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2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 45 | Motor Vehicles-Aeronautics-Watercraft › Chapter 4506 | Commercial Driver's Licensing › Section 4506.18 | Driver to Give Notice of Out-of-State Conviction.

Effective:
January 1, 2004
Latest Legislation:
Senate Bill 123 - 124th General Assembly
(A) Any driver who holds a commercial driver's license issued by this state and is convicted in another state or a foreign jurisdiction of violating any law or ordinance relating to motor vehicle traffic control, other than a parking violation, shall provide written notice of that conviction within thirty days after the date of conviction to the bureau of motor vehicles and to the driver's employer in accordance with the provisions of 49 C.F.R. 383, subpart C, as amended.
(B) Whoever violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor of the first degree.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 45 | Motor Vehicles-Aeronautics-Watercraft › Chapter 4506 | Commercial Driver's Licensing › Section 4506.19 | Application of Provisions of 49 c.f.r. 383, Subpart C.

Effective:
January 1, 2004
Latest Legislation:
Senate Bill 123 - 124th General Assembly
(A) The provisions of 49 C.F.R. 383, subpart C, as amended, shall apply to all commercial drivers or persons who apply for employment as commercial drivers. No person shall fail to make a report to the person's employer as required by this section.
(B) Whoever violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor of the first degree.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 45 | Motor Vehicles-Aeronautics-Watercraft › Chapter 4506 | Commercial Driver's Licensing › Section 4506.20 | Duties of Employer of Commercial Motor Vehicle Driver.

Effective:
July 1, 2015
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 53 - 131st General Assembly
(A) Each employer shall require every applicant for employment as a driver of a commercial motor vehicle to provide the applicant's employment history for the ten years preceding the date the employment application is submitted to the prospective employer. The following information shall be submitted:
(1) A list of the names and addresses of the applicant's previous employers for which the applicant was the operator of a commercial motor vehicle;
(2) The dates the applicant was employed by these employers;
(3) The reason for leaving each of these employers.
(B) No employer shall knowingly permit or authorize any driver employed by the employer to drive a commercial motor vehicle during any period in which any of the following apply:
(1) The driver's commercial driver's license is suspended, revoked, or canceled by any state or a foreign jurisdiction;
(2) The driver has lost the privilege to drive, or currently is disqualified from driving, a commercial motor vehicle in any state or foreign jurisdiction;
(3) The driver, the commercial motor vehicle the driver is driving, or the motor carrier operation is subject to an out-of-service order in any state or foreign jurisdiction;
(4) The driver has more than one driver's license.
(C) No employer shall knowingly permit or authorize a driver to operate a commercial motor vehicle in violation of section 4506.15 of the Revised Code.
(D) No employer shall knowingly permit or authorize a driver to operate a commercial motor vehicle if the driver does not hold a valid, current commercial driver's license or commercial driver's license temporary instruction permit bearing the proper class or endorsements for the vehicle. No employer shall knowingly permit or authorize a driver to operate a commercial motor vehicle in violation of the restrictions on the driver's commercial driver's license or commercial driver's license temporary instruction permit.
(E)(1) Whoever violates division (A), (B), or (D) of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor of the first degree.
(2) Whoever violates division (C) of this section may be assessed a fine not to exceed ten thousand dollars.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 45 | Motor Vehicles-Aeronautics-Watercraft › Chapter 4506 | Commercial Driver's Licensing › Section 4506.21 | Notice of Conviction of Nonresident License Holder.

Effective:
July 1, 2015
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 53 - 131st General Assembly
Within ten days of the final judgment of a conviction of the holder of an out-of-state commercial driver's license or commercial driver's license temporary instruction permit in any type of vehicle, or the conviction of the holder of an out-of-state noncommercial driver's license in a commercial motor vehicle for a violation of a state law or local ordinance or resolution relating to traffic control, other than parking violations, the registrar of motor vehicles shall notify the driver licensing authority in the holder's state or jurisdiction of licensure. For purposes of this section, a judgment of conviction is not final until it is entered into the court journal by the clerk of courts pursuant to Rule 32 of the Rules of Criminal Procedure.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 45 | Motor Vehicles-Aeronautics-Watercraft › Chapter 4506 | Commercial Driver's Licensing › Section 4506.22 | Powers and Duties of Department of Public Safety.

