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H. B. No. 400 As IntroducedAs Introduced
129th General Assembly | Regular Session | 2011-2012 |
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A BILL
To amend section 4507.09 of the Revised Code to
require the written re-examination of holders of
driver's licenses upon every renewal and the
on-road re-examination of those holders upon every
other renewal.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF OHIO:
Section 1. That section 4507.09 of the Revised Code be
amended to read as follows:
Sec. 4507.09. (A) Except as provided in division (B) of this
section, every driver's license issued to a resident of this state
expires on the birthday of the applicant in the fourth year after
the date it is issued and every driver's license issued to a
temporary resident expires in accordance with rules adopted by the
registrar of motor vehicles. In no event shall any license be
issued for a period longer than four years and ninety days.
Subject to the requirements of section 4507.12 of the Revised
Code, every driver's license issued to a resident is renewable at
any time prior to its expiration and any license of a temporary
resident is nonrenewable. A nonrenewable license may be replaced
with a new license within ninety days prior to its expiration in
accordance with division (E)(F) of this section. No refund shall
be made or credit given for the unexpired portion of the driver's
license that is renewed. The registrar of motor vehicles shall
notify each person whose driver's license has expired within
forty-five days after the date of expiration. Notification shall
be made by regular mail sent to the person's last known address as
shown in the records of the bureau of motor vehicles. Failure to
provide such notification shall not be construed as a renewal or
extension of any license. For the purposes of this section, the
date of birth of any applicant born on the twenty-ninth day of
February shall be deemed to be the first day of March in any year
in which there is no twenty-ninth day of February.
(B) Every driver's license or renewal of a driver's license
issued to an applicant who is sixteen years of age or older, but
less than twenty-one years of age, expires on the twenty-first
birthday of the applicant, except that an applicant who applies no
more than thirty days before the applicant's twenty-first birthday
shall be issued a license in accordance with division (A) of this
section.
(C)(1) Neither the registrar nor a deputy registrar shall
renew a driver's license unless the holder of the driver's license
first takes and successfully completes the examination that is
required of an applicant for a temporary instruction permit and
complies with all other requirements for renewal.
(2)(a) Neither the registrar nor a deputy registrar shall
renew a driver's license unless the holder of the driver's license
first takes and successfully completes the examination that is
required of an applicant for a driver's license and complies with
all other requirements for renewal.
(b) Division (C)(2)(a) of this section applies to every other
renewal of a person's driver's license.
(3) Divisions (C)(1) and (2) of this section do not apply to
the renewal of a commercial driver's license.
(4) The registrar, in accordance with Chapter 119. of the
Revised Code, shall adopt any rules as may be necessary to
implement division (C) of this section.
(D) Each person licensed as a driver under this chapter shall
notify the registrar of any change in the person's address within
ten days following that change. The notification shall be in
writing on a form provided by the registrar and shall include the
full name, date of birth, license number, county of residence,
social security number, and new address of the person.
(D)(E) No driver's license shall be renewed when renewal is
prohibited by division (A) of section 4507.091 of the Revised
Code.
(E)(F) A nonrenewable license may be replaced with a new
license within ninety days prior to its expiration upon the
applicant's presentation of documentation verifying the
applicant's legal presence in the United States. A nonrenewable
license expires on the same date listed on the legal presence
documentation, or on the same date in the fourth year after the
date the nonrenewable license is issued, whichever comes first. A
nonrenewable license is not transferable, and the applicant may
not rely on it to obtain a driver's license in another state.
In accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code, the
registrar of motor vehicles shall adopt rules governing
nonrenewable licenses for temporary residents. At a minimum, the
rules shall include provisions specifying all of the following:
(1) That no nonrenewable license may extend beyond the
duration of the applicant's temporary residence in this state;
(2) That no nonrenewable license may be replaced by a new
license unless the applicant provides acceptable documentation of
the person's identity and of the applicant's continued temporary
residence in this state;
(3) That no nonrenewable license is valid to apply for a
driver's license in any other state;
(4) That every nonrenewable license may contain any security
features that the registrar prescribes.
Section 2. That existing section 4507.09 of the Revised Code
is hereby repealed.
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