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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. § 4501.01 Motor vehicles definitions
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As used in this chapter and Chapters 4503., 4505., 4507., 4509., 4510., 4513., 4515., and 4517. of the Revised Code, and in the penal laws, except as otherwise provided: (A) "Vehicles" means everything on wheels or runners, including motorized bicycles, but does not mean electric…
Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 4501.02 Bureau of motor vehicles - division of emergency medical services
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(A) There is hereby created in the department of public safety a bureau of motor vehicles, which shall be administered by a registrar of motor vehicles. The registrar shall be appointed by the director of public safety and shall serve at the director's pleasure. The registrar sha…
Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 4501.021 Management of bureau records
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(A) Notwithstanding sections 149.33 to 149.34 of the Revised Code, the registrar of motor vehicles shall determine the methods for obtaining, collecting, recording, and maintaining the records of the bureau of motor vehicles and of deputy registrars that pertain to driver's or co…
Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 4501.022 Notice of license suspension or surrender of registration
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(A) The registrar of motor vehicles shall determine the necessary or appropriate method by which written notice of an order suspending a motor vehicle driver's or commercial driver's license or requiring the surrender of a certificate of registration and registration plates may b…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 4501.023 Registrar and deputy registrars - voter registration duties

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(A) The registrar of motor vehicles shall designate an employee of the bureau of motor vehicles to be in charge of and responsible for voter registration within the bureau. Each deputy registrar of motor vehicles shall designate an employee in that deputy registrar's office to be…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 4501.024 Bureau duties regarding donor registry

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The bureau of motor vehicles shall do both of the following: (A) Develop and maintain a donor registry as required by section 2108.23 of the Revised Code;(B) Maintain a toll-free telephone number as specified in section 2108.32 of the Revised Code.

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 4501.025 Programs to enhance convenience via electronic and online transactions

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(A) As used in this section, "convenience fee" means a fee charged for the benefit of using a service provided electronically, digitally, through online means, or through similar technology. (B) The registrar of motor vehicles may develop and implement, or may permit a deputy reg…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 4501.026 Registrar to provide information to department of veterans services

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The registrar of motor vehicles or a deputy registrar shall ask an individual with whom the registrar or deputy registrar conducts driver's license or identification card transactions if the individual is a veteran or is currently serving in the armed forces of the United States …

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 4501.027 Electronic and online formats

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(A) Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, the registrar of motor vehicles may conduct, or authorize a deputy registrar to conduct, any service or transaction authorized or required by law in an electronic or online format rather than in person. The registrar or de…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 4501.028 Second chance trust fund donation requests

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(A) The registrar of motor vehicles or a deputy registrar shall ask whether each of the following wishes to make a two-dollar voluntary contribution to the second chance trust fund established under section 2108.34 of the Revised Code: (1) A person applying for or renewing a driv…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 4501.03 Auto registration distribution fund

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The registrar of motor vehicles shall open an account with each county and district of registration in the state, and may assign each county and district of registration in the state a unique code for identification purposes. Except as provided in section 4501.044 or division (A)…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 4501.031 Local motor vehicle license tax fund

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All moneys received under section 4504.09 of the Revised Code shall be paid into the state treasury to the credit of the local motor vehicle license tax fund, which is hereby created, for distribution in the manner provided for in this chapter. The treasurer of state may invest a…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 4501.04 Distribution of revenues

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All moneys paid into the auto registration distribution fund under section 4501.03 of the Revised Code, except moneys received under section 4503.02 of the Revised Code in accordance with section 4501.13 of the Revised Code, and except moneys paid for costs of audits under sectio…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 4501.041 Distribution of county license taxes

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Except as provided in section 4501.042 of the Revised Code, all moneys received under section 4504.09 of the Revised Code with respect to counties levying county motor vehicle license taxes pursuant to section 4504.02, 4504.15, 4504.16, or 4504.24 of the Revised Code and paid int…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 4501.042 Distribution of municipal license taxes

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All moneys received under section 4504.09 of the Revised Code from municipal motor vehicle license taxes levied pursuant to section 4504.06, 4504.17, 4504.171, 4504.172, or 4504.173 of the Revised Code, and any part of the moneys received from county motor vehicle license taxes l…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 4501.043 Distribution of township license taxes

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All moneys received under section 4504.09 of the Revised Code with respect to townships levying township license taxes pursuant to sections 4504.18 and 4504.181 of the Revised Code and paid into the state treasury under section 4501.031 of the Revised Code shall be distributed to…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 4501.044 International registration plan distribution fund

