H. B. No. 54 As Introduced

Representatives Collier, Aslanides, DeWine, Young, S. Patton, Allen, Schlichter, Schneider, DeBose

A BILL

To amend section 4507.23 and to enact section 1
4507.232 of the Revised Code to provide that when 2
a temporary instruction permit is issued, the 3
Registrar of Motor Vehicles or deputy registrar 4
also issue a removable sticker or banner that 5
reads "student driver." 6

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

       Section 1. That section 4507.23 be amended and section 7
4507.232 of the Revised Code be enacted to read as follows: 8

       Sec. 4507.23. (A) Except as provided in division (H) of this 9
section, each application for a temporary instruction permit and 10
examination shall be accompanied by a fee of ~~four~~five dollars. 11

       (B) Except as provided in division (H) of this section, each 12
application for a driver's license made by a person who previously 13
held such a license and whose license has expired not more than 14
two years prior to the date of application, and who is required 15
under this chapter to give an actual demonstration of the person's 16
ability to drive, shall be accompanied by a fee of three dollars 17
in addition to any other fees. 18

       (C) Except as provided in divisions (E) and (H) of this 19
section, each application for a driver's license, or motorcycle 20
operator's endorsement, or renewal of a driver's license shall be 21
accompanied by a fee of six dollars. Except as provided in 22
division (H) of this section, each application for a duplicate 23
driver's license shall be accompanied by a fee of two dollars and 24
fifty cents. The duplicate driver's licenses issued under this 25
section shall be distributed by the deputy registrar in accordance 26
with rules adopted by the registrar of motor vehicles. 27

       (D) Except as provided in division (H) of this section, each 28
application for a motorized bicycle license or duplicate thereof 29
shall be accompanied by a fee of two dollars and fifty cents. 30

       (E) Except as provided in division (H) of this section, each 31
application for a driver's license or renewal of a driver's 32
license that will be issued to a person who is less than 33
twenty-one years of age shall be accompanied by whichever of the 34
following fees is applicable: 35

       (1) If the person is sixteen years of age or older, but less 36
than seventeen years of age, a fee of seven dollars and 37
twenty-five cents; 38

       (2) If the person is seventeen years of age or older, but 39
less than eighteen years of age, a fee of six dollars; 40

       (3) If the person is eighteen years of age or older, but less 41
than nineteen years of age, a fee of four dollars and seventy-five 42
cents; 43

       (4) If the person is nineteen years of age or older, but less 44
than twenty years of age, a fee of three dollars and fifty cents; 45

       (5) If the person is twenty years of age or older, but less 46
than twenty-one years of age, a fee of two dollars and twenty-five 47
cents. 48

       (F) Neither the registrar nor any deputy registrar shall 49
charge a fee in excess of one dollar and fifty cents for 50
laminating a driver's license, motorized bicycle license, or 51
temporary instruction permit identification cards as required by 52
sections 4507.13 and 4511.521 of the Revised Code. A deputy 53
registrar laminating a driver's license, motorized bicycle 54
license, or temporary instruction permit identification cards 55
shall retain the entire amount of the fee charged for lamination, 56
less the actual cost to the registrar of the laminating materials 57
used for that lamination, as specified in the contract executed by 58
the bureau for the laminating materials and laminating equipment. 59
The deputy registrar shall forward the amount of the cost of the 60
laminating materials to the registrar for deposit as provided in 61
this section. 62

       (G) At the time and in the manner provided by section 4503.10 63
of the Revised Code, the deputy registrar shall transmit the fees 64
collected under divisions (A), (B), (C), (D), and (E), and those 65
portions of the fees specified in and collected under division (F) 66
of this section to the registrar. The registrar shall pay two 67
dollars and fifty cents of each fee collected under divisions (A), 68
(B), (C), (D), and (E)(1) to (4) of this section, and the entire 69
fee collected under division (E)(5) of this section, into the 70
state highway safety fund established in section 4501.06 of the 71
Revised Code, and such fees shall be used for the sole purpose of 72
supporting driver licensing activities. The remaining fees 73
collected by the registrar under this section shall be paid into 74
the state bureau of motor vehicles fund established in section 75
4501.25 of the Revised Code. 76

       (H) A disabled veteran who has a service-connected disability 77
rated at one hundred per cent by the veterans' administration may 78
apply to the registrar or a deputy registrar for the issuance to 79
that veteran, without the payment of any fee prescribed in this 80
section, of any of the following items: 81

       (1) A temporary instruction permit and examination; 82

       (2) A new, renewal, or duplicate driver's or commercial 83
driver's license; 84

       (3) A motorcycle operator's endorsement; 85

       (4) A motorized bicycle license or duplicate thereof; 86

       (5) Lamination of a driver's license, motorized bicycle 87
license, or temporary instruction permit identification card as 88
provided in division (F) of this section, if the circumstances 89
specified in division (H)(5) of this section are met. 90

