S. B. No. 85 As Introduced

As Introduced

127th General Assembly

Regular Session

2007-2008

S. B. No. 85

Senator Boccieri

Cosponsors: Senators Miller, D., Stivers, Schuler, Clancy, Goodman, Cafaro, Schuring, Schaffer

A BILL

To amend section 4507.23 of the Revised Code to allow 1
any active-duty member of the United States armed 2
forces to obtain a free duplicate driver's license 3
following a service-related injury. 4

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

       Section 1. That section 4507.23 of the Revised Code be 5
amended to read as follows: 6

       Sec. 4507.23. (A) Except as provided in division (I) of this 7
section, each application for a temporary instruction permit and 8
examination shall be accompanied by a fee of five dollars. 9

       (B) Except as provided in division (I) of this section, each 10
application for a driver's license made by a person who previously 11
held such a license and whose license has expired not more than 12
two years prior to the date of application, and who is required 13
under this chapter to give an actual demonstration of the person's 14
ability to drive, shall be accompanied by a fee of three dollars 15
in addition to any other fees. 16

       (C) Except as provided in divisions (E) and (I) of this 17
section, each application for a driver's license, or motorcycle 18
operator's endorsement, or renewal of a driver's license shall be 19
accompanied by a fee of six dollars. Except as provided in 20
division (I) of this section, each application for a duplicate 21
driver's license shall be accompanied by a fee of two dollars and 22
fifty cents. The duplicate driver's licenses issued under this 23
section shall be distributed by the deputy registrar in accordance 24
with rules adopted by the registrar of motor vehicles. 25

       (D) Except as provided in division (I) of this section, each 26
application for a motorized bicycle license or duplicate thereof 27
shall be accompanied by a fee of two dollars and fifty cents. 28

       (E) Except as provided in division (I) of this section, each 29
application for a driver's license or renewal of a driver's 30
license that will be issued to a person who is less than 31
twenty-one years of age shall be accompanied by whichever of the 32
following fees is applicable: 33

       (1) If the person is sixteen years of age or older, but less 34
than seventeen years of age, a fee of seven dollars and 35
twenty-five cents; 36

       (2) If the person is seventeen years of age or older, but 37
less than eighteen years of age, a fee of six dollars; 38

       (3) If the person is eighteen years of age or older, but less 39
than nineteen years of age, a fee of four dollars and seventy-five 40
cents; 41

       (4) If the person is nineteen years of age or older, but less 42
than twenty years of age, a fee of three dollars and fifty cents; 43

       (5) If the person is twenty years of age or older, but less 44
than twenty-one years of age, a fee of two dollars and twenty-five 45
cents. 46

       (F) Neither the registrar nor any deputy registrar shall 47
charge a fee in excess of one dollar and fifty cents for 48
laminating a driver's license, motorized bicycle license, or 49
temporary instruction permit identification cards as required by 50
sections 4507.13 and 4511.521 of the Revised Code. A deputy 51
registrar laminating a driver's license, motorized bicycle 52
license, or temporary instruction permit identification cards 53
shall retain the entire amount of the fee charged for lamination, 54
less the actual cost to the registrar of the laminating materials 55
used for that lamination, as specified in the contract executed by 56
the bureau for the laminating materials and laminating equipment. 57
The deputy registrar shall forward the amount of the cost of the 58
laminating materials to the registrar for deposit as provided in 59
this section. 60

       (G) Except as provided in division (I) of this section and 61
except for the renewal of a driver's license, commencing on 62
October 1, 2003, each transaction described in divisions (A), (B), 63
(C), (D), and (E) of this section shall be accompanied by an 64
additional fee of twelve dollars. A transaction involving the 65
renewal of a driver's license with an expiration date on or after 66
that date shall be accompanied by an additional fee of twelve 67
dollars. The additional fee is for the purpose of defraying the 68
department of public safety's costs associated with the 69
administration and enforcement of the motor vehicle and traffic 70
laws of Ohio. 71

       (H) At the time and in the manner provided by section 4503.10 72
of the Revised Code, the deputy registrar shall transmit the fees 73
collected under divisions (A), (B), (C), (D), and (E), those 74
portions of the fees specified in and collected under division 75
(F), and the additional fee under division (G) of this section to 76
the registrar. The registrar shall pay two dollars and fifty cents 77
of each fee collected under divisions (A), (B), (C), (D), and 78
(E)(1) to (4) of this section, and the entire fee collected under 79
division (E)(5) of this section, into the state highway safety 80
fund established in section 4501.06 of the Revised Code, and such 81
fees shall be used for the sole purpose of supporting driver 82
licensing activities. The registrar also shall pay the entire fee 83
collected under division (G) of this section into the state 84
highway safety fund created in section 4501.06 of the Revised 85
Code. The remaining fees collected by the registrar under this 86
section shall be paid into the state bureau of motor vehicles fund 87
established in section 4501.25 of the Revised Code. 88

