Ohio Administrative Code › Title 4501:1 - Bureau of Motor Vehicles › Chapter 4501:1-10 - Notice of Orders › Section 4501:1-10-01 - Written notice of orders

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) Unless a different method is specified by
			 law, the registrar of motor vehicles shall give written notice of any order
			 revoking, canceling, or suspending a driver's license, a commercial driver's
			 license, motorcycle operator's license or endorsement, or temporary permit, or
			 any order requiring the surrender of a certificate of registration or
			 registration plates, by regular mail sent to the person at the person's last
			 known address as determined in accordance with this rule.
(B) Pursuant to division (D) of section
			 4506.14 and division (C) of
			 section 4507.09 of the Revised Code,
			 each person licensed as a commercial driver under Chapter 4506. of the Revised
			 Code or a driver under Chapter 4507. of the Revised Code 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 the "Request for Change of
			 Address" form "BMV 5756" (7/19), available via the Ohio bureau of
			 motor vehicles' (BMV) website at
http://www.bmv.ohio.gov/bmv_forms.stm
or by electronic means approved by the registrar  and
			 shall include the full name, date of birth, license number, county of
			 residence, last four digits of social security number, and new address of the
			 person.
(C) Any person applying for
			 a motor vehicle certificate of registration shall state the person's correct
			 and current address on the application. Pursuant to division (E) of section
			 4503.101 of the Revised Code,
			 every owner or lessee of a motor vehicle holding a certificate of registration
			 shall notify the registrar in writing of any change in the person's address
			 within ten days after the change occurs. The notification shall be in writing
			 on the "Request for Change of Address" form "BMV 5756" (7/19), available via the BMV website at
http://www.bmv.ohio.gov/bmv_forms.stm
or by electronic means approved by the registrar  and shall include the full name, date of birth,
			 license number, county of residence, last four digits of social security
			 account number, and new address.
(D) The BMV shall maintain a drivers' record
			 data file that shall include the last known address of each driver, commercial
			 driver, motorcycle operator, or temporary permit holder licensed by the state
			 of Ohio. For the purpose of this rule, the last known address of the driver,
			 commercial driver, motorcycle operator, or temporary permit holder shall be the
			 address entered on the most recent application submitted by that person unless
			 the BMV receives notice of, and enters, a new address in accordance with this
			 paragraph. Upon receipt of a written or electronic notice of a new address
			 submitted by a driver, commercial driver, motorcycle operator, or temporary
			 permit holder pursuant to division (D) of section
			 4506.14 or division (C) of
			 section 4507.09 of the Revised Code, the
			 BMV shall, within twenty-eight days, enter the new address in the drivers'
			 record data file.
(E) The BMV shall
			 maintain a vehicle registration data file that shall include the last known
			 address of the registered owner or lesee of each motor vehicle registered in
			 the state of Ohio. For the purpose of this rule, the last known address of the
			 owner or lessee shall be the address entered on the most recent motor vehicle
			 registration submitted by the owner or lessee, unless the BMV receives notice
			 of, and enters, a new address in accordance with this paragraph. Upon receipt
			 of a written or electronic notice of a new address submitted by an owner or
			 lessee of a motor vehicle holding a certificate of registration pursuant to
			 division (E) of section
			 4503.101 of the Revised Code,
			 the BMV shall, within twenty-eight days, enter the new address in the vehicle
			 registration data file.
(F) Written
			 notice of any order that relates only to requiring the surrender of a
			 certificate of registration or registration plates, or both, but does not
			 relate in any way to the revocation, cancellation, or suspension of a driver's
			 license, commercial driver's license, motorcycle operator's license or
			 endorsement, or temporary permit, shall be sent by regular mail to the owner's
			 last known address contained in the vehicle registration data file in
			 accordance with paragraph (E) of this rule.
(G) Written notice of all other orders,
			 including orders revoking, canceling, or suspending a driver's license,
			 commercial driver's license, motorcycle operator's license or endorsement, or
			 temporary permit, and any orders requiring the surrender of a certificate of
			 registration or registration plates, or both, if there is any underlying
			 relationship between that surrender and any action revoking, canceling, or
			 suspending a driver's license, commercial driver's license, motorcycle
			 operator's license or endorsement, or temporary permit, shall be sent by
			 regular mail to the driver's, commercial driver's, motorcycle operator's, or
			 temporary permit holder's last known address contained in the drivers' record
			 data file in accordance with paragraph (D) of this rule.
(H) As an alternative to, or in addition to,
			 written notice given by regular mail under this rule, the registrar may, but is
			 not required to, give written notice by certified mail, return receipt
			 requested. If certified mail is used, it shall be sent to the last known
			 address of the owner in accordance with paragraphs (E) and (F) of this rule or
			 to the driver, commercial driver, motorcycle operator, or temporary permit
			 holder in accordance with paragraphs (D) and (G) of this rule, whichever
			 applies. The proof of mailing procedures set forth in rule
			 4501:1-10-02
			 of the Administrative Code do not apply to written notice by certified mail,
			 return receipt requested.