       If the driver's license, motorized bicycle license, or 91
temporary instruction permit identification card of a disabled 92
veteran described in division (H) of this section is laminated by 93
a deputy registrar who is acting as a deputy registrar pursuant to 94
a contract with the registrar that is in effect on October 14, 95
1997, the disabled veteran shall be required to pay the deputy 96
registrar the lamination fee provided in division (F) of this 97
section. If the driver's license, motorized bicycle license, or 98
temporary instruction permit identification card of such a 99
disabled veteran is laminated by a deputy registrar who is acting 100
as a deputy registrar pursuant to a contract with the registrar 101
that is executed after October 14, 1997, the disabled veteran is 102
not required to pay the deputy registrar the lamination fee 103
provided in division (F) of this section. 104

       A disabled veteran whose driver's license, motorized bicycle 105
license, or temporary instruction permit identification card is 106
laminated by the registrar is not required to pay the registrar 107
any lamination fee. 108

       An application made under division (H) of this section shall 109
be accompanied by such documentary evidence of disability as the 110
registrar may require by rule. 111

       Sec. 4507.232. When the registrar of motor vehicles or a 112
deputy registrar issues a temporary instruction permit under this 113
chapter, the registrar or deputy registrar also shall issue to the 114
applicant a sticker or banner that reads "student driver." When 115
the holder of the temporary instruction permit operates a motor 116
vehicle, the sticker or banner may be displayed on the motor 117
vehicle to inform other motor vehicle operators that the motor 118
vehicle is being operated by a holder of a temporary instruction 119
permit, but such display is not required. 120

       The sticker or banner may be displayed on the front 121
windshield, a side window, or the rear window of the motor vehicle 122
notwithstanding section 4513.24 and division (F) of section 123
4513.241 of the Revised Code or any rule adopted thereunder, 124
except that the sticker or banner may not be displayed in the 125
front windshield in such a manner as to conceal the vehicle 126
identification number of the motor vehicle if that number is 127
located inside the vehicle passenger compartment and is placed so 128
as to be readable from outside the motor vehicle through the front 129
windshield. 130

        The registrar shall determine the size of the sticker or 131
banner, which shall not exceed four inches in height by twelve 132
inches in length, and the material and all other properties of the 133
sticker or banner, but shall select a material so that the sticker 134
or banner can be transferred readily from one motor vehicle to 135
another. 136

       Section 2. That existing section 4507.23 of the Revised Code 137
is hereby repealed. 138

Section 1. That section 4507.23 be amended and section	7
4507.232 of the Revised Code be enacted to read as follows:	8

Sec. 4507.23. (A) Except as provided in division (H) of this	9
section, each application for a temporary instruction permit and	10
examination shall be accompanied by a fee of ~~four~~five dollars.	11

(B) Except as provided in division (H) of this section, each	12
application for a driver's license made by a person who previously	13
held such a license and whose license has expired not more than	14
two years prior to the date of application, and who is required	15
under this chapter to give an actual demonstration of the person's	16
ability to drive, shall be accompanied by a fee of three dollars	17
in addition to any other fees.	18

(C) Except as provided in divisions (E) and (H) of this	19
section, each application for a driver's license, or motorcycle	20
operator's endorsement, or renewal of a driver's license shall be	21
accompanied by a fee of six dollars. Except as provided in	22
division (H) of this section, each application for a duplicate	23
driver's license shall be accompanied by a fee of two dollars and	24
fifty cents. The duplicate driver's licenses issued under this	25
section shall be distributed by the deputy registrar in accordance	26
with rules adopted by the registrar of motor vehicles.	27

(D) Except as provided in division (H) of this section, each	28
application for a motorized bicycle license or duplicate thereof	29
shall be accompanied by a fee of two dollars and fifty cents.	30

(E) Except as provided in division (H) of this section, each	31
application for a driver's license or renewal of a driver's	32
license that will be issued to a person who is less than	33
twenty-one years of age shall be accompanied by whichever of the	34
following fees is applicable:	35

(1) If the person is sixteen years of age or older, but less	36
than seventeen years of age, a fee of seven dollars and	37
twenty-five cents;	38

(2) If the person is seventeen years of age or older, but	39
less than eighteen years of age, a fee of six dollars;	40

(3) If the person is eighteen years of age or older, but less	41
than nineteen years of age, a fee of four dollars and seventy-five	42
cents;	43

(4) If the person is nineteen years of age or older, but less	44
than twenty years of age, a fee of three dollars and fifty cents;	45

