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... the adoption of the form of accident report, of the registrar of motor vehicles under sections 4509.01 to 4509.78 of the Revised Code is subject to the provisions of sections 119.01 to 119.13 of the Revised Code, except as otherwise provided under section 4509.101 of the Revised Code.

...(A) Upon request, the registrar of motor vehicles shall search and furnish a certified abstract of the following information with respect to any person: (1) An enumeration of the motor vehicle accidents in which such person has been involved except accidents certified as described in division (D) of section 3937.41 of the Revised Code; (2) Such person's record of convictions for violation of the motor vehicle laws....

...after the accident, forward a written report of the accident to the registrar of motor vehicles on a form prescribed by the registrar alleging that a driver or owner of any vehicle involved in the accident was uninsured at the time of the accident. (B) Upon receipt of the accident report, the registrar shall send a notice by regular mail to the driver and owner alleged to be uninsured requiring the person to give ...

...The report prescribed by the registrar of motor vehicles shall request only information sufficient to enable the registrar to administer and enforce the provisions of sections 4509.01 to 4509.78, inclusive, of the Revised Code. The person involved in an accident who submits or is the subject of a report submitted in accordance with section 4509.06 of the Revised Code shall furnish such additional relevant informati...

...r is physically incapable of making a report, but in such event, the owner, if he were not the driver of the motor vehicle involved in the accident, shall within thirty days after learning of the accident make the report.

...The accident reports submitted pursuant to sections 4509.01 to 4509.78 of the Revised Code, shall be without prejudice to the person reporting and shall be for the confidential use of the registrar of motor vehicles, except that the registrar shall furnish a copy of such report to any person claiming to have been injured or damaged in a motor vehicle accident, or to his attorney, upon the receipt of a fee of one doll...

...his state, unless proof of financial responsibility is maintained continuously throughout the registration period with respect to that vehicle, or, in the case of a driver who is not the owner, with respect to that driver's operation of that vehicle. (2) Whoever violates division (A)(1) of this section shall be subject to the following civil penalties: (a) Subject to divisions (A)(2)(b) and (c) of this section,...

...ailed to maintain proof of financial responsibility in accordance with section 4509.101 of the Revised Code shall produce any document or present to a peace officer an electronic wireless communications device that is displaying any text or images with the purpose to mislead a peace officer upon the request of a peace officer for proof of financial responsibility made in accordance with division (D)(2) of section 450...

...n this state shall provide financial responsibility identification cards to every policyholder in this state to whom it has delivered or issued for delivery a motor vehicle liability insurance policy. A minimum of one financial responsibility identification card shall be issued for every motor vehicle insured under a motor vehicle liability insurance policy. A financial responsibility identification card shall be va...

...Any automobile insurance policy that does not provide liability coverage at the time of issuance of at least the minimum amounts provided under division (K) of section 4509.01 of the Revised Code for proof of financial responsibility shall contain a clear and conspicuous warning on the face of the policy stating the policy does not constitute proof of financial responsibility as required for the operation of a motor ...

...Sections 4509.12 to 4509.30, inclusive, of the Revised Code apply to the driver and owner of any motor vehicle which is in any manner involved in a motor vehicle accident within this state.

...(A) The registrar of motor vehicles upon the expiration of twenty days after the receipt of a motor vehicle accident report, required under section 4509.01 to 4509.78, inclusive, of the Revised Code, shall determine the amount of security which is sufficient to satisfy any judgments for damages resulting from the accident as may be recovered against each driver or owner involved in the accident; provided that in any ...

...s, within fifty days after receipt of report of any motor vehicle accident, or after receipt of additional evidence as may be requested by the registrar, and upon determining the amount of security to be required of any person involved in such accident or to be required of the owner of any motor vehicle involved in such accident, shall give written notice to such person of the amount of security required to be deposi...

... security originally ordered has been deposited, the excess deposit over the reduced amount ordered shall be returned to the depositor or his personal representative forthwith.

...e United States, or of this state, or a political subdivision of this state, at their par or face value, or a corporate surety bond of a surety licensed to do business in this state, in such amount as the registrar of motor vehicles may require, but in no case involving personal injury in an amount less than five hundred dollars, or in excess of the limits specified in section 4509.20 of the Revised Code.

...Every person depositing security shall specify in writing whether the deposit is made on behalf of himself, another person, or both himself and another person required to deposit security. Such designation may at any time be changed, but any single deposit of security shall be applicable only on behalf of persons required to furnish security because of the same accident.

...509.01 to 4509.78 of the Revised Code, upon failure of any person to request a hearing as provided for in section 4509.13 of the Revised Code or to deposit the security required under section 4509.12 of the Revised Code within thirty days after the registrar of motor vehicles has sent the notice provided for in section 4509.13 of the Revised Code, the registrar shall impose a class F suspension of the person's drive...

...When a person failing to deposit security as required has no license or registration in this state, he shall not be issued a license or be allowed to register any motor vehicle until he has complied with section 4509.12 of the Revised Code to the same extent that would be necessary if at the time of the accident he had held a license or been the owner of a motor vehicle registered in this state.

...le without such permission; (4) To any police officer who while responding to an emergency call assumes custody of a motor vehicle and is driver thereof at the time of the accident; (5) To the driver or owner if the owner had in effect at the time of the accident an automobile liability policy or bond with respect to the motor vehicle in the accident, except that a driver shall not be exempt under this division of ...

...(A) A policy or bond does not comply with divisions (A)(5), (A)(6), and (A)(7) of section 4509.19 of the Revised Code unless issued by an insurance company or surety company authorized to do business in this state, except as provided in division (B) of this section, or unless such policy or bond is subject, if the accident has resulted in bodily injury or death, to a limit, exclusive of interest and costs, of n...

... is relieved from the requirement for deposit of security if he is fully released from liability for any property damage and personal injury by all person injured or damaged in the accident. When an injury or damage claim has been subrogated to an insurance company and a copy of such subrogated claim has been filed with the bureau of motor vehicles, a release shall be required from that insurance company. For this pu...

...of section 4509.12 of the Revised Code upon final adjudication of non-liability with respect to such person as to all claims arising out of the accident.

...e maximum which could be required for deposit under section 4509.15 of the Revised Code has the same effect as a release from liability under section 4509.21 of the Revised Code.

...of motor vehicles. (B) The registrar, upon filing of any such written agreement, shall not require the deposit of security by any party to the agreement for the benefit or protection of any party to the agreement. The registrar shall modify appropriately any prior order of suspension with reference to such persons, or if security has been deposited, the registrar immediately shall return to the depositor or the depo...

...e Revised Code, shall not require the deposit of security by the person so relieved and shall terminate any prior order of suspension with respect to that person, or if security previously has been deposited, the registrar immediately shall return the deposit to the depositor or to the depositor's personal representative.