As Introduced

128th General Assembly Regular Session 2009-2010

H. B. No. 428

Representatives Boose, Amstutz 

Cosponsors: Representatives Burke, Bubp, Jordan, Combs, Ruhl, Mecklenborg, Grossman, Stautberg, Gardner, McClain, Blair, Stebelton, Pryor, Harwood, Adams, J., Martin, Huffman, Maag, Evans, Adams, R., Derickson, Zehringer, Wachtmann, Uecker, Blessing, Oelslager, Hall, Beck, Balderson, Snitchler, Batchelder, Daniels, Morgan, Hottinger, Goodwin, Baker 

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A BILL

To amend sections 4501.06, 4503.04, 4503.042,

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4503.07, 4506.08, and 4507.23 of the Revised Code

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to eliminate the late fee of twenty dollars for

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motor vehicle registrations, commercial driver's

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licenses, driver's licenses, and motorcycle

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endorsements established by the biennial

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transportation appropriations act of the 128th

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General Assembly for deposit primarily into the

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State Highway Safety Fund.

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

Section 1. That sections 4501.06, 4503.04, 4503.042, 4503.07,	10
4506.08, and 4507.23 of the Revised Code be amended to read as	11
follows:	12

Sec. 4501.06.  The taxes, fees, and fines levied, charged, or	13
referred to in division (O) of section 4503.04, division (E) of	14
section 4503.042, division (B) of section 4503.07, division (C)(1)	15
of section 4503.10, division (D) of section 4503.182, division (A)	16
of section 4503.19, division (D)(2) of section 4507.24, division	17
(A) of section 4508.06, and sections 4503.40, 4503.42, 4505.11,	18
4505.111, 4506.08, 4506.09, 4507.23, 4508.05, 4923.12, and 5502.12	19
of the Revised Code, and the taxes charged in section 4503.65 that	20
are distributed in accordance with division (A)(2) of section	21
4501.044 of the Revised Code unless otherwise designated by law,	22
shall be deposited in the state treasury to the credit of the	23
state highway safety fund, which is hereby created, and shall,	24
after receipt of certifications from the commissioners of the	25
sinking fund certifying, as required by sections 5528.15 and	26
5528.35 of the Revised Code, that there are sufficient moneys to	27
the credit of the highway improvement bond retirement fund created	28
by section 5528.12 of the Revised Code to meet in full all	29
payments of interest, principal, and charges for the retirement of	30
bonds and other obligations issued pursuant to Section 2g of	31
Article VIII, Ohio Constitution, and sections 5528.10 and 5528.11	32
of the Revised Code due and payable during the current calendar	33
year, and that there are sufficient moneys to the credit of the	34
highway obligations bond retirement fund created by section	35
5528.32 of the Revised Code to meet in full all payments of	36
interest, principal, and charges for the retirement of highway	37
obligations issued pursuant to Section 2i of Article VIII, Ohio	38
Constitution, and sections 5528.30 and 5528.31 of the Revised Code	39
due and payable during the current calendar year, be used for the	40
purpose of enforcing and paying the expenses of administering the	41
law relative to the registration and operation of motor vehicles	42
on the public roads or highways. Amounts credited to the fund may	43
also be used to pay the expenses of administering and enforcing	44
the laws under which such fees were collected. All investment	45
earnings of the state highway safety fund shall be credited to the	46
fund.	47

Sec. 4503.04.  Except as provided in sections 4503.042 and	48
4503.65 of the Revised Code for the registration of commercial	49
cars, trailers, semitrailers, and certain buses, the rates of the	50
taxes imposed by section 4503.02 of the Revised Code shall be as	51
follows:	52

(A) For motor vehicles having three wheels or less, the	53
license tax is:	54

(1) For each motorized bicycle, ten dollars;

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(2) For each motorcycle, fourteen dollars.

