130th Ohio General Assembly
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Sub. H. B. No. 46As Passed by the Senate
As Passed by the Senate

124th General Assembly
Regular Session
2001-2002
Sub. H. B. No. 46


REPRESENTATIVES Goodman, Peterson, Trakas, Hollister, Allen, Damschroder, Collier, Jones, DePiero, Buehrer, Jolivette, Flowers, Seitz, Webster, Carmichael, Grendell, Redfern, Seaver, Setzer, Boccieri, Calvert, Britton, Strahorn, Young, Manning, Schneider, Perry, Sferra, Oakar, Lendrum, Evans, Wolpert, Distel, Barnes, Schmidt, Cirelli, Hartnett, Rhine, G. Smith, Hoops, Barrett, Niehaus, Key, Wilson, Salerno

SENATORS Goodman, Blessing, Robert Gardner, Harris, Nein, Spada, White



A BILL
To amend sections 4501.31, 4506.11, 4507.13, and 4507.52 and to enact section 4507.062 of the Revised Code to establish that any applicant for a driver's license, permit, or identification card under twenty-six years of age who is required to register with the Selective Service System is deemed to have given consent for the Bureau of Motor Vehicles to forward the necessary registration information to the Selective Service System, to require the Bureau to submit the applicable information to the Selective Service System, and to prohibit the display of a person's social security number on the person's driver's license, commercial driver's license, temporary instruction permit, or identification card unless the person requests that the number be displayed on the license or card.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF OHIO:
Section 1.  That sections 4501.31, 4506.11, 4507.13, and 4507.52 be amended and section 4507.062 of the Revised Code be enacted to read as follows:
Sec. 4501.31.  (A) Every No driver's license, commercial driver's license, temporary instruction permit, and identification card issued by the registrar of motor vehicles or a deputy registrar on or after the effective date of this section on or after the effective date of this amendment shall display the social security number of the person to whom the license, permit, or card is issued unless the person to whom the license, permit, or card is to be issued specifically requests that the person's social security number not be displayed on the license, permit, or card. If federal law requires the person's social security number to be displayed on the license, permit, or card, the social security number shall be displayed on the license, permit, or card notwithstanding a request to not display the number pursuant to this division.
(B) For purposes of compliance with subparagraph (b)(1)(B) of section 656 of Public Law No. 104-208, as statutorily noted under 5 U.S.C.A. 301, the registrar shall do both of the following:
(1) Require every applicant for a driver's license, temporary instruction permit, commercial driver's license, or identification card to submit the applicant's social security number, if one has been assigned;
(2) Verify that the number is valid.
Sec. 4506.11.  (A) Every commercial driver's license shall be marked "commercial driver's license" or "CDL" and shall be of such material and so designed as to prevent its reproduction or alteration without ready detection, and, to this end, shall be laminated with a transparent plastic material. The commercial driver's license for licensees under twenty-one years of age shall have characteristics prescribed by the registrar of motor vehicles distinguishing it from that issued to a licensee who is twenty-one years of age or older. Every commercial driver's license shall display all of the following information:
(1) The name and residence address of the licensee;
(2) A color photograph of the licensee;
(3) A physical description of the licensee, including sex, height, weight, and color of eyes and hair;
(4) The licensee's date of birth;
(5) The licensee's social security number if the person has requested that the number be displayed in accordance with section 4501.31 of the Revised Code or if federal law requires the social security number to be displayed and any number or other identifier the director of public safety considers appropriate and establishes by rules adopted under Chapter 119. of the Revised Code and in compliance with federal law. If the licensee requests that the licensee's commercial driver's license not display the licensee's social security number, the license shall not display the number unless display of the number is required by federal law.
(6) The licensee's signature;
(7) The classes of commercial motor vehicles the licensee is authorized to drive and any endorsements or restrictions relating to the licensee's driving of those vehicles;
(8) A space marked "blood type" in which the licensee may specify the licensee's blood type;
(9) The name of this state;
(10) The dates of issuance and of expiration of the license;
(11) If the licensee has certified willingness to make an anatomical donation under section 2108.04 of the Revised Code, any symbol chosen by the registrar of motor vehicles to indicate that the licensee has certified that willingness;
(12) If the licensee has executed a durable power of attorney for health care or a declaration governing the use or continuation, or the withholding or withdrawal, of life-sustaining treatment and has specified that the licensee wishes the license to indicate that the licensee has executed either type of instrument, any symbol chosen by the registrar to indicate that the licensee has executed either type of instrument;
(13) Any other information the registrar considers advisable and requires by rule.
