Ohio Administrative Code › Title 4501:1 - Bureau of Motor Vehicles › Chapter 4501:1-7 - Vehicle Registration › Section 4501:1-7-08 - Vehicle registration renewal by electronic means

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
[Comment: For dates and availability of
				material incorporated by reference in this rule, see paragraph (A) in rule
				4501:1-7-15
				of the Administrative Code.]
(A) As used in this chapter, "electronic
			 means" includes transmissions by telephone and over the internet, and any other
			 electronic transmissions approved by the registrar of motor vehicles.
(B) Any owner of a motor vehicle who receives
			 a vehicle registration renewal notice stating that he or she is eligible to
			 apply for registration renewal by electronic means pursuant to rule
			 4501:1-7-07
			 of the Administrative Code may apply to renew the registration for that vehicle
			 in accordance with the provisions of this rule.
(C) The registrar shall establish a telephone
			 number and an internet web site, and may establish other media, for receiving
			 vehicle renewal applications by electronic means.
(D) If, upon receipt of a registration
			 renewal notice, the owner of the motor vehicle chooses to register it by
			 electronic means, the owner may begin the process by accessing the telephone
			 number, web site, or other electronic site established by the registrar. The
			 site established by the registrar shall contain in electronic form essentially
			 the same information contained in the registration renewal notice. The vehicle
			 owner shall verify the information contained therein, affix the owner's
			 electronic signature, and return it together with payment of all the
			 registration taxes and fees due to the registrar by electronic means, all in
			 accordance with this rule and any instructions prescribed by the registrar. The
			 registrar may permit a vehicle owner to renew a vehicle registration by
			 electronic means whether or not the owner actually received the original
			 registration renewal notice.
(E)
			 The electronic media shall contain all essential registration application
			 information, including access to all necessary information regarding Ohio's
			 financial responsibility laws. The vehicle owner shall verify that the
			 registration information is correct, that the owner has been given notice of
			 Ohio's financial responsibility laws, and that the owner has in effect and will
			 maintain vehicle liability insurance or other acceptable financial
			 responsibility coverage in compliance with Ohio's financial responsibility
			 laws.
(F) The registrar shall
			 prescribe the elements which constitute the owner's electronic signature for
			 vehicle registration renewal purposes. The elements may include, but are not
			 limited to, the vehicle's license plate number, the owner's social security or
			 taxpayer identification number, a personal identification number (PIN) assigned
			 by the registrar, a derivative of any of the foregoing numbers, or any other
			 electronic sound, symbol, or process attached to or logically associated the
			 registration record. Compliance with the elements prescribed by the registrar
			 shall evidence the owner's intent to sign the registration application and
			 shall constitute the signature of the vehicle owner.
(G) The registrar shall specify the financial
			 transaction devices which are acceptable for payment of all the registration
			 taxes, fees, contributions, and other charges due with the renewal application
			 in compliance with the provisions of section
			 113.40 of the Revised Code. the
			 vehicle owner shall submit payment of all the taxes, fees, contributions, and
			 other charges by electronic means in accordance with the registrar's
			 instructions.
(H) The registrar may
			 reject any application for renewal registration by electronic means if the
			 application does not comply with any applicable statute, any applicable rule,
			 or any of the instructions prescribed by the registrar.
(I) In carrying out the registrar's duties
			 under this rule, the registrar may contract with outside sources to process any
			 information, send and receive any information or notices, and take any actions
			 on behalf of the registrar as the registrar may prescribe.
Effective: 3/1/2017
Five Year Review
				(FYR) Dates: 11/30/2016 and
				11/01/2021
Promulgated
				Under: 119.03
Statutory
				Authority: 4501.02,
				4503.102,
				4503.20
Rule
				Amplifies: 4503.102
Prior
				Effective Dates: 10/08/00