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(B) For each passenger car, twenty dollars;

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(C) For each manufactured home, each mobile home, and each	58
travel trailer, ten dollars;	59

(D) For each noncommercial motor vehicle designed by the	60
manufacturer to carry a load of no more than three-quarters of one	61
ton and for each motor home, thirty-five dollars; for each	62
noncommercial motor vehicle designed by the manufacturer to carry	63
a load of more than three-quarters of one ton, but not more than	64
one ton, seventy dollars;	65

(E) For each noncommercial trailer, the license tax is:

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(1) Eighty-five cents for each one hundred pounds or part	67
thereof for the first two thousand pounds or part thereof of	68
weight of vehicle fully equipped;	69

(2) One dollar and forty cents for each one hundred pounds or	70
part thereof in excess of two thousand pounds up to and including	71
three thousand pounds.	72

(F) Notwithstanding its weight, twelve dollars for any:

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(1) Vehicle equipped, owned, and used by a charitable or	74
nonprofit corporation exclusively for the purpose of administering	75
chest x-rays or receiving blood donations;	76

(2) Van used principally for the transportation of	77
handicapped persons that has been modified by being equipped with	78
adaptive equipment to facilitate the movement of such persons into	79
and out of the van;	80

(3) Bus used principally for the transportation of	81
handicapped persons or persons sixty-five years of age or older;.	82

(G) Notwithstanding its weight, twenty dollars for any bus	83
used principally for the transportation of persons in a	84
ridesharing arrangement.	85

(H) For each transit bus having motor power the license tax	86
is twelve dollars.	87

"Transit bus" means either a motor vehicle having a seating	88
capacity of more than seven persons which is operated and used by	89
any person in the rendition of a public mass transportation	90
service primarily in a municipal corporation or municipal	91
corporations and provided at least seventy-five per cent of the	92
annual mileage of such service and use is within such municipal	93
corporation or municipal corporations or a motor vehicle having a	94
seating capacity of more than seven persons which is operated	95
solely for the transportation of persons associated with a	96
charitable or nonprofit corporation, but does not mean any motor	97
vehicle having a seating capacity of more than seven persons when	98
such vehicle is used in a ridesharing capacity or any bus	99
described by division (F)(3) of this section.	100

The application for registration of such transit bus shall be	101
accompanied by an affidavit prescribed by the registrar of motor	102
vehicles and signed by the person or an agent of the firm or	103
corporation operating such bus stating that the bus has a seating	104
capacity of more than seven persons, and that it is either to be	105
operated and used in the rendition of a public mass transportation	106
service and that at least seventy-five per cent of the annual	107
mileage of such operation and use shall be within one or more	108
municipal corporations or that it is to be operated solely for the	109
transportation of persons associated with a charitable or	110
nonprofit corporation.	111

The form of the license plate, and the manner of its	112
attachment to the vehicle, shall be prescribed by the registrar of	113
motor vehicles.	114

(I) The minimum tax for any vehicle having motor power other	115
than a farm truck, a motorized bicycle, or motorcycle is ten	116
dollars and eighty cents, and for each noncommercial trailer, five	117
dollars.	118

(J)(1) Except as otherwise provided in division (J) of this	119
section, for each farm truck, except a noncommercial motor	120
vehicle, that is owned, controlled, or operated by one or more	121
farmers exclusively in farm use as defined in this section, and	122
not for commercial purposes, and provided that at least	123
seventy-five per cent of such farm use is by or for the one or	124
more owners, controllers, or operators of the farm in the	125
operation of which a farm truck is used, the license tax is five	126
dollars plus:	127

(a) Fifty cents per one hundred pounds or part thereof for	128
the first three thousand pounds;	129

(b) Seventy cents per one hundred pounds or part thereof in	130
excess of three thousand pounds up to and including four thousand	131
pounds;	132

(c) Ninety cents per one hundred pounds or part thereof in	133
excess of four thousand pounds up to and including six thousand	134
pounds;	135

(d) Two dollars for each one hundred pounds or part thereof	136
in excess of six thousand pounds up to and including ten thousand	137
pounds;	138

(e) Two dollars and twenty-five cents for each one hundred	139
pounds or part thereof in excess of ten thousand pounds;	140

(f) The minimum license tax for any farm truck shall be	141
twelve dollars.	142

(2) The owner of a farm truck may register the truck for a	143
period of one-half year by paying one-half the registration tax	144
imposed on the truck under this chapter and one-half the amount of	145
any tax imposed on the truck under Chapter 4504. of the Revised	146
Code.	147