(B) The registrar may establish and maintain a file of negatives of photographs taken for the purposes of this section.
(C) Neither the registrar nor any deputy registrar shall issue a commercial driver's license to anyone under twenty-one years of age that does not have the characteristics prescribed by the registrar distinguishing it from the commercial driver's license issued to persons who are twenty-one years of age or older.
Sec. 4507.062.  (A) As used in this section, "license" includes a driver's license, commercial driver's license, temporary instruction permit, or identification card.
(B) Any person under twenty-six years of age who is required to register with the selective service system in accordance with the "Military Selective Service Act of 1967," 81 Stat. 100, 50 U.S.C. App. 451 et seq., as amended, upon submission of an application for issuance or renewal of a license is deemed to have given consent for the bureau of motor vehicles to forward to the selective service system the necessary information for such registration.
(C) Upon receipt of an application for issuance or renewal of a license from any person under twenty-six years of age who is required to register with the selective service system, the bureau shall forward to the selective service system in an electronic format the personal information necessary for such registration.
(D) Every application for a license shall state that submission of the application will serve as the applicant's consent to registration with the selective service system, if so required by federal law.
(E) The bureau may accept money from the selective service system to pay any costs that the bureau incurs in implementing this section.
Sec. 4507.13.  (A) The registrar of motor vehicles shall issue a driver's license to every person licensed as an operator of motor vehicles other than commercial motor vehicles. No person licensed as a commercial motor vehicle driver under Chapter 4506. of the Revised Code need procure a driver's license, but no person shall drive any commercial motor vehicle unless licensed as a commercial motor vehicle driver.
Every driver's license shall display on it the distinguishing number assigned to the licensee and shall display the licensee's name, and date of birth, and, except as otherwise provided in this section, the licensee's social security number if such number has been assigned; the licensee's residence address and county of residence; a color photograph of the licensee; a brief description of the licensee for the purpose of identification; a facsimile of the signature of the licensee as it appears on the application for the license; a space marked "blood type" in which a licensee may specify the licensee's blood type; a notation, in a manner prescribed by the registrar, indicating any condition described in division (D)(3) of section 4507.08 of the Revised Code to which the licensee is subject; if the licensee has executed a durable power of attorney for health care or a declaration governing the use or continuation, or the withholding or withdrawal, of life-sustaining treatment and has specified that the licensee wishes the license to indicate that the licensee has executed either type of instrument, any symbol chosen by the registrar to indicate that the licensee has executed either type of instrument; and any additional information that the registrar requires by rule. A No license shall display the licensee's social security number unless the licensee specifically requests that the licensee's social security number not be displayed on the license. If federal law requires the licensee's social security number to be displayed on the license, the social security number shall be displayed on the license notwithstanding a request to not display the number pursuant to this section.
The driver's license for licensees under twenty-one years of age shall have characteristics prescribed by the registrar distinguishing it from that issued to a licensee who is twenty-one years of age or older, except that a driver's license issued to a person who applies no more than thirty days before the applicant's twenty-first birthday shall have the characteristics of a license issued to a person who is twenty-one years of age or older.
The driver's license issued to a temporary resident shall contain the word "nonrenewable" and shall have any additional characteristics prescribed by the registrar distinguishing it from a license issued to a resident.
Every driver's or commercial driver's license displaying a motorcycle operator's endorsement and every restricted license to operate a motor vehicle also shall display the designation "novice," if the endorsement or license is issued to a person who is eighteen years of age or older and previously has not been licensed to operate a motorcycle by this state or another jurisdiction recognized by this state. The "novice" designation shall be effective for one year after the date of issuance of the motorcycle operator's endorsement or license.
Each license issued under this section shall be of such material and so designed as to prevent its reproduction or alteration without ready detection and, to this end, shall be laminated with a transparent plastic material.
(B) Except in regard to a driver's license issued to a person who applies no more than thirty days before the applicant's twenty-first birthday, neither the registrar nor any deputy registrar shall issue a driver's license to anyone under twenty-one years of age that does not have the characteristics prescribed by the registrar distinguishing it from the driver's license issued to persons who are twenty-one years of age or older.
Sec. 4507.52.  Each identification card issued by the registrar of motor vehicles or a deputy registrar shall display a distinguishing number assigned to the cardholder, and shall display the following inscription:
"STATE OF OHIO IDENTIFICATION CARD
This card is not valid for the purpose of operating a motor vehicle. It is provided solely for the purpose of establishing the identity of the bearer described on the card, who currently is not licensed to operate a motor vehicle in the state of Ohio."
