2023 Ohio Revised Code
Title 45 | Motor Vehicles-Aeronautics-Watercraft
Chapter 4507 | Driver's License Law
Section 4507.40 | Reprints.

Effective: April 12, 2021

Latest Legislation: Senate Bill 68 - 133rd General Assembly

(A) As used in this section, "Ohio credential" means a temporary instruction permit identification card, driver's license, commercial driver's license, motorcycle operator's license, motorized bicycle license, or identification card issued by the Ohio bureau of motor vehicles.

(B) Any valid holder of an Ohio credential issued after July 2, 2018, may apply online to obtain an exact reprint of that Ohio credential. Not more than one hundred eighty days after the effective date of this section, the registrar of motor vehicles shall make the reprint application process available through electronic means on the bureau of motor vehicle's web site. A reprint of an Ohio credential shall be available only through the online process.

(C) An applicant may obtain not more than one reprint between the initial issuance and renewal of an Ohio credential or between renewals of an Ohio credential. A reprint shall be an exact copy of the last-issued Ohio credential that it replaces. A reprint expires on the same date as the Ohio credential it replaces.

(D) The applicant shall do all of the following in the application:

(1) Certify that the current Ohio credential is lost, destroyed, or mutilated;

(2) Provide identifying information, as required by the registrar, in order to confirm the applicant's identity;

(3) Include with the application a financial transaction device number to pay the applicable fees for the reprint of the Ohio credential, and a service fee equal to the amount established under section 4503.038 of the Revised Code.

(E) Upon receipt of a completed application, the registrar shall issue a reprint Ohio credential to the applicant, if the applicant is eligible for the reprint. If the applicant does not qualify for a reprint, the registrar shall notify the applicant why the application was denied.

(F) The fees that are collected from a person who applies for a reprint of an Ohio credential shall be paid to the credit of the public safety - highway purposes fund established by section 4501.06 of the Revised Code.