(3) A farm bus may be registered for a period of ninety days	148
from the date of issue of the license plates for the bus, for a	149
fee of ten dollars, provided such license plates shall not be	150
issued for more than any two ninety-day periods in any calendar	151
year. Such use does not include the operation of trucks by	152
commercial processors of agricultural products.	153

(4) License plates for farm trucks and for farm buses shall	154
have some distinguishing marks, letters, colors, or other	155
characteristics to be determined by the director of public safety.	156

(5) Every person registering a farm truck or bus under this	157
section shall furnish an affidavit certifying that the truck or	158
bus licensed to that person is to be so used as to meet the	159
requirements necessary for the farm truck or farm bus	160
classification.	161

Any farmer may use a truck owned by the farmer for commercial	162
purposes by paying the difference between the commercial truck	163
registration fee and the farm truck registration fee for the	164
remaining part of the registration period for which the truck is	165
registered. Such remainder shall be calculated from the beginning	166
of the semiannual period in which application for such commercial	167
license is made.	168

Taxes at the rates provided in this section are in lieu of	169
all taxes on or with respect to the ownership of such motor	170
vehicles, except as provided in section 4503.042 and section	171
4503.06 of the Revised Code.	172

(K) Other than trucks registered under the international	173
registration plan in another jurisdiction and for which this state	174
has received an apportioned registration fee, the license tax for	175
each truck which is owned, controlled, or operated by a	176
nonresident, and licensed in another state, and which is used	177
exclusively for the transportation of nonprocessed agricultural	178
products intrastate, from the place of production to the place of	179
processing, is twenty-four dollars.	180

"Truck," as used in this division, means any pickup truck,	181
straight truck, semitrailer, or trailer other than a travel	182
trailer. Nonprocessed agricultural products, as used in this	183
division, does not include livestock or grain.	184

A license issued under this division shall be issued for a	185
period of one hundred thirty days in the same manner in which all	186
other licenses are issued under this section, provided that no	187
truck shall be so licensed for more than one	188
one-hundred-thirty-day period during any calendar year.	189

The license issued pursuant to this division shall consist of	190
a windshield decal to be designed by the director of public	191
safety.	192

Every person registering a truck under this division shall	193
furnish an affidavit certifying that the truck licensed to the	194
person is to be used exclusively for the purposes specified in	195
this division.	196

(L) Every person registering a motor vehicle as a	197
noncommercial motor vehicle as defined in section 4501.01 of the	198
Revised Code, or registering a trailer as a noncommercial trailer	199
as defined in that section, shall furnish an affidavit certifying	200
that the motor vehicle or trailer so licensed to the person is to	201
be so used as to meet the requirements necessary for the	202
noncommercial vehicle classification.	203

(M) Every person registering a van or bus as provided in	204
divisions (F)(2) and (3) of this section shall furnish a notarized	205
statement certifying that the van or bus licensed to the person is	206
to be used for the purposes specified in those divisions. The form	207
of the license plate issued for such motor vehicles shall be	208
prescribed by the registrar.	209

(N) Every person registering as a passenger car a motor	210
vehicle designed and used for carrying more than nine but not more	211
than fifteen passengers, and every person registering a bus as	212
provided in division (G) of this section, shall furnish an	213
affidavit certifying that the vehicle so licensed to the person is	214
to be used in a ridesharing arrangement and that the person will	215
have in effect whenever the vehicle is used in a ridesharing	216
arrangement a policy of liability insurance with respect to the	217
motor vehicle in amounts and coverages no less than those required	218
by section 4509.79 of the Revised Code. The form of the license	219
plate issued for such a motor vehicle shall be prescribed by the	220
registrar.	221

(O) Commencing on October 1, 2009, if an application for	222
registration renewal is not applied for prior to the expiration	223
date of the registration or within seven days after that date, the	224
registrar or deputy registrar shall collect a fee of twenty	225
dollars for the issuance of the vehicle registration, but may	226
waive the fee for good cause shown if the application is	227
accompanied by supporting evidence as the registrar may require.	228
The fee shall be in addition to all other fees established by this	229
section. A deputy registrar shall retain fifty cents of the fee	230
and shall transmit the remaining amount to the registrar at the	231
time and in the manner provided by section 4503.10 of the Revised	232
Code. The registrar shall deposit all moneys received under this	233
division into the state highway safety fund established in section	234
4501.06 of the Revised Code.	235

