Bill Analysis

Legislative Service Commission

LSC Analysis of House Bill

H.B. 50

128th General Assembly

(As Reported by H. Insurance)

 

Reps.     Domenick, B. Williams, Harris, Huffman, Brown, Murray, Oelslager, Okey, Bolon, Winburn, Harwood, Phillips, Hottinger, McGregor

BILL SUMMARY

·         Requires that the certificates of registration issued by the Registrar of Motor Vehicles include a supplemental portion that contains all of the information of the main portion except the address of the person to whom the Registrar issues the certificate.

CONTENT AND OPERATION

Current law

Under current law, upon registration of a motor vehicle, the Registrar of Motor Vehicles must issue to the owner of the motor vehicle the appropriate number of license plates with validation stickers, or just the appropriate number of validation stickers if no new license plate is needed, and a certificate of registration.

Operation of the bill

The bill requires that the certificate of registration issued by the Registrar include a supplemental portion that contains all of the information of the main portion except the address of the person to whom the Registrar issues the certificate.

The bill additionally provides clarification concerning the meaning of references to the certificate of registration.  Under the bill, if Ohio law refers to a motor vehicle certificate of registration, the reference refers to either the main portion of the certificate or the supplemental portion.  However, if Ohio law refers specifically to the seizure or surrender of a motor vehicle certificate of registration, the reference refers to both the main portion and the supplemental portion.

HISTORY

ACTION

DATE

 

 

Introduced

02-24-09

Reported, H. Insurance

05-06-09

 

 

 

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