The identification card shall display substantially the same information as contained in the application and as described in division (A)(1) of section 4507.51 of the Revised Code, including but shall not display the cardholder's social security number unless the cardholder specifically requests that the cardholder's social security number not be displayed on the card. If federal law requires the cardholder's social security number to be displayed on the identification card, the social security number shall be displayed on the card notwithstanding a request to not display the number pursuant to this section. The identification card also shall display the color photograph of the cardholder. If the cardholder has executed a durable power of attorney for health care or a declaration governing the use or continuation, or the withholding or withdrawal, of life-sustaining treatment and has specified that the cardholder wishes the identification card to indicate that the cardholder has executed either type of instrument, the card also shall display any symbol chosen by the registrar to indicate that the cardholder has executed either type of instrument. The card shall be sealed in transparent plastic or similar material and shall be so designed as to prevent its reproduction or alteration without ready detection.
The identification card for persons under twenty-one years of age shall have characteristics prescribed by the registrar distinguishing it from that issued to a person who is twenty-one years of age or older, except that an identification card issued to a person who applies no more than thirty days before the applicant's twenty-first birthday shall have the characteristics of an identification card issued to a person who is twenty-one years of age or older.
Every identification card issued to a resident of this state shall expire, unless canceled or surrendered earlier, on the birthday of the cardholder in the fourth year after the date on which it is issued. Every identification card issued to a temporary resident shall expire in accordance with rules adopted by the registrar and is nonrenewable, but may be replaced with a new identification card upon the applicant's compliance with all applicable requirements. A cardholder may renew the cardholder's identification card within ninety days prior to the day on which it expires by filing an application and paying the prescribed fee in accordance with section 4507.50 of the Revised Code.
If a cardholder applies for a driver's or commercial driver's license in this state or another licensing jurisdiction, the cardholder shall surrender the cardholder's identification card to the registrar or any deputy registrar before the license is issued.
If a card is lost, destroyed, or mutilated, the person to whom the card was issued may obtain a duplicate by doing both of the following:
(A) Furnishing suitable proof of the loss, destruction, or mutilation to the registrar or a deputy registrar;
(B) Filing an application and presenting documentary evidence under section 4507.51 of the Revised Code.
Any person who loses a card and, after obtaining a duplicate, finds the original, immediately shall surrender the original to the registrar or a deputy registrar.
A cardholder may obtain a replacement identification card that reflects any change of the cardholder's name by furnishing suitable proof of the change to the registrar or a deputy registrar and surrendering the cardholder's existing card.
When a cardholder applies for a duplicate or obtains a replacement identification card, the cardholder shall pay a fee of two dollars and fifty cents. A deputy registrar shall be allowed an additional fee of two dollars and seventy-five cents commencing on July 1, 2001, three dollars and twenty-five cents commencing on January 1, 2003, and three dollars and fifty cents commencing on January 1, 2004, for issuing a duplicate or replacement identification card. A disabled veteran who is a cardholder and has a service-connected disability rated at one hundred per cent by the veterans' administration may apply to the registrar or a deputy registrar for the issuance of a duplicate or replacement identification card without payment of any fee prescribed in this section, and without payment of any lamination fee if the disabled veteran would not be required to pay a lamination fee in connection with the issuance of an identification card or temporary identification card as provided in division (B) of section 4507.50 of the Revised Code.
A duplicate or replacement identification card shall expire on the same date as the card it replaces.
The registrar shall cancel any card upon determining that the card was obtained unlawfully, issued in error, or was altered. The registrar also shall cancel any card that is surrendered to the registrar or to a deputy registrar after the holder has obtained a duplicate, replacement, or driver's or commercial driver's license.
No agent of the state or its political subdivisions shall condition the granting of any benefit, service, right, or privilege upon the possession by any person of an identification card. Nothing in this section shall preclude any publicly operated or franchised transit system from using an identification card for the purpose of granting benefits or services of the system.
No person shall be required to apply for, carry, or possess an identification card.
(C) Except in regard to an identification card issued to a person who applies no more than thirty days before the applicant's twenty-first birthday, neither the registrar nor any deputy registrar shall issue an identification card to a person under twenty-one years of age that does not have the characteristics prescribed by the registrar distinguishing it from the identification card issued to persons who are twenty-one years of age or older.
Section 2.  That existing sections 4501.31, 4506.11, 4507.13, and 4507.52 of the Revised Code are hereby repealed.
Section 3. Section 4507.062 of the Revised Code, as enacted by this act, shall take effect six months after the effective date of this act.
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