       (I)(1)(a) A disabled veteran who has a service-connected 89
disability rated at one hundred per cent by the veterans' 90
administration may apply to the registrar or a deputy registrar 91
for the issuance to that veteran, without the payment of any fee 92
prescribed in this section, of any of the following items: 93

       ~~(1)~~(i) A temporary instruction permit and examination; 94

       ~~(2)~~(ii) A new, renewal, or duplicate driver's or commercial 95
driver's license; 96

       ~~(3)~~(iii) A motorcycle operator's endorsement; 97

       ~~(4)~~(iv) A motorized bicycle license or duplicate thereof; 98

       ~~(5)~~(v) Lamination of a driver's license, motorized bicycle 99
license, or temporary instruction permit identification card as 100
provided in division (F) of this section, if the circumstances 101
specified in division (I)(5) of this section are met. 102

       (b) If the driver's license, motorized bicycle license, or 103
temporary instruction permit identification card of a disabled 104
veteran described in division (I) of this section is laminated by 105
a deputy registrar who is acting as a deputy registrar pursuant to 106
a contract with the registrar that is in effect on October 14, 107
1997, the disabled veteran shall be required to pay the deputy 108
registrar the lamination fee provided in division (F) of this 109
section. If the driver's license, motorized bicycle license, or 110
temporary instruction permit identification card of such a 111
disabled veteran is laminated by a deputy registrar who is acting 112
as a deputy registrar pursuant to a contract with the registrar 113
that is executed after October 14, 1997, the disabled veteran is 114
not required to pay the deputy registrar the lamination fee 115
provided in division (F) of this section. 116

       A disabled veteran whose driver's license, motorized bicycle 117
license, or temporary instruction permit identification card is 118
laminated by the registrar is not required to pay the registrar 119
any lamination fee. 120

       (2) Following a service-related injury, any active-duty 121
member of the armed forces of the United States, including the 122
reserve components of the armed forces and the national guard, may 123
apply to the registrar or a deputy registrar for a duplicate 124
driver's or commercial driver's license without payment of any fee 125
prescribed in this section. 126

        (3) An application made under division (I) of this section 127
shall be accompanied by such documentary evidence of disability, 128
injury, or active-duty status as the registrar may require by 129
rule, provided that evidence of a service-related injury for an 130
active-duty member of the armed forces may be established by any 131
relevant document from department of defense medical personnel. 132

       Section 2. That existing section 4507.23 of the Revised Code 133
is hereby repealed. 134

Section 1. That section 4507.23 of the Revised Code be	5
amended to read as follows:	6

Sec. 4507.23. (A) Except as provided in division (I) of this	7
section, each application for a temporary instruction permit and	8
examination shall be accompanied by a fee of five dollars.	9

(B) Except as provided in division (I) of this section, each	10
application for a driver's license made by a person who previously	11
held such a license and whose license has expired not more than	12
two years prior to the date of application, and who is required	13
under this chapter to give an actual demonstration of the person's	14
ability to drive, shall be accompanied by a fee of three dollars	15
in addition to any other fees.	16

(C) Except as provided in divisions (E) and (I) of this	17
section, each application for a driver's license, or motorcycle	18
operator's endorsement, or renewal of a driver's license shall be	19
accompanied by a fee of six dollars. Except as provided in	20
division (I) of this section, each application for a duplicate	21
driver's license shall be accompanied by a fee of two dollars and	22
fifty cents. The duplicate driver's licenses issued under this	23
section shall be distributed by the deputy registrar in accordance	24
with rules adopted by the registrar of motor vehicles.	25

(D) Except as provided in division (I) of this section, each	26
application for a motorized bicycle license or duplicate thereof	27
shall be accompanied by a fee of two dollars and fifty cents.	28

(E) Except as provided in division (I) of this section, each	29
application for a driver's license or renewal of a driver's	30
license that will be issued to a person who is less than	31
twenty-one years of age shall be accompanied by whichever of the	32
following fees is applicable:	33

(1) If the person is sixteen years of age or older, but less	34
than seventeen years of age, a fee of seven dollars and	35
twenty-five cents;	36

(2) If the person is seventeen years of age or older, but	37
less than eighteen years of age, a fee of six dollars;	38

(3) If the person is eighteen years of age or older, but less	39
than nineteen years of age, a fee of four dollars and seventy-five	40
cents;	41

(4) If the person is nineteen years of age or older, but less	42
than twenty years of age, a fee of three dollars and fifty cents;	43

