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S. B. No. 244 As IntroducedAs Introduced
129th General Assembly | Regular Session | 2011-2012 |
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Cosponsors:
Senators Skindell, Turner
A BILL
To amend section 4503.102 to require the Registrar of
Motor Vehicles and all deputy registrars to accept
credit and debit cards for transactions of more
than ten dollars.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF OHIO:
Section 1. That section 4503.102 of the Revised Code be
amended to read as follows:
Sec. 4503.102. (A) The registrar of motor vehicles shall
adopt rules to establish a centralized system of motor vehicle
registration renewal by mail or by electronic means. Any person
owning a motor vehicle that was registered in the person's name
during the preceding registration year shall renew the
registration of the motor vehicle not more than ninety days prior
to the expiration date of the registration either by mail or by
electronic means through the centralized system of registration
established under this section, or in person at any office of the
registrar or at a deputy registrar's office.
(B)(1) No less than forty-five days prior to the expiration
date of any motor vehicle registration, the registrar shall mail a
renewal notice to the person in whose name the motor vehicle is
registered. The renewal notice shall clearly state that the
registration of the motor vehicle may be renewed by mail or
electronic means through the centralized system of registration or
in person at any office of the registrar or at a deputy
registrar's office and shall be preprinted with information
including, but not limited to, the owner's name and residence
address as shown in the records of the bureau of motor vehicles, a
brief description of the motor vehicle to be registered, notice of
the license taxes and fees due on the motor vehicle, the toll-free
telephone number of the registrar as required under division
(D)(1) of section 4503.031 of the Revised Code, and any additional
information the registrar may require by rule. The renewal notice
shall not include the social security number of either the owner
of the motor vehicle or the person in whose name the motor vehicle
is registered. The renewal notice shall be sent by regular mail to
the owner's last known address as shown in the records of the
bureau of motor vehicles.
(2) If the application for renewal of the registration of a
motor vehicle is prohibited from being accepted by the registrar
or a deputy registrar by division (D) of section 2935.27, division
(A) of section 2937.221, division (A) of section 4503.13, division
(B) of section 4510.22, or division (B)(1) of section 4521.10 of
the Revised Code, the registrar is not required to send a renewal
notice to the vehicle owner or vehicle lessee.
(C) The owner of the motor vehicle shall verify the
information contained in the notice, sign it either manually or by
electronic means, and return it, either by mail or electronic
means, or the owner may take it in person to any office of the
registrar or of a deputy registrar, together with a financial
transaction device number,
when permitted by rule of the
registrar, check, or money order in the amount of the registration
taxes and fees payable on the motor vehicle and a mail 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, plus
postage as indicated on the notice, if the registration is renewed
by mail, and an inspection certificate for the motor vehicle as
provided in section 3704.14 of the Revised Code. If the motor
vehicle owner chooses to renew the motor vehicle registration by
electronic means, the owner shall proceed in accordance with the
rules the registrar adopts.
(D) If all registration and transfer fees for the motor
vehicle for the preceding year or the preceding period of the
current registration year have not been paid, if division (D) of
section 2935.27, division (A) of section 2937.221, division (A) of
section 4503.13, division (B) of section 4510.22, or division
(B)(1) of section 4521.10 of the Revised Code prohibits acceptance
of the renewal notice, or if the owner or lessee does not have an
inspection certificate for the motor vehicle as provided in
section 3704.14 of the Revised Code, if that section is
applicable, the license shall be refused, and the registrar or
deputy registrar shall so notify the owner. This section does not
require the payment of license or registration taxes on a motor
vehicle for any preceding year, or for any preceding period of a
year, if the motor vehicle was not taxable for that preceding year
or period under section 4503.02, 4503.04, 4503.11, 4503.12, or
4503.16 or Chapter 4504. of the Revised Code.
(E)(1) Failure to receive a renewal notice does not relieve a
motor vehicle owner from the responsibility to renew the
registration for the motor vehicle. Any person who has a motor
vehicle registered in this state and who does not receive a
renewal notice as provided in division (B) of this section prior
to the expiration date of the registration shall request an
application for registration from the registrar or a deputy
registrar and sign the application manually or by electronic means
and submit the application and pay any applicable license taxes
and fees to the registrar or deputy registrar.
