REPRESENTATIVES Damschroder, Hagan, Lendrum, Patton, Perry, Sferra, Schneider, Reidelbach, Manning, Oakar, Flowers, Grendell, Reinhard, Widowfield, Schmidt, Seitz, Distel, Raga, Buehrer, Setzer, Cates, Clancy, Seaver, D. Miller, Cirelli, Barnes, Krupinski, Rhine, Coates, Latta, Carmichael, Latell, Boccieri, Salerno, Roman, Allen, Key, Woodard, Fessler, Britton, Willamowski

To amend section 4503.10 of the Revised Code to

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prohibit the display of Social Security numbers on

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motor vehicle certificates of registration.

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BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF OHIO:

Section 1.  That section 4503.10 of the Revised Code be	4
amended to read as follows:	5

Sec. 4503.10.  (A) The owner of every snowmobile,	6
off-highway motorcycle, and all-purpose vehicle required to be	7
registered under section 4519.02 of the Revised Code shall file an	8
application for registration under section 4519.03 of the Revised	9
Code. The owner of a motor vehicle, other than a snowmobile,	10
off-highway motorcycle, or all-purpose vehicle, that is not	11
designed and constructed by the manufacturer for operation on a	12
street or highway may not register it under this chapter except	13
upon certification of inspection pursuant to section 4513.02 of	14
the Revised Code by the sheriff or chief of police of the	15
municipal or township police with jurisdiction over the political	16
subdivision in which the owner of the motor vehicle resides.	17
Except as provided in section 4503.103 of the Revised Code, every	18
owner of every other motor vehicle not previously described in	19
this section and every person mentioned as owner in the last	20
certificate of title of a motor vehicle that is operated or driven	21
upon the public roads or highways shall cause to be filed each	22
year, by mail or otherwise, in the office of the registrar of	23
motor vehicles or a deputy registrar, a written or electronic	24
application or a preprinted registration renewal notice issued	25
under section 4503.102 of the Revised Code, the form of which	26
shall be prescribed by the registrar, for registration for the	27
following registration year, which shall begin on the first day of	28
January of every calendar year and end on the thirty-first day of	29
December in the same year. Applications for registration and	30
registration renewal notices shall be filed at the times	31
established by the registrar pursuant to section 4503.101 of the	32
Revised Code. A motor vehicle owner also may elect to renew a	33
motor vehicle registration by electronic means using electronic	34
signature in accordance with rules adopted by the registrar.	35
Except as provided in division (J) of this section, applications	36
for registration shall be made on blanks furnished by the	37
registrar for that purpose, containing the following information:	38

(1) A brief description of the motor vehicle to be	39
registered, including the name of the manufacturer, the factory	40
number of the vehicle, the year's model, and, in the case of	41
commercial cars, the gross weight of the vehicle fully equipped	42
computed in the manner prescribed in section 4503.08 of the	43
Revised Code;	44

(2) The name and residence address of the owner, and the	45
township and municipal corporation in which the owner resides;	46

(3) The district of registration, which shall be determined	47
as follows:	48

(a) In case the motor vehicle to be registered is used for	49
hire or principally in connection with any established business or	50
branch business, conducted at a particular place, the district of	51
registration is the municipal corporation in which that place is	52
located or, if not located in any municipal corporation, the	53
county and township in which that place is located.	54

(b) In case the vehicle is not so used, the district of	55
registration is the municipal corporation or county in which the	56
owner resides at the time of making the application.	57

(4) Whether the motor vehicle is a new or used motor	58
vehicle;	59

(5) The date of purchase of the motor vehicle;

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(6) Whether the fees required to be paid for the	61
registration or transfer of the motor vehicle, during the	62
preceding registration year and during the preceding period of the	63
current registration year, have been paid. Each application for	64
registration shall be signed by the owner, either manually or by	65
electronic signature, or pursuant to obtaining a limited power of	66
attorney authorized by the registrar for registration, or other	67
document authorizing such signature. If the owner elects to renew	68
the motor vehicle registration with the registrar by electronic	69
means, the owner's manual signature is not required.	70

(7) The owner's social security number, if assigned, or,	71
where a motor vehicle to be registered is used for hire or	72
principally in connection with any established business, the	73
owner's federal taxpayer identification number. The bureau of	74
motor vehicles shall retain in its records all social security	75
numbers provided under this section, but the bureau shall not	76
place social security numbers on motor vehicle certificates of	77
registration.	78

(B) Each time the applicant first registers a motor vehicle	79
in the applicant's name, the applicant shall present for	80
inspection a certificate of title or a memorandum certificate	81
showing title to the motor vehicle to be registered in the name of	82
the applicant. When a motor vehicle inspection and maintenance	83
program is in effect under section 3704.14 of the Revised Code and	84
rules adopted under it, each application for registration for a	85
vehicle required to be inspected under that section and those	86
rules shall be accompanied by an inspection certificate for the	87
motor vehicle issued in accordance with that section. The	88
application shall be refused if any of the following applies:	89

(1) The application is not in proper form.

