As Reported by the Senate Transportation Committee

130th General Assembly Regular Session 2013-2014

Sub. S. B. No. 53

Senator Kearney 

Cosponsors: Senators Smith, Tavares, Schiavoni, Turner, Seitz, LaRose 

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A BILL

To amend sections 4503.10, 4503.102, 4503.12,

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4503.182, 4505.061, 4506.08, 4507.24, 4507.50,

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4507.52, 4519.03, 4519.10, 4519.56, and 4519.69 of

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the Revised Code to require the Registrar of Motor

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Vehicles and all deputy registrars to accept

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credit and debit cards for all transactions and to

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establish a deputy registrar document security

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fee.

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

Section 1. That sections 4503.10, 4503.102, 4503.12,	9
4503.182, 4505.061, 4506.08, 4507.24, 4507.50, 4507.52, 4519.03,	10
4519.10, 4519.56, and 4519.69 of the Revised Code be amended to	11
read as follows:	12

Sec. 4503.10.  (A) The owner of every snowmobile, off-highway	13
motorcycle, and all-purpose vehicle required to be registered	14
under section 4519.02 of the Revised Code shall file an	15
application for registration under section 4519.03 of the Revised	16
Code. The owner of a motor vehicle, other than a snowmobile,	17
off-highway motorcycle, or all-purpose vehicle, that is not	18
designed and constructed by the manufacturer for operation on a	19
street or highway may not register it under this chapter except	20
upon certification of inspection pursuant to section 4513.02 of	21
the Revised Code by the sheriff, or the chief of police of the	22
municipal corporation or township, with jurisdiction over the	23
political subdivision in which the owner of the motor vehicle	24
resides. Except as provided in section 4503.103 of the Revised	25
Code, every owner of every other motor vehicle not previously	26
described in this section and every person mentioned as owner in	27
the last certificate of title of a motor vehicle that is operated	28
or driven upon the public roads or highways shall cause to be	29
filed each year, by mail or otherwise, in the office of the	30
registrar of motor vehicles or a deputy registrar, a written or	31
electronic application or a preprinted registration renewal notice	32
issued under section 4503.102 of the Revised Code, the form of	33
which shall be prescribed by the registrar, for registration for	34
the following registration year, which shall begin on the first	35
day of January of every calendar year and end on the thirty-first	36
day of December in the same year. Applications for registration	37
and registration renewal notices shall be filed at the times	38
established by the registrar pursuant to section 4503.101 of the	39
Revised Code. A motor vehicle owner also may elect to apply for or	40
renew a motor vehicle registration by electronic means using	41
electronic signature in accordance with rules adopted by the	42
registrar. Except as provided in division (J) of this section,	43
applications for registration shall be made on blanks furnished by	44
the registrar for that purpose, containing the following	45
information:	46

(1) A brief description of the motor vehicle to be	47
registered, including the year, make, model, and vehicle	48
identification number, and, in the case of commercial cars, the	49
gross weight of the vehicle fully equipped computed in the manner	50
prescribed in section 4503.08 of the Revised Code;	51

(2) The name and residence address of the owner, and the	52
township and municipal corporation in which the owner resides;	53

(3) The district of registration, which shall be determined	54
as follows:	55

(a) In case the motor vehicle to be registered is used for	56
hire or principally in connection with any established business or	57
branch business, conducted at a particular place, the district of	58
registration is the municipal corporation in which that place is	59
located or, if not located in any municipal corporation, the	60
county and township in which that place is located.	61

(b) In case the vehicle is not so used, the district of	62
registration is the municipal corporation or county in which the	63
owner resides at the time of making the application.	64

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

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

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(6) Whether the fees required to be paid for the registration	67
or transfer of the motor vehicle, during the preceding	68
registration year and during the preceding period of the current	69
registration year, have been paid. Each application for	70
registration shall be signed by the owner, either manually or by	71
electronic signature, or pursuant to obtaining a limited power of	72
attorney authorized by the registrar for registration, or other	73
document authorizing such signature. If the owner elects to apply	74
for or renew the motor vehicle registration with the registrar by	75
electronic means, the owner's manual signature is not required.	76

(7) The owner's social security number, driver's license	77
number, or state identification number, or, where a motor vehicle	78
to be registered is used for hire or principally in connection	79
with any established business, the owner's federal taxpayer	80
identification number. The bureau of motor vehicles shall retain	81
in its records all social security numbers provided under this	82
section, but the bureau shall not place social security numbers on	83
motor vehicle certificates of registration.	84

(B) Except as otherwise provided in this division, each time	85
an applicant first registers a motor vehicle in the applicant's	86
name, the applicant shall present for inspection a physical	87
certificate of title or memorandum certificate showing title to	88
the motor vehicle to be registered in the name of the applicant if	89
a physical certificate of title or memorandum certificate has been	90
issued by a clerk of a court of common pleas. If, under sections	91
4505.021, 4505.06, and 4505.08 of the Revised Code, a clerk	92
instead has issued an electronic certificate of title for the	93
applicant's motor vehicle, that certificate may be presented for	94
inspection at the time of first registration in a manner	95
prescribed by rules adopted by the registrar. An applicant is not	96
required to present a certificate of title to an electronic motor	97
vehicle dealer acting as a limited authority deputy registrar in	98
accordance with rules adopted by the registrar. When a motor	99
vehicle inspection and maintenance program is in effect under	100
section 3704.14 of the Revised Code and rules adopted under it,	101
each application for registration for a vehicle required to be	102
inspected under that section and those rules shall be accompanied	103
by an inspection certificate for the motor vehicle issued in	104
accordance with that section. The application shall be refused if	105
any of the following applies:	106

(1) The application is not in proper form.

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(2) The application is prohibited from being accepted by	108
division (D) of section 2935.27, division (A) of section 2937.221,	109
division (A) of section 4503.13, division (B) of section 4510.22,	110
or division (B)(1) of section 4521.10 of the Revised Code.	111

(3) A certificate of title or memorandum certificate of title	112
is required but does not accompany the application or, in the case	113
of an electronic certificate of title, is required but is not	114
presented in a manner prescribed by the registrar's rules.	115

(4) All registration and transfer fees for the motor vehicle,	116
for the preceding year or the preceding period of the current	117
registration year, have not been paid.	118

(5) The owner or lessee does not have an inspection	119
certificate for the motor vehicle as provided in section 3704.14	120
of the Revised Code, and rules adopted under it, if that section	121
is applicable.	122

This section does not require the payment of license or	123
registration taxes on a motor vehicle for any preceding year, or	124
for any preceding period of a year, if the motor vehicle was not	125
taxable for that preceding year or period under sections 4503.02,	126
4503.04, 4503.11, 4503.12, and 4503.16 or Chapter 4504. of the	127
Revised Code. When a certificate of registration is issued upon	128
the first registration of a motor vehicle by or on behalf of the	129
owner, the official issuing the certificate shall indicate the	130
issuance with a stamp on the certificate of title or memorandum	131
certificate or, in the case of an electronic certificate of title,	132
an electronic stamp or other notation as specified in rules	133
adopted by the registrar, and with a stamp on the inspection	134
certificate for the motor vehicle, if any. The official also shall	135
indicate, by a stamp or by other means the registrar prescribes,	136
on the registration certificate issued upon the first registration	137
of a motor vehicle by or on behalf of the owner the odometer	138
reading of the motor vehicle as shown in the odometer statement	139
included in or attached to the certificate of title. Upon each	140
subsequent registration of the motor vehicle by or on behalf of	141
the same owner, the official also shall so indicate the odometer	142
reading of the motor vehicle as shown on the immediately preceding	143
certificate of registration.	144

The registrar shall include in the permanent registration	145
record of any vehicle required to be inspected under section	146
3704.14 of the Revised Code the inspection certificate number from	147
the inspection certificate that is presented at the time of	148
registration of the vehicle as required under this division.	149

(C)(1) Except as otherwise provided in division (C)(1) of	150
this section, for each registration renewal with an expiration	151
date on or after October 1, 2003, and for each initial application	152
for registration received on and after that date, the registrar	153
and each deputy registrar shall collect an additional fee of	154
eleven dollars for each application for registration and	155
registration renewal received. For vehicles specified in divisions	156
(A)(1) to (21) of section 4503.042 of the Revised Code, commencing	157
with each registration renewal with an expiration date on or after	158
October 1, 2009, and for each initial application received on or	159
after that date, the registrar and deputy registrar shall collect	160
an additional fee of thirty dollars for each application for	161
registration and registration renewal received. The additional fee	162
is for the purpose of defraying the department of public safety's	163
costs associated with the administration and enforcement of the	164
motor vehicle and traffic laws of Ohio. Each deputy registrar	165
shall transmit the fees collected under division (C)(1) of this	166
section in the time and manner provided in this section. The	167
registrar shall deposit all moneys received under division (C)(1)	168
of this section into the state highway safety fund established in	169
section 4501.06 of the Revised Code.	170