Effective:
June 11, 2012
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 487 - 129th General Assembly
(A) The director of public safety and the registrar of motor vehicles, subject to approval by the director, may, in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code, adopt any rules necessary to carry out this chapter.
(B) The department of public safety may do all of the following:
(1) Enter into or make any agreements, arrangements, or declarations necessary to carry out this chapter;
(2) Charge a fee for all publications that is equal to the cost of printing the publications.
(C) Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to restrict the authority of the public utilities commission specified in Chapters 4905., 4921., and 4923. of the Revised Code regarding safety rules applicable to motor carriers.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 45 | Motor Vehicles-Aeronautics-Watercraft › Chapter 4506 | Commercial Driver's Licensing › Section 4506.23 | Duties of Peace Officer as to Alcohol or Controlled Substance Violations.

Effective:
June 29, 2005
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 68 - 126th General Assembly
Within the jurisdictional limits of the appointing authority, any peace officer shall stop and detain any person found violating section 4506.15 of the Revised Code, without obtaining a warrant. When there is reasonable ground to believe that a violation of section 4506.15 of the Revised Code has been committed and a test or tests of the person's whole blood, blood plasma or blood serum, breath, or urine is necessary, the peace officer shall take the person to an appropriate place for testing. If a person refuses to submit to a test after being warned as provided in division (C) of section 4506.17 of the Revised Code or submits to a test that discloses the presence of a controlled substance or an alcohol concentration of four-hundredths of one per cent or more by whole blood or breath, an alcohol concentration of forty-eight-thousandths of one per cent or more by blood serum or blood plasma, or an alcohol concentration of fifty-six-thousandths of one per cent or more by urine, the peace officer shall require that the person immediately surrender the person's commercial driver's license to the peace officer.
As used in this section, "jurisdictional limits" means the limits within which a peace officer may arrest and detain a person without a warrant under section 2935.03 of the Revised Code, except that the superintendent and the troopers of the state highway patrol may stop and detain, without warrant, any person who, in the presence of the superintendent or any trooper, is engaged in the violation of this chapter.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 45 | Motor Vehicles-Aeronautics-Watercraft › Chapter 4506 | Commercial Driver's Licensing › Section 4506.25 | Registrar to Disqualify Person Convicted of Violation of Out-of-Service Order.

Effective:
June 11, 2012
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 487 - 129th General Assembly
(A) As used in this section, "commercial motor vehicle" means any self-propelled or towed vehicle used on public highways in intrastate or interstate commerce to transport passengers or property that meets any of the following specifications:
(1) The vehicle has a gross vehicle weight rating or gross combination weight rating of ten thousand one pounds or more.
(2) The vehicle is designed to transport sixteen or more passengers, including the driver.
(3) The vehicle is used in the transportation of hazardous materials in a quantity requiring placarding under the regulations issued by the United States secretary of transportation under the "Hazardous Materials Transportation Act," 88 Stat. 2156 (1975), 49 U.S.C.A. 1801, as amended.
(B) The registrar of motor vehicles shall disqualify any person from operating a commercial motor vehicle who receives a notice of a conviction for violation of an out-of-service order issued under rules of the public utilities commission adopted pursuant to Chapter 4905., 4921., or 4923. of the Revised Code, or a conviction for a violation of the same or similar laws of another state or jurisdiction applicable to vehicles in regulated commerce.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 45 | Motor Vehicles-Aeronautics-Watercraft › Chapter 4506 | Commercial Driver's Licensing › Section 4506.99 | Penalty.

Effective:
January 1, 2004
Latest Legislation:
Senate Bill 123 - 124th General Assembly
Whoever violates any provision of sections 4506.03 to 4506.20 of the Revised Code for which no penalty otherwise is provided in the section that contains the provision violated is guilty of a misdemeanor of the first degree.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 45 | Motor Vehicles-Aeronautics-Watercraft › Chapter 4507 | Driver's License Law › Section 4507.011 | Deputy Registrar - Building Rental Fees.

Effective:
July 1, 2017
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 26 - 132nd General Assembly
(A) Each deputy registrar assigned to a driver's license examining station by the registrar of motor vehicles as provided in section 4507.01 of the Revised Code shall remit to the director of public safety a rental fee equal to the percentage of space occupied by the deputy registrar in the driver's license examining station multiplied by the rental fee paid for the entire driver's license examining station plus a pro rata share of all utility costs. All such moneys received by the director shall be deposited in the state treasury to the credit of the public safety - highway purposes fund created in section 4501.06 of the Revised Code.
(B) Each deputy registrar assigned to a bureau of motor vehicles' location shall reimburse the registrar a monthly building rental fee, including applicable utility charges. All such moneys received by the registrar shall be deposited into the public safety - highway purposes fund established in section 4501.06 of the Revised Code.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 45 | Motor Vehicles-Aeronautics-Watercraft › Chapter 4507 | Driver's License Law › Section 4507.021 | Memorandum of Understanding for Enhanced Licenses and Ids.

