Sub. H. B. No. 30 As Passed by the Senate

Representatives Williams, Kearns, Calvert, Flowers, S. Patton, Perry, Price, Reinhard, Schlichter, Widowfield, Carano, Distel, Driehaus, C. Evans, D. Evans, T. Patton, Peterson, Redfern, Setzer, Sferra, Taylor

Senators Mallory, Brady, DiDonato, Fingerhut, Hagan, Harris, Hottinger, Prentiss, Fedor

A BILL

To amend sections 1901.41, 1907.231, 2301.141, 1
4521.01, 4521.02, and 4521.10 of the Revised Code 2
to permit a local authority to consider for 3
purposes of the Local Noncriminal Parking Law a 4
fine of $250 to $500 for a violation of an 5
ordinance, resolution, or regulation that 6
regulates the standing or parking of a vehicle in 7
a disability parking space, to provide that if a 8
person fails to pay a fine for such a violation 9
that person may not be permitted to register a 10
motor vehicle in that person's name, and to 11
establish retention and other guidelines for 12
documentation of misdemeanor convictions. 13

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

       Section 1. That sections 1901.41, 1907.231, 2301.141, 14
4521.01, 4521.02, and 4521.10 be amended to read as follows: 15

       Sec. 1901.41. (A) Notwithstanding section 149.39 of the 16
Revised Code and subject to division (E) of this section, each 17
municipal court, by rule, may order the destruction or other 18
disposition of the files of cases that have been finally disposed 19
of by the court for at least five years as follows: 20

       (1) If a case has been finally disposed of for at least five 21
years, but less than fifteen years prior to the adoption of the 22
rule of court for destruction or other disposition of the files, 23
the court may order the files destroyed or otherwise disposed of 24
only if the court first complies with division (B)(1) of this 25
section; 26

       (2) If a case has been finally disposed of for fifteen years 27
or more prior to the adoption of the rule of court for destruction 28
or other disposition of the files, the court may order the files 29
destroyed or otherwise disposed of without having copied or 30
reproduced the files prior to their destruction. 31

       (B)(1) Except as otherwise provided in this division, all 32
files destroyed or otherwise disposed of under division (A)(1) of 33
this section shall be copied or reproduced prior to their 34
destruction or disposition in the manner and according to the 35
procedure prescribed in section 9.01 of the Revised Code. The 36
copies or reproductions of the files made pursuant to section 9.01 37
of the Revised Code shall be retained and preserved by the court 38
for a period of ten years after the destruction of the original 39
files in accordance with this section, after which the copies or 40
reproductions themselves may be destroyed or otherwise disposed 41
of. 42

       Files destroyed or otherwise disposed of under division 43
(A)(1) of this section that are solely concerned with criminal 44
prosecutions for minor misdemeanor offenses or that are concerned 45
solely with minor misdemeanor traffic prosecutions do not have to 46
be copied or reproduced in any manner or under any procedure prior 47
to their destruction or disposition as provided in this section. 48

       (2) Files destroyed or otherwise disposed of under division 49
(A)(2) of this section do not have to be copied or reproduced in 50
any manner or under any procedure prior to their destruction or 51
disposition. 52

       (C) Nothing in this section permits or shall be construed as 53
permitting the destruction or other disposition of the files in 54
the Cleveland municipal court of cases involving the following 55
actions and proceedings: 56

       (1) The sale of real property in an action to foreclose and 57
marshal all liens on the real property; 58

       (2) The sale of real property in an action to foreclose a 59
mortgage on the real property; 60

       (3) The determination of rights in the title to real property 61
either in the form of a creditor's bill or in any other action 62
intended to determine or adjudicate the right, title, and interest 63
of a person or persons in the ownership of a parcel or parcels of 64
real property or any interest therein. 65

