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...e. The registrar shall administer the laws of the state relative to the registration of and certificates of title for motor vehicles, and the licensing of motor vehicle dealers, motor vehicle leasing dealers, distributors, and salespersons, and of motor vehicle salvage dealers, salvage motor vehicle auctions, and salvage motor vehicle pools. The registrar also shall, in accordance with section 4503.61 of the ...

...he 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 commercial driver's licenses, identification cards, and vehicle registrations, including photographic or digitalized images, and electronic or digitalized signatures. The registrar may choose ...

...ication by use of a method specified by law. (B) Pursuant to rules adopted by the registrar, the bureau of motor vehicles shall implement proof of mailing procedures to provide verification that 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 was sent to the person holding the license or...

...(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 in charge of and responsible for voter registration within that office. (B) The registrar shall provide, in cooperation with the secretary...

...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.

...tax required or otherwise authorized by law for the services provided by the program or programs and may be itemized separately. (2) A convenience fee shall not be charged under this section for a bureau of motor vehicles service for which the registrar or a deputy registrar is already authorized to charge a separate convenience fee under any other provision in Title XLV of the Revised Code. (E) Any convenience f...

...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 or any reserve component of the armed forces of the United States or the Ohio national guard. If the individual claims to be a veteran or to...

...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 deputy registrar shall charge the same amount for the electronic or online service or transaction as the registrar or deputy registrar charges for the associated in-person transaction. ...

...(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 driver's license, motorcycle operator's endorsement, or duplicate; (2) A person applying for or renewing an identification card or duplicate...

...t section, unless otherwise provided by law. All moneys credited to the auto registration distribution fund shall be distributed to the counties and districts of registration in the manner provided in section 4501.04 of the Revised Code. The treasurer of state may invest any portion of the moneys credited to the auto registration distribution fund, in the same manner and subject to all the laws with respect to th...

... the same manner and subject to all the laws governing the investment of state funds by the treasurer of state. All investment earnings of the fund shall be credited to the fund. 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 a code for identification purposes. The code for a county or district may be the same ...

...l be paid out by the registrar of motor vehicles in equal proportions to the county auditor of each county within the state. (C) Forty-seven per cent of all such moneys shall be for the use of the county in which the owner resides or in which the place is located at which the established business or branch business in connection with which the motor vehicle registered is used, for the planning, construction, reconst...

...espect 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 into the state treasury under section 4501.031 of the Revised Code shall be distributed to the respective counties levying such taxes for allocation and distribution as provided in section 4504.05 of the Revised Code.

...f 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 levied pursuant to section 4504.15 of the Revised Code which is to be distributed to municipal corporations, shall be paid into the state treasury to the credit of the local motor vehi...

...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 the respective townships levying such taxes for allocation and distribution as provided in section 4504.19 of the Revised Code.

... 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, and distributed as follows: (1) First, to make payments to other states that are members of the international registration plan of the portions of registration taxes the states are eligible to receive because of the operation ...

...(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 apply, shall be distributed as follows: (1) First, forty-two and six-tenths per cent shall be deposited in the state treasury to the credi...

...rking 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, bullet marks, gunshot marks, blood stains, or marks or evidence of any crime, shall immediately report the facts to the police of a municipal corporation, a sheriff...

...the registration and operation of motor vehicles on the public roads or highways and to the powers and duties of the registrar of motor vehicles. Amounts credited to the fund may also be used to pay the expenses of administering and enforcing the laws under which such fees were collected. All investment earnings of the public safety - highway purposes fund shall be credited to the fund.

...y seized during investigations or other enforcement activities of the highway patrol shall be deposited into the fund or otherwise safeguarded as provided in Chapter 2981. of the Revised Code. The director of public safety shall transfer money upon resolution of all legal proceedings in accordance with Chapter 2981. of the Revised Code.

...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.C.A. 402 and 403, as amended, and money from other federal sources, including federal money passed through other state agencies. The fund sh...

...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 other federal sources, including federal money passed through other state agencies, and state match money made available by the general assembl...

...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 in section 4501.06 of the Revised Code. The money shall be used only to purchase replacement motor vehicles and related equipment. (B) Money received by the department of public safety investigative unit established under sec...

...(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 troopers shall be credited to the general revenue fund until sufficient revenue to fund appropriations for the activities described under d...

...d for payment to the registrar of motor vehicles in division (A)(1)(b) of section 4503.04 of the Revised Code; (2) The tuition fees collected by the director of public safety under section 4508.08 of the Revised Code for the motorcycle safety and education program; (3) The fees collected for the initial authorization of a private organization or corporation to offer a nationally recognized motorcycle operator tra...