2006 Ohio Revised Code - [4503.18.2] 4503.182.Temporary licenses.

[§ 4503.18.2] § 4503.182. Temporary licenses.
 

(A)  A purchaser of a motor vehicle, upon application and proof of purchase of the vehicle, may be issued a temporary license placard or windshield sticker for the motor vehicle. 
 

The purchaser of a vehicle applying for a temporary license placard or windshield sticker under this section shall execute an affidavit stating that the purchaser has not been issued previously during the current registration year a license plate that could legally be transferred to the vehicle. 
 

Placards or windshield stickers shall be issued only for the applicant's use of the vehicle to enable the applicant to legally operate the motor vehicle while proper title, license plates, and a certificate of registration are being obtained, and shall be displayed on no other motor vehicle. 
 

Placards or windshield stickers issued under this section are valid for a period of thirty days from date of issuance and are not transferable or renewable. 
 

The fee for the placards or windshield stickers issued under this section is two dollars plus a service fee of two dollars and seventy-five cents commencing on July 1, 2001, three dollars and twenty-five cents commencing on January 1, 2003, and three dollars and fifty cents commencing on January 1, 2004. 

(B) (1)  The registrar of motor vehicles may issue to a motorized bicycle dealer or a licensed motor vehicle dealer temporary license placards to be issued to purchasers for use on vehicles sold by the dealer, in accordance with rules prescribed by the registrar. The dealer shall notify the registrar, within forty-eight hours, of the issuance of a placard by electronic means via computer equipment purchased and maintained by the dealer or in any other manner prescribed by the registrar. 

(2) The fee for each placard issued by the registrar to a dealer is seven dollars, of which five dollars shall be deposited and used in accordance with division (D) of this section. The registrar shall charge an additional three dollars and fifty cents for each placard issued to a dealer who notifies the registrar of the issuance of the placards in a manner other than by approved electronic means. 

(3) When a dealer issues a temporary license placard to a purchaser, the dealer shall collect and retain the fees established under divisions (A) and (D) of this section. 

(C)  The registrar of motor vehicles, at the registrar's discretion, may issue a temporary license placard. Such a placard may be issued in the case of extreme hardship encountered by a citizen from this state or another state who has attempted to comply with all registration laws, but for extreme circumstances is unable to properly register the citizen's vehicle. 

(D)  In addition to the fees charged under divisions (A) and (B) of this section, commencing on October 1, 2003, the registrar and each deputy registrar shall collect a fee of five dollars for each temporary license placard issued. The additional fee is for the purpose of defraying the department of public safety's costs associated with the administration and enforcement of the motor vehicle and traffic laws of Ohio. Each deputy registrar shall transmit the fees collected under this division in the same manner as provided for transmission of fees collected under division (A) of this section. The registrar shall deposit all moneys received under this division into the state highway safety fund established in section 4501.06 of the Revised Code. 

(E)  The registrar shall adopt rules, in accordance with division (B) of section 111.15 of the Revised Code, to specify the procedures for reporting the information from applications for temporary license placards and windshield stickers and for providing the information from these applications to law enforcement agencies. 

(F)  Whoever violates division (A) of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor of the fourth degree. Whoever violates division (B) of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor of the first degree. 

(G)  As used in this section, "motorized bicycle dealer" means any person engaged in the business of selling at retail, displaying, offering for sale, or dealing in motorized bicycles who is not subject to section 4503.09 of the Revised Code. 
 

HISTORY: 127 v 256 (Eff 9-4-57); 133 v H 207 (Eff 9-4-69); 134 v S 356 (Eff 1-14-72); 135 v S 471 (Eff 9-23-74); 136 v H 612 (Eff 7-9-76); 137 v H 3 (Eff 1-1-79); 139 v S 242 (Eff 1-1-83); 140 v S 169 (Eff 1-1-85); 140 v H 632 (Eff 3-28-85); 142 v S 1 (Eff 11-28-88); 143 v H 381 (Eff 7-1-89); 145 v H 154 (Eff 6-30-93); 148 v H 476 (Eff 10-27-2000); 149 v H 94 (Eff 6-6-2001); 149 v S 59. Eff 10-31-2001; 150 v H 87, §§ 1, 4, eff. 6-30-03; 149 v S 123, § 1, eff. 1-1-04; 150 v H 230, § 1, eff. 9-16-04.
 

See provisions of § 6 of H.B. 230 (150 v  - ) following RC § 4501.01. 

The effective date is set by section 4 of S.B. 123. 

See provisions, § 5 of S.B. 123 (149 v  - ), following RC § 4501.01. 

 

Effect of Amendments

150 v H 230, effective September 16, 2004, in the final paragraph of (A), substituted "issued under this section is two dollars plus a service" for "is two dollars plus a deputy registrar service", and deleted "for each placard issued by a deputy registrar" from the end; rewrote (B). 

H.B. 87, sections 1 and 4, Acts 2003, effective June 30, 2003, inserted (D) and redesignated the remaining subsections accordingly. 

S.B. 123, Acts 2002, effective January 1, 2004, inserted present (F) and redesignated former (F) as (G).