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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. § 4507.501 State identification card expiration dates
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(A) An identification card issued to a resident shall expire, unless canceled or surrendered earlier, on the birthday of the cardholder in the fourth or the eighth year after the date on which it is issued, based on the period of renewal requested by the applicant. (B) A temporar…
Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 4507.51 Application for identification card or duplicate
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(A)(1) Every application for an identification card or duplicate shall be made on an approved form furnished by the registrar of motor vehicles and shall be signed by the applicant. The application also shall be signed by the applicant's parent or guardian, or by the department o…
Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 4507.52 Identification card contents
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(A)(1) Each identification card issued by the registrar of motor vehicles or a deputy registrar shall display a distinguishing number assigned to the cardholder, and shall display the following inscription: "STATE OF OHIO IDENTIFICATION CARD This card is not valid for the purpose…
Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 4507.53 Release of digitalized photographic records
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Digitalized photographic records of the department of public safety may be released only to the following: (A) State, local, or federal governmental agencies for criminal justice purposes; (B) Any court; (C) The American association of motor vehicle administrators to allow state …

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Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 4507.99 Penalty

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Unless another penalty is provided by the section that contains the provision violated or otherwise is provided by the laws of this state, whoever violates any provision of sections 4507.01 to 4507.081 or 4507.10 to 4507.37 of the Revised Code is guilty of a misdemeanor of the fi…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 4508.01 Driver training school definitions

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As used in this chapter: (A) "Beginning driver" means any person being trained to drive a particular motor vehicle who has not been previously licensed to drive that motor vehicle by any state or country. (B) "Person with a disability" means a person who, in the opinion of the re…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 4508.02 Rules for administration and enforcement; fees

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(A)(1) The director of public safety, subject to Chapter 119. of the Revised Code, shall adopt and prescribe such rules concerning the administration and enforcement of this chapter as are necessary to protect the public. The rules shall require an assessment of the holder of a p…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 4508.021 Dissemination of information regarding anatomical gifts and anatomical gift procedures

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(A) As used in this section: (1) "State agency" has the same meaning as in section 1.60 of the Revised Code. (2) "Electronic medium" means a web site, electronic mail communication, compact disc media, or other electronic format through which information is sent or conveyed. (B) …

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 4508.03 Driver training school license requirements - driver training program for disabled persons

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(A) No person shall establish a driver training school or continue the operation of an existing school unless the person applies for and obtains from the director of public safety a license in the manner and form prescribed by the director. The director shall adopt rules that est…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 4508.031 Commercial driver's license training

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A licensed driver training school shall comply with the requirements of 49 C.F.R. 380, subpart F and all applicable appendices, if the school provides commercial driver's license education courses that train drivers in the operation of commercial trucks, commercial cars, buses, a…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 4508.04 Driver training instructor license

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(A) No person shall act as a driver training instructor, and no person shall act as a driver training instructor for persons with disabilities, unless such person applies for and obtains from the director of public safety a license in the manner and form prescribed by the directo…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 4508.05 License fees

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All nonprobationary licenses expire on the last day of the calendar year and a person may renew such a license upon application to the director of public safety, either annually or biennially, as prescribed in rules adopted by the director. An applicant for an original school lic…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 4508.06 Refusal to issue, suspension or revocation of license

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(A) The director of public safety may refuse to issue, or may suspend or revoke, a license or may impose a fine of not more than ten thousand dollars per occurrence in any case in which the director finds the applicant or licensee has violated any of the provisions of this chapte…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 4508.07 Exceptions

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Sections 4508.01 to 4508.06, inclusive, of the Revised Code, do not apply to any person giving driver training lessons without charge, to employers maintaining driver training schools without charge for their employees only, nor to schools or classes conducted by colleges and uni…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 4508.08 Motorcycle safety and education program

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There is hereby created in the department of public safety the motorcycle safety and education program. The director of public safety shall administer the program in accordance with the following guidelines: (A)(1) The program shall include courses of instruction conducted at voc…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 4508.09 Lead school district - application for driver training school license

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(A) A lead school district may apply for a driver training school license for the purpose of providing instruction and training to individuals other than regularly enrolled, full-time high school students in the operation of trucks, commercial cars, and commercial tractors, trail…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 4508.091 Using an unsafe vehicle at driving school