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(2) The application is prohibited from being accepted by	91
division (D) of section 2935.27, division (A) of section 2937.221,	92
division (A) of section 4503.13, division (B) of section 4507.168,	93
or division (B)(1) of section 4521.10 of the Revised Code.	94

(3) A certificate of title or memorandum certificate of	95
title does not accompany the application.	96

(4) All registration and transfer fees for the motor	97
vehicle, for the preceding year or the preceding period of the	98
current registration year, have not been paid.	99

(5) The owner or lessee does not have an inspection	100
certificate for the motor vehicle as provided in section 3704.14	101
of the Revised Code, and rules adopted under it, if that section	102
is applicable.	103

This section does not require the payment of license or	104
registration taxes on a motor vehicle for any preceding year, or	105
for any preceding period of a year, if the motor vehicle was not	106
taxable for that preceding year or period under sections 4503.02,	107
4503.04, 4503.11, 4503.12, and 4503.16 or Chapter 4504. of the	108
Revised Code. When a certificate of registration is issued upon	109
the first registration of a motor vehicle by or on behalf of the	110
owner, the official issuing the certificate shall indicate the	111
issuance with a stamp on the certificate of title or memorandum	112
certificate and on the inspection certificate for the motor	113
vehicle, if any. The official also shall indicate, by a stamp or	114
by such other means as the registrar prescribes, on the	115
registration certificate issued upon the first registration of a	116
motor vehicle by or on behalf of the owner the odometer reading of	117
the motor vehicle as shown in the odometer statement included in	118
or attached to the certificate of title. Upon each subsequent	119
registration of the motor vehicle by or on behalf of the same	120
owner, the official also shall so indicate the odometer reading of	121
the motor vehicle as shown on the immediately preceding	122
certificate of registration.	123

The registrar shall include in the permanent registration	124
record of any vehicle required to be inspected under section	125
3704.14 of the Revised Code the inspection certificate number from	126
the inspection certificate that is presented at the time of	127
registration of the vehicle as required under this division.	128

(C) In addition, a charge of twenty-five cents shall be made	129
for each reflectorized safety license plate issued, and a single	130
charge of twenty-five cents shall be made for each county	131
identification sticker or each set of county identification	132
stickers issued, as the case may be, to cover the cost of	133
producing the license plates and stickers, including material,	134
manufacturing, and administrative costs. Those fees shall be in	135
addition to the license tax. If the total cost of producing the	136
plates is less than twenty-five cents per plate, or if the total	137
cost of producing the stickers is less than twenty-five cents per	138
sticker or per set issued, any excess moneys accruing from the	139
fees shall be distributed in the same manner as provided by	140
section 4501.04 of the Revised Code for the distribution of	141
license tax moneys. If the total cost of producing the plates	142
exceeds twenty-five cents per plate, or if the total cost of	143
producing the stickers exceeds twenty-five cents per sticker or	144
per set issued, the difference shall be paid from the license tax	145
moneys collected pursuant to section 4503.02 of the Revised Code.	146

(D) Each deputy registrar shall be allowed a fee of two	147
dollars and twenty-five cents for each application for	148
registration and registration renewal notice the deputy registrar	149
receives, which shall be for the purpose of compensating the	150
deputy registrar for the deputy registrar's services, and such	151
office and rental expenses, as may be necessary for the proper	152
discharge of the deputy registrar's duties in the receiving of	153
applications and renewal notices and the issuing of licenses.	154

(E) Upon the certification of the registrar, the county	155
sheriff or local police officials shall recover license plates	156
erroneously or fraudulently issued.	157

