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...r section 4509.12 of the Revised Code shall be in the form of money, or bonds of the 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...

...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.

...13 of the Revised Code, the registrar shall impose a class F suspension of the person's driver's license, commercial driver's license, temporary instruction permit, probationary license, or nonresident operating privilege for the period of time specified in division (B)(6) of section 4510.02 of the Revised Code on the person and the registrations of all motor vehicles owned by the person. If the person is a nonres...

...nse 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.

...r 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 this section if at the time of the accident the motor...

...policy or bond or the most recent renewal thereof, unless the insurance company or surety company issuing such policy or bond is authorized to do business in this state, or if said company is not authorized to do business in this state unless it executes a power of attorney authorizing the registrar of motor vehicles to accept service on its behalf of notice or process in any action upon such policy or bond ar...

...ility 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 purpose a covenant not to sue has the same effect as a release. If the registrar of motor ve...

...ion 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.

...payment on a judgment of an amount equivalent to the 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.

...ent of an agreed amount with respect to all claims for bodily injury to or death of any person or property damage arising from the accident which may provide for payment in installments. A signed copy of the agreement may be filed with the registrar 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 ...

...9.12 and 4509.17 of the 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.

...of motor vehicles under such sections shall remain in effect and no license shall be renewed for or issued to any person whose license is suspended and no registration shall be renewed for or issued to any person whose motor vehicle registration is suspended until either of the following happens: (A) There is deposited on his behalf the security required under section 4509.12 of the Revised Code. (B) Two years have...

...ate treasury the security deposit fund. All security deposits that the registrar of motor vehicles requires to be paid under section 4509.12 of the Revised Code and that the registrar receives shall be deposited into the fund. Moneys in the fund shall be applied only to the payment of a judgment for damages arising out of an accident as provided in section 4509.28 of the Revised Code and to the return of security dep...

... with the registrar of motor vehicles shall be applicable only to the payment of judgments for damages arising out of the accident in question in an action against the person on whose behalf the deposit was made which action was begun within two years after the date of the accident, or upon assignment by the depositor for the settlement of claims arising out of such accident. (B) Every distribution of funds from the...

...de, any security remaining on deposit shall be returned to the depositor or to his personal representative if an affidavit or other evidence satisfactory to the registrar of motor vehicles has been filed: (A) That no action for damages arising out of the accident for which deposit was made, begun within two years after the date of the accident, is pending against the person on whose behalf the deposit was made; (B)...

...Code, the registrar of motor vehicles shall transmit a certified copy of the record of such action to the official in charge of the issuance of licenses and registration certificates in the state in which such nonresident resides, if the law of such other state provides for action in relation thereto similar to the provision set forth in division (B) of this section. (B) Upon receipt of a certification that the oper...

...ty filed as provided in such section, shall not be referred to in any way and shall not be evidence of the negligence or due care of either party at the trial of any action to recover damages.

...If a nonresident by final order or judgment of a court of record or mayor's court is convicted of, or forfeits bail or collateral deposited to secure an appearance for trial for, any offense for which the suspension of a license is provided, the registrar of motor vehicles shall impose a suspension of the privilege of the nonresident to operate a motor vehicle for the same period for which suspension of a license ...

...section 4509.291 of the Revised Code shall remain in effect and the registrar of motor vehicles shall not issue to any person whose license is so suspended any new or renewal license until permitted under the motor vehicle laws, and not then until such person gives and thereafter maintains proof of financial responsibility in accordance with section 4509.45 of the Revised Code. (B) The suspension of registration r...

...f the court has no clerk, immediately shall forward a certified copy of the judgment to the registrar of motor vehicles. Whenever any nonresident has been convicted of an offense for which the court is required to impose a license suspension under any provision of the Revised Code or has forfeited bail given to secure the nonresident's appearance for trial upon a charge of any offense for which the court is requi...

...icles is a nonresident, the registrar shall transmit a certified copy of the judgment, conviction, or order of bail forfeiture to the official in charge of the issuance of licenses and registration of the state of which the defendant is a resident.

...pt of a certified copy of a judgment, shall impose a class F suspension for the period of time specified in division (B)(6) of section 4510.02 of the Revised Code of the license and registration and any nonresident's operating privilege of any person against whom such judgment was rendered, except as provided in sections 4509.01 to 4509.78 of the Revised Code. Such certified copy of a judgment shall include the las...

...prescribes, that the judgment debtor be allowed license and registration or nonresident's operating privilege, the same may be allowed by the registrar for six months from the date of the consent and thereafter until the consent is revoked in writing, notwithstanding default in the payment of such judgment, or of any installments thereof prescribed in section 4509.42 of the Revised Code, provided the judgment debtor ...

... or nonresident's operating privilege shall be suspended for nonpayment of a judgment under sections 4509.01 to 4509.78, inclusive, of the Revised Code, if the registrar of motor vehicles finds that an insurer is obligated to pay such judgment, at least to the extent and for the amounts required in such sections, but has not paid such judgment. A finding by the registrar that an insurer is obligated to pay a judgment...

...The registrar of motor vehicles shall impose a class F suspension of the person's driver's license, commercial driver's license, temporary instruction permit, probationary license, or nonresident operating privilege for the period of time specified in division (B)(6) of section 4510.02 of the Revised Code for nonpayment of a judgment, and while such order is in force no license, registration, or permit to operate a m...