       (D) All dockets, indexes, journals, and cash books of the 66
court shall be retained and preserved by the court for at least 67
twenty-five years unless they are reproduced in the manner and 68
according to the procedure prescribed in section 9.01 of the 69
Revised Code, in which case the reproductions shall be retained 70
and preserved by the court at least until the expiration of the 71
twenty-five year period for which the originals would have had to 72
have been retained. Court dockets, indexes, journals, and cash 73
books, and all other court records also shall be subject to 74
destruction or other disposition under section 149.39 of the 75
Revised Code. 76

       (E) Notwithstanding section 149.39 of the Revised Code, each 77
clerk of a municipal court shall retain documentation regarding 78
each criminal conviction and plea of guilty involving a case that 79
is or was before the court. The documentation shall be in a form 80
that is admissible as evidence in a criminal proceeding as 81
evidence of a prior conviction or that is readily convertible to 82
or producible in a form that is admissible as evidence in a 83
criminal proceeding as evidence of a prior conviction and may be 84
retained in any form authorized by section 9.01 of the Revised 85
Code. The clerk shall retain this documentation for a period of 86
fifty years after the entry of judgment in the case, except that 87
documentation regarding cases solely concerned with minor 88
misdemeanor offenses or minor misdemeanor traffic offenses shall 89
be retained as provided in divisions (A) and (B) of this section, 90
and documentation regarding other misdemeanor traffic offenses 91
shall be retained for a period of twenty-five years after the 92
entry of judgment in the case. This section shall apply to records 93
currently retained and to records created on or after ~~the~~ 94
~~effective date of this amendment~~September 23, 2004. 95

       Sec. 1907.231. Notwithstanding section 149.38 of the Revised 96
Code, each clerk of a county court shall retain documentation 97
regarding each criminal conviction and plea of guilty involving a 98
case that is or was before the court. The documentation shall be 99
in a form that is admissible as evidence in a criminal proceeding 100
as evidence of a prior conviction or that is readily convertible 101
to or producible in a form that is admissible as evidence in a 102
criminal proceeding as evidence of a prior conviction and may be 103
retained in any form authorized by section 9.01 of the Revised 104
Code. The clerk shall retain this documentation for a period of 105
fifty years after the entry of judgment in the case, except that 106
documentation regarding cases solely concerned with minor 107
misdemeanor offenses or minor misdemeanor traffic offenses shall 108
be retained as provided in divisions (A) and (B) of section 109
1901.41 of the Revised Code, and documentation regarding other 110
misdemeanor traffic offenses shall be retained for a period of 111
twenty-five years after the entry of judgment in the case. This 112
section shall apply to records currently retained and to records 113
created on or after ~~the effective date of this section~~September 114
23, 2004. 115

       Sec. 2301.141. Notwithstanding section 149.38 of the Revised 116
Code, each clerk of a court of common pleas shall retain 117
documentation regarding each criminal conviction and plea of 118
guilty involving a case that is or was before the court. The 119
documentation shall be in a form that is admissible as evidence in 120
a criminal proceeding as evidence of a prior conviction or that is 121
readily convertible to or producible in a form that is admissible 122
as evidence in a criminal proceeding as evidence of a prior 123
conviction and may be retained in any form authorized by section 124
9.01 of the Revised Code. The clerk shall retain this 125
documentation for a period of fifty years after the entry of 126
judgment in the case, except that documentation regarding cases 127
solely concerned with minor misdemeanor offenses or minor 128
misdemeanor traffic offenses shall be retained as provided in 129
divisions (A) and (B) of section 1901.41 of the Revised Code, and 130
documentation regarding other misdemeanor traffic offenses shall 131
be retained for a period of twenty-five years after the entry of 132
judgment in the case. This section shall apply to records 133
currently retained and to records created on or after ~~the~~ 134
~~effective date of this section~~September 23, 2004. 135