Effective:
June 30, 2023
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 23 - 135th General Assembly
(A)(1) The director of public safety shall enter into a memorandum of understanding agreement with the United States department of homeland security or other designated federal agency. The purpose of the agreement is to obtain approval to issue enhanced driver's licenses, enhanced commercial driver's licenses, and enhanced identification cards to Ohio residents for use as proof of identity and citizenship and for purposes of entering the United States at authorized land and sea ports.
(2) In conjunction with the United States department of homeland security or other designated federal agency, the director may enter into an agreement with the United Mexican States, any country within the region of the Caribbean, Canada, or any Canadian province for the purpose of implementing a border-crossing initiative.
(B)(1) Pursuant to an agreement under division (A)(1) of this section, the registrar of motor vehicles, subject to approval by the director, shall adopt rules in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code governing issuance of an enhanced driver's license, enhanced commercial driver's license, and enhanced identification card.
(2) The rules shall establish all of the following:
(a) Acceptable methods of proving citizenship for an applicant for an enhanced driver's license, enhanced commercial driver's license, or enhanced identification card;
(b) Reasonable security measures to prevent counterfeiting of enhanced licenses and identification cards and to protect against unauthorized disclosure of personal information that is contained in an enhanced license or identification card. The rules may require a one-to-many biometric matching system for identification purposes, use of radio frequency identification technology, or use of other secure technology that is acceptable to the United States department of homeland security and is encrypted or otherwise secure from unauthorized data access.
(c) Any other additional characteristics of an enhanced license or identification card as determined by the registrar.
(C) The registrar may adopt any other rules necessary to administer the issuance of an enhanced driver's license, enhanced commercial driver's license, and enhanced identification card.
Last updated May 3, 2023 at 12:02 PM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 45 | Motor Vehicles-Aeronautics-Watercraft › Chapter 4507 | Driver's License Law › Section 4507.023 | Exchange of Information With Tax Commissioner.

Effective:
January 1, 2004
Latest Legislation:
Senate Bill 123 - 124th General Assembly
The registrar of motor vehicles may furnish the name and social security number of any person whose driver's license or commercial driver's license has been suspended or canceled, or of any person whose certificate of registration and license plates are subject to impoundment, to the tax commissioner. The tax commissioner may return to the registrar the address of any such person as shown on the most recent return filed by that person under section 5747.08 of the Revised Code.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 45 | Motor Vehicles-Aeronautics-Watercraft › Chapter 4507 | Driver's License Law › Section 4507.04 | Nonresident Exemption.

Effective:
October 1, 1953
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly
Nonresidents, permitted to drive upon the highways of their own state, may operate any motor vehicle upon any highway in this state without examination or license under sections 4507.01 to 4507.39, inclusive, of the Revised Code, upon condition that such nonresidents may be required at any time or place to prove lawful possession, or their right to operate, such motor vehicle, and to establish proper identity.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 45 | Motor Vehicles-Aeronautics-Watercraft › Chapter 4507 | Driver's License Law › Section 4507.062 | Bureau to Forward Information to Selective Service System.

Effective:
August 1, 2002
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 46 - 124th General Assembly
(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.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 45 | Motor Vehicles-Aeronautics-Watercraft › Chapter 4507 | Driver's License Law › Section 4507.063 | Enhanced Driver's License.

Effective:
June 30, 2023
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 23 - 135th General Assembly
(A) Pursuant to the memorandum of understanding agreement authorized by section 4507.021 of the Revised Code between the director of public safety and the United States department of homeland security or other designated federal agency, and in accordance with the rules adopted by the registrar of motor vehicles under that section, the registrar or a deputy registrar shall issue an enhanced driver's license to an eligible applicant. An applicant for an enhanced driver's license shall do all of the following:
(1) Provide satisfactory proof of the applicant's identity and citizenship;
(2) Submit a biometric identifier as required by rule;
(3) Sign a declaration on a form prescribed by the registrar acknowledging the use of the one-to-many biometric match and radio frequency identification or other security features of the license;
(4) Pay a fee of twenty-five dollars, in addition to any other applicable fees in sections 4507.23 and 4507.24 of the Revised Code for issuance of a driver's license. The fee shall be paid into the state treasury to the credit of the public safety - highway purposes fund created in section 4501.06 of the Revised Code.
(5) Comply with all other conditions, qualifications, and requirements for issuance of a driver's license.
(B) All provisions in the Revised Code relating to a driver's license include and apply to an enhanced driver's license. An enhanced driver's license may be used in the same manner as a driver's license and additionally is approved for purposes of entering the United States at authorized land and sea ports.
Last updated May 3, 2023 at 12:06 PM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 45 | Motor Vehicles-Aeronautics-Watercraft › Chapter 4507 | Driver's License Law › Section 4507.081 | Replacing Restricted License.

