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Title 45, Title 45. Motor Vehicles-Aeronautics-Watercraft

23 chapters · 1,311 sections in this title.

All chapters in Title 451,311 Ch 4503, Chapter 4503 | Licensing Of Motor Ve…350 Ch 4511, Chapter 4511 | Traffic Laws - Operat…171 Ch 4513, Chapter 4513 | Traffic Laws - Equipm…83 Ch 4509, Chapter 4509 | Financial Responsibility81 Ch 4582, Chapter 4582 | Port Authorities72 Ch 4517, Chapter 4517 | Motor Vehicle Dealers…65 Ch 4510, Chapter 4510 | Driver's License Susp…58 Ch 4507, Chapter 4507 | Driver's License Law57 Ch 4501, Chapter 4501 | Motor Vehicles - Defi…49 Ch 4519, Chapter 4519 | Special Vehicles48 Ch 4505, Chapter 4505 | Certificate Of Motor …42 Ch 4561, Chapter 4561 | Aeronautics42 Ch 4549, Chapter 4549 | Motor Vehicle Crimes37 Ch 4506, Chapter 4506 | Commercial Driver's L…30

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Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 4503.181 Historical motor vehicles
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(A) As used in this section, "historical motor vehicle" means any motor vehicle that is more than twenty-five years old and that is owned solely as a collector's item and for participation in club activities, exhibitions, tours, parades, and similar uses. A historical motor vehic…
Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 4503.182 Temporary motor vehicle license registration
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(A) A purchaser of a motor vehicle, upon application and proof of purchase of the vehicle, may be issued a temporary motor vehicle license registration for the motor vehicle. The purchaser of a motor vehicle that was previously issued a license plate during the current registrati…
Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 4503.183 Replica motor vehicle registration
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(A) No person shall use a replica motor vehicle for general transportation. However, a person may operate a replica motor vehicle registered under this section on the public roads and highways as follows: (1) For club activities, exhibitions, tours, parades, and similar uses; (2)…
Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 4503.19 Issuance of certificates of registration and license plates or validation stickers
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(A)(1) Upon the filing of an application for registration and the payment of the tax for registration, the registrar of motor vehicles or a deputy registrar shall determine whether the owner previously has been issued a license plate for the motor vehicle described in the applica…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 4503.191 Issuance of license plates and validation stickers - production by Ohio penal industries

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(A)(1) The identification license plate shall be issued for a multi-year period as determined by the director of public safety, and, except as provided in division (A)(3) of this section, shall be accompanied by a validation sticker, to be attached to the license plate. Except as…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 4503.192 Retention of personalized license plate letters and numbers

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(A)(1) Except as provided in division (B) of this section, any person who is replacing vehicle license plates, upon request and payment of a fee of ten dollars, may retain the distinctive combination of letters and numerals on license plates previously issued to that person.A per…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 4503.193 Reference to license or registration plates or validation stickers

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The display of a single current license plate and validation sticker on a motor vehicle as required under section 4503.19 of the Revised Code sufficiently indicates that the vehicle is registered in this state. Any reference in the Revised Code to license plates, a set of license…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 4503.20 Application for registration to contain statement regarding proof of financial responsibility

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(A) As used in this section: (1) "Dealer engaged in the business of leasing motor vehicles" means any person engaged in the business of regularly making available, offering to make available, or arranging for another person to use a motor vehicle pursuant to a bailment, lease, or…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 4503.21 Display of license plates and validation stickers or temporary license registration

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(A)(1) Subject to section 4503.211 of the Revised Code, no person who is the owner or operator of a motor vehicle shall fail to display in plain view on the rear of the motor vehicle a license plate that displays the distinctive number and registration mark assigned to the motor …

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 4503.211 Rental vehicle operator exemption

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(A) As used in this section: (1) "Motor vehicle renting dealer" means any person engaged in the business of regularly making available, offering to make available, or arranging for another person to use a motor vehicle pursuant to a bailment, rental agreement, or other contractua…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 4503.22 Specifications for license plates

