But the systems do not share information. Most drivers update their addresses when renewing license plates annually at a deputy registrar's office. For mailings, the bureau relies on the older addresses found in the drivers license computer. Because the computers don't interact, however, the address in the license computer is not updated until a drivers license is renewed up to four years later. Cooke noted that motorists are required by state law to notify the bureau of a change of address within 10 days.
Forms are available at registrar offices.
But some registrars tell drivers not to worry about the forms to update addresses when they renew their licenses or plates. The Dispatch randomly polled 30 registrar offices in Columbus, Cincinnati and Cleveland. Seventeen told a reporter that completing the forms wasn't necessary.