Effective:
October 3, 2023
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly
(A) Upon the expiration of a restricted license issued under division (D)(3) of section 4507.08 of the Revised Code and submission of a statement as provided in division (C) of this section, the registrar of motor vehicles may issue a driver's license to the person to whom the restricted license was issued. A driver's license issued under this section, unless otherwise suspended or canceled, shall be effective for one year.
(B) A driver's license issued under this section may be renewed annually, for no more than three consecutive years, whenever the person to whom the license has been issued submits to the registrar no sooner than thirty days prior to the expiration date of the license or renewal thereof, a statement as provided in division (C) of this section. A renewal of a driver's license, unless the license is otherwise suspended or canceled, shall be effective for one year following the expiration date of the license or renewal thereof.
(C) No person may be issued a driver's license under this section, and no such driver's license may be renewed, unless the person presents a signed statement from a licensed physician that the person's condition either is dormant or is under effective medical control, that the control has been maintained continuously for at least one year prior to the date on which application for the license is made, and that, if continued medication is prescribed to control the condition, the person may be depended upon to take the medication.
The statement shall be made on a form provided by the registrar and shall contain any other information the registrar considers necessary.
(D) Whenever the registrar receives a statement indicating that the condition of a person to whom a driver's license has been issued under this section no longer is dormant or under effective medical control, the registrar shall cancel the person's driver's license.
(E) Nothing in this section shall require a person submitting a signed statement from a licensed physician to obtain a medical examination prior to the submission of the statement.
(F) Any person whose driver's license has been canceled under this section may apply for a subsequent restricted license according to the provisions of section 4507.08 of the Revised Code.
Last updated September 18, 2023 at 10:28 AM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 45 | Motor Vehicles-Aeronautics-Watercraft › Chapter 4507 | Driver's License Law › Section 4507.101 | International Reciprocity.

Effective:
September 1, 2000
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 600 - 123rd General Assembly
(A) The registrar of motor vehicles may enter into a reciprocal arrangement with another country for reciprocal recognition of driver's licenses if both of the following conditions are satisfied:
(1) The country grants the same or similar exemptions relating to drivers' licenses to persons holding valid driver's licenses issued by this state;
(2) The country charges only reasonable fees for driver's license applications, as determined by the registrar in the registrar's sole discretion, and the fees are charged impartially to all applicants.
(B) The registrar shall not enter into a reciprocal arrangement, and shall cancel any such arrangement previously entered into, if the country does not comply with divisions (A)(1) and (2) of this section.
(C) Except as provided in section 4507.12 of the Revised Code, the registrar may waive the examination of any person applying for a driver's license if the person presents a valid, unexpired license issued by a country with which the registrar has a reciprocal arrangement.
(D) The registrar may prescribe the conditions upon which a driver's license may be issued or retained under this section. The registrar shall not prohibit an applicant from retaining the foreign license after the registrar or deputy registrar issuing the Ohio license views and authenticates the foreign license.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 45 | Motor Vehicles-Aeronautics-Watercraft › Chapter 4507 | Driver's License Law › Section 4507.111 | Effect of Child Support Default on Permit.

Effective:
September 29, 2011
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 153 - 129th General Assembly
On receipt of a notice pursuant to section 3123.54 of the Revised Code, the registrar of motor vehicles shall comply with sections 3123.53 to 3123.60 of the Revised Code and any applicable rules adopted under section 3123.63 of the Revised Code with respect to any driver's or commercial license or permit, motorcycle operator's license or endorsement, or temporary instruction permit or commercial driver's temporary instruction permit issued by this state that is the subject of the notice.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 45 | Motor Vehicles-Aeronautics-Watercraft › Chapter 4507 | Driver's License Law › Section 4507.112 | Third-Party Administration of Skills Test.

