Ohio Administrative Code › Title 4501:1 - Bureau of Motor Vehicles › Chapter 4501:1-1 - Driver Licenses › Section 4501:1-1-40 - Next of kin database

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) The registrar of motor vehicles shall
			 establish within the bureau of motor vehicles a database of the next of kin of
			 persons who hold an Ohio driver's license, commercial driver's license,
			 temporary instruction permit identification card (TIPIC), motorcycle operator's
			 licenseor
			 endorsement, motorized bicycle operator's
			 license, or state identification card. Information in the database shall be
			 accessible only to employees of the bureau of motor vehicles and to criminal
			 justice agencies and is not a public record for purposes of section
			 149.43 of the Revised Code. The
			 database shall be known as the Ohio next of kin database.
(B)
								
								When an individual submits
			 an application to the registrar of motor vehicles or a deputy registrar for
			 a driver's license, commercial driver's license, TIPIC, motorcycle
			 operator's licenseor endorsement, motorized bicycle
			 operator's license, or state identification card, or renewal of any of them, the individual shall be
			 furnished with an application for entry in the Ohio next of
			 kin database on which the individual may list the name, address,
			 telephone number, and relationship to the individual of at least one contact
			 person whom the individual wishes to be 
								notified if
			 the individual is involved in a motor vehicle accident or emergency situation
			 and the individual dies or is seriously injured or rendered unconscious and is
			 unable to communicate with the contact person. The contact person may or may
			 not be the next of kin of the individual, except that if the
			 individual is under eighteen years of age and is not
			 emancipated, the contact person shall include the parent, guardian, or
			 custodian of the individual.
(C) Application for entry in, or changes to, the Ohio next of kin
			 database shall be made electronically on the bureau of motor vehicles website
			 at
http://bmv.ohio.gov/
or
			 in person at any bureau
			 office
								or deputy
			 registrar agencywho shall accept the application from the individual without
			 payment of any fee.  The bureau will not enter or change any information except
			 upon electronic or written application of the individual
			 himself or herself. The registrar may prescribe security requirements to
			 protect against unauthorized entry of, access to, or changes to the next of kin
			 and contact person information.
(D) The registrar shall prescribe which
			 information is mandatory and which information is optional for entry into the
			 Ohio next of kin database. The form shall contain the
			 option to add, remove, or change next of kin information; the individual's
			 name, address, and Ohio driver license or identification card number; and the
			 emergency contact's name, address, telephone number, and relationship to the
			 individual. The individual may list the names and contact information for no
			 more than two contact persons.
(E) By submitting the application for entry
			 in the Ohio next of kin database, the individual
			 consents to the use of the information in accordance with section
			 4501.81 of the Revised Code and
			 this rule.
(F) The registrar shall
			 establish and maintain the Ohio next of kin database in a manner that provides
			 the information to criminal justice agencies twenty-four hours a day and seven
			 days a week except in cases of computer malfunction or other emergency
			 circumstances.
(G) In the event of
			 a motor vehicle accident or emergency situation in which an
								individual dies or is seriously injured or rendered
			 unconscious, and is unable to communicate with
			 the contact person specified in the database, an employee of a criminal justice
			 agency shall make a good faith effort to notify the contact person of the
			 situation.
								However, no liability shall be
			 incurred if the bureau of motor vehicles,
								 the employee,
								or the criminal justice agency
			 is unable to
			 notify
			 the
								 contact person.
Five Year Review (FYR) Dates:
				6/25/2018 and
				01/15/2021
Promulgated
				Under: 119.03
Statutory
				Authority: 4501.81
Rule
				Amplifies: 4501.81
Prior
				Effective Dates: 08/24/2008, 03/21/2011,
				02/10/2012