As Passed by the Senate 1
122nd General Assembly 4
Regular Session Am. Sub. H. B. No. 144 5
1997-1998 6
REPRESENTATIVES METZGER-HARRIS-MALLORY-LUCAS-NETZLEY-MOTTLEY- 8
ROMAN-GRENDELL-BRITTON-CATES-TERWILLEGER-BENDER-OLMAN-BATEMAN- 9
WHALEN-VESPER-DAMSCHRODER-THOMAS-GARCIA-TIBERI-SULZER-MYERS- 10
WOMER BENJAMIN-BRADING-BUCHY-HAINES-VESPER-MOTTL-CAREY-FORD- 11
STAPLETON-HEALY-REID-LEWIS-OPFER-WESTON-SCHULER-JORDAN-BOGGS- 12
TAVARES-CORBIN-BEATTY-PATTON-VERICH-SALERNO-MASON-COLONNA- 13
SENATORS OELSLAGER-HOWARD-LATELL-DiDONATO-FURNEY-LATTA- 14
B. JOHNSON-WATTS-CARNES-NEIN-WHITE-BLESSING-DRAKE-DIX 15
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A B I L L
To amend sections 4507.23 and 4507.24 of the Revised 19
Code to exempt veterans who have a 20
service-connected disability rated at 100% by the 21
Veterans' Administration from payment of any 22
application or service fees when obtaining a 23
driver's license or motorized bicycle license, or 24
fee for laminating such a license. 25
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF OHIO: 27
Section 1. That sections 4507.23 and 4507.24 of the 29
Revised Code be amended to read as follows: 30
Sec. 4507.23. (A) Each EXCEPT AS PROVIDED IN DIVISION (H) 38
OF THIS SECTION, EACH application for a temporary instruction 40
permit and examination shall be accompanied by a fee of four 41
dollars.
(B) Each EXCEPT AS PROVIDED IN DIVISION (H) OF THIS 44
SECTION, EACH application for a driver's license made by a person 45
who previously held such a license and whose license has expired 46
not more than two years prior to the date of application, and who 47
is required under this chapter to give an actual demonstration of 48
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the person's ability to drive, shall be accompanied by a fee of 50
three dollars in addition to any other fees.
(C) Except as provided in division DIVISIONS (E) AND (H) 53
of this section, each application for a driver's license, or 54
motorcycle operator's endorsement, or renewal of a driver's 55
license shall be accompanied by a fee of six dollars. Each 56
EXCEPT AS PROVIDED IN DIVISION (H) OF THIS SECTION, EACH 57
application for a duplicate driver's license shall be accompanied 58
by a fee of two dollars and fifty cents. The duplicate driver's 59
licenses issued under this section shall be distributed by the 60
deputy registrar in accordance with rules adopted by the 61
registrar of motor vehicles. 62
(D) Each EXCEPT AS PROVIDED IN DIVISION (H) OF THIS 64
SECTION, EACH application for a motorized bicycle license or 65
duplicate thereof shall be accompanied by a fee of two dollars 66
and fifty cents. 67
(E) Each EXCEPT AS PROVIDED IN DIVISION (H) OF THIS 69
SECTION, EACH application for a driver's license or renewal of a 71
driver's license that will be issued to a person who is less than 72
twenty-one years of age shall be accompanied by whichever of the 73
following fees is applicable:
(1) If the person is sixteen years of age or older, but 75
less than seventeen years of age, a fee of seven dollars and 76
twenty-five cents; 77
(2) If the person is seventeen years of age or older, but 79
less than eighteen years of age, a fee of six dollars; 80
(3) If the person is eighteen years of age or older, but 82
less than nineteen years of age, a fee of four dollars and 83
seventy-five cents; 84
(4) If the person is nineteen years of age or older, but 86
less than twenty years of age, a fee of three dollars and fifty 87
cents; 88
(5) If the person is twenty years of age or older, but 90
less than twenty-one years of age, a fee of two dollars and 91
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twenty-five cents. 92
(F) Neither the registrar nor any deputy registrar shall 94
charge a fee in excess of one dollar and fifty cents for 95
laminating a driver's license or motorized bicycle license as 96
required by sections 4507.13 and 4511.521 of the Revised Code. A 97
deputy registrar laminating a driver's license or motorized 98
bicycle license shall retain the entire amount of the fee charged 99
for lamination, less the actual cost to the registrar of the 100
laminating materials used for that lamination, as specified in 101
the contract executed by the bureau for the laminating materials 102
and laminating equipment. The deputy registrar shall forward the 103
amount of the cost of the laminating materials to the registrar 104
for deposit as provided in this section. 105
(G) At the time and in the manner provided by section 107
4503.10 of the Revised Code, the deputy registrar shall transmit 108
the fees collected under divisions (A), (B), (C), (D), and (E), 109
and those portions of the fees specified in and collected under 110
division (F) of this section to the registrar. The registrar 111
shall pay two dollars and fifty cents of each fee collected under 112
divisions (A), (B), (C), (D), and (E)(1) to (4) of this section, 114
and the entire fee collected under division (E)(5) of this 115
section, into the state highway safety fund established in 116
section 4501.06 of the Revised Code, and such fees shall be used 117
for the sole purpose of supporting driver licensing activities.