Effective:
August 31, 2022
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 338 - 134th General Assembly
(A) The director of public safety may authorize a third party to administer the motor vehicle skills test specified in division (A)(2) of section 4507.11 of the Revised Code. The third party shall administer the same skills test as otherwise would be administered by the bureau of motor vehicles.
(B) For purposes of authorizing a third party to administer the motor vehicle skills test, the director and the third party shall enter into an agreement that does all of the following:
(1) Allows the director or the director's representative to conduct random examinations, inspections, and audits of the third party, whether covert or overt, without prior notice;
(2) Requires all examiners of the third party to meet the same qualification and training standards as examiners of the department of public safety;
(3) Requires the third party to use designated road test routes that have been approved by the director;
(4) If the third party also is a driver training school, prohibits a skills test examiner employed by the school from administering a skills test to an applicant that the examiner personally trained;
(5) Establishes appropriate documentation and communication between the third party and the department indicating who has attempted the skills test with the third party and whether the person completed the test successfully;
(6) Reserves to the department the right to take prompt and appropriate remedial action against the third party and its skills test examiners if the third party or its skills test examiners fail to comply with state standards for the testing program or with any other terms of the agreement.
(C)(1) The director may adopt rules in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code establishing reasonable fees that a third party authorized to administer the motor vehicle skills test under this section may charge for the skills test.
(2) If the director does not adopt the rules authorized under division (C)(1) of this section, a third party may charge a fee to an applicant who attempts the skills test with that third party. However, a third party shall not charge a fee greater than the cost of administering the skills test to that applicant.
Last updated June 6, 2022 at 2:33 PM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 45 | Motor Vehicles-Aeronautics-Watercraft › Chapter 4507 | Driver's License Law › Section 4507.14 | Registrar to Impose Restrictions Suitable to Driving Ability.

Effective:
January 1, 2004
Latest Legislation:
Senate Bill 123 - 124th General Assembly
The registrar of motor vehicles upon issuing a driver's license, a motorcycle operator's endorsement, a driver's license renewal, or the renewal of any other license issued under this chapter, whenever good cause appears, may impose restrictions suitable to the licensee's driving ability with respect to the type of or special mechanical control devices required on a motor vehicle that the licensee may operate, or any other restrictions applicable to the licensee that the registrar determines to be necessary.
When issuing a license to a person with impaired hearing, the registrar shall require that a motor vehicle operated by the person be equipped with two outside rear vision mirrors, one on the left side and the other on the right side.
The registrar either may issue a special restricted license or may set forth any restrictions applicable to the license upon the usual license form.
The registrar, upon receiving satisfactory evidence of any violation of the restrictions of any license, after an opportunity for a hearing in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code, may impose upon the offender a class D suspension of the license from the range specified in division (B)(4) of section 4510.02 of the Revised Code.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 45 | Motor Vehicles-Aeronautics-Watercraft › Chapter 4507 | Driver's License Law › Section 4507.141 | Hearing-Impaired Identification Card.

Effective:
September 16, 2004
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 230 - 125th General Assembly
(A) Any hearing-impaired person may apply to the registrar of motor vehicles for an identification card identifying the person as hearing-impaired. The application for a hearing-impaired identification card shall be accompanied by a signed statement from the applicant's personal physician certifying that the applicant is hearing-impaired. Upon receipt of the application for the identification card and the signed statement from the applicant's personal physician, and upon presentation by the applicant of the applicant's driver's or commercial driver's license or motorcycle operator's license, the registrar shall issue the applicant an identification card. A hearing-impaired person may also apply for a hearing-impaired identification card at the time the person applies for a driver's or commercial driver's license or motorcycle operator's license or endorsement. Every hearing-impaired identification card shall expire on the same date that the cardholder's driver's or commercial driver's license or motorcycle operator's license expires.
(B) The hearing-impaired identification card shall be rectangular in shape, approximately the same size as an average motor vehicle sun visor, as determined by the registrar, to enable the identification card to be attached to a sun visor in a motor vehicle. The identification card shall contain the heading "Identification Card for the Hearing-impaired Driver" in boldface type, the name and signature of the hearing-impaired person to whom it is issued, an identifying number, and instructions on the actions the hearing-impaired person should take and the actions the person should refrain from taking in the event the person is stopped by a law enforcement officer while operating the motor vehicle. The registrar shall determine the preferred manner in which a hearing-impaired motorcycle operator should carry or display the hearing-impaired identification card, and the color and composition of, and any other information to be included on, the identification card.
(C) As used in this section, "hearing-impaired" means a hearing loss of forty decibels or more in one or both ears.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 45 | Motor Vehicles-Aeronautics-Watercraft › Chapter 4507 | Driver's License Law › Section 4507.15 | County-Wide Jurisdiction of Courts - Reports of Convictions and Forfeitures.

Effective:
January 1, 2004
Latest Legislation:
Senate Bill 123 - 124th General Assembly
For the purpose of enforcing this chapter and Chapter 4510. of the Revised Code, any court of record having criminal jurisdiction shall have county-wide jurisdiction within the county in which it is located to hear and finally determine cases arising under this chapter and Chapter 4510. of the Revised Code. An action arising under this section shall be commenced by the filing of an affidavit, and the right of trial by jury is preserved, but indictments are not required in misdemeanor cases arising under this chapter and Chapter 4510. of the Revised Code. The registrar shall prepare and furnish blanks for the use of the court in making reports of convictions and bond forfeitures arising under this chapter and Chapter 4510. of the Revised Code.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 45 | Motor Vehicles-Aeronautics-Watercraft › Chapter 4507 | Driver's License Law › Section 4507.16 | Suspension of License by Trial Judge - Prohibitions Concerning Registering, Renewing, or Transferring Vehicle.