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(A) No person who operates a driver training school shall use or cause to be used in the operation of the driving school and upon any public property or private property used for vehicular traffic any vehicle that does not meet the minimum standards that are established by the di…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 4508.10 Certificate of completion

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(A) A driver training school shall issue a certificate of completion to each person who successfully completes a course of instruction necessary to obtain or maintain a driver's license. The department of public safety shall provide each driver training school with the certificat…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 4508.11 Enforcement

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The attorney general, the prosecuting attorney of the county, or the city director of law, upon complaint of the director of public safety, shall prosecute to termination or bring an action for injunction against any person violating this chapter or the rules adopted under it. Th…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 4509.01 Financial responsibility definitions

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As used in sections 4509.01 to 4509.78 of the Revised Code: (A) "Person" includes every natural person, firm, partnership, association, or corporation. (B) "Driver" means every person who drives or is in actual physical control of a motor vehicle. (C) "License" includes any licen…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 4509.011 Financial responsibility of minor drivers

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Sections 4509.01 to 4509.78 of the Revised Code apply to minor drivers in the same manner as they apply to adult drivers.

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 4509.02 Judgment, state definitions

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As used in sections 4509.291 to 4509.67 of the Revised Code:(A) "Judgment" means any judgment which has become final by expiration without appeal of the time within which an appeal might have been perfected, or by final affirmation on appeal, rendered by a court of competent juri…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 4509.03 Registrar of motor vehicles - powers and duties

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(A) The registrar of motor vehicles shall administer and enforce sections 4509.01 to 4509.78 of the Revised Code. He may make rules necessary for such administration and shall provide for hearings upon request of persons aggrieved by his orders or acts in accordance with sections…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 4509.04 Review of registrar's orders

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Any order or act, including the adoption of the form of accident report, of the registrar of motor vehicles under sections 4509.01 to 4509.78 of the Revised Code is subject to the provisions of sections 119.01 to 119.13 of the Revised Code, except as otherwise provided under sect…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 4509.05 Information furnished by registrar - fee

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(A) Upon request, the registrar of motor vehicles shall search and furnish a certified abstract of the following information with respect to any person:(1) An enumeration of the motor vehicle accidents in which such person has been involved except accidents certified as described…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 4509.06 Accident report alleging uninsured driver or owner

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(A) Any person who is in any manner involved in a motor vehicle accident, including as the driver of a motor vehicle, the owner of property, or any person sustaining bodily injury or property damage, may, within six months after the accident, forward a written report of the accid…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 4509.07 Contents of accident report

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The report prescribed by the registrar of motor vehicles shall request only information sufficient to enable the registrar to administer and enforce the provisions of sections 4509.01 to 4509.78, inclusive, of the Revised Code. The person involved in an accident who submits or is…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 4509.08 Exception to report requirement

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A driver involved in a motor vehicle accident is not subject to section 4509.06 of the Revised Code if, during the time provided in such section, the driver is physically incapable of making a report, but in such event, the owner, if he were not the driver of the motor vehicle in…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 4509.10 Use of report

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The accident reports submitted pursuant to sections 4509.01 to 4509.78 of the Revised Code, shall be without prejudice to the person reporting and shall be for the confidential use of the registrar of motor vehicles, except that the registrar shall furnish a copy of such report t…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 4509.101 Operating of motor vehicle without proof of financial responsibility

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(A)(1) No person shall operate, or permit the operation of, a motor vehicle in this state, unless proof of financial responsibility is maintained continuously throughout the registration period with respect to that vehicle, or, in the case of a driver who is not the owner, with r…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 4509.102 Falsification

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No person who has knowingly failed to maintain proof of financial responsibility in accordance with section 4509.101 of the Revised Code shall produce any document or present to a peace officer an electronic wireless communications device that is displaying any text or images wit…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 4509.103 Insurer to provide financial responsibility identification cards

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(A) As used in this section and sections 4509.101 and 4509.102 of the Revised Code, "electronic wireless communications device" includes any of the following:(1) A wireless telephone, including a cellular telephone;(2) A personal digital assistant;(3) A computer, including a lapt…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 4509.104 Conspicuous warning that policy does not meet minimum amounts

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Any automobile insurance policy that does not provide liability coverage at the time of issuance of at least the minimum amounts provided under division (K) of section 4509.01 of the Revised Code for proof of financial responsibility shall contain a clear and conspicuous warning …

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 4509.11 Application of security requirements

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Sections 4509.12 to 4509.30, inclusive, of the Revised Code apply to the driver and owner of any motor vehicle which is in any manner involved in a motor vehicle accident within this state.