(2) In addition, a charge of twenty-five cents shall be made	171
for each reflectorized safety license plate issued, and a single	172
charge of twenty-five cents shall be made for each county	173
identification sticker or each set of county identification	174
stickers issued, as the case may be, to cover the cost of	175
producing the license plates and stickers, including material,	176
manufacturing, and administrative costs. Those fees shall be in	177
addition to the license tax. If the total cost of producing the	178
plates is less than twenty-five cents per plate, or if the total	179
cost of producing the stickers is less than twenty-five cents per	180
sticker or per set issued, any excess moneys accruing from the	181
fees shall be distributed in the same manner as provided by	182
section 4501.04 of the Revised Code for the distribution of	183
license tax moneys. If the total cost of producing the plates	184
exceeds twenty-five cents per plate, or if the total cost of	185
producing the stickers exceeds twenty-five cents per sticker or	186
per set issued, the difference shall be paid from the license tax	187
moneys collected pursuant to section 4503.02 of the Revised Code.	188

(D) Each deputy registrar shall beis allowed a fee of three	189
dollars and fifty cents for each application for registration and	190
registration renewal notice the deputy registrar receives, which	191
shall beis for the purpose of compensating the deputy registrar	192
for the deputy registrar's services, and such office and rental	193
expenses, as may be necessary for the proper discharge of the	194
deputy registrar's duties in the receiving of applications and	195
renewal notices and the issuing of registrations. A deputy	196
registrar also may charge and retain for each application for	197
registration and registration renewal notice the deputy registrar	198
receives a document security fee of five dollars.	199

(E) Upon the certification of the registrar, the county	200
sheriff or local police officials shall recover license plates	201
erroneously or fraudulently issued.	202

(F) Each deputy registrar, upon receipt of any application	203
for registration or registration renewal notice, together with the	204
license fee and any local motor vehicle license tax levied	205
pursuant to Chapter 4504. of the Revised Code, shall transmit that	206
fee and tax, if any, in the manner provided in this section,	207
together with the original and duplicate copy of the application,	208
to the registrar. The registrar, subject to the approval of the	209
director of public safety, may deposit the funds collected by	210
those deputies in a local bank or depository to the credit of the	211
"state of Ohio, bureau of motor vehicles." Where a local bank or	212
depository has been designated by the registrar, each deputy	213
registrar shall deposit all moneys collected by the deputy	214
registrar into that bank or depository not more than one business	215
day after their collection and shall make reports to the registrar	216
of the amounts so deposited, together with any other information,	217
some of which may be prescribed by the treasurer of state, as the	218
registrar may require and as prescribed by the registrar by rule.	219
The registrar, within three days after receipt of notification of	220
the deposit of funds by a deputy registrar in a local bank or	221
depository, shall draw on that account in favor of the treasurer	222
of state. The registrar, subject to the approval of the director	223
and the treasurer of state, may make reasonable rules necessary	224
for the prompt transmittal of fees and for safeguarding the	225
interests of the state and of counties, townships, municipal	226
corporations, and transportation improvement districts levying	227
local motor vehicle license taxes. The registrar may pay service	228
charges usually collected by banks and depositories for such	229
service. If deputy registrars are located in communities where	230
banking facilities are not available, they shall transmit the fees	231
forthwith, by money order or otherwise, as the registrar, by rule	232
approved by the director and the treasurer of state, may	233
prescribe. The registrar may pay the usual and customary fees for	234
such service.	235

(G) This section does not prevent any person from making an	236
application for a motor vehicle license directly to the registrar	237
by mail, by electronic means, or in person at any of the	238
registrar's offices, upon payment of a service fee of three	239
dollars and fifty cents for each application plus a document	240
security fee of five dollars.	241

(H) No person shall make a false statement as to the district	242
of registration in an application required by division (A) of this	243
section. Violation of this division is falsification under section	244
2921.13 of the Revised Code and punishable as specified in that	245
section.	246

(I)(1) Where applicable, the requirements of division (B) of	247
this section relating to the presentation of an inspection	248
certificate issued under section 3704.14 of the Revised Code and	249
rules adopted under it for a motor vehicle, the refusal of a	250
license for failure to present an inspection certificate, and the	251
stamping of the inspection certificate by the official issuing the	252
certificate of registration apply to the registration of and	253
issuance of license plates for a motor vehicle under sections	254
4503.102, 4503.12, 4503.14, 4503.15, 4503.16, 4503.171, 4503.172,	255
4503.19, 4503.40, 4503.41, 4503.42, 4503.43, 4503.44, 4503.46,	256
4503.47, and 4503.51 of the Revised Code.	257

(2)(a) The registrar shall adopt rules ensuring that each	258
owner registering a motor vehicle in a county where a motor	259
vehicle inspection and maintenance program is in effect under	260
section 3704.14 of the Revised Code and rules adopted under it	261
receives information about the requirements established in that	262
section and those rules and about the need in those counties to	263
present an inspection certificate with an application for	264
registration or preregistration.	265

(b) Upon request, the registrar shall provide the director of	266
environmental protection, or any person that has been awarded a	267
contract under section 3704.14 of the Revised Code, an on-line	268
computer data link to registration information for all passenger	269
cars, noncommercial motor vehicles, and commercial cars that are	270
subject to that section. The registrar also shall provide to the	271
director of environmental protection a magnetic data tape	272
containing registration information regarding passenger cars,	273
noncommercial motor vehicles, and commercial cars for which a	274
multi-year registration is in effect under section 4503.103 of the	275
Revised Code or rules adopted under it, including, without	276
limitation, the date of issuance of the multi-year registration,	277
the registration deadline established under rules adopted under	278
section 4503.101 of the Revised Code that was applicable in the	279
year in which the multi-year registration was issued, and the	280
registration deadline for renewal of the multi-year registration.	281

(J) Subject to division (K) of this section, application for	282
registration under the international registration plan, as set	283
forth in sections 4503.60 to 4503.66 of the Revised Code, shall be	284
made to the registrar on forms furnished by the registrar. In	285
accordance with international registration plan guidelines and	286
pursuant to rules adopted by the registrar, the forms shall	287
include the following:	288

(1) A uniform mileage schedule;

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(2) The gross vehicle weight of the vehicle or combined gross	290
vehicle weight of the combination vehicle as declared by the	291
registrant;	292

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

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(K) The registrar shall determine the feasibility of	294
implementing an electronic commercial fleet licensing and	295
management program that will enable the owners of commercial	296
tractors, commercial trailers, and commercial semitrailers to	297
conduct electronic transactions by July 1, 2010, or sooner. If the	298
registrar determines that implementing such a program is feasible,	299
the registrar shall adopt new rules under this division or amend	300
existing rules adopted under this division as necessary in order	301
to respond to advances in technology.	302

If international registration plan guidelines and provisions	303
allow member jurisdictions to permit applications for	304
registrations under the international registration plan to be made	305
via the internet, the rules the registrar adopts under this	306
division shall permit such action.	307

Sec. 4503.102.  (A) The registrar of motor vehicles shall	308
adopt rules to establish a centralized system of motor vehicle	309
registration renewal by mail or by electronic means. Any person	310
owning a motor vehicle that was registered in the person's name	311
during the preceding registration year shall renew the	312
registration of the motor vehicle not more than ninety days prior	313
to the expiration date of the registration either by mail or by	314
electronic means through the centralized system of registration	315
established under this section, or in person at any office of the	316
registrar or at a deputy registrar's office.	317

(B)(1) No less than forty-five days prior to the expiration	318
date of any motor vehicle registration, the registrar shall mail a	319
renewal notice to the person in whose name the motor vehicle is	320
registered. The renewal notice shall clearly state that the	321
registration of the motor vehicle may be renewed by mail or	322
electronic means through the centralized system of registration or	323
in person at any office of the registrar or at a deputy	324
registrar's office and shall be preprinted with information	325
including, but not limited to, the owner's name and residence	326
address as shown in the records of the bureau of motor vehicles, a	327
brief description of the motor vehicle to be registered, notice of	328
the license taxes and fees due on the motor vehicle, the toll-free	329
telephone number of the registrar as required under division	330
(D)(1) of section 4503.031 of the Revised Code, and any additional	331
information the registrar may require by rule. The renewal notice	332
shall not include the social security number of either the owner	333
of the motor vehicle or the person in whose name the motor vehicle	334
is registered. The renewal notice shall be sent by regular mail to	335
the owner's last known address as shown in the records of the	336
bureau of motor vehicles.	337