Effective:
January 1, 2004
Latest Legislation:
Senate Bill 123 - 124th General Assembly
(A) The trial judge of any court of record, in addition to or independent of all other penalties provided by law or by ordinance, shall impose upon any person who is convicted of or pleads guilty to perjury or the making of a false affidavit under this chapter, or any other law of this state requiring the registration of motor vehicles or regulating their operation on the highway, a class six suspension of the offender's driver's license, commercial driver's license, temporary instruction permit, probationary license, or nonresident operating privilege from the range specified in division (A)(6) of section 4510.02 of the Revised Code. No judge shall suspend the first three months of suspension of an offender's license, permit, or privilege required by this division.
(B) If the trial judge of any court of record suspends the driver's or commercial driver's license or permit or nonresident operating privilege of a person who is convicted of or pleads guilty to any offense for which a suspension of that type is provided by law or ordinance, in addition to all other penalties provided by law or ordinance, the judge may issue an order prohibiting the offender from registering, renewing, or transferring the registration of any vehicle during the period that the offender's license, permit, or privilege is suspended. The court promptly shall send a copy of the order to the registrar of motor vehicles.
Upon receipt of the order from the court, neither the registrar nor any deputy registrar shall accept any application for the registration, registration renewal, or transfer of registration of any motor vehicle owned or leased by the person named in the order during the period that the person's license, permit, or privilege is suspended, unless the registrar is properly notified by the court that the order of suspension has been canceled. When the period of suspension expires or the order is canceled, the registrar or deputy registrar shall accept the application for registration, registration renewal, or transfer of registration of the person named in the order.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 45 | Motor Vehicles-Aeronautics-Watercraft › Chapter 4507 | Driver's License Law › Section 4507.1612 | Reinstatement Fee Before Restoration of License.

Effective:
July 1, 2017
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 26 - 132nd General Assembly
The registrar of motor vehicles shall not restore any operating privileges or reissue a probationary driver's license, restricted license, driver's license, or probationary commercial driver's license suspended under section 2923.122 of the Revised Code until the person whose license was suspended pays a reinstatement fee of thirty dollars to the registrar or an eligible deputy registrar. In addition, each deputy registrar shall collect a service fee of ten dollars to compensate the deputy registrar for services performed under this section. The deputy registrar shall retain eight dollars of the service fee and shall transmit the reinstatement fee, plus two dollars of the service fee, to the registrar in the manner the registrar shall determine.
The bureau of motor vehicles shall pay all fees collected under this section into the state treasury to the credit of the public safety - highway purposes fund created by section 4501.06 of the Revised Code.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 45 | Motor Vehicles-Aeronautics-Watercraft › Chapter 4507 | Driver's License Law › Section 4507.1614 | Registrar to Suspend License or Permit.

Effective:
September 16, 2004
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 230 - 125th General Assembly
The registrar shall suspend the person's license or permit under division (A) of section 4507.162 of the Revised Code regardless of whether the disposition of the case in juvenile court occurred after the person's eighteenth birthday.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 45 | Motor Vehicles-Aeronautics-Watercraft › Chapter 4507 | Driver's License Law › Section 4507.17 | Effect of Suspension or Cancellation of License.

Effective:
January 1, 2004
Latest Legislation:
Senate Bill 123 - 124th General Assembly
Any person whose license is suspended or canceled is not entitled to apply for or receive a new license during the effective dates of the suspension or cancellation.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 45 | Motor Vehicles-Aeronautics-Watercraft › Chapter 4507 | Driver's License Law › Section 4507.18 | Renewal of License or Endorsement by Electronic Means.

