Ohio Administrative Code › Title 4501:1 - Bureau of Motor Vehicles › Chapter 4501:1-8 - International Registration Plan › Section 4501:1-8-10 - Registration by electronic means

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A)
								 Pursuant to
			 section 4503.62 of the Revised Code, the
			 registrar of motor vehicles hereby establishes a program to accept applications
			 for vehicle registration transactions for apportionable vehicles electronically
			 over the internet. The registrar shall establish an internet web site for this
			 purpose. This program will initially permit the acceptance of applications for
			 the renewal of vehicle registration transactions for apportionable vehicles,
			 and shall be expanded by the registrar, at the registrar's discretion, to
			 permit initial and other applications for vehicle registration
			 transactions.
(B)
								 Any owner or lessee of an apportionable commercial
			 motor vehicle may apply for initial or renewal registration for that vehicle in
			 accordance with the provisions of this rule. At the discretion of the registrar
			 of motor vehicles, the program also may provide for initial or renewal
			 registration of nonapportionable commercial motor vehicles over the
			 internet.
(C)
								 The internet web site established by the registrar
			 shall contain an application in electronic form containing essentially the same
			 information as prescribed in rule
			 4501:1-8-09
			 of the Administrative Code. 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, fees, and costs due to the
			 registrar by electronic or other approved means, all in accordance with this
			 rule and any instructions prescribed by the registrar.
(D)
								 The completed
			 application shall contain all essential initial or renewal registration
			 information. The vehicle owner or lessee making the application shall verify
			 that the registration information is correct and that the owner or lessee is in
			 full compliance with all state and federal registration requirements, including
			 compliance with Ohio's financial responsibility laws.
(E)
								 The registrar
			 shall prescribe the elements that constitute the owner's or lessee's electronic
			 signature for initial or renewal motor vehicle registrations. The elements may
			 include, but are not limited to, the vehicle's license plate number, the
			 owner's or lessee'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 with the registration record. Compliance
			 with the elements prescribed by the registrar shall evidence the owner's or
			 lessee's intent to sign the application and shall constitute the signature of
			 the vehicle owner or lessee. In addition, the registrar may establish
			 guidelines for accepting documents and signatures by electronic scanning, by
			 facsimile transmission, or by any other reliable means. If necessary to
			 complete the initial or renewal registration process, the registrar may require
			 that additional information be submitted by regular mail or by delivery to a
			 designated registration office.
(F)
								 The internet
			 registration program shall provide an option for the payment of all
			 registration taxes and fees for eligible commercial vehicles by use of a
			 financial transaction device. As used in this rule, "financial transaction
			 device" means a credit card, a debit card, an e-check, or any other device or
			 method for making an electronic payment or transfer of funds approved by the
			 registrar of motor vehicles. The registrar, with the approval of the director
			 of public safety, may contract with a third party to accept and process
			 payments made by use of a financial transaction device on behalf of the bureau
			 of motor vehicles.
(G)
								 All fees associated with payment by use of a financial
			 transaction device shall be borne by the applicants seeking the initial or
			 renewal registration of apportionable or other vehicles under the program
			 established pursuant to this rule. The bureau of motor vehicles shall not pay
			 any costs, and shall not retain any additional fees, associated with the use of
			 a financial transaction device. In providing for payment by the use of a
			 financial transaction device, the registrar may, but is not required to, comply
			 with section 113.40 of the Revised
			 Code.
(H)
								 The registrar may reject any application for initial
			 or 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:
				12/31/2011
R.C. 119.032 review dates:
				12/31/2016
Promulgated
				Under: 119.03
Statutory Authority: R.C. 4501.02, 4503.10,
				4503.62
Rule Amplifies: R.C.
				4503.62