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 4509.12 Security deposit

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(A) The registrar of motor vehicles upon the expiration of twenty days after the receipt of a motor vehicle accident report, required under section 4509.01 to 4509.78, inclusive, of the Revised Code, shall determine the amount of security which is sufficient to satisfy any judgme…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 4509.13 Notice of required security deposit

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The registrar of motor vehicles, within fifty days after receipt of report of any motor vehicle accident, or after receipt of additional evidence as may be requested by the registrar, and upon determining the amount of security to be required of any person involved in such accide…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 4509.14 Reduction of excessive security - return of excess deposit

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The registrar of motor vehicles may reduce the amount of security ordered if, in his judgment, the amount ordered is excessive; provided that in any accident resulting in personal injury, the amount shall in no case be reduced to an amount less than five hundred dollars. If the s…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 4509.15 Form and amount of security

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The security required under section 4509.12 of the Revised Code shall be in the form of money, or bonds of the United States, or of this state, or a political subdivision of this state, at their par or face value, or a corporate surety bond of a surety licensed to do business in …

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 4509.16 Designation for whom security deposit made

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Every person depositing security shall specify in writing whether the deposit is made on behalf of himself, another person, or both himself and another person required to deposit security. Such designation may at any time be changed, but any single deposit of security shall be ap…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 4509.17 License suspension upon failure to request hearing or deposit security

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Except as provided in sections 4509.01 to 4509.78 of the Revised Code, upon failure of any person to request a hearing as provided for in section 4509.13 of the Revised Code or to deposit the security required under section 4509.12 of the Revised Code within thirty days after the…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 4509.18 License or registration denied until security deposited

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When a person failing to deposit security as required has no license or registration in this state, he shall not be issued a license or be allowed to register any motor vehicle until he has complied with section 4509.12 of the Revised Code to the same extent that would be necessa…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 4509.19 Exceptions to security deposit and suspension

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(A) The requirements as to security and suspension in sections 4509.12 and 4509.17 of the Revised Code do not apply:(1) To the driver or the owner of a motor vehicle involved in an accident in which no injury or damage was caused to the person or property of anyone other than suc…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 4509.20 Requirements of insurance or bond necessary to excuse deposit of security

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(A) A policy or bond does not comply with divisions (A)(5), (A)(6), and (A)(7) of section 4509.19 of the Revised Code unless issued by an insurance company or surety company authorized to do business in this state, except as provided in division (B) of this section, or unless suc…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 4509.21 Release or covenant not to sue - minors

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A person is relieved from the requirement for deposit of security if he is fully released from liability for any property damage and personal injury by all person injured or damaged in the accident. When an injury or damage claim has been subrogated to an insurance company and a …

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 4509.22 Adjudication of nonliability

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A person may be relieved from the security requirements of section 4509.12 of the Revised Code upon final adjudication of non-liability with respect to such person as to all claims arising out of the accident.

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 4509.23 Payment of judgment

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The payment in full of a judgment or payment on a judgment of an amount equivalent to the maximum which could be required for deposit under section 4509.15 of the Revised Code has the same effect as a release from liability under section 4509.21 of the Revised Code.

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 4509.24 Agreement by parties - effect of breach

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(A) The persons involved in or affected by a motor vehicle accident may at any time enter into a written agreement for the payment of an agreed amount with respect to all claims for bodily injury to or death of any person or property damage arising from the accident which may pro…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 4509.25 Registrar shall not require security deposit of relieved person or shall return security deposit

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The registrar of motor vehicles, if satisfied as to any fact which under sections 4509.21 to 4509.23 of the Revised Code would entitle a person to relief from sections 4509.12 and 4509.17 of the Revised Code, shall not require the deposit of security by the person so relieved and…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 4509.26 Termination of suspension

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Unless a suspension is terminated under other provisions of sections 4509.01 to 4509.78, inclusive, of the Revised Code, any order of suspension by the registrar of motor vehicles under such sections shall remain in effect and no license shall be renewed for or issued to any pers…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 4509.27 Security deposit fund

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There is hereby created in the state treasury the security deposit fund. All security deposits that the registrar of motor vehicles requires to be paid under section 4509.12 of the Revised Code and that the registrar receives shall be deposited into the fund. Moneys in the fund s…