Effective:
October 3, 2023
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly
(A) The registrar of motor vehicles shall permit all of the following to renew a driver's license or motorcycle operator's endorsement issued by this state by electronic means:
(1) Any person who is on active duty in the armed forces of the United States who is stationed outside of this state;
(2) The spouse of a person described in division (A)(1) of this section who is also outside of this state;
(3) The dependents of a person described in division (A)(1) of this section who are also outside of this state.
(B) The registrar shall require all of the following:
(1) That the applicant provide a digital copy of the applicant's military identification card or military dependent identification card;
(2) That any spouse or dependent applicant provide a digital copy of a form provided by the registrar demonstrating that the applicant received and passed a vision examination in accordance with the vision requirements under section 4507.12 of the Revised Code;
(3) That the applicant provide a digital copy of a current two inch by two inch passport quality photograph with a white background to be used as the applicant's new driver's license or motorcycle operator's endorsement photograph;
(4) That the applicant provide a digital copy of any identification documents and supporting documents as required by statute or administrative rule to comply with current state and federal requirements.
(C) The registrar shall make it possible for applicants to upload and send by electronic means all required copies of supporting documents and photographs for a driver's license or motorcycle operator's endorsement renewal under this section.
(D)(1) This section does not impact a person's ability to use the exemption from the license requirements available under division (B) of section 4507.03 of the Revised Code.
(2) This section does not prevent a person who is permitted to renew a driver's license or motorcycle operator's endorsement by electronic means under this section from making an application, as provided in section 4507.10 of the Revised Code, in person at a deputy registrar's office.
(E) The registrar shall adopt rules under Chapter 119. of the Revised Code to implement and administer this section.
Last updated October 6, 2023 at 11:18 AM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 45 | Motor Vehicles-Aeronautics-Watercraft › Chapter 4507 | Driver's License Law › Section 4507.19 | Cancellation of License.

Effective:
September 16, 2004
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 230 - 125th General Assembly
The registrar of motor vehicles may cancel any driver's or commercial driver's license or identification card that was obtained fraudulently or unlawfully, was issued in error, or has been altered or willfully destroyed.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 45 | Motor Vehicles-Aeronautics-Watercraft › Chapter 4507 | Driver's License Law › Section 4507.20 | Examination of Licensee's Competency.

Effective:
September 16, 2004
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 230 - 125th General Assembly
The registrar of motor vehicles, when the registrar has good cause to believe that the holder of a driver's or commercial driver's license is incompetent or otherwise not qualified to be licensed, shall send a written notice to the licensee's last known address, requiring the licensee to submit to a driver's license examination, a physical examination, or both, or a commercial driver's license examination within the time indicated on the notice. The physical examination may be conducted by any individual authorized by the Revised Code to do so, including a physician assistant, a clinical nurse specialist, a certified nurse practitioner, or a certified nurse-midwife. Any written documentation of the physical examination shall be completed by the individual who conducted the examination.
Upon the conclusion of the examination, the registrar may suspend the license of the person, may permit the licensee to retain the license, or may issue the licensee a restricted license. Refusal or neglect of the licensee to submit to the examination is ground for suspension of the licensee's license.
A physician licensed under Chapter 4731. of the Revised Code may submit a report to the registrar stating that in the physician's professional opinion the holder of a driver's or commercial driver's license may be incompetent or otherwise not qualified to operate safely a motor vehicle due to medical reasons. Any such report submitted to the registrar is confidential, is not a public record, and is not subject to disclosure under section 149.43 of the Revised Code.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 45 | Motor Vehicles-Aeronautics-Watercraft › Chapter 4507 | Driver's License Law › Section 4507.212 | Statement of Proof of Financial Responsibility - Penalties Form.

Effective:
October 20, 1994
Latest Legislation:
Senate Bill 20 - 120th General Assembly
(A) As used in this section, "motor vehicle" has the same meaning as in section 4509.01 of the Revised Code.
(B) An application for a driver's, commercial driver's, restricted, or probationary license, or renewal of such license shall contain a statement, to be signed by the applicant, that does all of the following:
(1) States that the applicant maintains, or has maintained on his behalf, proof of financial responsibility at the time of application, and will not operate a motor vehicle in this state, unless he maintains, or has maintained on his behalf, proof of financial responsibility;
(2) Contains a brief summary of the purposes and operation of section 4509.101 of the Revised Code, the rights and duties of the applicant under that section, and the penalties for violation of that section;
(3) Warns the applicant that the financial responsibility law does not prevent the possibility that the applicant may be involved in an accident with an owner or operator of a motor vehicle who is without proof of financial responsibility.
(C) The registrar of motor vehicles shall prescribe the form of the statement, and the manner in which the statement shall be presented to the applicant. The statement shall be designed to enable the applicant to retain a copy of it.
(D) Nothing within this section shall be construed to excuse a violation of section 4509.101 of the Revised Code.
(E) At the time a person submits an application for a driver's, commercial driver's, restricted, or probationary license, or renewal of such a license, the applicant also shall be furnished with a form that lists in plain language all the possible penalties to which the applicant could be subject for a violation of the financial responsibility law, including driver's license suspensions; all fees, including nonvoluntary compliance and reinstatement fees; and vehicle immobilization or impoundment. The applicant shall sign the form, which shall be submitted along with the application. The form shall be retained by the registrar or deputy registrar who issues the license or renewal or his successor for a period of two years from the date of issuance of the license or renewal. The registrar shall prescribe the manner in which the form shall be presented to the applicant, and the format of the form, which shall be such that the applicant can retain a copy of it.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 45 | Motor Vehicles-Aeronautics-Watercraft › Chapter 4507 | Driver's License Law › Section 4507.213 | Surrender of Foreign Driver's License.