(P) As used in this section:

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(1) "Van" means any motor vehicle having a single rear axle	237
and an enclosed body without a second seat.	238

(2) "Handicapped person" means any person who has lost the	239
use of one or both legs, or one or both arms, or is blind, deaf,	240
or so severely disabled as to be unable to move about without the	241
aid of crutches or a wheelchair.	242

(3) "Farm truck" means a truck used in the transportation	243
from the farm of products of the farm, including livestock and its	244
products, poultry and its products, floricultural and	245
horticultural products, and in the transportation to the farm of	246
supplies for the farm, including tile, fence, and every other	247
thing or commodity used in agricultural, floricultural,	248
horticultural, livestock, and poultry production and livestock,	249
poultry, and other animals and things used for breeding, feeding,	250
or other purposes connected with the operation of the farm.	251

(4) "Farm bus" means a bus used only for the transportation	252
of agricultural employees and used only in the transportation of	253
such employees as are necessary in the operation of the farm.	254

(5) "Farm supplies" includes fuel used exclusively in the	255
operation of a farm, including one or more homes located on and	256
used in the operation of one or more farms, and furniture and	257
other things used in and around such homes.	258

Sec. 4503.042.  The registrar of motor vehicles shall adopt	259
rules establishing the date, subsequent to this state's entry into	260
membership in the international registration plan, when the rates	261
established by this section become operative.	262

(A) The rates of the taxes imposed by section 4503.02 of the	263
Revised Code are as follows for commercial cars having a gross	264
vehicle weight or combined gross vehicle weight of:	265

(1) Not more than two thousand pounds, forty-five dollars;

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(2) More than two thousand but not more than six thousand	267
pounds, seventy dollars;	268

(3) More than six thousand but not more than ten thousand	269
pounds, eighty-five dollars;	270

(4) More than ten thousand but not more than fourteen	271
thousand pounds, one hundred five dollars;	272

(5) More than fourteen thousand but not more than eighteen	273
thousand pounds, one hundred twenty-five dollars;	274

(6) More than eighteen thousand but not more than twenty-two	275
thousand pounds, one hundred fifty dollars;	276

(7) More than twenty-two thousand but not more than	277
twenty-six thousand pounds, one hundred seventy-five dollars;	278

(8) More than twenty-six thousand but not more than thirty	279
thousand pounds, three hundred fifty-five dollars;	280

(9) More than thirty thousand but not more than thirty-four	281
thousand pounds, four hundred twenty dollars;	282

(10) More than thirty-four thousand but not more than	283
thirty-eight thousand pounds, four hundred eighty dollars;	284

(11) More than thirty-eight thousand but not more than	285
forty-two thousand pounds, five hundred forty dollars;	286

(12) More than forty-two thousand but not more than forty-six	287
thousand pounds, six hundred dollars;	288

(13) More than forty-six thousand but not more than fifty	289
thousand pounds, six hundred sixty dollars;	290

(14) More than fifty thousand but not more than fifty-four	291
thousand pounds, seven hundred twenty-five dollars;	292

(15) More than fifty-four thousand but not more than	293
fifty-eight thousand pounds, seven hundred eighty-five dollars;	294

(16) More than fifty-eight thousand but not more than	295
sixty-two thousand pounds, eight hundred fifty-five dollars;	296

(17) More than sixty-two thousand but not more than sixty-six	297
thousand pounds, nine hundred twenty-five dollars;	298

(18) More than sixty-six thousand but not more than seventy	299
thousand pounds, nine hundred ninety-five dollars;	300

(19) More than seventy thousand but not more than	301
seventy-four thousand pounds, one thousand eighty dollars;	302

(20) More than seventy-four thousand but not more than	303
seventy-eight thousand pounds, one thousand two hundred dollars;	304

(21) More than seventy-eight thousand pounds, one thousand	305
three hundred forty dollars.	306

(B) The rates of the taxes imposed by section 4503.02 of the	307
Revised Code are as follows for buses having a gross vehicle	308
weight or combined gross vehicle weight of:	309

(1) Not more than two thousand pounds, ten dollars;

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(2) More than two thousand but not more than six thousand	311
pounds, forty dollars;	312