       Sec. 4521.01. As used in this chapter: 136

       (A) "Parking infraction" means a violation of any ordinance, 137
resolution, or regulation enacted by a local authority that 138
regulates the standing or parking of vehicles and that is 139
authorized pursuant to section 505.17 or 4511.07 of the Revised 140
Code, or a violation of any ordinance, resolution, or regulation 141
enacted by a local authority as authorized by this chapter, if the 142
local authority in either of these cases also has enacted an 143
ordinance, resolution, or regulation of the type described in 144
division (A) of section 4521.02 of the Revised Code in relation to 145
the particular regulatory ordinance, resolution, or regulation. 146

       (B) "Vehicle" has the same meaning as in section 4511.01 of 147
the Revised Code. 148

       (C) "Court" means a municipal court, county court, juvenile 149
court, or mayor's court, unless specifically identified as one of 150
these courts, in which case it means the specifically identified 151
court. 152

       (D) "Local authority" means every county, municipal 153
corporation, township, or other local board or body having 154
authority to adopt police regulations pursuant to the constitution 155
and laws of this state. 156

       (E) "Disability parking space" means a motor vehicle parking 157
location that is reserved for the exclusive standing or parking of 158
a vehicle that is operated by or on behalf of a person with a 159
disability that limits or impairs the ability to walk and displays 160
a placard or license plates issued under section 4503.44 of the 161
Revised Code. 162

        (F) "Person with a disability that limits or impairs the 163
ability to walk" has the same meaning as in section 4503.44 of the 164
Revised Code. 165

       Sec. 4521.02. (A) A local authority that enacts any 166
ordinance, resolution, or regulation that regulates the standing 167
or parking of vehicles and that is authorized pursuant to section 168
505.17 or 4511.07 of the Revised Code also by ordinance, 169
resolution, or regulation may specify that a violation of the 170
regulatory ordinance, resolution, or regulation shall not be 171
considered a criminal offense for any purpose, that a person who 172
commits the violation shall not be arrested as a result of the 173
commission of the violation, and that the violation shall be 174
handled pursuant to this chapter. If such a specification is made, 175
the local authority also by ordinance, resolution, or regulation 176
shall adopt a fine for a violation of the regulatory ordinance, 177
resolution, or regulation and prescribe an additional penalty or 178
penalties for failure to answer any charges of the violation in a 179
timely manner. In no case shall any fine adopted or additional 180
penalty prescribed pursuant to this division exceed the fine 181
established by the municipal or county court having territorial 182
jurisdiction over the entire or a majority of the political 183
subdivision of the local authority, in its schedule of fines 184
established pursuant to Traffic Rule 13(C), for a substantively 185
comparable violation. InExcept as provided in this division, in 186
no case shall any fine adopted or additional penalty prescribed 187
pursuant to this division exceed one hundred dollars, plus costs 188
and other administrative charges, per violation. 189

       If a local authority chooses to adopt a specific fine for a 190
violation of an ordinance, resolution, or regulation that 191
regulates the standing or parking of a vehicle in a disability 192
parking space, the fine the local authority establishes for such 193
offense shall be an amount not less than two hundred fifty dollars 194
but not more than five hundred dollars. 195

       (B) A local authority that enacts an ordinance, resolution, 196
or regulation pursuant to division (A) of this section also may 197
enact an ordinance, resolution, or regulation that provides for 198
the impoundment or immobilization of vehicles found standing or 199
parked in violation of the regulatory ordinance, resolution, or 200
regulation and the release of the vehicles to their owners. In no 201
case shall an ordinance, resolution, or regulation require the 202
owner of the vehicle to post bond or deposit cash in excess of one 203
thousand dollars in order to obtain release of the vehicle. 204

       (C) A local authority that enacts any ordinance, resolution, 205
or regulation pursuant to division (A) of this section also shall 206
enact an ordinance, resolution, or regulation that specifies the 207
time within which a person who is issued a parking ticket must 208
answer in relation to the parking infraction charged in the 209
ticket. 210