The remaining fees collected by the registrar under this section 118
shall be paid into the state bureau of motor vehicles fund 119
established in section 4501.25 of the Revised Code. 120
(H) A DISABLED VETERAN WHO HAS A SERVICE-CONNECTED 123
DISABILITY RATED AT ONE HUNDRED PER CENT BY THE VETERANS' 124
ADMINISTRATION MAY APPLY TO THE REGISTRAR OR A DEPUTY REGISTRAR 125
FOR THE ISSUANCE TO THAT VETERAN, WITHOUT THE PAYMENT OF ANY FEE 126
PRESCRIBED IN THIS SECTION, OF ANY OF THE FOLLOWING ITEMS: 127
(1) A TEMPORARY INSTRUCTION PERMIT AND EXAMINATION; 129
(2) A NEW, RENEWAL, OR DUPLICATE DRIVER'S OR COMMERCIAL 132
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DRIVER'S LICENSE;
(3) A MOTORCYCLE OPERATOR'S ENDORSEMENT; 134
(4) A MOTORIZED BICYCLE LICENSE OR DUPLICATE THEREOF; 136
(5) LAMINATION OF A DRIVER'S LICENSE OR MOTORIZED BICYCLE 138
LICENSE AS PROVIDED IN DIVISION (F) OF THIS SECTION, IF THE 139
CIRCUMSTANCES SPECIFIED IN DIVISION (H)(5) OF THIS SECTION ARE 141
MET.
IF THE DRIVER'S LICENSE OR MOTORIZED BICYCLE LICENSE OF A 143
DISABLED VETERAN DESCRIBED IN DIVISION (H) OF THIS SECTION IS 145
LAMINATED BY A DEPUTY REGISTRAR WHO IS ACTING AS A DEPUTY
REGISTRAR PURSUANT TO A CONTRACT WITH THE REGISTRAR THAT IS IN 146
EFFECT ON THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS AMENDMENT, THE DISABLED 147
VETERAN SHALL BE REQUIRED TO PAY THE DEPUTY REGISTRAR THE 148
LAMINATION FEE PROVIDED IN DIVISION (F) OF THIS SECTION. IF THE 149
DRIVER'S LICENSE OR MOTORIZED BICYCLE LICENSE OF SUCH A DISABLED 150
VETERAN IS LAMINATED BY A DEPUTY REGISTRAR WHO IS ACTING AS A 151
DEPUTY REGISTRAR PURSUANT TO A CONTRACT WITH THE REGISTRAR THAT 152
IS EXECUTED AFTER THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS AMENDMENT, THE 154
DISABLED VETERAN IS NOT REQUIRED TO PAY THE DEPUTY REGISTRAR THE
LAMINATION FEE PROVIDED IN DIVISION (F) OF THIS SECTION. 157
A DISABLED VETERAN WHOSE DRIVER'S LICENSE OR MOTORIZED 159
BICYCLE LICENSE IS LAMINATED BY THE REGISTRAR IS NOT REQUIRED TO 160
PAY THE REGISTRAR ANY LAMINATION FEE. 161
AN APPLICATION MADE UNDER DIVISION (H) OF THIS SECTION 163
SHALL BE ACCOMPANIED BY SUCH DOCUMENTARY EVIDENCE OF DISABILITY 164
AS THE REGISTRAR MAY REQUIRE BY RULE. 165
Sec. 4507.24. (A) Each EXCEPT AS PROVIDED IN DIVISION (B) 174
OF THIS SECTION, EACH deputy registrar may collect a fee not to 176
exceed the following:
(1) Three dollars and twenty-five cents for each 178
application for renewal of a driver's license received by him THE 179
DEPUTY REGISTRAR, when the applicant is required to submit to a 180
screening of his THE APPLICANT'S vision under section 4507.12 of 181
the Revised Code; 182
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(2) Two dollars and twenty-five cents for each application 184
for a driver's license, or motorized bicycle license, or for 185
renewal of such a license, received by him THE DEPUTY REGISTRAR, 186
when the applicant is not required to submit to a screening of 188
his THE APPLICANT'S vision under section 4507.12 of the Revised 190
Code.