(5) If the person is twenty years of age or older, but less	44
than twenty-one years of age, a fee of two dollars and twenty-five	45
cents.	46

(F) Neither the registrar nor any deputy registrar shall	47
charge a fee in excess of one dollar and fifty cents for	48
laminating a driver's license, motorized bicycle license, or	49
temporary instruction permit identification cards as required by	50
sections 4507.13 and 4511.521 of the Revised Code. A deputy	51
registrar laminating a driver's license, motorized bicycle	52
license, or temporary instruction permit identification cards	53
shall retain the entire amount of the fee charged for lamination,	54
less the actual cost to the registrar of the laminating materials	55
used for that lamination, as specified in the contract executed by	56
the bureau for the laminating materials and laminating equipment.	57
The deputy registrar shall forward the amount of the cost of the	58
laminating materials to the registrar for deposit as provided in	59
this section.	60

(G) Except as provided in division (I) of this section and	61
except for the renewal of a driver's license, commencing on	62
October 1, 2003, each transaction described in divisions (A), (B),	63
(C), (D), and (E) of this section shall be accompanied by an	64
additional fee of twelve dollars. A transaction involving the	65
renewal of a driver's license with an expiration date on or after	66
that date shall be accompanied by an additional fee of twelve	67
dollars. The additional fee is for the purpose of defraying the	68
department of public safety's costs associated with the	69
administration and enforcement of the motor vehicle and traffic	70
laws of Ohio.	71

(H) At the time and in the manner provided by section 4503.10	72
of the Revised Code, the deputy registrar shall transmit the fees	73
collected under divisions (A), (B), (C), (D), and (E), those	74
portions of the fees specified in and collected under division	75
(F), and the additional fee under division (G) of this section to	76
the registrar. The registrar shall pay two dollars and fifty cents	77
of each fee collected under divisions (A), (B), (C), (D), and	78
(E)(1) to (4) of this section, and the entire fee collected under	79
division (E)(5) of this section, into the state highway safety	80
fund established in section 4501.06 of the Revised Code, and such	81
fees shall be used for the sole purpose of supporting driver	82
licensing activities. The registrar also shall pay the entire fee	83
collected under division (G) of this section into the state	84
highway safety fund created in section 4501.06 of the Revised	85
Code. The remaining fees collected by the registrar under this	86
section shall be paid into the state bureau of motor vehicles fund	87
established in section 4501.25 of the Revised Code.	88

(I)(1)(a) A disabled veteran who has a service-connected	89
disability rated at one hundred per cent by the veterans'	90
administration may apply to the registrar or a deputy registrar	91
for the issuance to that veteran, without the payment of any fee	92
prescribed in this section, of any of the following items:	93

~~(2)~~(ii) A new, renewal, or duplicate driver's or commercial	95
driver's license;	96

~~(5)~~(v) Lamination of a driver's license, motorized bicycle	99
license, or temporary instruction permit identification card as	100
provided in division (F) of this section, if the circumstances	101
specified in division (I)(5) of this section are met.	102

(b) If the driver's license, motorized bicycle license, or	103
temporary instruction permit identification card of a disabled	104
veteran described in division (I) of this section is laminated by	105
a deputy registrar who is acting as a deputy registrar pursuant to	106
a contract with the registrar that is in effect on October 14,	107
1997, the disabled veteran shall be required to pay the deputy	108
registrar the lamination fee provided in division (F) of this	109
section. If the driver's license, motorized bicycle license, or	110
temporary instruction permit identification card of such a	111
disabled veteran is laminated by a deputy registrar who is acting	112
as a deputy registrar pursuant to a contract with the registrar	113
that is executed after October 14, 1997, the disabled veteran is	114
not required to pay the deputy registrar the lamination fee	115
provided in division (F) of this section.	116

A disabled veteran whose driver's license, motorized bicycle	117
license, or temporary instruction permit identification card is	118
laminated by the registrar is not required to pay the registrar	119
any lamination fee.	120

(2) Following a service-related injury, any active-duty	121
member of the armed forces of the United States, including the	122
reserve components of the armed forces and the national guard, may	123
apply to the registrar or a deputy registrar for a duplicate	124
driver's or commercial driver's license without payment of any fee	125
prescribed in this section.	126

(3) An application made under division (I) of this section	127
shall be accompanied by such documentary evidence of disability,	128
injury, or active-duty status as the registrar may require by	129
rule, provided that evidence of a service-related injury for an	130
active-duty member of the armed forces may be established by any	131
relevant document from department of defense medical personnel.	132

Section 2. That existing section 4507.23 of the Revised Code	133
is hereby repealed.	134