(2) If the application for renewal of the registration of a	338
motor vehicle is prohibited from being accepted by the registrar	339
or a deputy registrar by division (D) of section 2935.27, division	340
(A) of section 2937.221, division (A) of section 4503.13, division	341
(B) of section 4510.22, or division (B)(1) of section 4521.10 of	342
the Revised Code, the registrar is not required to send a renewal	343
notice to the vehicle owner or vehicle lessee.	344

(C) The(1) When renewing a registration by mail or electronic	345
means, the owner of the motor vehicle shall verify the information	346
contained in the notice, sign it either manually or by electronic	347
means, and return it, either by mail or electronic means, or the.	348
The owner also may take it in person to any office of the	349
registrar or of a deputy registrar, together with. The owner shall	350
include a financial transaction device number, when permitted	351
renewing in person or by rule of the registrarelectronic means,	352
or a check, or money order in the amount of the registration	353
taxes and fees payable on the motor vehicle and. In addition, the	354
owner shall include a mail fee of two dollars and seventy-five	355
cents commencing on July 1, 2001, three dollars and twenty-five	356
cents commencing on January 1, 2003, and three dollars and fifty	357
cents commencing on January 1, 2004, plus postage as indicated on	358
the notice, if the registration is renewed by mail, and an	359
inspection certificate for the motor vehicle as provided in	360
section 3704.14 of the Revised Code. Unless determined under	361
division (H) of this section, an owner of a motor vehicle may not	362
renew a registration by mail through use of a financial	363
transaction device. If the motor vehicle owner chooses to renew	364
the motor vehicle registration by electronic means, the owner	365
shall proceed in accordance with the rules the registrar adopts.	366

(2) In addition to the taxes and fees under division (C)(1)	367
of this section, the owner of the motor vehicle shall include with	368
the notice a document security fee of five dollars.	369

(D) If all registration and transfer fees for the motor	370
vehicle for the preceding year or the preceding period of the	371
current registration year have not been paid, if division (D) of	372
section 2935.27, division (A) of section 2937.221, division (A) of	373
section 4503.13, division (B) of section 4510.22, or division	374
(B)(1) of section 4521.10 of the Revised Code prohibits acceptance	375
of the renewal notice, or if the owner or lessee does not have an	376
inspection certificate for the motor vehicle as provided in	377
section 3704.14 of the Revised Code, if that section is	378
applicable, the license shall be refused, and the registrar or	379
deputy registrar shall so notify the owner. This section does not	380
require the payment of license or registration taxes on a motor	381
vehicle for any preceding year, or for any preceding period of a	382
year, if the motor vehicle was not taxable for that preceding year	383
or period under section 4503.02, 4503.04, 4503.11, 4503.12, or	384
4503.16 or Chapter 4504. of the Revised Code.	385

(E)(1) Failure to receive a renewal notice does not relieve a	386
motor vehicle owner from the responsibility to renew the	387
registration for the motor vehicle. Any person who has a motor	388
vehicle registered in this state and who does not receive a	389
renewal notice as provided in division (B) of this section prior	390
to the expiration date of the registration shall request an	391
application for registration from the registrar or a deputy	392
registrar and sign the application manually or by electronic means	393
and submit the application and pay any applicable license taxes	394
and fees to the registrar or deputy registrar.	395

(2) If the owner of a motor vehicle submits an application	396
for registration and the registrar is prohibited by division (D)	397
of section 2935.27, division (A) of section 2937.221, division (A)	398
of section 4503.13, division (B) of section 4510.22, or division	399
(B)(1) of section 4521.10 of the Revised Code from accepting the	400
application, the registrar shall return the application and the	401
payment to the owner. If the owner of a motor vehicle submits a	402
registration renewal application to the registrar by electronic	403
means and the registrar is prohibited from accepting the	404
application as provided in this division, the registrar shall	405
notify the owner of this fact and deny the application and return	406
the payment or give a credit on the financial transaction device	407
account of the owner in the manner the registrar prescribes by	408
rule adopted pursuant to division (A) of this section.	409

(F) Every deputy registrar shall post in a prominent place at	410
the deputy's office a notice informing the public of the mail	411
registration system required by this section and also shall post a	412
notice that every owner of a motor vehicle and every chauffeur	413
holding a certificate of registration is required to notify the	414
registrar in writing of any change of residence within ten days	415
after the change occurs. The notice shall be in such form as the	416
registrar prescribes by rule.	417

(G) The two dollars and seventy-five cents fee collected from	418
July 1, 2001, through December 31, 2002, the three dollars and	419
twenty-five cents fee collected from January 1, 2003, through	420
December 31, 2003, and the three dollars and fifty cents fee	421
collected after January 1, 2004, the five-dollar fee, plus postage	422
and any financial transaction device surcharge collected by the	423
registrar for registration by mail, shall be paid to the credit of	424
the state bureau of motor vehicles fund established by section	425
4501.25 of the Revised Code.	426

(H)(1) PursuantOn or before July 1, 2016, and pursuant to	427
section 113.40 of the Revised Code, the registrar mayshall	428
implement a program permitting payment of motor vehicle	429
registration taxes and fees, driver's license and commercial	430
driver's license fees, and any other taxes, fees, penalties, or	431
charges imposed or levied by the state by means of a financial	432
transaction device. The registrar, in consultation with the	433
treasurer of state, shall determine whether to accept payment by a	434
financial transaction device for transactions mailed to the	435
bureau. The registrar mayshall adopt rules as necessary for this	436
purpose, but all such rules are subject to any action, policy, or	437
procedure of the board of deposit or treasurer of state taken or	438
adopted under section 113.40 of the Revised Code. The bureau is	439
not required to pay any costs incurred as a result of the	440
acceptance of payments by means of a financial transaction device	441
under divisions (H)(1) to (3) of this section.	442

(2) CommencingIn accordance with the program implemented by	443
the registrar under division (H)(1) of this section and commencing	444
with deputy registrar contract awards that have a start date of	445
July 1, 20082015, and for all contract awards thereafter, the	446
registrar shall incorporate in the review process a score for	447
whether or not a proposer statesrequire that the proposer will	448
accept payment by means of a financial transaction device,	449
including credit cards and debit cards, for all department of	450
public safety transactions conducted at that deputy registrar	451
location.	452

A deputy registrar shall not be required to accept payment by	453
means of a financial transaction device unless the deputy	454
registrar agreed to do so in the deputy registrar's contract. The	455
bureau shall not be required to pay any costs incurred by a deputy	456
registrar who accepts payment by means of a financial transaction	457
device that result from the deputy registrar accepting payment by	458
means of a financial transaction device.	459

(3) AIn accordance with division (H)(1) of this section and	460
rules adopted by the registrar under that division, a county	461
auditor or clerk of a court of common pleas that is designated a	462
deputy registrar may choose toshall accept payment by means of a	463
financial transaction device, including credit cards and debit	464
cards, for all department of public safety transactions conducted	465
at the office of the county auditor or clerk in the county	466
auditor's or clerk's capacity as deputy registrar. The bureau	467
shall not be required to pay any costs incurred by a county	468
auditor who accepts payment by means of a financial transaction	469
device that result from the county auditor accepting payment by	470
means of a financial transaction device for any such department of	471
public safety transaction.	472

(I) For persons who reside in counties where tailpipe	473
emissions inspections are required under the motor vehicle	474
inspection and maintenance program, the notice required by	475
division (B) of this section shall also include the toll-free	476
telephone number maintained by the Ohio environmental protection	477
agency to provide information concerning the locations of	478
emissions testing centers.	479

Sec. 4503.12.  (A) Upon the transfer of ownership of a motor	480
vehicle, the registration of the motor vehicle expires, and the	481
original owner immediately shall remove the license plates from	482
the motor vehicle, except that:	483

(1) If a statutory merger or consolidation results in the	484
transfer of ownership of a motor vehicle from a constituent	485
corporation to the surviving corporation, or if the incorporation	486
of a proprietorship or partnership results in the transfer of	487
ownership of a motor vehicle from the proprietorship or	488
partnership to the corporation, the registration shall be	489
continued upon the filing by the surviving or new corporation,	490
within thirty days of such transfer, of an application for an	491
amended certificate of registration. Upon a proper filing, the	492
registrar of motor vehicles shall issue an amended certificate of	493
registration in the name of the new owner.	494