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The identification license plate shall consist of a placard upon the face of which shall appear the distinctive number assigned to the motor vehicle as provided in section 4503.19 of the Revised Code, in Arabic numerals or letters, or both. The dimensions of the numerals or lette…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 4503.23 Special license plates for state owned motor vehicles

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No motor vehicle designed to carry passengers, owned or leased by the state, or any of its departments, bureaus, commissions, or institutions supported in whole or in part by funds provided by the state, shall be operated or driven by any person unless it has displayed, in a prom…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 4503.231 Unique license plates for motor vehicles whose standard plates have been impounded

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(A) No motor vehicle registered in the name of a person whose certificate of registration and identification license plates have been impounded as provided by division (B)(1) of section 4507.02 of the Revised Code, and no vehicle that may be operated pursuant to an immobilization…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 4503.232 Registrar may destroy suspended or impounded license plates

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(A) Upon the receipt of identification license plates that have been suspended or impounded under any provision of law, and notwithstanding any other provision of law that requires the registrar of motor vehicles to retain the license plates, the registrar may destroy the license…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 4503.233 Immobilization orders

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(A)(1) If a court is required to order the immobilization of a vehicle for a specified period of time pursuant to section 4510.11, 4510.14, 4510.161, 4510.41, 4511.19, 4511.193, or 4511.203 of the Revised Code, the court, subject to section 4503.235 of the Revised Code, shall iss…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 4503.234 Order of criminal forfeiture of vehicle

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(A) If a court orders the criminal forfeiture of a vehicle pursuant to section 4503.233, 4503.236, 4510.11, 4510.14, 4510.161, 4510.41, 4511.19, 4511.193, or 4511.203 of the Revised Code, the order shall be issued and enforced in accordance with this division, subject to division…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 4503.235 Vehicle immobilization waiver order - terms

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(A) If division (G) of section 4511.19 or division (C) of section 4511.193 of the Revised Code requires a court, as part of the sentence of an offender who is convicted of or pleads guilty to a violation of division (A) of section 4511.19 of the Revised Code or as a sanction for …

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 4503.236 Forfeiture for violation of immobilization order

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(A) No person shall operate a motor vehicle or permit the operation of a motor vehicle upon any public or private property used by the public for vehicular travel or parking knowing or having reasonable cause to believe that the motor vehicle has been ordered immobilized pursuant…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 4503.24 Registration and licensing of chauffeured limousines - livery license plate sticker

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(A) The owner of a chauffeured limousine, upon compliance with the motor vehicle laws relating to the registration and licensing of motor vehicles, upon payment of the regular license tax as prescribed under section 4503.04 of the Revised Code, any tax levied under Chapter 4504. …

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 4503.25 Index of licenses issued

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The registrar of motor vehicles shall keep on file in his office a complete index of all motor vehicle license registrations issued by license numbers and alphabetically by names of owners, and a full and correct list of the names and addresses of the deputy registrars, together …

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 4503.26 Lists of registration information - acceptance of bids for preparation

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(A) As used in this section, "registration information" means information in license plate applications on file with the bureau of motor vehicles.(B) The director of public safety may advertise for and accept sealed bids for the preparation of lists containing registration inform…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 4503.27 Registration requirements for manufacturers, dealers and distributors

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A manufacturer, dealer, or distributor shall apply for registration, for each place in this state at which the business of manufacturing, dealing, or distributing of motor vehicles is carried on. The application shall show the make of motor vehicles manufactured, dealt in, or dis…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 4503.271 Operation of new vehicle without plate or placard after railroad car accident

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A new motor vehicle may be operated on the public roads or highways of this state without displaying a license plate issued to a manufacturer, dealer, or distributor under section 4503.27 of the Revised Code or any other license plate specified in the Revised Code if all of the f…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 4503.28 Manufacturer, dealer or distributor required to file application for registration