       Sec. 4521.10. (A)(1) If a judgment or default judgment is 211
entered against a person pursuant to section 4521.08 of the 212
Revised Code for a violation of an ordinance, resolution, or 213
regulation that regulates the standing or parking of a vehicle in 214
a disability parking space and the person has not paid the 215
judgment or default judgment within ten days of the date of entry 216
of the judgment, the parking violations bureau, joint parking 217
violations bureau, or traffic violations bureau in which the 218
judgment was entered may give notice of that fact to the registrar 219
of motor vehicles. The notice, if given, shall be given not 220
earlier than sixteen days nor later than three years after the 221
date of entry of the judgment, and shall be in a form and manner, 222
and contain such information, as the registrar prescribes. 223

        (2) If three or more judgments or default judgments have been 224
entered against a person pursuant to section 4521.08 of the 225
Revised Code and the person has not paid the judgments or default 226
judgments within ten days of the date of entry of the third 227
judgment, the parking violations bureau, joint parking violations 228
bureau, or traffic violations bureau in which the judgments were 229
entered may give notice of that fact to the registrar ~~of motor~~ 230
~~vehicles~~. The notice, if given, shall be given not earlier than 231
sixteen days nor later than three years after the date of entry of 232
the third judgment, and shall be in a form and manner, and contain 233
such information, as the registrar prescribes. 234

       (B)(1) Upon receipt of a notice as provided in division (A) 235
of this section, neither the registrar nor any deputy registrar 236
shall accept any application for the registration or transfer of 237
registration of any motor vehicle owned or leased by the person 238
named in the notice unless the person presents a release as 239
provided in division (C) of this section or unless the registrar 240
is properly notified by the parking violations bureau, joint 241
parking violations bureau, or traffic violations bureau that the 242
judgment or default judgment described in division (A)(1) of this 243
section or the judgments or default judgments described in 244
division (A)(2) of this section have been paid, dismissed, or 245
reversed on appeal, or that the initial notice was given in error 246
and is therefore canceled. 247

       (2) The registrar shall not be required to give effect to any 248
notice provided by a parking violations bureau, joint parking 249
violations bureau, or traffic violations bureau under division (A) 250
of this section unless the information contained in the "Ohio 251
uniform traffic tickets" described in Traffic Rule 3 (A) and (B) 252
that the bureau processes is transmitted to the registrar by means 253
of an electronic transfer system. 254

       (C) When a notice as provided in division (A) of this section 255
is given to the registrar and the judgments or default judgments 256
are subsequently paid, dismissed, or reversed on appeal, or it is 257
discovered that the notice was given in error and is therefore 258
canceled, the parking violations bureau, joint parking violations 259
bureau, or traffic violations bureau giving the initial notice 260
shall immediately notify the registrar of such payment, dismissal, 261
reversal, or cancellation. The notification shall be in a form and 262
manner, and contain such information, as the registrar prescribes. 263
If the initial notice was not given in error, the parking 264
violations bureau, joint parking violations bureau, or traffic 265
violations bureau shall charge the person a five dollar processing 266
fee for each judgment or default judgment to cover the costs of 267
the bureau of motor vehicles in administering this section. Upon 268
payment of the fee, the parking violations bureau, joint parking 269
violations bureau, or traffic violations bureau shall give to the 270
person a release to be presented at the time of registering or 271
transferring the registration of a motor vehicle owned or leased 272
by ~~him~~the person. All fees collected under this division shall be 273
transmitted monthly to the registrar for deposit in the state 274
bureau of motor vehicles fund established by section 4501.25 of 275
the Revised Code. 276

       (D) The registrar shall cause the information contained in 277
each notice received pursuant to division (A) of this section to 278
be removed from the records of the bureau of motor vehicles and of 279
the deputy registrars thirteen months after the date the 280
information was entered into the records, unless the registrar 281
receives a further notice from the parking violations bureau, 282
joint parking violations bureau, or traffic violations bureau 283
submitting the initial notice that the judgments or default 284
judgments are still outstanding. 285