(B) The fees prescribed by division (A) of this section 192
shall be in addition to the fee for a temporary instruction 193
permit and examination, a driver's license, a motorized bicycle 194
license, or duplicates thereof, and shall compensate the deputy 195
registrar for his THE DEPUTY REGISTRAR'S services, for office and 197
rental expense, and for costs as provided in division (C) of this 198
section, as are necessary for the proper discharge of his THE 199
DEPUTY REGISTRAR'S duties under sections 4507.01 to 4507.39 of 201
the Revised Code.
A DISABLED VETERAN WHO HAS A SERVICE-CONNECTED DISABILITY 204
RATED AT ONE HUNDRED PER CENT BY THE VETERANS' ADMINISTRATION IS 205
REQUIRED TO PAY THE APPLICABLE FEE PRESCRIBED IN DIVISION (A) OF 206
THIS SECTION IF THE DISABLED VETERAN SUBMITS AN APPLICATION FOR A 208
DRIVER'S LICENSE OR MOTORIZED BICYCLE LICENSE OR A RENEWAL OF 209
EITHER OF THESE LICENSES TO A DEPUTY REGISTRAR WHO IS ACTING AS A 211
DEPUTY REGISTRAR PURSUANT TO A CONTRACT WITH THE REGISTRAR THAT 212
IS IN EFFECT ON THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS AMENDMENT. THE
DISABLED VETERAN ALSO IS REQUIRED TO SUBMIT WITH THE DISABLED 213
VETERAN'S APPLICATION SUCH DOCUMENTARY EVIDENCE OF DISABILITY AS 216
THE REGISTRAR MAY REQUIRE BY RULE. 217
A DISABLED VETERAN WHO SUBMITS AN APPLICATION DESCRIBED IN 219
THIS DIVISION IS NOT REQUIRED TO PAY EITHER OF THE FEES 220
PRESCRIBED IN DIVISION (A) OF THIS SECTION IF THE DISABLED 221
VETERAN SUBMITS THE APPLICATION TO A DEPUTY REGISTRAR WHO IS 222
ACTING AS A DEPUTY REGISTRAR PURSUANT TO A CONTRACT WITH THE 223
REGISTRAR THAT IS EXECUTED AFTER THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS 224
AMENDMENT. THE DISABLED VETERAN STILL IS REQUIRED TO SUBMIT WITH 225
THE DISABLED VETERAN'S APPLICATION SUCH DOCUMENTARY EVIDENCE OF
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DISABILITY AS THE REGISTRAR MAY REQUIRE BY RULE. 226
A DISABLED VETERAN WHO SUBMITS AN APPLICATION DESCRIBED IN 228
THIS DIVISION DIRECTLY TO THE REGISTRAR IS NOT REQUIRED TO PAY 229
EITHER OF THE FEES PRESCRIBED IN DIVISION (A) OF THIS SECTION IF 230
THE DISABLED VETERAN SUBMITS WITH THE DISABLED VETERAN'S 231
APPLICATION SUCH DOCUMENTARY EVIDENCE OF DISABILITY AS THE 232
REGISTRAR MAY REQUIRE BY RULE. 233
(C) Each deputy registrar shall transmit to the registrar 235
of motor vehicles, at such time and in such manner as the 236
registrar shall require by rule, an amount of each fee collected 237
under division (A)(1) of this section as shall be determined by 238
the registrar. The registrar shall pay all SUCH moneys so 239
received by him into the state bureau of motor vehicles fund 240
created in section 4501.25 of the Revised Code. 242
Section 2. That existing sections 4507.23 and 4507.24 of 244
the Revised Code are hereby repealed. 245