(2) If the death of the owner of a motor vehicle results in	495
the transfer of ownership of the motor vehicle to the surviving	496
spouse of the owner or if a motor vehicle is owned by two persons	497
under joint ownership with right of survivorship established under	498
section 2131.12 of the Revised Code and one of those persons dies,	499
the registration shall be continued upon the filing by the	500
survivor of an application for an amended certificate of	501
registration. In relation to a motor vehicle that is owned by two	502
persons under joint ownership with right of survivorship	503
established under section 2131.12 of the Revised Code, the	504
application shall be accompanied by a copy of the certificate of	505
title that specifies that the vehicle is owned under joint	506
ownership with right of survivorship. Upon a proper filing, the	507
registrar shall issue an amended certificate of registration in	508
the name of the survivor.	509

(3) If the death of the owner of a motor vehicle results in	510
the transfer of ownership of the motor vehicle to a	511
transfer-on-death beneficiary or beneficiaries designated under	512
section 2131.13 of the Revised Code, the registration shall be	513
continued upon the filing by the transfer-on-death beneficiary or	514
beneficiaries of an application for an amended certificate of	515
registration. The application shall be accompanied by a copy of	516
the certificate of title that specifies that the owner of the	517
motor vehicle has designated the motor vehicle in beneficiary form	518
under section 2131.13 of the Revised Code. Upon a proper filing,	519
the registrar shall issue an amended certificate of registration	520
in the name of the transfer-on-death beneficiary or beneficiaries.	521

(4) If the original owner of a motor vehicle that has been	522
transferred makes application for the registration of another	523
motor vehicle at any time during the remainder of the registration	524
period for which the transferred motor vehicle was registered, the	525
owner may file an application for transfer of the registration	526
and, where applicable, the license plates. The transfer of the	527
registration and, where applicable, the license plates from the	528
motor vehicle for which they originally were issued to a	529
succeeding motor vehicle purchased by the same person in whose	530
name the original registration and license plates were issued	531
shall be done within a period not to exceed thirty days. During	532
that thirty-day period, the license plates from the motor vehicle	533
for which they originally were issued may be displayed on the	534
succeeding motor vehicle, and the succeeding motor vehicle may be	535
operated on the public roads and highways in this state.	536

At the time of application for transfer, the registrar shall	537
compute and collect the amount of tax due on the succeeding motor	538
vehicle, based upon the amount that would be due on a new	539
registration as of the date on which the transfer is made less a	540
credit for the unused portion of the original registration	541
beginning on that date. If the credit exceeds the amount of tax	542
due on the new registration, no refund shall be made. In computing	543
the amount of tax due and credits to be allowed under this	544
division, the provisions of division (B)(1)(a) and (b) of section	545
4503.11 of the Revised Code shall apply. As to passenger cars,	546
noncommercial vehicles, motor homes, and motorcycles, transfers	547
within or between these classes of motor vehicles only shall be	548
allowed. If the succeeding motor vehicle is of a different class	549
than the motor vehicle for which the registration originally was	550
issued, new license plates also shall be issued upon the surrender	551
of the license plates originally issued and payment of the fees	552
provided in divisions (C) and (D) of section 4503.10 of the	553
Revised Code.	554

(5) The owner of a commercial car having a gross vehicle	555
weight or combined gross vehicle weight of more than ten thousand	556
pounds may transfer the registration of that commercial car to	557
another commercial car the owner owns without transferring	558
ownership of the first commercial car. At any time during the	559
remainder of the registration period for which the first	560
commercial car was registered, the owner may file an application	561
for the transfer of the registration and, where applicable, the	562
license plates, accompanied by the certificate of registration of	563
the first commercial car. The amount of any tax due or credit to	564
be allowed for a transfer of registration under this division	565
shall be computed in accordance with division (A)(4) of this	566
section.	567

No commercial car to which a registration is transferred	568
under this division shall be operated on a public road or highway	569
in this state until after the transfer of registration is	570
completed in accordance with this division.	571

(6) Upon application to the registrar or a deputy registrar,	572
a person who owns or leases a motor vehicle may transfer special	573
license plates assigned to that vehicle to any other vehicle that	574
the person owns or leases or that is owned or leased by the	575
person's spouse. As appropriate, the application also shall be	576
accompanied by a power of attorney for the registration of a	577
leased vehicle and a written statement releasing the special	578
plates to the applicant. Upon a proper filing, the registrar or	579
deputy registrar shall assign the special license plates to the	580
motor vehicle owned or leased by the applicant and issue a new	581
certificate of registration for that motor vehicle.	582

(7) If a corporation transfers the ownership of a motor	583
vehicle to an affiliated corporation, the affiliated corporation	584
may apply to the registrar for the transfer of the registration	585
and any license plates. The registrar may require the applicant to	586
submit documentation of the corporate relationship and shall	587
determine whether the application for registration transfer is	588
made in good faith and not for the purposes of circumventing the	589
provisions of this chapter. Upon a proper filing, the registrar	590
shall issue an amended certificate of registration in the name of	591
the new owner.	592

(B) An application under division (A) of this section shall	593
be accompanied by a service fee of two dollars and seventy-five	594
cents commencing on July 1, 2001, three dollars and twenty-five	595
cents commencing on January 1, 2003, and three dollars and fifty	596
cents commencing on January 1, 2004, a transfer fee of one dollar,	597
and the original certificate of registration, if applicable. The	598
application also shall be accompanied by a document security fee	599
of five dollars.	600

(C) Neither the registrar nor a deputy registrar shall	601
transfer a registration under division (A) of this section if the	602
registration is prohibited by division (D) of section 2935.27,	603
division (A) of section 2937.221, division (A) of section 4503.13,	604
division (D) of section 4503.234, division (B) of section 4510.22,	605
or division (B)(1) of section 4521.10 of the Revised Code.	606

(D) Whoever violates division (A) of this section is guilty	607
of a misdemeanor of the fourth degree.	608

(E) As used in division (A)(6) of this section, "special	609
license plates" means either of the following:	610

(1) Any license plates for which the person to whom the	611
license plates are issued must pay an additional fee in excess of	612
the fees prescribed in section 4503.04 of the Revised Code,	613
Chapter 4504. of the Revised Code, and the service fee prescribed	614
in division (D) or (G) of section 4503.10 of the Revised Code;	615

(2) License plates issued under section 4503.44 of the	616
Revised Code.	617

Sec. 4503.182.  (A) A purchaser of a motor vehicle, upon	618
application and proof of purchase of the vehicle, may be issued a	619
temporary license placard or windshield sticker for the motor	620
vehicle.	621

The purchaser of a vehicle applying for a temporary license	622
placard or windshield sticker under this section shall execute an	623
affidavit stating that the purchaser has not been issued	624
previously during the current registration year a license plate	625
that could legally be transferred to the vehicle.	626

Placards or windshield stickers shall be issued only for the	627
applicant's use of the vehicle to enable the applicant to legally	628
operate the motor vehicle while proper title, license plates, and	629
a certificate of registration are being obtained, and shall be	630
displayed on no other motor vehicle.	631

Placards or windshield stickers issued under this section are	632
valid for a period of thirty days from date of issuance and are	633
not transferable or renewable.	634

The fee for the placards or windshield stickers issued under	635
this section is two dollars plus a service fee of three dollars	636
and fifty cents a document security fee of five dollars.	637

(B)(1) The registrar of motor vehicles may issue to a	638
motorized bicycle dealer or a licensed motor vehicle dealer	639
temporary license placards to be issued to purchasers for use on	640
vehicles sold by the dealer, in accordance with rules prescribed	641
by the registrar. The dealer shall notify the registrar, within	642
forty-eight hours, of the issuance of a placard by electronic	643
means via computer equipment purchased and maintained by the	644
dealer or in any other manner prescribed by the registrar.	645

(2) The fee for each placard issued by the registrar to a	646
dealer is two dollars. The registrar shall charge an additional	647
three dollars and fifty cents for each placard issued to a dealer	648
who notifies the registrar of the issuance of the placards in a	649
manner other than by approved electronic means.	650

(3) When a dealer issues a temporary license placard to a	651
purchaser, the dealer shall collect and retain the fees	652
established under divisions (A) and (D) of this section.	653

(C) The registrar of motor vehicles, at the registrar's	654
discretion, may issue a temporary license placard. Such a placard	655
may be issued in the case of extreme hardship encountered by a	656
citizen from this state or another state who has attempted to	657
comply with all registration laws, but for extreme circumstances	658
is unable to properly register the citizen's vehicle.	659