(3) More than six thousand but not more than ten thousand	313
pounds, one hundred dollars;	314

(4) More than ten thousand but not more than fourteen	315
thousand pounds, one hundred eighty dollars;	316

(5) More than fourteen thousand but not more than eighteen	317
thousand pounds, two hundred sixty dollars;	318

(6) More than eighteen thousand but not more than twenty-two	319
thousand pounds, three hundred forty dollars;	320

(7) More than twenty-two thousand but not more than	321
twenty-six thousand pounds, four hundred twenty dollars;	322

(8) More than twenty-six thousand but not more than thirty	323
thousand pounds, five hundred dollars;	324

(9) More than thirty thousand but not more than thirty-four	325
thousand pounds, five hundred eighty dollars;	326

(10) More than thirty-four thousand but not more than	327
thirty-eight thousand pounds, six hundred sixty dollars;	328

(11) More than thirty-eight thousand but not more than	329
forty-two thousand pounds, seven hundred forty dollars;	330

(12) More than forty-two thousand but not more than forty-six	331
thousand pounds, eight hundred twenty dollars;	332

(13) More than forty-six thousand but not more than fifty	333
thousand pounds, nine hundred forty dollars;	334

(14) More than fifty thousand but not more than fifty-four	335
thousand pounds, one thousand dollars;	336

(15) More than fifty-four thousand but not more than	337
fifty-eight thousand pounds, one thousand ninety dollars;	338

(16) More than fifty-eight thousand but not more than	339
sixty-two thousand pounds, one thousand one hundred eighty	340
dollars;	341

(17) More than sixty-two thousand but not more than sixty-six	342
thousand pounds, one thousand two hundred seventy dollars;	343

(18) More than sixty-six thousand but not more than seventy	344
thousand pounds, one thousand three hundred sixty dollars;	345

(19) More than seventy thousand but not more than	346
seventy-four thousand pounds, one thousand four hundred fifty	347
dollars;	348

(20) More than seventy-four thousand but not more than	349
seventy-eight thousand pounds, one thousand five hundred forty	350
dollars;	351

(21) More than seventy-eight thousand pounds, one thousand	352
six hundred thirty dollars.	353

(C) In addition to the license taxes imposed at the rates	354
specified in divisions (A) and (B) of this section, an	355
administrative fee of three dollars and fifty cents, plus an	356
appropriate amount to cover the cost of postage, shall be	357
collected by the registrar for each international registration	358
plan license processed by the registrar.	359

(D) The rate of the tax for each trailer and semitrailer is	360
twenty-five dollars.	361

(E) Commencing on October 1, 2009, if an application for	362
registration renewal is not applied for prior to the expiration	363
date of the registration or within seven days after that date, the	364
registrar or deputy registrar shall collect a fee of twenty	365
dollars for the issuance of the vehicle registration, but may	366
waive the fee for good cause shown if the application is	367
accompanied by supporting evidence as the registrar may require.	368
The fee shall be in addition to all other fees established by this	369
section. A deputy registrar shall retain fifty cents of the fee	370
and shall transmit the remaining amount to the registrar at the	371
time and in the manner provided by section 4503.10 of the Revised	372
Code. The registrar shall deposit all moneys received under this	373
division into the state highway safety fund established in section	374
4501.06 of the Revised Code.	375

(F) The rates established by this section shall not apply to	376
any of the following:	377

(1) Vehicles equipped, owned, and used by a charitable or	378
nonprofit corporation exclusively for the purpose of administering	379
chest x-rays or receiving blood donations;	380

(2) Vans used principally for the transportation of	381
handicapped persons that have been modified by being equipped with	382
adaptive equipment to facilitate the movement of such persons into	383
and out of the vans;	384

(3) Buses used principally for the transportation of	385
handicapped persons or persons sixty-five years of age or older;	386

(4) Buses used principally for the transportation of persons	387
in a ridesharing arrangement;	388

(5) Transit buses having motor power;

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(6) Noncommercial trailers, mobile homes, or manufactured	390
homes.	391