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(A) All moneys received under section 4503.65 of the Revised Code from the tax imposed by section 4503.02 of the Revised Code on vehicles that are apportionable shall be paid into the international registration plan distribution fund, which is hereby created in the state treasury…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 4501.045 Distributing tax receipts from commercial vehicles

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(A) All moneys received from the tax imposed by section 4503.02 of the Revised Code on commercial cars and buses that are registered in this state and that are not apportionable and to which the rates provided under divisions (A)(8) to (21) of section 4503.042 of the Revised Code…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 4501.05 Duty of garage keepers

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Keepers of garages, parking lots, or other places where motor vehicles of any kind are stored or left for repair or for any other purpose, or any employee of any such person, who knows or becomes aware of the fact that any motor vehicle so stored or left has upon it, or in it, bu…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 4501.06 Public safety - highway purposes fund

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The taxes, fees, and fines levied, charged, or referred to in Chapters 4501., 4503., 4504., 4505., 4506., 4507., 4509., 4510., 4511., 4517., 4519., and 4521., division (A) of section 4508.06, and sections 2935.27, 3123.59, 4508.05, 4513.53, 4738.06, 4738.13, and 5502.12 of the Re…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 4501.07 Public safety highway patrol custodial fund

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There is hereby created the public safety highway patrol custodial fund, which shall be in the custody of the treasurer of state, but shall not be part of the state treasury. Except as otherwise provided in section 5502.1321 of the Revised Code, all money seized during investigat…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 4501.08 Highway safety federal reimbursement fund

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There is hereby created in the state treasury the highway safety federal reimbursement fund. The fund shall consist of money received by the department of public safety from the federal government pursuant to the federal "Highway Safety Act of 1966," 80 Stat. 731 and 733, 23 U.S.…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 4501.09 Traffic safety fund

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There is hereby created in the state treasury the traffic safety fund. The fund shall consist of money received by the department of public safety from the federal government under the federal "Highway Safety Act of 1966," 80 Stat. 731, 23 U.S.C.A. 402, as amended, money from oth…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 4501.10 Public safety investigative unit salvage and exchange fund

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(A) Except as provided in division (B) of this section, money received by the department of public safety from the sale of motor vehicles and related equipment pursuant to section 125.13 of the Revised Code shall be transferred to the public safety - highway purposes fund created…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 4501.11 Security, investigations, and policing fund

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(A) There is hereby created in the state treasury the security, investigations, and policing fund. Notwithstanding section 5503.04 of the Revised Code, no fines collected from or money arising from bonds or bail forfeited by persons apprehended or arrested by state highway patrol…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 4501.13 Motorcycle safety and education fund

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(A) The motorcycle safety and education fund is hereby created in the state treasury. The fund shall consist of the following: (1) Six dollars of each registration fee designated for payment to the registrar of motor vehicles in division (A)(1)(b) of section 4503.04 of the Revise…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 4501.15 Department of public safety not to provide social security numbers or credit card information - exceptions

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(A) The department of public safety shall not provide social security numbers from its driver license and vehicle registration records to any person, except local, state, or federal governmental agencies. This division does not preclude the registrar from reporting a person's soc…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 4501.17 OVI fines fund

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There is hereby created in the state treasury the OVI fines fund. The fund shall consist of fine money received by the state highway patrol pursuant to section 4511.19 of the Revised Code and shall be used by the state highway patrol to enforce that section and to conduct program…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 4501.18 Law enforcement automated data system fund

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There is hereby created in the state treasury the law enforcement automated data system fund, consisting of money from fees collected by the state highway patrol pursuant to section 5503.10 of the Revised Code, and such other amounts as may be credited to the fund. The fund shall…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 4501.21 License plate contribution fund

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(A) There is hereby created in the state treasury the license plate contribution fund. The fund shall consist of all contributions for specialty license plates paid by motor vehicle registrants and collected by the registrar of motor vehicles pursuant to the Revised Code sections…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 4501.24 Scenic rivers protection fund

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There is hereby created in the state treasury the scenic rivers protection fund. The fund shall consist of the donations to the fund received by the department of natural resources under section 1517.02 of the Revised Code and the contributions not to exceed forty dollars that ar…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 4501.243 Ohio nature preserves fund

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There is hereby created in the state treasury the Ohio nature preserves fund. The fund shall consist of the contributions that are paid to the registrar of motor vehicles by applicants who obtain Ohio nature preserves license plates pursuant to section 4503.563 of the Revised Cod…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 4501.26 Unidentified motor vehicle receipts fund

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The unidentified public safety receipts fund is hereby created in the state treasury. The fund shall consist of money received by the department of public safety that is provisional in nature or for which proper identification or disposition cannot immediately be determined. Refu…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 4501.27 Confidentiality