(D) In addition to the fees charged under divisions (A) and	660
(B) of this section, commencing on October 1, 2003, the registrar	661
and each deputy registrar shall collect a fee of five dollars and	662
commencing on October 1, 2009, a fee of thirteen dollars, for each	663
temporary license placard issued. The additional fee is for the	664
purpose of defraying the department of public safety's costs	665
associated with the administration and enforcement of the motor	666
vehicle and traffic laws of Ohio. At the time and in the manner	667
provided by section 4503.10 of the Revised Code, the deputy	668
registrar shall transmit to the registrar the fees collected under	669
this section. The registrar shall deposit all moneys received	670
under this division into the state highway safety fund established	671
in section 4501.06 of the Revised Code.	672

(E) The registrar shall adopt rules, in accordance with	673
division (B) of section 111.15 of the Revised Code, to specify the	674
procedures for reporting the information from applications for	675
temporary license placards and windshield stickers and for	676
providing the information from these applications to law	677
enforcement agencies.	678

(F) Temporary license placards issued under this section	679
shall bear a distinctive combination of seven letters, numerals,	680
or letters and numerals, and shall incorporate a security feature	681
that, to the greatest degree possible, prevents tampering with any	682
of the information that is entered upon a placard when it is	683
issued.	684

(G) Whoever violates division (A) of this section is guilty	685
of a misdemeanor of the fourth degree. Whoever violates division	686
(B) of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor of the first	687
degree.	688

(H) As used in this section, "motorized bicycle dealer" means	689
any person engaged in the business of selling at retail,	690
displaying, offering for sale, or dealing in motorized bicycles	691
who is not subject to section 4503.09 of the Revised Code.	692

Sec. 4505.061.  If the application for a certificate of title	693
refers to a motor vehicle last previously registered in another	694
state, the application shall be accompanied by a physical	695
inspection certificate issued by the department of public safety	696
verifying the make, body type, model, and manufacturer's vehicle	697
identification number of the motor vehicle for which the	698
certificate of title is desired. The physical inspection	699
certificate shall be in such form as is designated by the	700
registrar of motor vehicles. The physical inspection of the motor	701
vehicle shall be made at a deputy registrar's office, or at an	702
established place of business operated by a licensed motor vehicle	703
dealer. Additionally, the physical inspection of a salvage vehicle	704
owned by an insurance company may be made at an established place	705
of business operated by a salvage motor vehicle dealer licensed	706
under Chapter 4738. of the Revised Code. The deputy registrar, the	707
motor vehicle dealer, or the salvage motor vehicle dealer may	708
charge and retain a maximum fee of two dollars and seventy-five	709
cents commencing on July 1, 2001, three dollars and twenty-five	710
cents commencing on January 1, 2003, and three dollars and fifty	711
cents commencing on January 1, 2004, for conducting the physical	712
inspection. A deputy registrar who conducts such an inspection	713
also may charge and retain a document security fee of five	714
dollars.	715

The clerk of the court of common pleas shall charge a fee of	716
one dollar and fifty cents for the processing of each physical	717
inspection certificate. The clerk shall retain fifty cents of the	718
one dollar and fifty cents so charged and shall pay the remaining	719
one dollar to the registrar by monthly returns, which shall be	720
forwarded to the registrar not later than the fifth day of the	721
month next succeeding that in which the certificate is received by	722
the clerk. The registrar shall pay such remaining sums into the	723
state bureau of motor vehicles fund established by section 4501.25	724
of the Revised Code.	725

Sec. 4506.08.  (A)(1) Each application for a commercial	726
driver's license temporary instruction permit shall be accompanied	727
by a fee of ten dollars. Each application for a commercial	728
driver's license, restricted commercial driver's license, renewal	729
of such a license, or waiver for farm-related service industries	730
shall be accompanied by a fee of twenty-five dollars, except that	731
an application for a commercial driver's license or restricted	732
commercial driver's license received pursuant to division (A)(3)	733
of section 4506.14 of the Revised Code shall be accompanied by a	734
fee of eighteen dollars and seventy-five cents if the license will	735
expire on the licensee's birthday three years after the date of	736
issuance, a fee of twelve dollars and fifty cents if the license	737
will expire on the licensee's birthday two years after the date of	738
issuance, and a fee of six dollars and twenty-five cents if the	739
license will expire on the licensee's birthday one year after the	740
date of issuance. Each application for a duplicate commercial	741
driver's license shall be accompanied by a fee of ten dollars.	742

(2) In addition, the registrar of motor vehicles or deputy	743
registrar may collect and retain an additional fee of no more than	744
three dollars and fifty cents for each application for a	745
commercial driver's license temporary instruction permit,	746
commercial driver's license, renewal of a commercial driver's	747
license, or duplicate commercial driver's license received by the	748
registrar or deputy. The registrar or deputy registrar also may	749
charge and retain for each such application received a document	750
security fee of five dollars.	751

(B) In addition to the fees imposed under division (A) of	752
this section, the registrar of motor vehicles or deputy registrar	753
shall collect a fee of twelve dollars for each application for a	754
commercial driver's license temporary instruction permit,	755
commercial driver's license, or duplicate commercial driver's	756
license and for each application for renewal of a commercial	757
driver's license. The additional fee is for the purpose of	758
defraying the department of public safety's costs associated with	759
the administration and enforcement of the motor vehicle and	760
traffic laws of Ohio.	761

(C) Each deputy registrar shall transmit the fees collected	762
under divisions (A)(1) and (B) of this section in the time and	763
manner prescribed by the registrar. The registrar shall deposit	764
all moneys collected under division (A)(1) of this section into	765
the state bureau of motor vehicles fund established in section	766
4501.25 of the Revised Code. The registrar shall deposit all	767
moneys collected under division (B) of this section into the state	768
highway safety fund established in section 4501.06 of the Revised	769
Code.	770

(D) Information regarding the driving record of any person	771
holding a commercial driver's license issued by this state shall	772
be furnished by the registrar, upon request and payment of a fee	773
of five dollars, to the employer or prospective employer of such a	774
person and to any insurer.	775

Of each five-dollar fee the registrar collects under this	776
division, the registrar shall pay two dollars into the state	777
treasury to the credit of the state bureau of motor vehicles fund	778
established in section 4501.25 of the Revised Code, sixty cents	779
into the state treasury to the credit of the trauma and emergency	780
medical services fund established in section 4513.263 of the	781
Revised Code, sixty cents into the state treasury to the credit of	782
the homeland security fund established in section 5502.03 of the	783
Revised Code, thirty cents into the state treasury to the credit	784
of the investigations fund established in section 5502.131 of the	785
Revised Code, one dollar and twenty-five cents into the state	786
treasury to the credit of the emergency management agency service	787
and reimbursement fund established in section 5502.39 of the	788
Revised Code, and twenty-five cents into the state treasury to the	789
credit of the justice program services fund established in section	790
5502.67 of the Revised Code.	791

Sec. 4507.24.  (A)(1) Except as provided in division (C) of	792
this section, the registrar of motor vehicles or a deputy	793
registrar may collect a fee not to exceed the following:	794

(1) Four dollars and fifty cents commencing on January 1,	795
2004, and six(a) Six dollars and twenty-five cents commencing on	796
October 1, 2009, for each application for renewal of a driver's	797
license received by the deputy registrar, when the applicant is	798
required to submit to a screening of the applicant's vision under	799
section 4507.12 of the Revised Code;	800

(2)(b) Three dollars and fifty cents commencing on January 1,	801
2004, for each application for a driver's license, or motorized	802
bicycle license, or for renewal of such a license, received by the	803
deputy registrar, when the applicant is not required to submit to	804
a screening of the applicant's vision under section 4507.12 of the	805
Revised Code.	806

(2) The registrar or deputy registrar also may charge and	807
retain for each application received under division (A)(1)(a) and	808
(b) of this section a document security fee of five dollars.	809

(B) The fees prescribed by division (A) of this section shall	810
be in addition to the fee for a temporary instruction permit and	811
examination, a driver's license, a motorized bicycle license, or	812
duplicates thereof. The fees retained by a deputy registrar shall	813
compensate the deputy registrar for the deputy registrar's	814
services, for office and rental expense, and for costs as provided	815
in division (D) of this section, as are necessary for the proper	816
discharge of the deputy registrar's duties under sections 4507.01	817
to 4507.39 of the Revised Code.	818

