVISION (A) OF THIS SECTION IMMEDIATELY SHALL 881
NOTIFY THE REGISTRAR WHEN THE WARRANT HAS BEEN EXECUTED AND 882
RETURNED TO THE ISSUING COURT OR HAS BEEN CANCELED. THE CLERK 883
SHALL CHARGE AND COLLECT FROM THE PERSON NAMED IN THE EXECUTED OR 884
CANCELED ARREST WARRANT A PROCESSING FEE OF FIFTEEN DOLLARS TO 885
COVER THE COSTS OF THE BUREAU IN ADMINISTERING THIS SECTION. THE 886
CLERK SHALL TRANSMIT MONTHLY ALL SUCH PROCESSING FEES TO THE
REGISTRAR FOR DEPOSIT INTO THE STATE BUREAU OF MOTOR VEHICLES 887
FUND CREATED BY SECTION 4501.25 OF THE REVISED CODE. 888
UPON RECEIPT OF SUCH NOTIFICATION, THE REGISTRAR SHALL 891
CAUSE THE REPORT OF THAT OUTSTANDING ARREST WARRANT TO BE REMOVED
FROM THE RECORDS OF THE BUREAU AND, IF THERE ARE NO OTHER 892
OUTSTANDING ARREST WARRANTS ISSUED BY A MUNICIPAL COURT OR COUNTY 893
COURT IN THE NAME OF THE PERSON AND THE PERSON OTHERWISE IS 894
ELIGIBLE TO BE ISSUED A DRIVER'S OR COMMERCIAL DRIVER'S LICENSE 895
OR TO HAVE SUCH A LICENSE RENEWED, THE REGISTRAR OR A DEPUTY 896
REGISTRAR MAY ISSUE A DRIVER'S LICENSE OR COMMERCIAL DRIVER'S 897
LICENSE TO THE PERSON NAMED IN THE EXECUTED OR CANCELED ARREST 898
WARRANT, OR RENEW THE DRIVER'S OR COMMERCIAL DRIVER'S LICENSE OF
SUCH PERSON. 899
(C) NEITHER THE REGISTRAR, ANY EMPLOYEE OF THE BUREAU, A 902
DEPUTY REGISTRAR, NOR ANY EMPLOYEE OF A DEPUTY REGISTRAR IS
PERSONALLY LIABLE FOR DAMAGES OR INJURIES RESULTING FROM ANY 903
ERROR MADE BY A CLERK IN ENTERING INFORMATION CONTAINED IN A 904
REPORT SUBMITTED TO THE REGISTRAR UNDER THIS SECTION. 905
(D) ANY INFORMATION SUBMITTED TO THE REGISTRAR BY A CLERK 907
UNDER THIS SECTION SHALL BE TRANSMITTED BY MEANS OF AN ELECTRONIC 908
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DATA TRANSFER SYSTEM. 909
Section 2. That existing sections 4503.10, 4503.102, 911
4503.12, 4507.08, and 4507.09 of the Revised Code are hereby 912
repealed.
Section 3. Sections 1 and 2 of this act shall take effect 914
six months after the effective date of this act. 915
Section 4. Section 4503.10 of the Revised Code is 917
presented in this act as a composite of the section as amended by 918
both Am. Sub. H.B. 353 and Am. Sub. S.B. 121 of the 121st General 919
Assembly, with the new language of neither of the acts shown in 920
capital letters. Section 4503.12 of the Revised Code is 921
presented in this act as a composite of the section as amended by 922
both Am. Sub. H.B. 353 and Am. Sub. S.B. 121 of the 121st General 923
Assembly, with the new language of neither of the acts shown in 924
capital letters. This is in recognition of the principle stated 926
in division (B) of section 1.52 of the Revised Code that such
amendments are to be harmonized where not substantively 927
irreconcilable and constitutes a legislative finding that such is 928
the resulting version in effect prior to the effective date of 929
this act.