       (E) When any application for the registration or transfer of 286
registration of a motor vehicle is refused as provided in division 287
(B) of this section, the registrar or deputy registrar to whom 288
application is made shall inform the person that no such 289
application may be accepted unless the person presents a release 290
as provided in division (C) of this section or the records of the 291
bureau of motor vehicles and of the deputy registrar indicate that 292
each judgment and default judgment against the person is paid, 293
dismissed, reversed on appeal, or canceled. 294

       (F) When any person named in a notice as provided in division 295
(A) of this section applies for the registration or transfer of 296
registration of any motor vehicle owned or leased by ~~him~~the 297
person and presents a release as provided in division (C) of this 298
section or the records of the bureau of motor vehicles and of any 299
deputy registrar to whom the application is made indicate that 300
each judgment and default judgment against the person has been 301
paid, dismissed, or reversed on appeal, the registrar or deputy 302
registrar shall accept the application for registration or 303
transfer of registration and may issue a certificate of 304
registration or amended certificate of registration for the motor 305
vehicle. 306

       (G) In determining whether the judgments or default judgments 307
that have been entered against a person as provided in division 308
(A)(2) of this section total three or more, the parking violations 309
bureau, joint parking violations bureau, or traffic violations 310
bureau may apply to that total any violation the person committed 311
during the relevant time period by illegally standing or parking a 312
vehicle in a disability parking space, irrespective of the amount 313
of the fine imposed for such violation. 314

        (H) The registrar shall adopt such rules as hethe registrar 315
considers necessary to ensure the orderly operation of sections 316
4521.09 and 4521.10 of the Revised Code, and any parking 317
violations bureau, joint parking violations bureau, or traffic 318
violations bureau shall conform to those rules. 319

       Section 2. That existing sections 1901.41, 1907.231, 320
2301.141, 4521.01, 4521.02, and 4521.10 the Revised Code are 321
hereby repealed. 322

Section 1. That sections 1901.41, 1907.231, 2301.141,	14
4521.01, 4521.02, and 4521.10 be amended to read as follows:	15

Sec. 1901.41. (A) Notwithstanding section 149.39 of the	16
Revised Code and subject to division (E) of this section, each	17
municipal court, by rule, may order the destruction or other	18
disposition of the files of cases that have been finally disposed	19
of by the court for at least five years as follows:	20

(1) If a case has been finally disposed of for at least five	21
years, but less than fifteen years prior to the adoption of the	22
rule of court for destruction or other disposition of the files,	23
the court may order the files destroyed or otherwise disposed of	24
only if the court first complies with division (B)(1) of this	25
section;	26

(2) If a case has been finally disposed of for fifteen years	27
or more prior to the adoption of the rule of court for destruction	28
or other disposition of the files, the court may order the files	29
destroyed or otherwise disposed of without having copied or	30
reproduced the files prior to their destruction.	31

(B)(1) Except as otherwise provided in this division, all	32
files destroyed or otherwise disposed of under division (A)(1) of	33
this section shall be copied or reproduced prior to their	34
destruction or disposition in the manner and according to the	35
procedure prescribed in section 9.01 of the Revised Code. The	36
copies or reproductions of the files made pursuant to section 9.01	37
of the Revised Code shall be retained and preserved by the court	38
for a period of ten years after the destruction of the original	39
files in accordance with this section, after which the copies or	40
reproductions themselves may be destroyed or otherwise disposed	41
of.	42

Files destroyed or otherwise disposed of under division	43
(A)(1) of this section that are solely concerned with criminal	44
prosecutions for minor misdemeanor offenses or that are concerned	45
solely with minor misdemeanor traffic prosecutions do not have to	46
be copied or reproduced in any manner or under any procedure prior	47
to their destruction or disposition as provided in this section.	48

(2) Files destroyed or otherwise disposed of under division	49
(A)(2) of this section do not have to be copied or reproduced in	50
any manner or under any procedure prior to their destruction or	51
disposition.	52

(C) Nothing in this section permits or shall be construed as	53
permitting the destruction or other disposition of the files in	54
the Cleveland municipal court of cases involving the following	55
actions and proceedings:	56