(C) A disabled veteran who has a service-connected disability	819
rated at one hundred per cent by the veterans' administration is	820
required to pay the applicable fee prescribed in division (A) of	821
this section if the disabled veteran submits an application for a	822
driver's license or motorized bicycle license or a renewal of	823
either of these licenses to a deputy registrar who is acting as a	824
deputy registrar pursuant to a contract with the registrar that is	825
in effect on the effective date of this amendment. The disabled	826
veteran also is required to submit with the disabled veteran's	827
application such documentary evidence of disability as the	828
registrar may require by rule.	829

A disabled veteran who submits an application described in	830
this division is not required to pay either of the fees prescribed	831
in division (A) of this section if the disabled veteran submits	832
the application to a deputy registrar who is acting as a deputy	833
registrar pursuant to a contract with the registrar that is	834
executed after the effective date of this amendment. The disabled	835
veteran still is required to submit with the disabled veteran's	836
application such documentary evidence of disability as the	837
registrar may require by rule.	838

A disabled veteran who submits an application described in	839
this division directly to the registrar is not required to pay	840
either of the fees prescribed in division (A) of this section if	841
the disabled veteran submits with the disabled veteran's	842
application such documentary evidence of disability as the	843
registrar may require by rule.	844

(D)(1) Each deputy registrar shall transmit to the registrar	845
of motor vehicles, at such time and in such manner as the	846
registrar shall require by rule, an amount of each fee collected	847
under division (A)(1) of this section as shall be determined by	848
the registrar. The registrar shall pay all such moneys so received	849
into the state bureau of motor vehicles fund created in section	850
4501.25 of the Revised Code.	851

(2) Commencing on October 1, 2009, each deputy registrar	852
shall transmit one dollar and seventy-five cents of each fee	853
collected under division (A)(1) of this section to the registrar	854
at the time and in the manner provided by section 4503.10 of the	855
Revised Code. The registrar shall deposit all moneys received	856
under division (D)(2) of this section into the state highway	857
safety fund established in section 4501.06 of the Revised Code.	858

Sec. 4507.50.  (A) The registrar of motor vehicles or a	859
deputy registrar, upon receipt of an application filed in	860
compliance with section 4507.51 of the Revised Code by any person	861
who is a resident or a temporary resident of this state and,	862
except as otherwise provided in this section, is not licensed as	863
an operator of a motor vehicle in this state or another licensing	864
jurisdiction, and, except as provided in division (B) of this	865
section, upon receipt of a fee of three dollars and fifty cents,	866
shall issue an identification card to that person.	867

Any person who is a resident or temporary resident of this	868
state whose Ohio driver's or commercial driver's license has been	869
suspended or canceled, upon application in compliance with section	870
4507.51 of the Revised Code and, except as provided in division	871
(B) of this section, payment of a fee of three dollars and fifty	872
cents, may be issued a temporary identification card. The	873
temporary identification card shall be identical to an	874
identification card, except that it shall be printed on its face	875
with a statement that the card is valid during the effective dates	876
of the suspension or cancellation of the cardholder's license, or	877
until the birthday of the cardholder in the fourth year after the	878
date on which it is issued, whichever is shorter. The cardholder	879
shall surrender the identification card to the registrar or any	880
deputy registrar before the cardholder's driver's or commercial	881
driver's license is restored or reissued.	882

Except as provided in division (B) of this section, the	883
deputy registrar shall beis allowed a fee of two dollars and	884
seventy-five cents commencing on July 1, 2001, three dollars and	885
twenty-five cents commencing on January 1, 2003, and three dollars	886
and fifty cents commencing on January 1, 2004, for each	887
identification card issued under this section. The fee allowed to	888
the deputy registrar shall beis in addition to the fee for	889
issuing an identification card. In addition, the deputy registrar	890
also may charge and retain for each identification card issued a	891
document security fee of five dollars.	892

Neither the registrar nor any deputy registrar shall charge a	893
fee in excess of one dollar and fifty cents for laminating an	894
identification card or temporary identification card. A deputy	895
registrar laminating such a card shall retain the entire amount of	896
the fee charged for lamination, less the actual cost to the	897
registrar of the laminating materials used for that lamination, as	898
specified in the contract executed by the bureau for the	899
laminating materials and laminating equipment. The deputy	900
registrar shall forward the amount of the cost of the laminating	901
materials to the registrar for deposit as provided in this	902
section.	903

The fee collected for issuing an identification card under	904
this section, except the feefees allowed to the deputy registrar,	905
shall be paid into the state treasury to the credit of the state	906
bureau of motor vehicles fund created in section 4501.25 of the	907
Revised Code.	908

(B) A disabled veteran who has a service-connected disability	909
rated at one hundred per cent by the veterans' administration may	910
apply to the registrar or a deputy registrar for the issuance to	911
that veteran of an identification card or a temporary	912
identification card under this section without payment of any fee	913
prescribed in division (A) of this section, including any	914
lamination fee.	915

An application made under division (B) of this section shall	916
be accompanied by such documentary evidence of disability as the	917
registrar may require by rule.	918

Sec. 4507.52.  (A) Each identification card issued by the	919
registrar of motor vehicles or a deputy registrar shall display a	920
distinguishing number assigned to the cardholder, and shall	921
display the following inscription:	922

"STATE OF OHIO IDENTIFICATION CARD	923

This card is not valid for the purpose of operating a motor	924
vehicle. It is provided solely for the purpose of establishing the	925
identity of the bearer described on the card, who currently is not	926
licensed to operate a motor vehicle in the state of Ohio."	927

The identification card shall display substantially the same	928
information as contained in the application and as described in	929
division (A)(1) of section 4507.51 of the Revised Code, but shall	930
not display the cardholder's social security number unless the	931
cardholder specifically requests that the cardholder's social	932
security number be displayed on the card. If federal law requires	933
the cardholder's social security number to be displayed on the	934
identification card, the social security number shall be displayed	935
on the card notwithstanding this section. The identification card	936
also shall display the color photograph of the cardholder. If the	937
cardholder has executed a durable power of attorney for health	938
care or a declaration governing the use or continuation, or the	939
withholding or withdrawal, of life-sustaining treatment and has	940
specified that the cardholder wishes the identification card to	941
indicate that the cardholder has executed either type of	942
instrument, the card also shall display any symbol chosen by the	943
registrar to indicate that the cardholder has executed either type	944
of instrument. On and after October 7, 2009, if the cardholder has	945
specified that the cardholder wishes the identification card to	946
indicate that the cardholder is a veteran, active duty, or	947
reservist of the armed forces of the United States and has	948
presented a copy of the cardholder's DD-214 form or an equivalent	949
document, the card also shall display any symbol chosen by the	950
registrar to indicate that the cardholder is a veteran, active	951
duty, or reservist of the armed forces of the United States. The	952
card shall be sealed in transparent plastic or similar material	953
and shall be so designed as to prevent its reproduction or	954
alteration without ready detection.	955

The identification card for persons under twenty-one years of	956
age shall have characteristics prescribed by the registrar	957
distinguishing it from that issued to a person who is twenty-one	958
years of age or older, except that an identification card issued	959
to a person who applies no more than thirty days before the	960
applicant's twenty-first birthday shall have the characteristics	961
of an identification card issued to a person who is twenty-one	962
years of age or older.	963

Every identification card issued to a resident of this state	964
shall expire, unless canceled or surrendered earlier, on the	965
birthday of the cardholder in the fourth year after the date on	966
which it is issued. Every identification card issued to a	967
temporary resident shall expire in accordance with rules adopted	968
by the registrar and is nonrenewable, but may be replaced with a	969
new identification card upon the applicant's compliance with all	970
applicable requirements. A cardholder may renew the cardholder's	971
identification card within ninety days prior to the day on which	972
it expires by filing an application and paying the prescribed fee	973
in accordance with section 4507.50 of the Revised Code.	974

If a cardholder applies for a driver's or commercial driver's	975
license in this state or another licensing jurisdiction, the	976
cardholder shall surrender the cardholder's identification card to	977
the registrar or any deputy registrar before the license is	978
issued.	979

(B) If a card is lost, destroyed, or mutilated, the person to	980
whom the card was issued may obtain a duplicate by doing both of	981
the following:	982

(1) Furnishing suitable proof of the loss, destruction, or	983
mutilation to the registrar or a deputy registrar;	984

(2) Filing an application and presenting documentary evidence	985
under section 4507.51 of the Revised Code.	986

Any person who loses a card and, after obtaining a duplicate,	987
finds the original, immediately shall surrender the original to	988
the registrar or a deputy registrar.	989

A cardholder may obtain a replacement identification card	990
that reflects any change of the cardholder's name by furnishing	991
suitable proof of the change to the registrar or a deputy	992
registrar and surrendering the cardholder's existing card.	993