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(A) No person who is a manufacturer of, dealer in, or distributor of motor vehicles shall fail to file an application for registration, to pay the tax for the registration, and to apply for and pay the legal fees for as many additional registration certificates as the law require…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 4503.29 Program to establish and issue specialty license plates recognizing military service and military honors

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(A) The director of veterans services in conjunction with the registrar of motor vehicles shall develop and maintain a program to establish and issue specialty license plates recognizing military service and military honors pertaining to valor and service. (B) The director and th…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 4503.30 Display of placards issued to manufacturers, dealers or distributors

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(A) Any license plates issued by the registrar of motor vehicles and bearing the distinctive number assigned to a manufacturer, dealer, or distributor pursuant to section 4503.27 of the Revised Code may be displayed on any motor vehicle, other than commercial cars, or on any moto…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 4503.301 Commercial car demonstration placards

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(A) A manufacturer, dealer, or distributor of motor vehicles may apply for a reasonable number of commercial car demonstration license plates. The application shall show the make of commercial cars, commercial tractors, trailers, and semitrailers manufactured, dealt, or distribut…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 4503.31 Annual registration by persons other than manufacturers, dealers, or distributors - use of placards

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(A) As used in this section, "person" includes, but is not limited to, any person engaged in the business of manufacturing or distributing, or selling at retail, displaying, offering for sale, or dealing in, motorized bicycles who is not subject to section 4503.09 of the Revised …

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 4503.311 Manufacturer or dealer of watercraft trailers - annual registration

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A manufacturer of or dealer in trailers for transporting watercraft may apply for registration with the registrar of motor vehicles for each place in this state where the manufacturer or dealer carries on the business of manufacturing or dealing in such trailers. Applications for…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 4503.312 Manufacturer or distributor of utility trailers or trailers for transporting vehicles - annual registration

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As used in this section: (A) "Utility trailer" means any trailer, except a travel trailer or trailer for transporting watercraft, having a gross weight of less than four thousand pounds. (B) "Snowmobile" and "all-purpose vehicle" have the same meanings as in section 4519.01 of th…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 4503.32 Unauthorized use of placard

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(A) No person shall use the license plates provided for in section 4503.31 of the Revised Code contrary to said section. (B) Whoever violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor of the third degree. Last updated August 29, 2023 at 9:15 AM

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 4503.33 In transit permits required

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A person, firm, or corporation engaged in this state as a drive-away operator or trailer transporter or both in the business of transporting and delivering, by means of the full mount method, the saddle mount method, the tow bar method, tow-away method, or any combination thereof…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 4503.34 Drive-away operator required to file application

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(A) No person who is a drive-away operator or trailer transporter, or both, engaged in the business of transporting and delivering new motor vehicles or used motor vehicles, or both, by means of the full mount method, the saddle mount method, the tow bar method, the tow-away meth…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 4503.35 Certain motor vehicles exempted

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(A) The motor vehicles furnished by the state for use by the elective state officials, and motor vehicles owned and operated by political subdivisions of the state, are exempt from section 4503.23 of the Revised Code. (B) The following vehicles are exempt from section 4503.23 of …

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 4503.37 Certificate of reciprocity - exemption from requirements

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(A) A certificate of reciprocity issued under this section shall exempt the owner and the driver of every motor vehicle which is duly registered in the state, district, country, or sovereignty other than this state, to which the certificate is granted, from the laws of this state…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 4503.38 Exemption for foreign trailers

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A trailer that is duly registered in any state, district, country, or sovereignty other than this state is exempt from the laws of this state pertaining to registration and licensing and the penal statutes relating thereto.