(1) The sale of real property in an action to foreclose and	57
marshal all liens on the real property;	58

(2) The sale of real property in an action to foreclose a	59
mortgage on the real property;	60

(3) The determination of rights in the title to real property	61
either in the form of a creditor's bill or in any other action	62
intended to determine or adjudicate the right, title, and interest	63
of a person or persons in the ownership of a parcel or parcels of	64
real property or any interest therein.	65

(D) All dockets, indexes, journals, and cash books of the	66
court shall be retained and preserved by the court for at least	67
twenty-five years unless they are reproduced in the manner and	68
according to the procedure prescribed in section 9.01 of the	69
Revised Code, in which case the reproductions shall be retained	70
and preserved by the court at least until the expiration of the	71
twenty-five year period for which the originals would have had to	72
have been retained. Court dockets, indexes, journals, and cash	73
books, and all other court records also shall be subject to	74
destruction or other disposition under section 149.39 of the	75
Revised Code.	76

(E) Notwithstanding section 149.39 of the Revised Code, each	77
clerk of a municipal court shall retain documentation regarding	78
each criminal conviction and plea of guilty involving a case that	79
is or was before the court. The documentation shall be in a form	80
that is admissible as evidence in a criminal proceeding as	81
evidence of a prior conviction or that is readily convertible to	82
or producible in a form that is admissible as evidence in a	83
criminal proceeding as evidence of a prior conviction and may be	84
retained in any form authorized by section 9.01 of the Revised	85
Code. The clerk shall retain this documentation for a period of	86
fifty years after the entry of judgment in the case, except that	87
documentation regarding cases solely concerned with minor	88
misdemeanor offenses or minor misdemeanor traffic offenses shall	89
be retained as provided in divisions (A) and (B) of this section,	90
and documentation regarding other misdemeanor traffic offenses	91
shall be retained for a period of twenty-five years after the	92
entry of judgment in the case. This section shall apply to records	93
currently retained and to records created on or after ~~the~~	94
~~effective date of this amendment~~September 23, 2004.	95

Sec. 1907.231. Notwithstanding section 149.38 of the Revised	96
Code, each clerk of a county court shall retain documentation	97
regarding each criminal conviction and plea of guilty involving a	98
case that is or was before the court. The documentation shall be	99
in a form that is admissible as evidence in a criminal proceeding	100
as evidence of a prior conviction or that is readily convertible	101
to or producible in a form that is admissible as evidence in a	102
criminal proceeding as evidence of a prior conviction and may be	103
retained in any form authorized by section 9.01 of the Revised	104
Code. The clerk shall retain this documentation for a period of	105
fifty years after the entry of judgment in the case, except that	106
documentation regarding cases solely concerned with minor	107
misdemeanor offenses or minor misdemeanor traffic offenses shall	108
be retained as provided in divisions (A) and (B) of section	109
1901.41 of the Revised Code, and documentation regarding other	110
misdemeanor traffic offenses shall be retained for a period of	111
twenty-five years after the entry of judgment in the case. This	112
section shall apply to records currently retained and to records	113
created on or after ~~the effective date of this section~~September	114
23, 2004.	115

Sec. 2301.141. Notwithstanding section 149.38 of the Revised	116
Code, each clerk of a court of common pleas shall retain	117
documentation regarding each criminal conviction and plea of	118
guilty involving a case that is or was before the court. The	119
documentation shall be in a form that is admissible as evidence in	120
a criminal proceeding as evidence of a prior conviction or that is	121
readily convertible to or producible in a form that is admissible	122
as evidence in a criminal proceeding as evidence of a prior	123
conviction and may be retained in any form authorized by section	124
9.01 of the Revised Code. The clerk shall retain this	125
documentation for a period of fifty years after the entry of	126
judgment in the case, except that documentation regarding cases	127
solely concerned with minor misdemeanor offenses or minor	128
misdemeanor traffic offenses shall be retained as provided in	129
divisions (A) and (B) of section 1901.41 of the Revised Code, and	130
documentation regarding other misdemeanor traffic offenses shall	131
be retained for a period of twenty-five years after the entry of	132
judgment in the case. This section shall apply to records	133
currently retained and to records created on or after ~~the~~	134
~~effective date of this section~~September 23, 2004.	135