(5) If the person is twenty years of age or older, but less	46
than twenty-one years of age, a fee of two dollars and twenty-five	47
cents.	48

(F) Neither the registrar nor any deputy registrar shall	49
charge a fee in excess of one dollar and fifty cents for	50
laminating a driver's license, motorized bicycle license, or	51
temporary instruction permit identification cards as required by	52
sections 4507.13 and 4511.521 of the Revised Code. A deputy	53
registrar laminating a driver's license, motorized bicycle	54
license, or temporary instruction permit identification cards	55
shall retain the entire amount of the fee charged for lamination,	56
less the actual cost to the registrar of the laminating materials	57
used for that lamination, as specified in the contract executed by	58
the bureau for the laminating materials and laminating equipment.	59
The deputy registrar shall forward the amount of the cost of the	60
laminating materials to the registrar for deposit as provided in	61
this section.	62

(G) At the time and in the manner provided by section 4503.10	63
of the Revised Code, the deputy registrar shall transmit the fees	64
collected under divisions (A), (B), (C), (D), and (E), and those	65
portions of the fees specified in and collected under division (F)	66
of this section to the registrar. The registrar shall pay two	67
dollars and fifty cents of each fee collected under divisions (A),	68
(B), (C), (D), and (E)(1) to (4) of this section, and the entire	69
fee collected under division (E)(5) of this section, into the	70
state highway safety fund established in section 4501.06 of the	71
Revised Code, and such fees shall be used for the sole purpose of	72
supporting driver licensing activities. The remaining fees	73
collected by the registrar under this section shall be paid into	74
the state bureau of motor vehicles fund established in section	75
4501.25 of the Revised Code.	76

(H) A disabled veteran who has a service-connected disability	77
rated at one hundred per cent by the veterans' administration may	78
apply to the registrar or a deputy registrar for the issuance to	79
that veteran, without the payment of any fee prescribed in this	80
section, of any of the following items:	81

(2) A new, renewal, or duplicate driver's or commercial	83
driver's license;	84

(5) Lamination of a driver's license, motorized bicycle	87
license, or temporary instruction permit identification card as	88
provided in division (F) of this section, if the circumstances	89
specified in division (H)(5) of this section are met.	90

If the driver's license, motorized bicycle license, or	91
temporary instruction permit identification card of a disabled	92
veteran described in division (H) of this section is laminated by	93
a deputy registrar who is acting as a deputy registrar pursuant to	94
a contract with the registrar that is in effect on October 14,	95
1997, the disabled veteran shall be required to pay the deputy	96
registrar the lamination fee provided in division (F) of this	97
section. If the driver's license, motorized bicycle license, or	98
temporary instruction permit identification card of such a	99
disabled veteran is laminated by a deputy registrar who is acting	100
as a deputy registrar pursuant to a contract with the registrar	101
that is executed after October 14, 1997, the disabled veteran is	102
not required to pay the deputy registrar the lamination fee	103
provided in division (F) of this section.	104

A disabled veteran whose driver's license, motorized bicycle	105
license, or temporary instruction permit identification card is	106
laminated by the registrar is not required to pay the registrar	107
any lamination fee.	108

An application made under division (H) of this section shall	109
be accompanied by such documentary evidence of disability as the	110
registrar may require by rule.	111

Sec. 4507.232. When the registrar of motor vehicles or a	112
deputy registrar issues a temporary instruction permit under this	113
chapter, the registrar or deputy registrar also shall issue to the	114
applicant a sticker or banner that reads "student driver." When	115
the holder of the temporary instruction permit operates a motor	116
vehicle, the sticker or banner may be displayed on the motor	117
vehicle to inform other motor vehicle operators that the motor	118
vehicle is being operated by a holder of a temporary instruction	119
permit, but such display is not required.	120

The sticker or banner may be displayed on the front	121
windshield, a side window, or the rear window of the motor vehicle	122
notwithstanding section 4513.24 and division (F) of section	123
4513.241 of the Revised Code or any rule adopted thereunder,	124
except that the sticker or banner may not be displayed in the	125
front windshield in such a manner as to conceal the vehicle	126
identification number of the motor vehicle if that number is	127
located inside the vehicle passenger compartment and is placed so	128
as to be readable from outside the motor vehicle through the front	129
windshield.	130

The registrar shall determine the size of the sticker or	131
banner, which shall not exceed four inches in height by twelve	132
inches in length, and the material and all other properties of the	133
sticker or banner, but shall select a material so that the sticker	134
or banner can be transferred readily from one motor vehicle to	135
another.	136

Section 2. That existing section 4507.23 of the Revised Code	137
is hereby repealed.	138