2006 Ohio Revised Code - 4507.02. Operation without valid license prohibited; multiple licenses; impoundment of plates; restricted plates.

§ 4507.02. Operation without valid license prohibited; multiple licenses; impoundment of plates; restricted plates.
 

(A) (1)  No person shall permit the operation of a motor vehicle upon any public or private property used by the public for purposes of vehicular travel or parking knowing the operator does not have a valid driver's license issued to the operator by the registrar of motor vehicles under this chapter or a valid commercial driver's license issued under Chapter 4506. of the Revised Code. Whoever violates this division is guilty of a misdemeanor of the first degree. 

(2) No person shall receive a driver's license, or a motorcycle operator's endorsement of a driver's or commercial driver's license, unless and until the person surrenders to the registrar all valid licenses issued to the person by another jurisdiction recognized by this state. The registrar shall report the surrender of a license to the issuing authority, together with information that a license is now issued in this state. The registrar shall destroy any such license that is not returned to the issuing authority. No person shall be permitted to have more than one valid license at any time. 

(B) (1)  If a person is convicted of a violation of section 4510.11, 4510.14, 4510.16, or 4510.21 of the Revised Code or if division (F) of section 4507.164 [4507.16.4] of the Revised Code applies, the trial judge of any court, in addition to or independent of, any other penalties provided by law or ordinance, shall impound the identification license plates of any motor vehicle registered in the name of the person. The court shall send the impounded license plates to the registrar, who may retain the license plates until the driver's or commercial driver's license of the owner has been reinstated or destroy them pursuant to section 4503.232 [4503.23.2] of the Revised Code. 

If the license plates of a person convicted of a violation of any provision of those sections have been impounded in accordance with the provisions of this division, the court shall notify the registrar of that action. The notice shall contain the name and address of the driver, the serial number of the driver's driver's or commercial driver's license, the serial numbers of the license plates of the motor vehicle, and the length of time for which the license plates have been impounded. The registrar shall record the data in the notice as part of the driver's permanent record. 

(2) Any motor vehicle owner who has had the license plates of a motor vehicle impounded pursuant to division (B)(1) of this section may apply to the registrar, or to a deputy registrar, for restricted license plates that shall conform to the requirements of section 4503.231 [4503.23.1] of the Revised Code. The registrar or deputy registrar forthwith shall notify the court of the application and, upon approval of the court, shall issue restricted license plates to the applicant. Until the driver's or commercial driver's license of the owner is reinstated, any new license plates issued to the owner also shall conform to the requirements of section 4503.231 [4503.23.1] of the Revised Code. 

The registrar or deputy registrar shall charge the owner of a vehicle the fees provided in section 4503.19 of the Revised Code for restricted license plates that are issued in accordance with this division, except upon renewal as specified in section 4503.10 of the Revised Code, when the regular fee as provided in section 4503.04 of the Revised Code shall be charged. The registrar or deputy registrar shall charge the owner of a vehicle the fees provided in section 4503.19 of the Revised Code whenever restricted license plates are exchanged, by reason of the reinstatement of the driver's or commercial driver's license of the owner, for those ordinarily issued. 

(3) If an owner wishes to sell a motor vehicle during the time the restricted license plates provided under division (B)(2) of this section are in use, the owner may apply to the court that impounded the license plates of the motor vehicle for permission to transfer title to the motor vehicle. If the court is satisfied that the sale will be made in good faith and not for the purpose of circumventing the provisions of this section, it may certify its consent to the owner and to the registrar of motor vehicles who shall enter notice of the transfer of the title of the motor vehicle in the vehicle registration record. 

If, during the time the restricted license plates provided under division (B)(2) of this section are in use, the title to a motor vehicle is transferred by the foreclosure of a chattel mortgage, a sale upon execution, the cancellation of a conditional sales contract, or by order of a court, the court shall notify the registrar of the action and the registrar shall enter notice of the transfer of the title to the motor vehicle in the vehicle registration record. 

(C)  This section is not intended to change or modify any provision of Chapter 4503. of the Revised Code with respect to the taxation of motor vehicles or the time within which the taxes on motor vehicles shall be paid. 
 

HISTORY: GC § 6296-29; 116 v PtII, 33, § 29; Bureau of Code Revision, RC § 4507.38, 10-1-53; 130 v 1060 (Eff 10-10-63); 131 v 1087 (Eff 10-30-65); 132 v H 518 (Eff 12-14-67); 132 v S 451 (Eff 2-29-68); 139 v S 432 (Eff 3-16-83); RC § 4507.02, 141 v S 356 (Eff 9-24-86); 141 v S 262 (Eff 3-20-87); 142 v H 419 (Eff 7-1-87); 143 v H 381 (Eff 7-1-89); 143 v S 131 (Eff 7-25-90); 144 v S 275 (Eff 9-1-93); 145 v S 62, §§ 1, 4 (Eff 9-1-93); 145 v H 687 (Eff 10-12-94); 145 v S 20 (Eff 4-20-95); 147 v S 60 (Eff 10-21-97); 148 v H 163. Eff 6-30-99; 149 v S 123, § 1, eff. 1-1-04; 150 v H 163, § 1, eff. 9-23-04; 151 v H 68, § 101.01, eff. 6-29-05.
 

The effective date is set by § 612.03 of 151 v H 68. 

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. 

Analogous in part to former RC § 4507.02 (GC § 6296-4; 116 v PtII, 33, § 4; Bureau of Code Revision, 10-1-53; 131 v 1081; 132 v H 380; 133 v H 636), repealed 141 v S 356, § 2, eff 9-24-86.

 

Effect of Amendments

Section 101.01, 151 v H 68, effective June 29, 2005, in (A)(2), substituted "The registrar shall report the surrender of a license" for "All surrendered licenses shall be returned by the", and inserted the third sentence. 

150 v H 163, effective September 23, 2004, substituted "restricted license plates" for "special license plates" four times in (B)(2), and twice in (B)(3). 

S.B. 123, Acts 2002, effective January 1, 2004, deleted former (A)(1) and (3) and redesignated the remaining subdivisions accordingly; added the last sentence to present (A)(1); deleted former (B) through (E) and redesignated the remaining subsections accordingly; substituted "section 4510.11 ... Code applies" for "division (B), (C), or (D) of this section" in the introductory paragraph of present (B)(1); substituted "any provision of those sections" for "division (B), (C), or (D) of this section" in the final paragraph of present (B)(1); substituted "(B)(2)" for "(F)(2)" twice in (B)(3); and made minor stylistic changes.