(A) "Parking infraction" means a violation of any ordinance,	137
resolution, or regulation enacted by a local authority that	138
regulates the standing or parking of vehicles and that is	139
authorized pursuant to section 505.17 or 4511.07 of the Revised	140
Code, or a violation of any ordinance, resolution, or regulation	141
enacted by a local authority as authorized by this chapter, if the	142
local authority in either of these cases also has enacted an	143
ordinance, resolution, or regulation of the type described in	144
division (A) of section 4521.02 of the Revised Code in relation to	145
the particular regulatory ordinance, resolution, or regulation.	146

(B) "Vehicle" has the same meaning as in section 4511.01 of	147
the Revised Code.	148

(C) "Court" means a municipal court, county court, juvenile	149
court, or mayor's court, unless specifically identified as one of	150
these courts, in which case it means the specifically identified	151
court.	152

(D) "Local authority" means every county, municipal	153
corporation, township, or other local board or body having	154
authority to adopt police regulations pursuant to the constitution	155
and laws of this state.	156

(E) "Disability parking space" means a motor vehicle parking	157
location that is reserved for the exclusive standing or parking of	158
a vehicle that is operated by or on behalf of a person with a	159
disability that limits or impairs the ability to walk and displays	160
a placard or license plates issued under section 4503.44 of the	161
Revised Code.	162

(F) "Person with a disability that limits or impairs the	163
ability to walk" has the same meaning as in section 4503.44 of the	164
Revised Code.	165

Sec. 4521.02. (A) A local authority that enacts any	166
ordinance, resolution, or regulation that regulates the standing	167
or parking of vehicles and that is authorized pursuant to section	168
505.17 or 4511.07 of the Revised Code also by ordinance,	169
resolution, or regulation may specify that a violation of the	170
regulatory ordinance, resolution, or regulation shall not be	171
considered a criminal offense for any purpose, that a person who	172
commits the violation shall not be arrested as a result of the	173
commission of the violation, and that the violation shall be	174
handled pursuant to this chapter. If such a specification is made,	175
the local authority also by ordinance, resolution, or regulation	176
shall adopt a fine for a violation of the regulatory ordinance,	177
resolution, or regulation and prescribe an additional penalty or	178
penalties for failure to answer any charges of the violation in a	179
timely manner. In no case shall any fine adopted or additional	180
penalty prescribed pursuant to this division exceed the fine	181
established by the municipal or county court having territorial	182
jurisdiction over the entire or a majority of the political	183
subdivision of the local authority, in its schedule of fines	184
established pursuant to Traffic Rule 13(C), for a substantively	185
comparable violation. InExcept as provided in this division, in	186
no case shall any fine adopted or additional penalty prescribed	187
pursuant to this division exceed one hundred dollars, plus costs	188
and other administrative charges, per violation.	189

If a local authority chooses to adopt a specific fine for a	190
violation of an ordinance, resolution, or regulation that	191
regulates the standing or parking of a vehicle in a disability	192
parking space, the fine the local authority establishes for such	193
offense shall be an amount not less than two hundred fifty dollars	194
but not more than five hundred dollars.	195

(B) A local authority that enacts an ordinance, resolution,	196
or regulation pursuant to division (A) of this section also may	197
enact an ordinance, resolution, or regulation that provides for	198
the impoundment or immobilization of vehicles found standing or	199
parked in violation of the regulatory ordinance, resolution, or	200
regulation and the release of the vehicles to their owners. In no	201
case shall an ordinance, resolution, or regulation require the	202
owner of the vehicle to post bond or deposit cash in excess of one	203
thousand dollars in order to obtain release of the vehicle.	204