When a cardholder applies for a duplicate or obtains a	994
replacement identification card, the cardholder shall pay a fee of	995
two dollars and fifty cents. A deputy registrar shall beis	996
allowed an additional fee of two dollars and seventy-five cents	997
commencing on July 1, 2001, three dollars and twenty-five cents	998
commencing on January 1, 2003, and three dollars and fifty cents	999
commencing on January 1, 2004, for issuing a duplicate or	1000
replacement identification card. AIn addition, the deputy	1001
registrar also may charge and retain for issuing a duplicate or	1002
replacement identification card a document security fee of five	1003
dollars.	1004

A disabled veteran who is a cardholder and has a	1005
service-connected disability rated at one hundred per cent by the	1006
veterans' administration may apply to the registrar or a deputy	1007
registrar for the issuance of a duplicate or replacement	1008
identification card without payment of any fee prescribed in this	1009
section, and without payment of any lamination fee if the disabled	1010
veteran would not be required to pay a lamination fee in	1011
connection with the issuance of an identification card or	1012
temporary identification card as provided in division (B) of	1013
section 4507.50 of the Revised Code.	1014

A duplicate or replacement identification card shall expire	1015
on the same date as the card it replaces.	1016

(C) The registrar shall cancel any card upon determining that	1017
the card was obtained unlawfully, issued in error, or was altered.	1018
The registrar also shall cancel any card that is surrendered to	1019
the registrar or to a deputy registrar after the holder has	1020
obtained a duplicate, replacement, or driver's or commercial	1021
driver's license.	1022

(D)(1) No agent of the state or its political subdivisions	1023
shall condition the granting of any benefit, service, right, or	1024
privilege upon the possession by any person of an identification	1025
card. Nothing in this section shall preclude any publicly operated	1026
or franchised transit system from using an identification card for	1027
the purpose of granting benefits or services of the system.	1028

(2) No person shall be required to apply for, carry, or	1029
possess an identification card.	1030

(E) Except in regard to an identification card issued to a	1031
person who applies no more than thirty days before the applicant's	1032
twenty-first birthday, neither the registrar nor any deputy	1033
registrar shall issue an identification card to a person under	1034
twenty-one years of age that does not have the characteristics	1035
prescribed by the registrar distinguishing it from the	1036
identification card issued to persons who are twenty-one years of	1037
age or older.	1038

(F) Whoever violates division (E) of this section is guilty	1039
of a minor misdemeanor.	1040

Sec. 4519.03.  (A) The owner of every snowmobile, off-highway	1041
motorcycle, and all-purpose vehicle required to be registered	1042
under section 4519.02 of the Revised Code shall file an	1043
application for registration with the registrar of motor vehicles	1044
or a deputy registrar, on blanks furnished by the registrar for	1045
that purpose and containing all of the following information:	1046

(1) A brief description of the snowmobile, off-highway	1047
motorcycle, or all-purpose vehicle, including the year, make,	1048
model, and the vehicle identification number;	1049

(2) The name, residence, and business address of the owner;

1050

(3) A statement that the snowmobile, off-highway motorcycle,	1051
or all-purpose vehicle is equipped as required by section 4519.20	1052
of the Revised Code and any rule adopted under that section. The	1053
statement shall include a check list of the required equipment	1054
items in the form the registrar shall prescribe.	1055

The application shall be signed by the owner of the	1056
snowmobile, off-highway motorcycle, or all-purpose vehicle and	1057
shall be accompanied by a fee as provided in division (C) of	1058
section 4519.04 of the Revised Code.	1059

If the application is not in proper form, or if the vehicle	1060
for which registration is sought does not appear to be equipped as	1061
required by section 4519.20 of the Revised Code or any rule	1062
adopted under that section, the registration shall be refused, and	1063
no registration sticker, license plate, or validation sticker	1064
shall be issued.	1065

(B) No certificate of registration or renewal of a	1066
certificate of registration shall be issued for an off-highway	1067
motorcycle or all-purpose vehicle required to be registered under	1068
section 4519.02 of the Revised Code, and no certificate of	1069
registration issued under this chapter for an off-highway	1070
motorcycle or all-purpose vehicle that is sold or otherwise	1071
transferred shall be transferred to the new owner of the	1072
off-highway motorcycle or all-purpose vehicle as permitted by	1073
division (B) of section 4519.05 of the Revised Code, unless a	1074
certificate of title has been issued under this chapter for the	1075
motorcycle or vehicle, and the owner or new owner, as the case may	1076
be, presents a physical certificate of title or memorandum	1077
certificate of title for inspection at the time the owner or new	1078
owner first submits a registration application, registration	1079
renewal application, or registration transfer application for the	1080
motorcycle or vehicle if a physical certificate of title or	1081
memorandum certificate has been issued by a clerk of a court of	1082
common pleas. If, under sections 4519.512 and 4519.58 of the	1083
Revised Code, a clerk instead has issued an electronic certificate	1084
of title for the applicant's off-highway motorcycle or all-purpose	1085
vehicle, that certificate may be presented for inspection at the	1086
time of first registration in a manner prescribed by rules adopted	1087
by the registrar.	1088

(C) When the owner of an off-highway motorcycle or	1089
all-purpose vehicle first registers it in the owner's name, and a	1090
certificate of title has been issued for the motorcycle or	1091
vehicle, the owner shall present for inspection a physical	1092
certificate of title or memorandum certificate of title showing	1093
title to the off-highway motorcycle or all-purpose vehicle in the	1094
name of the owner if a physical certificate of title or memorandum	1095
certificate has been issued by a clerk of a court of common pleas.	1096
If, under sections 4519.512 and 4519.58 of the Revised Code, a	1097
clerk instead has issued an electronic certificate of title for	1098
the applicant's off-highway motorcycle or all-purpose vehicle,	1099
that certificate may be presented for inspection at the time of	1100
first registration in a manner prescribed by rules adopted by the	1101
registrar. If, when the owner of such an off-highway motorcycle or	1102
all-purpose vehicle first makes application to register it in the	1103
owner's name, the application is not in proper form or the	1104
certificate of title or memorandum certificate of title does not	1105
accompany the registration or, in the case of an electronic	1106
certificate of title is not presented in a manner prescribed by	1107
the registrar, the registration shall be refused, and neither a	1108
certificate of registration nor a registration sticker, license	1109
plate, or validation sticker shall be issued. When a certificate	1110
of registration and registration sticker, license plate, or	1111
validation sticker are issued upon the first registration of an	1112
off-highway motorcycle or all-purpose vehicle by or on behalf of	1113
the owner, the official issuing them shall indicate the issuance	1114
with a stamp on the certificate of title or memorandum certificate	1115
of title or, in the case of an electronic certificate of title, an	1116
electronic stamp or other notation as specified in rules adopted	1117
by the registrar.	1118

(D) Each deputy registrar shall beis allowed a fee of three	1119
dollars and fifty cents for each application or renewal	1120
application received by the deputy registrar, which shall beis	1121
for the purpose of compensating the deputy registrar for services,	1122
and office and rental expense, as may be necessary for the proper	1123
discharge of the deputy registrar's duties in the receiving of	1124
applications and the issuing of certificates of registration. A	1125
deputy registrar also may charge and retain for each such	1126
application or renewal application received a document security	1127
fee of five dollars.	1128

Each deputy registrar, upon receipt of any application for	1129
registration, together with the registration fee, shall transmit	1130
the fee, together with the original and duplicate copy of the	1131
application, to the registrar in the manner and at the times the	1132
registrar, subject to the approval of the director of public	1133
safety and the treasurer of state, shall prescribe by rule.	1134

Sec. 4519.10.  (A) The purchaser of an off-highway motorcycle	1135
or all-purpose vehicle, upon application and proof of purchase,	1136
may obtain a temporary license placard for it. The application for	1137
such a placard shall be signed by the purchaser of the off-highway	1138
motorcycle or all-purpose vehicle. The temporary license placard	1139
shall be issued only for the applicant's use of the off-highway	1140
motorcycle or all-purpose vehicle to enable the applicant to	1141
operate it legally while proper title and a registration sticker	1142
or license plate and validation sticker are being obtained and	1143
shall be displayed on no other off-highway motorcycle or	1144
all-purpose vehicle. A temporary license placard issued under this	1145
section shall be in a form prescribed by the registrar of motor	1146
vehicles, shall differ in some distinctive manner from a placard	1147
issued under section 4503.182 of the Revised Code, shall be valid	1148
for a period of thirty days from the date of issuance, and shall	1149
not be transferable or renewable. The placard either shall consist	1150
of or be coated with such material as will enable it to remain	1151
legible and relatively intact despite the environmental conditions	1152
to which the placard is likely to be exposed during the thirty-day	1153
period for which it is valid. The purchaser of an off-highway	1154
motorcycle or all-purpose vehicle shall attach the temporary	1155
license placard to it, in a manner prescribed by rules the	1156
registrar shall adopt, so that the placard numerals or letters are	1157
clearly visible.	1158