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(A) Except as provided in division (B) of this section, on and after September 13, 1997, the registrar of motor vehicles, and any employee or contractor of the bureau of motor vehicles, shall not knowingly disclose or otherwise make available to any person or entity any personal …

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 4501.271 Confidentiality of peace officer's residence address or use of business address

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(A)(1) A peace officer, correctional employee, or youth services employee may file a written request with the bureau of motor vehicles to do either or both of the following: (a) Prohibit disclosure of the officer's or employee's residence address as contained in motor vehicle rec…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 4501.272 Applicant consent to sponsoring organization contact

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The registrar of motor vehicles or deputy registrar shall ask each person applying for or renewing a special license plate after July 1, 2009, under Chapter 4503. of the Revised Code and paying a contribution to an organization for issuance of the special license plate, whether t…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 4501.29 Multi-agency radio communications system (MARCS) user fees

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The department of administrative services shall collect user fees from participants in the multi-agency radio communications system (MARCS). The director of administrative services, with the consent of the director of budget and management, shall determine the amount of the user …

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 4501.30 Definitions relating to multi-agency radio communications system

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As used in sections 4501.30 to 4501.303 of the Revised Code: "MARCS" means the multi-agency radio communications system. "P25 standards" means standards for digital radio communications for use by federal, state, provincial, and local public safety agencies in North America to en…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 4501.301 Funding for projects related to MARCS

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Any communications project related to MARCS that is funded in whole or in part with federal grant funds or funds from the state shall be a P25 system and may not limit interoperability in mission critical communications.

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 4501.302 Compliance with standards; planning documents

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(A) The multi-agency radio communications system (MARCS) steering committee is established consisting of the following members: (1) The directors, or designees thereof, of administrative services, public safety, natural resources, transportation, rehabilitation and correction, an…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 4501.303 Controlling board approval for purchases

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The department of administrative services shall seek controlling board approval prior to making purchases of the P25 system.

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 4501.31 Display of social security number on licenses

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(A) No driver's license, commercial driver's license, temporary instruction permit, and identification card issued by the registrar of motor vehicles or a deputy registrar on or after the effective date of this amendment shall display the social security number of the person to w…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 4501.34 Proceedings of registrar

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(A) The registrar of motor vehicles may adopt and publish rules to govern the registrar's proceedings. All proceedings of the registrar shall be open to the public, and all documents in the registrar's possession are public records. The registrar shall adopt a seal bearing the in…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 4501.351 Reversal, vacation, or modification of registrar's order

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An order, except an order relating to a license as defined in section 119.01 of the Revised Code, made by the registrar of motor vehicles may be reversed, vacated, or modified by the court of common pleas of Franklin county, or by the court of common pleas in the county in which …

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 4501.36 Appeal of registrar's order

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A proceeding to obtain the reversal, vacation, or modification of an order of the registrar of motor vehicles shall be by appeal. Any party to the proceedings before the registrar shall file notice of the appeal in the court of common pleas on or before the expiration of thirty d…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 4501.37 Procedure for changing order of registrar

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(A) No court may reverse, suspend, or delay any order made by the registrar of motor vehicles, or enjoin, restrain, or interfere with the registrar or a deputy registrar in the performance of official duties, except as provided in this chapter and Chapter 4507. or 4510. of the Re…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 4501.38 Prosecuting attorney to aid registrar

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Upon the request of the registrar of motor vehicles, the prosecuting attorney of the county in which any proceedings are pending shall aid in any investigation, prosecution, hearing, or trial held under this chapter or Chapter 4506., 4507., 4510., or 4511. of the Revised Code and…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 4501.80 Procedures for determining and notifying next of kin of person found dead or pronounced dead at scene of a motor vehicle accident

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(A) Every law enforcement agency whose law enforcement officers investigate motor vehicle accidents shall develop and adopt a written policy establishing reasonable procedures for determining and notifying the next of kin of any person who is found dead or is pronounced dead at t…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 4501.81 Licensee next-of-kin database

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(A) The bureau of motor vehicles shall establish a database of the next of kin of persons who are issued driver's licenses, commercial driver's licenses, temporary instruction permits, motorcycle operator's licenses and endorsements, and identification cards. Information in the d…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 4503.01 Motor vehicle defined

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"Motor vehicle" as defined in section 4505.01 of the Revised Code applies to sections 4503.02 to 4503.10, and 4503.12 to 4503.18 of the Revised Code. For the purposes of sections 4503.02 to 4503.04, 4503.10 to 4503.12, 4503.182, 4503.19, 4503.21, 4503.22, and 4503.25 of the Revis…