Sec. 4503.07.  (A) In lieu of the schedule of rates for	392
commercial cars fixed in section 4503.04 of the Revised Code, the	393
fee shall be ten dollars for each church bus used exclusively to	394
transport members of a church congregation to and from church	395
services or church functions or to transport children and their	396
authorized supervisors to and from any camping function sponsored	397
by a nonprofit, tax-exempt, charitable or philanthropic	398
organization. A church within the meaning of this section is an	399
organized religious group, duly constituted with officers and a	400
board of trustees, regularly holding religious services, and	401
presided over or administered to by a properly accredited	402
ecclesiastical officer, whose name and standing is published in	403
the official publication of the officer's religious group.	404

(B) Commencing on October 1, 2009, if an application for	405
registration renewal is not applied for prior to the expiration	406
date of the registration or within seven days after that date, the	407
registrar or deputy registrar shall collect a fee of twenty	408
dollars for the issuance of the vehicle registration, but may	409
waive the fee for good cause shown if the application is	410
accompanied by supporting evidence as the registrar may require.	411
The fee shall be in addition to all other fees established by this	412
section. A deputy registrar shall retain fifty cents of the fee	413
and shall transmit the remaining amount to the registrar at the	414
time and in the manner provided by section 4503.10 of the Revised	415
Code. The registrar shall deposit all moneys received under this	416
division into the state highway safety fund established in section	417
4501.06 of the Revised Code.	418

(C) The application for registration of such bus shall be	419
accompanied by the following, as applicable:	420

(1) An affidavit, prescribed by the registrar of motor	421
vehicles and signed by either the senior pastor, minister, priest,	422
or rabbi of the church making application or by the head of the	423
governing body of the church making application, stating that the	424
bus is to be used exclusively to transport members of a church	425
congregation to and from church services or church functions or to	426
transport children and their authorized supervisors to and from	427
any camping function sponsored by a nonprofit, tax-exempt,	428
charitable, or philanthropic organization;	429

(2) A certificate from the state highway patrol stating that	430
the bus involved is safe for operation in accordance with such	431
standards as are prescribed by the state highway patrol if the bus	432
meets either of the following:	433

(a) It originally was designed by the manufacturer to	434
transport sixteen or more passengers, including the driver;	435

(b) It has a gross vehicle weight rating of ten thousand one	436
pounds or more.	437

(D)(C) The form of the license plate and the manner of its	438
attachment to the vehicle shall be prescribed by the registrar.	439

Sec. 4506.08.  (A)(1) Each application for a commercial	440
driver's license temporary instruction permit shall be accompanied	441
by a fee of ten dollars. Each application for a commercial	442
driver's license, restricted commercial driver's license, renewal	443
of such a license, or waiver for farm-related service industries	444
shall be accompanied by a fee of twenty-five dollars, except that	445
an application for a commercial driver's license or restricted	446
commercial driver's license received pursuant to division (A)(3)	447
of section 4506.14 of the Revised Code shall be accompanied by a	448
fee of eighteen dollars and seventy-five cents if the license will	449
expire on the licensee's birthday three years after the date of	450
issuance, a fee of twelve dollars and fifty cents if the license	451
will expire on the licensee's birthday two years after the date of	452
issuance, and a fee of six dollars and twenty-five cents if the	453
license will expire on the licensee's birthday one year after the	454
date of issuance. Each application for a duplicate commercial	455
driver's license shall be accompanied by a fee of ten dollars.	456

(2) In addition, the registrar of motor vehicles or deputy	457
registrar may collect and retain an additional fee of no more than	458
three dollars and fifty cents for each application for a	459
commercial driver's license temporary instruction permit,	460
commercial driver's license, renewal of a commercial driver's	461
license, or duplicate commercial driver's license received by the	462
registrar or deputy.	463

(B) In addition to the fees imposed under division (A) of	464
this section, the registrar of motor vehicles or deputy registrar	465
shall collect a fee of twelve dollars for each application for a	466
commercial driver's license temporary instruction permit,	467
commercial driver's license, or duplicate commercial driver's	468
license and for each application for renewal of a commercial	469
driver's license. The additional fee is for the purpose of	470
defraying the department of public safety's costs associated with	471
the administration and enforcement of the motor vehicle and	472
traffic laws of Ohio.	473