(2) If the owner of a motor vehicle submits an application
for registration and the registrar is prohibited by division (D)
of section 2935.27, division (A) of section 2937.221, division (A)
of section 4503.13, division (B) of section 4510.22, or division
(B)(1) of section 4521.10 of the Revised Code from accepting the
application, the registrar shall return the application and the
payment to the owner. If the owner of a motor vehicle submits a
registration renewal application to the registrar by electronic
means and the registrar is prohibited from accepting the
application as provided in this division, the registrar shall
notify the owner of this fact and deny the application and return
the payment or give a credit on the financial transaction device
account of the owner in the manner the registrar prescribes by
rule adopted pursuant to division (A) of this section.
(F) Every deputy registrar shall post in a prominent place at
the deputy's office a notice informing the public of the mail
registration system required by this section and also shall post a
notice that every owner of a motor vehicle and every chauffeur
holding a certificate of registration is required to notify the
registrar in writing of any change of residence within ten days
after the change occurs. The notice shall be in such form as the
registrar prescribes by rule.
(G) The
two dollars and seventy-five cents fee collected from
July 1, 2001, through December 31, 2002, the three dollars and
twenty-five cents fee collected from January 1, 2003, through
December 31, 2003, and the three dollars and fifty cents fee
collected after January 1, 2004, plus postage and any financial
transaction device surcharge collected by the registrar for
registration by mail, shall be paid to the credit of the state
bureau of motor vehicles fund established by section 4501.25 of
the Revised Code.
(H)(1) Pursuant to section 113.40 of the Revised Code, the
registrar may shall implement a program permitting payment of
charges in excess of ten dollars for motor vehicle registration
taxes and fees, driver's license and commercial driver's license
fees, and any other taxes, fees, penalties, or charges imposed or
levied by the state by means of a financial transaction device.
The registrar may shall adopt rules as necessary for this purpose.
(2) Commencing with deputy registrar contract awards that
have a start date of July 1, 2008 2013, and for all contract
awards thereafter, the registrar shall incorporate in the review
process a score for whether or not a proposer states require that
the proposer will accept payment by means of a financial
transaction device, including credit cards and debit cards, for
all department of public safety transactions conducted at that
deputy registrar location that are in excess of ten dollars.
A deputy registrar shall not be required to accept payment by
means of a financial transaction device unless the deputy
registrar agreed to do so in the deputy registrar's contract. The
bureau shall not be required to pay any costs incurred by a deputy
registrar who accepts payment by means of a financial transaction
device that result from the deputy registrar accepting payment by
means of a financial transaction device.
(3) A In accordance with division (H)(1) of this section and
rules adopted by the registrar, a county auditor or clerk of a
court of common pleas that is designated a deputy registrar
may
choose to shall accept payment by means of a financial transaction
device, including credit cards and debit cards, for all department
of public safety transactions that are in excess of ten dollars
and are conducted at the office of the county auditor or clerk in
the county auditor's or clerk's capacity as deputy registrar. The
bureau shall not be required to pay any costs incurred by a county
auditor who accepts payment by means of a financial transaction
device that result from the county auditor accepting payment by
means of a financial transaction device for any such department of
public safety transaction.
(I) For persons who reside in counties where tailpipe
emissions inspections are required under the motor vehicle
inspection and maintenance program, the notice required by
division (B) of this section shall also include the toll-free
telephone number maintained by the Ohio environmental protection
agency to provide information concerning the locations of
emissions testing centers.
Section 2. That existing section 4503.102 of the Revised Code
is hereby repealed.
Section 3. Section 4503.102 of the Revised Code is presented
in this act as a composite of the section as amended by both H.B.
13 and Am. Sub. H.B. 119 of the 127th General Assembly. The
General Assembly, applying the principle stated in division (B) of
section 1.52 of the Revised Code that amendments are to be
harmonized if reasonably capable of simultaneous operation, finds
that the composite is the resulting version of the section in
effect prior to the effective date of the section as presented in
this act.
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