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S. B. No. 85 As Introduced
As Introduced
127th General Assembly | Regular Session | 2007-2008 |
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Cosponsors:
Senators Miller, D., Stivers, Schuler, Clancy, Goodman, Cafaro, Schuring, Schaffer
A BILL
To amend section 4507.23 of the Revised Code to allow any active-duty member of the United States armed forces to obtain a free duplicate driver's license following a service-related injury.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF OHIO:
Section 1. That section 4507.23 of the Revised Code be amended to read as follows:
Sec. 4507.23. (A) Except as provided in division (I)
of
this section, each application for a temporary
instruction permit
and examination shall be accompanied by a fee
of five dollars. (B) Except as provided in division
(I) of this section, each
application for a driver's license made
by a person who previously
held such a license and whose license has
expired not more than
two years prior to the date of application,
and who is required
under this chapter to give an actual
demonstration of the person's
ability to drive, shall be
accompanied by a
fee of three dollars
in addition to any other fees. (C) Except as provided in divisions (E) and (I) of this
section, each application for a driver's license, or motorcycle
operator's
endorsement, or renewal of a driver's license shall be
accompanied by a fee of six dollars. Except as provided in
division (I) of this section, each application for a
duplicate
driver's license shall be accompanied by a fee of two
dollars and
fifty cents. The duplicate driver's licenses issued
under this
section shall be distributed by the deputy registrar
in accordance
with rules adopted by the registrar of motor
vehicles. (D) Except as provided in division (I) of this
section, each
application for a motorized bicycle license or
duplicate thereof
shall be accompanied by a fee of two dollars and
fifty cents. (E) Except as provided in division (I) of this
section, each
application for a driver's license or renewal of
a driver's
license that will be issued to a person who is less
than
twenty-one years of age shall be accompanied by whichever of
the
following fees is applicable: (1) If the person is sixteen years of age or older, but
less
than seventeen years of age, a fee of seven dollars and
twenty-five cents; (2) If the person is seventeen years of age or older, but
less than eighteen years of age, a fee of six dollars; (3) If the person is eighteen years of age or older, but
less than nineteen years of age, a fee of four dollars and
seventy-five cents; (4) If the person is nineteen years of age or older, but
less than twenty years of age, a fee of three dollars and fifty
cents; (5) If the person is twenty years of age or older, but
less
than twenty-one years of age, a fee of two dollars and
twenty-five
cents. (F) Neither the registrar nor any deputy registrar shall
charge a fee in excess of one dollar and fifty cents for
laminating a driver's license, motorized bicycle license, or
temporary instruction permit identification cards as
required by
sections 4507.13 and
4511.521 of the Revised Code. A
deputy
registrar laminating a
driver's license, motorized
bicycle
license, or temporary
instruction permit identification cards
shall retain the entire amount of the fee
charged
for lamination,
less the actual cost to the registrar of
the
laminating materials
used for that lamination, as specified in
the contract executed by
the bureau for the laminating materials
and laminating equipment.
The deputy registrar shall forward the
amount of the cost of the
laminating materials to the registrar
for deposit as provided in
this section. (G) Except as provided in division (I) of this section and except for the renewal of a driver's license, commencing on October 1, 2003, each transaction described in divisions (A), (B), (C), (D), and (E) of this section shall be accompanied by an additional fee of twelve dollars. A transaction involving the renewal of a driver's license with an expiration date on or after that date shall be accompanied by an additional fee of twelve dollars. The additional fee is for the purpose of defraying the department of public safety's costs associated with the administration and enforcement of the motor vehicle and traffic laws of Ohio. (H) At the time and in the manner provided by section
4503.10 of the Revised Code, the deputy registrar shall transmit
the fees collected under divisions (A), (B), (C), (D), and (E),
those portions of the fees specified in and collected under
division (F), and the additional fee under division (G) of this section to the registrar. The registrar
shall pay two dollars and fifty cents of each fee collected under
divisions
(A), (B), (C), (D), and (E)(1) to (4) of this
section,
and the entire fee collected under division (E)(5)
of this
section, into the state highway safety fund
established in section
4501.06 of the Revised Code, and such fees shall be
used for the
sole purpose of supporting driver licensing activities. The registrar also shall pay the entire fee collected under division (G) of this section into the state highway safety fund created in section 4501.06 of the Revised Code. The
remaining fees collected by the registrar under this section shall
be paid
into the state bureau of motor vehicles fund established
in section 4501.25 of
the Revised Code. (I)(1)(a) A disabled veteran who 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 to that veteran, without the
payment of any fee
prescribed in this section, of any of the
following items: (1)(i) A temporary instruction permit and examination;
(2)(ii) A new, renewal, or duplicate driver's or
commercial
driver's license;
(3)(iii) A motorcycle operator's endorsement;
(4)(iv) A motorized bicycle license or duplicate thereof;
(5)(v) Lamination of a driver's license, motorized bicycle
license, or temporary instruction permit identification card as
provided in division (F) of this section, if the
circumstances
specified in division (I)(5) of this section are
met.
(b) If the driver's license, motorized bicycle license, or
temporary instruction permit identification card of a
disabled
veteran described in division (I) of this
section is
laminated by
a deputy registrar who is acting as a deputy
registrar
pursuant to
a contract with the registrar that is in
effect on
October 14,
1997,
the
disabled veteran
shall be required to pay the
deputy
registrar
the lamination fee
provided in division
(F) of this
section. If
the driver's license, motorized bicycle license, or
temporary instruction permit
identification card of such a
disabled veteran is laminated by a
deputy registrar who is acting
as a deputy registrar pursuant to a
contract
with the registrar
that is executed after
October 14, 1997,
the disabled veteran is
not required to pay the
deputy registrar the
lamination fee
provided in division (F) of
this
section. A disabled veteran whose driver's license, motorized
bicycle
license, or temporary instruction permit identification
card is
laminated by the registrar is not required to
pay the
registrar
any lamination
fee. (2) Following a service-related injury, any active-duty member of the armed forces of the United States, including the reserve components of the armed forces and the national guard, may apply to the registrar or a deputy registrar for a duplicate driver's or commercial driver's license without payment of any fee prescribed in this section.
(3) An application made under division (I) of this section shall
be
accompanied by such documentary evidence of disability, injury, or active-duty status as the
registrar may require by rule, provided that evidence of a service-related injury for an active-duty member of the armed forces may be established by any relevant document from department of defense medical personnel.
Section 2. That existing section 4507.23 of the Revised Code is hereby repealed.
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