Effective:
June 30, 2021
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 74 - 134th General Assembly
(A) Any person who becomes a resident of this state, within thirty days of becoming a resident, shall surrender any driver's license, temporary instruction permit, or identification card issued by another state to the registrar of motor vehicles or a deputy registrar. If such a person intends to operate a motor vehicle upon the public roads or highways, the person shall apply for a temporary instruction permit or driver's license in this state. If the person fails to apply for a driver's license or temporary instruction permit within thirty days of becoming a resident, the person shall not operate any motor vehicle in this state under a license or permit issued by another state.
(B)(1) Whoever violates division (A) of this section is guilty of a minor misdemeanor.
(2) The offense established under division (B)(1) of this section is a strict liability offense and strict liability is a culpable mental state for purposes of section 2901.20 of the Revised Code. The designation of this offense as a strict liability offense shall not be construed to imply that any other offense, for which there is no specified degree of culpability, is not a strict liability offense.
(C) For purposes of division (A) of this section, "resident" means any person to whom any of the following applies:
(1) The person maintains their principal residence in this state and does not reside in this state as a result of the person's active service in the United States armed forces.
(2) The person is determined by the registrar of motor vehicles to be a resident in accordance with standards adopted by the registrar under section 4507.01 of the Revised Code.
Last updated April 14, 2021 at 7:29 AM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 45 | Motor Vehicles-Aeronautics-Watercraft › Chapter 4507 | Driver's License Law › Section 4507.214 | Summary Page for Hands Free Law.

Effective:
April 4, 2023
Latest Legislation:
Senate Bill 288 - 134th General Assembly
(A) The registrar of motor vehicles or deputy registrar shall provide each applicant for a temporary instruction permit, driver's license, commercial driver's license, motorized bicycle license, motorcycle operator's license, or the renewal thereof, a one-page summary of Ohio's laws governing the use of an electronic wireless communications device while operating a motor vehicle. The summary shall explain the prohibition, the exemptions, and the penalties set forth in section 4511.204 of the Revised Code.
(B) Upon receiving the summary described in division (A) of this section, the applicant shall sign a statement acknowledging receipt of the summary, either manually or by electronic signature.
(C) The registrar shall prescribe the form of the summary and the manner in which the summary is presented to the applicant. The summary shall be designed to enable the applicant to retain either a physical or electronic copy of it.
(D) Nothing within this section shall be construed to excuse a violation of section 4511.204 of the Revised Code.
Last updated March 10, 2023 at 3:00 PM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 45 | Motor Vehicles-Aeronautics-Watercraft › Chapter 4507 | Driver's License Law › Section 4507.22 | Transmission of Application With Report of Findings to Registrar.

Effective:
July 1, 1989
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 381 - 118th General Assembly
If the deputy registrar finds that an applicant is not entitled to an identification card or a driver's license, he shall transmit to the registrar of motor vehicles the original of the application together with the written report of his findings and recommendations in connection with such application. Upon receipt thereof, the registrar shall review the findings and recommendations and determine whether the application shall be granted, and report his findings to the deputy registrar and the applicant. If the registrar determines the the application should be granted, he shall thereupon notify the deputy registrar, who shall forthwith issue the license or card.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 45 | Motor Vehicles-Aeronautics-Watercraft › Chapter 4507 | Driver's License Law › Section 4507.232 | Student Driver Sticker or Banner.

Effective:
April 7, 2004
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 54 - 125th General Assembly
When the registrar of motor vehicles or a deputy registrar issues a temporary instruction permit under this chapter, the registrar or deputy registrar also shall issue to the applicant a sticker or banner that reads "student driver." When the holder of the temporary instruction permit operates a motor vehicle, the sticker or banner may be displayed on the motor vehicle to inform other motor vehicle operators that the motor vehicle is being operated by a holder of a temporary instruction permit, but such display is not required.
The sticker or banner may be displayed on a side window or the rear window of the motor vehicle notwithstanding section 4513.24 and division (F) of section 4513.241 of the Revised Code or any rule adopted thereunder.
The registrar shall determine the size of the sticker or banner, which shall not exceed four inches in height by twelve inches in length, and the material and all other properties of the sticker or banner, but shall select a material so that the sticker or banner can be transferred readily from one motor vehicle to another.