(C) A local authority that enacts any ordinance, resolution,	205
or regulation pursuant to division (A) of this section also shall	206
enact an ordinance, resolution, or regulation that specifies the	207
time within which a person who is issued a parking ticket must	208
answer in relation to the parking infraction charged in the	209
ticket.	210

Sec. 4521.10. (A)(1) If a judgment or default judgment is	211
entered against a person pursuant to section 4521.08 of the	212
Revised Code for a violation of an ordinance, resolution, or	213
regulation that regulates the standing or parking of a vehicle in	214
a disability parking space and the person has not paid the	215
judgment or default judgment within ten days of the date of entry	216
of the judgment, the parking violations bureau, joint parking	217
violations bureau, or traffic violations bureau in which the	218
judgment was entered may give notice of that fact to the registrar	219
of motor vehicles. The notice, if given, shall be given not	220
earlier than sixteen days nor later than three years after the	221
date of entry of the judgment, and shall be in a form and manner,	222
and contain such information, as the registrar prescribes.	223

(2) If three or more judgments or default judgments have been	224
entered against a person pursuant to section 4521.08 of the	225
Revised Code and the person has not paid the judgments or default	226
judgments within ten days of the date of entry of the third	227
judgment, the parking violations bureau, joint parking violations	228
bureau, or traffic violations bureau in which the judgments were	229
entered may give notice of that fact to the registrar ~~of motor~~	230
~~vehicles~~. The notice, if given, shall be given not earlier than	231
sixteen days nor later than three years after the date of entry of	232
the third judgment, and shall be in a form and manner, and contain	233
such information, as the registrar prescribes.	234

(B)(1) Upon receipt of a notice as provided in division (A)	235
of this section, neither the registrar nor any deputy registrar	236
shall accept any application for the registration or transfer of	237
registration of any motor vehicle owned or leased by the person	238
named in the notice unless the person presents a release as	239
provided in division (C) of this section or unless the registrar	240
is properly notified by the parking violations bureau, joint	241
parking violations bureau, or traffic violations bureau that the	242
judgment or default judgment described in division (A)(1) of this	243
section or the judgments or default judgments described in	244
division (A)(2) of this section have been paid, dismissed, or	245
reversed on appeal, or that the initial notice was given in error	246
and is therefore canceled.	247

(2) The registrar shall not be required to give effect to any	248
notice provided by a parking violations bureau, joint parking	249
violations bureau, or traffic violations bureau under division (A)	250
of this section unless the information contained in the "Ohio	251
uniform traffic tickets" described in Traffic Rule 3 (A) and (B)	252
that the bureau processes is transmitted to the registrar by means	253
of an electronic transfer system.	254

(C) When a notice as provided in division (A) of this section	255
is given to the registrar and the judgments or default judgments	256
are subsequently paid, dismissed, or reversed on appeal, or it is	257
discovered that the notice was given in error and is therefore	258
canceled, the parking violations bureau, joint parking violations	259
bureau, or traffic violations bureau giving the initial notice	260
shall immediately notify the registrar of such payment, dismissal,	261
reversal, or cancellation. The notification shall be in a form and	262
manner, and contain such information, as the registrar prescribes.	263
If the initial notice was not given in error, the parking	264
violations bureau, joint parking violations bureau, or traffic	265
violations bureau shall charge the person a five dollar processing	266
fee for each judgment or default judgment to cover the costs of	267
the bureau of motor vehicles in administering this section. Upon	268
payment of the fee, the parking violations bureau, joint parking	269
violations bureau, or traffic violations bureau shall give to the	270
person a release to be presented at the time of registering or	271
transferring the registration of a motor vehicle owned or leased	272
by ~~him~~the person. All fees collected under this division shall be	273
transmitted monthly to the registrar for deposit in the state	274
bureau of motor vehicles fund established by section 4501.25 of	275
the Revised Code.	276