(F) Each deputy registrar, upon receipt of any application	158
for registration or registration renewal notice, together with the	159
license fee and any local motor vehicle license tax levied	160
pursuant to Chapter 4504. of the Revised Code, shall transmit that	161
fee and tax, if any, in the manner provided in this section,	162
together with the original and duplicate copy of the application,	163
to the registrar. The registrar, subject to the approval of the	164
director of public safety, may deposit the funds collected by	165
those deputies in a local bank or depository to the credit of the	166
"state of Ohio, bureau of motor vehicles." Where a local bank or	167
depository has been designated by the registrar, each deputy	168
registrar shall deposit all moneys collected by the deputy	169
registrar into that bank or depository not more than one business	170
day after their collection and shall make reports to the registrar	171
of the amounts so deposited, together with any other information,	172
some of which may be prescribed by the treasurer of state, as the	173
registrar may require and as prescribed by the registrar by rule.	174
The registrar, within three days after receipt of notification of	175
the deposit of funds by a deputy registrar in a local bank or	176
depository, shall draw on that account in favor of the treasurer	177
of state. The registrar, subject to the approval of the director	178
and the treasurer of state, may make reasonable rules necessary	179
for the prompt transmittal of fees and for safeguarding the	180
interests of the state and of counties, townships, municipal	181
corporations, and transportation improvement districts levying	182
local motor vehicle license taxes. The registrar may pay service	183
charges usually collected by banks and depositories for such	184
service. If deputy registrars are located in communities where	185
banking facilities are not available, they shall transmit the fees	186
forthwith, by money order or otherwise, as the registrar, by rule	187
approved by the director and the treasurer of state, may	188
prescribe. The registrar may pay the usual and customary fees for	189
such service.	190

(G) This section does not prevent any person from making an	191
application for a motor vehicle license directly to the registrar	192
by mail, by electronic means, or in person at any of the	193
registrar's offices, upon payment of a service fee of two dollars	194
and twenty-five cents for each application.	195

(H) No person shall make a false statement as to the	196
district of registration in an application required by division	197
(A) of this section. Violation of this division is falsification	198
under section 2921.13 of the Revised Code and punishable as	199
specified in that section.	200

(I)(1) Where applicable, the requirements of division (B) of	201
this section relating to the presentation of an inspection	202
certificate issued under section 3704.14 of the Revised Code and	203
rules adopted under it for a motor vehicle, the refusal of a	204
license for failure to present an inspection certificate, and the	205
stamping of the inspection certificate by the official issuing the	206
certificate of registration apply to the registration of and	207
issuance of license plates for a motor vehicle under sections	208
4503.102, 4503.12, 4503.14, 4503.15, 4503.16, 4503.171, 4503.172,	209
4503.19, 4503.40, 4503.41, 4503.42, 4503.43, 4503.44, 4503.46,	210
4503.47, and 4503.51 of the Revised Code.	211

(2)(a) The registrar shall adopt rules ensuring that each	212
owner registering a motor vehicle in a county where a motor	213
vehicle inspection and maintenance program is in effect under	214
section 3704.14 of the Revised Code and rules adopted under it	215
receives information about the requirements established in that	216
section and those rules and about the need in those counties to	217
present an inspection certificate with an application for	218
registration or preregistration.	219

(b) Upon request, the registrar shall provide the director	220
of environmental protection, or any person that has been awarded a	221
contract under division (D) of section 3704.14 of the Revised	222
Code, an on-line computer data link to registration information	223
for all passenger cars, noncommercial motor vehicles, and	224
commercial cars that are subject to that section. The registrar	225
also shall provide to the director of environmental protection a	226
magnetic data tape containing registration information regarding	227
passenger cars, noncommercial motor vehicles, and commercial cars	228
for which a multi-year registration is in effect under section	229
4503.103 of the Revised Code or rules adopted under it, including,	230
without limitation, the date of issuance of the multi-year	231
registration, the registration deadline established under rules	232
adopted under section 4503.101 of the Revised Code that was	233
applicable in the year in which the multi-year registration was	234
issued, and the registration deadline for renewal of the	235
multi-year registration.	236

(J) Application for registration under the international	237
registration plan, as set forth in sections 4503.60 to 4503.66 of	238
the Revised Code, shall be made to the registrar on forms	239
furnished by the registrar. In accordance with international	240
registration plan guidelines and pursuant to rules adopted by the	241
registrar, the forms shall include the following:	242

(1) A uniform mileage schedule;

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(2) The gross vehicle weight of the vehicle or combined	244
gross vehicle weight of the combination vehicle as declared by the	245
registrant;	246

(3) Any other information the registrar requires by rule.

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Section 2.  That existing section 4503.10 of the Revised Code	248
is hereby repealed.	249