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 4503.39 Blocking registration of vehicle lessees with outstanding fines or costs

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With regard to a motor vehicle leased by or in the name of a person named in a suspension order or who is precluded from registering or transferring registration of a motor vehicle because of a failure to appear, the registrar of motor vehicles shall adopt procedures as indicated…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 4503.40 Special state reserved license plate numbers and validation stickers - fee

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The registrar shall be allowed a fee of twenty-five dollars, for each application received by the registrar for an initial registration or a registration renewal for special state reserved license plate numbers and the issuing of such licenses, and validation stickers, in the sev…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 4503.41 Disabled veterans license plates

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(A) Any disabled veteran who, because of a service-connected disability, has been or is awarded funds for the purchase of a motor vehicle under the "Disabled Veterans' and Servicemen's Automobile Assistance Act of 1970," 84 Stat. 1998, 38 U.S.C. 1901, and amendments thereto, and …

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 4503.42 Special reserved license plate numbers containing more than three letters or numerals - fee

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For each registration renewal and for each initial application for registration, the registrar shall be allowed a fee of fifty dollars, which shall be in addition to the regular license fee for tags as prescribed under section 4503.04 of the Revised Code and any tax levied under …

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 4503.43 Congressional Medal of Honor license plates

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Any person being awarded the congressional medal of honor may apply to the registrar of motor vehicles for the registration of his personal motor vehicle without the payment of any registration fee and service fee as required by sections 4503.04, 4503.10, and 4503.102 of the Revi…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 4503.435 Line of duty sacrifice license plates

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(A) Any person who is the immediate family member of a public safety officer who died while performing honorably in the line of duty may apply to the registrar of motor vehicles for the registration of any passenger car, noncommercial motor vehicle, recreational vehicle, or other…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 4503.44 Windshield placards, license plates, parking cards for persons with disabilities; registration of altered vehicles

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(A) As used in this section and in section 4511.69 of the Revised Code: (1) "Person with a disability that limits or impairs the ability to walk" means any person who, as determined by a health care provider, meets any of the following criteria: (a) Cannot walk two hundred feet w…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 4503.45 Collector's vehicle license

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An owner of a collector's vehicle, upon complying with the motor vehicle laws relating to registration and licensing of motor vehicles, and upon payment of the regular license fee as prescribed under section 4503.04 of the Revised Code and any tax levied under Chapter 4504. of th…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 4503.46 Former POW license plates

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(A) For the purposes of this section, "prisoner of war" means any regularly appointed, enrolled, enlisted, or inducted member of the military forces of the United States who was captured, separated, and incarcerated by an enemy of the United States at any time, and any regularly …

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 4503.47 Volunteer firefighter license plates

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(A) Any person who is a volunteer firefighter may apply to the registrar of motor vehicles for the registration of one passenger car or other vehicle of a class approved by the registrar the person owns or leases. The application shall be accompanied by such written evidence as t…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 4503.471 International association of firefighters license plates

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(A) Any person who is a member in good standing of the international association of firefighters may apply to the registrar of motor vehicles for the registration of any passenger car, noncommercial vehicle, recreational vehicle, or other vehicle of a class approved by the regist…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 4503.472 Law Enforcement Purple Heart license plates

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(A)(1) Any person who has been awarded the law enforcement purple heart from the national association of chiefs of police may apply to the registrar of motor vehicles for the registration of any passenger car, noncommercial motor vehicle, recreational vehicle, motorcycle, or othe…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 4503.49 Registration of emergency medical service organization vehicles

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(A) As used in this section, "ambulance," "ambulette," "emergency medical service organization," "nonemergency medical service organization," and "nontransport vehicle" have the same meanings as in section 4766.01 of the Revised Code.(B) Each private emergency medical service org…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 4503.491 Breast cancer awareness license plates

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(A) The owner or lessee of any passenger car, noncommercial motor vehicle, recreational vehicle, motorcycle, or other vehicle of a class approved by the registrar of motor vehicles may apply to the registrar for the registration of the vehicle and issuance of breast cancer awaren…