(C) Commencing on October 1, 2009, if an application for a	474
commercial driver's license made by a person who previously held	475
such a license is not applied for within the period specified in	476
section 4506.14 of the Revised Code or within seven days after the	477
period so specified, the registrar or deputy registrar shall	478
collect a fee of twenty dollars for the issuance of the commercial	479
driver's license, but may waive the fee for good cause shown if	480
the application is accompanied by supporting evidence as the	481
registrar may require. The fee is in addition to all other fees	482
established by this section. A deputy registrar shall retain fifty	483
cents of the fee and shall transmit the remaining amount in	484
accordance with division (D) of this section.	485

(D) Each deputy registrar shall transmit the fees collected	486
under divisions (A)(1),and (B), and (C) of this section in the	487
time and manner prescribed by the registrar. The registrar shall	488
deposit all moneys received under division (D)(C) of this section	489
into the state highway safety fund established in section 4501.06	490
of the Revised Code.	491

(E)(D) Information regarding the driving record of any person	492
holding a commercial driver's license issued by this state shall	493
be furnished by the registrar, upon request and payment of a fee	494
of five dollars, to the employer or prospective employer of such a	495
person and to any insurer.	496

Of each five-dollar fee the registrar collects under this	497
division, the registrar shall pay two dollars into the state	498
treasury to the credit of the state bureau of motor vehicles fund	499
established in section 4501.25 of the Revised Code, sixty cents	500
into the state treasury to the credit of the trauma and emergency	501
medical services fund established in section 4513.263 of the	502
Revised Code, sixty cents into the state treasury to the credit of	503
the homeland security fund established in section 5502.03 of the	504
Revised Code, thirty cents into the state treasury to the credit	505
of the investigations fund established in section 5502.131 of the	506
Revised Code, one dollar and twenty-five cents into the state	507
treasury to the credit of the emergency management agency service	508
and reimbursement fund established in section 5502.39 of the	509
Revised Code, and twenty-five cents into the state treasury to the	510
credit of the justice program services fund established in section	511
5502.67 of the Revised Code.	512

Sec. 4507.23.  (A) Except as provided in division (J)(I) of	513
this section, each application for a temporary instruction permit	514
and examination shall be accompanied by a fee of five dollars.	515

(B) Except as provided in division (J)(I) of this section,	516
each application for a driver's license made by a person who	517
previously held such a license and whose license has expired not	518
more than two years prior to the date of application, and who is	519
required under this chapter to give an actual demonstration of the	520
person's ability to drive, shall be accompanied by a fee of three	521
dollars in addition to any other fees.	522

(C)(1) Except as provided in divisions (E) and (J)(I) of this	523
section, each application for a driver's license, or motorcycle	524
operator's endorsement, or renewal of a driver's license shall be	525
accompanied by a fee of six dollars.	526

(2) Except as provided in division (J)(I) of this section,	527
each application for a duplicate driver's license shall be	528
accompanied by a fee of seven dollars and fifty cents. The	529
duplicate driver's licenses issued under this section shall be	530
distributed by the deputy registrar in accordance with rules	531
adopted by the registrar of motor vehicles.	532

(D) Except as provided in division (J)(I) of this section,	533
each application for a motorized bicycle license or duplicate	534
thereof shall be accompanied by a fee of two dollars and fifty	535
cents.	536

(E) Except as provided in division (J)(I) of this section,	537
each application for a driver's license or renewal of a driver's	538
license that will be issued to a person who is less than	539
twenty-one years of age shall be accompanied by whichever of the	540
following fees is applicable:	541

(1) If the person is sixteen years of age or older, but less	542
than seventeen years of age, a fee of seven dollars and	543
twenty-five cents;	544

(2) If the person is seventeen years of age or older, but	545
less than eighteen years of age, a fee of six dollars;	546

(3) If the person is eighteen years of age or older, but less	547
than nineteen years of age, a fee of four dollars and seventy-five	548
cents;	549

(4) If the person is nineteen years of age or older, but less	550
than twenty years of age, a fee of three dollars and fifty cents;	551

(5) If the person is twenty years of age or older, but less	552
than twenty-one years of age, a fee of two dollars and twenty-five	553
cents.	554