The fee for a temporary license placard issued under this	1159
section shall beis two dollars. If the placard is issued by a	1160
deputy registrar, the deputy registrar shall charge an additional	1161
fee of three dollars and fifty cents, which the deputy registrar	1162
shall retain. The deputy registrar also may charge and retain for	1163
each such placard issued a document security fee of five dollars.	1164
The deputy registrar shall transmit each two-dollar fee received	1165
by the deputy registrar under this section to the registrar, who	1166
shall pay the two dollars to the treasurer of state for deposit	1167
into the state bureau of motor vehicles fund established by	1168
section 4501.25 of the Revised Code.	1169

(B) The registrar may issue temporary license placards to a	1170
dealer to be issued to purchasers for use on vehicles sold by the	1171
dealer, in accordance with rules prescribed by the registrar. The	1172
dealer shall notify the registrar within forty-eight hours of	1173
proof of issuance on a form prescribed by the registrar.	1174

The fee for each such placard issued by the registrar to a	1175
dealer shall be two dollars plus a fee of three dollars and fifty	1176
cents.	1177

Sec. 4519.56.  (A) An application for a certificate of title	1178
shall be sworn to before a notary public or other officer	1179
empowered to administer oaths by the lawful owner or purchaser of	1180
the off-highway motorcycle or all-purpose vehicle and shall	1181
contain at least the following information in a form and together	1182
with any other information the registrar of motor vehicles may	1183
require:	1184

(1) Name, address, and social security number or employer's	1185
tax identification number of the applicant;	1186

(2) Statement of how the off-highway motorcycle or	1187
all-purpose vehicle was acquired;	1188

(3) Name and address of the previous owner;

1189

(4) A statement of all liens, mortgages, or other	1190
encumbrances on the off-highway motorcycle or all-purpose vehicle,	1191
and the name and address of each holder thereof;	1192

(5) If there are no outstanding liens, mortgages, or other	1193
encumbrances, a statement of that fact;	1194

(6) A description of the off-highway motorcycle or	1195
all-purpose vehicle, including the make, year, series or model, if	1196
any, body type, and manufacturer's vehicle identification number.	1197

If the off-highway motorcycle or all-purpose vehicle contains	1198
a permanent identification number placed thereon by the	1199
manufacturer, this number shall be used as the vehicle	1200
identification number. Except as provided in division (B) of this	1201
section, if the application for a certificate of title refers to	1202
an off-highway motorcycle or all-purpose vehicle that contains	1203
such a permanent identification number, but for which no	1204
certificate of title has been issued previously by this state, the	1205
application shall be accompanied by a physical inspection	1206
certificate as described in that division.	1207

If there is no manufacturer's vehicle identification number	1208
or if the manufacturer's vehicle identification number has been	1209
removed or obliterated, the registrar, upon receipt of a	1210
prescribed application and proof of ownership, but prior to	1211
issuance of a certificate of title, shall assign a vehicle	1212
identification number for the off-highway motorcycle or	1213
all-purpose vehicle. This assigned vehicle identification number	1214
shall be permanently affixed to or imprinted upon the off-highway	1215
motorcycle or all-purpose vehicle by the state highway patrol. The	1216
state highway patrol shall assess a fee of fifty dollars for	1217
affixing the number to the off-highway motorcycle or all-purpose	1218
vehicle and shall deposit each such fee in the state highway	1219
safety fund established by section 4501.06 of the Revised Code.	1220

(B) Except in the case of a new off-highway motorcycle or	1221
all-purpose vehicle sold by a dealer title to which is evidenced	1222
by a manufacturer's or importer's certificate, if the application	1223
for a certificate of title refers to an off-highway motorcycle or	1224
all-purpose vehicle that contains a permanent identification	1225
number placed thereon by the manufacturer, but for which no	1226
certificate of title previously has been issued by this state, the	1227
application shall be accompanied by a physical inspection	1228
certificate issued by the department of public safety verifying	1229
the make, year, series or model, if any, body type, and	1230
manufacturer's vehicle identification number of the off-highway	1231
motorcycle or all-purpose vehicle for which the certificate of	1232
title is desired. The physical inspection certificate shall be in	1233
such form as is designated by the registrar. The physical	1234
inspection shall be made at a deputy registrar's office or at an	1235
established place of business operated by a licensed motor vehicle	1236
dealer. The deputy registrar or motor vehicle dealer may charge	1237
and retain a maximum fee of two dollars and seventy-five cents	1238
commencing on July 1, 2001, three dollars and twenty-five cents	1239
commencing on January 1, 2003, and three dollars and fifty cents	1240
commencing on January 1, 2004, for conducting the physical	1241
inspection. A deputy registrar who conducts such an inspection	1242
also may charge and retain a document security fee of five	1243
dollars.	1244

The clerk of the court of common pleas shall charge a fee of	1245
one dollar and fifty cents for the processing of each physical	1246
inspection certificate. The clerk shall retain fifty cents of the	1247
one dollar and fifty cents so charged and shall pay the remaining	1248
one dollar to the registrar by monthly returns, which shall be	1249
forwarded to the registrar not later than the fifth day of the	1250
month next succeeding that in which the certificate is received by	1251
the clerk. The registrar shall pay such remaining sums into the	1252
state bureau of motor vehicles fund established by section 4501.25	1253
of the Revised Code.	1254

Sec. 4519.69.  If the application for a certificate of title	1255
refers to an off-highway motorcycle or all-purpose vehicle last	1256
previously registered in another state, the application shall be	1257
accompanied by a physical inspection certificate issued by the	1258
department of public safety verifying the make, year, series or	1259
model, if any, body type, and manufacturer's identification number	1260
of the off-highway motorcycle or all-purpose vehicle for which the	1261
certificate of title is desired. The physical inspection	1262
certificate shall be in such form as is designated by the	1263
registrar of motor vehicles. The physical inspection of the	1264
off-highway motorcycle or all-purpose vehicle shall be made at a	1265
deputy registrar's office, or at an established place of business	1266
operated by a licensed motor vehicle dealer. Additionally, the	1267
physical inspection of a salvage off-highway motorcycle or	1268
all-purpose vehicle owned by an insurance company may be made at	1269
an established place of business operated by a salvage motor	1270
vehicle dealer licensed under Chapter 4738. of the Revised Code.	1271
The deputy registrar, the motor vehicle dealer, or the salvage	1272
motor vehicle dealer may charge and retain a maximum fee of two	1273
dollars and seventy-five cents commencing on July 1, 2001, three	1274
dollars and twenty-five cents commencing on January 1, 2003, and	1275
three dollars and fifty cents commencing on January 1, 2004, for	1276
conducting the physical inspection. A deputy registrar who	1277
conducts such an inspection also may charge and retain a document	1278
security fee of five dollars.	1279

The clerk of the court of common pleas shall charge a fee of	1280
one dollar and fifty cents for the processing of each physical	1281
inspection certificate. The clerk shall retain fifty cents of the	1282
one dollar and fifty cents so charged and shall pay the remaining	1283
one dollar to the registrar by monthly returns, which shall be	1284
forwarded to the registrar not later than the fifth day of the	1285
month next succeeding that in which the certificate is received by	1286
the clerk. The registrar shall pay such remaining sums into the	1287
state treasury to the credit of the state bureau of motor vehicles	1288
fund established in section 4501.25 of the Revised Code.	1289

Section 2. That existing sections 4503.10, 4503.102, 4503.12,	1290
4503.182, 4505.061, 4506.08, 4507.24, 4507.50, 4507.52, 4519.03,	1291
4519.10, 4519.56, and 4519.69 of the Revised Code are hereby	1292
repealed.	1293

Section 3.  Section 4503.102 of the Revised Code is presented	1294
in this act as a composite of the section as amended by both H.B.	1295
13 and Am. Sub. H.B. 119 of the 127th General Assembly. The	1296
General Assembly, applying the principle stated in division (B) of	1297
section 1.52 of the Revised Code that amendments are to be	1298
harmonized if reasonably capable of simultaneous operation, finds	1299
that the composite is the resulting version of the section in	1300
effect prior to the effective date of the section as presented in	1301
this act.	1302