(F) Neither the registrar nor any deputy registrar shall	555
charge a fee in excess of one dollar and fifty cents for	556
laminating a driver's license, motorized bicycle license, or	557
temporary instruction permit identification cards as required by	558
sections 4507.13 and 4511.521 of the Revised Code. A deputy	559
registrar laminating a driver's license, motorized bicycle	560
license, or temporary instruction permit identification cards	561
shall retain the entire amount of the fee charged for lamination,	562
less the actual cost to the registrar of the laminating materials	563
used for that lamination, as specified in the contract executed by	564
the bureau for the laminating materials and laminating equipment.	565
The deputy registrar shall forward the amount of the cost of the	566
laminating materials to the registrar for deposit as provided in	567
this section.	568

(G) Except as provided in division (J)(I) of this section and	569
except for the renewal of a driver's license, commencing on	570
October 1, 2003, each transaction described in divisions (A), (B),	571
(C), (D), and (E) of this section shall be accompanied by an	572
additional fee of twelve dollars. A transaction involving the	573
renewal of a driver's license with an expiration date on or after	574
that date shall be accompanied by an additional fee of twelve	575
dollars. The additional fee is for the purpose of defraying the	576
department of public safety's costs associated with the	577
administration and enforcement of the motor vehicle and traffic	578
laws of Ohio.	579

(H) Except as provided in division (J) of this section,	580
commencing on October 1, 2009, if an application for a driver's	581
license or motorcycle operator's endorsement made by a person who	582
previously held such a license is not applied for within the	583
period specified in section 4507.09 of the Revised Code or within	584
seven days after the period so specified, the registrar or deputy	585
registrar shall collect a fee of twenty dollars for the issuance	586
of the driver's license or motorcycle endorsement, but may waive	587
the fee for good cause shown if the application is accompanied by	588
supporting evidence as the registrar may require. The fee shall be	589
in addition to all other fees established by this section. A	590
deputy registrar collecting this twenty dollar fee shall retain	591
fifty cents and send the remaining fee to the registrar as	592
specified in division (I) of this section.	593

(I) At the time and in the manner provided by section 4503.10	594
of the Revised Code, the deputy registrar shall transmit the fees	595
collected under divisions (A), (B), (C), (D), and (E), those	596
portions of the fees specified in and collected under division	597
(F), and the additional fee under divisionsdivision (G) and (H)	598
of this section to the registrar. The registrar shall pay two	599
dollars and fifty cents of each fee collected under divisions (A),	600
(B), (C)(1) and (2), (D), and (E)(1) to (4) of this section, and	601
the entire fee collected under division (E)(5) of this section,	602
into the state highway safety fund established in section 4501.06	603
of the Revised Code, and such fees shall be used for the sole	604
purpose of supporting driver licensing activities. The registrar	605
also shall pay five dollars of each fee collected under division	606
(C)(2) of this section and the entire fee collected under	607
divisionsdivision (G) and (H) of this section into the state	608
highway safety fund created in section 4501.06 of the Revised	609
Code. The remaining fees collected by the registrar under this	610
section shall be paid into the state bureau of motor vehicles fund	611
established in section 4501.25 of the Revised Code.	612

(J)(I) A disabled veteran who has a service-connected	613
disability rated at one hundred per cent by the veterans'	614
administration may apply to the registrar or a deputy registrar	615
for the issuance to that veteran, without the payment of any fee	616
prescribed in this section, of any of the following items:	617

(1) A temporary instruction permit and examination;

618

(2) A new, renewal, or duplicate driver's or commercial	619
driver's license;	620

(3) A motorcycle operator's endorsement;

621

(4) A motorized bicycle license or duplicate thereof;

622

(5) The fee established in division (H) of this section;

623

(6) Lamination of a driver's license, motorized bicycle	624
license, or temporary instruction permit identification card as	625
provided in division (F) of this section, if the circumstances	626
specified in division (J)(6) of this section are met.	627

A disabled veteran whose driver's license, motorized bicycle	628
license, or temporary instruction permit identification card is	629
laminated by the registrar or deputy registrar is not required to	630
pay the registrar any lamination fee.	631

An application made under division (J)(I) of this section	632
shall be accompanied by such documentary evidence of disability as	633
the registrar may require by rule.	634

Section 2. That existing sections 4501.06, 4503.04, 4503.042,	635
4503.07, 4506.08, and 4507.23 of the Revised Code are hereby	636
repealed.	637