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...(A) Except as provided by sections 4503.103, 4503.107, 4503.173, 4503.41, 4503.43, and 4503.46 of the Revised Code, no person who is the owner or chauffeur of a motor vehicle operated or driven upon the public roads or highways shall fail to file annually the application for registration or to pay the tax therefor. (B) Except as provided by sections 4503.12 and 4503.16 of the Revised Code, the taxes payable on all ...

...A) Within thirty days of becoming a resident of this state, any person who owns a motor vehicle operated or driven upon the public roads or highways shall register the vehicle in this state. If such a person fails to register a vehicle owned by the person, the person shall not operate any motor vehicle in this state under a license issued by another state (B)(1) Whoever violates division (A) of this section is guilt...

...ed vehicle and a written statement releasing the special plates to the applicant. Upon a proper filing, the registrar or deputy registrar shall assign the special license plates to the motor vehicle owned or leased by the applicant and issue a new certificate of registration for that motor vehicle. (7) If a corporation transfers the ownership of a motor vehicle to an affiliated corporation, the affiliated corporati...

...uted or canceled arrest warrant a processing fee of fifteen dollars to cover the costs of the bureau in administering this section. The registrar shall deposit all such processing fees into the public safety - highway purposes fund created by section 4501.06 of the Revised Code. Upon payment of the processing fee, the registrar shall cause the report of that outstanding arrest warrant to be removed from the records ...

... laws relating to registration and licensing of motor vehicles, and upon payment of the regular license fee, as prescribed under sections 4503.04 and 4503.10 of the Revised Code, and the payment of an additional fee of ten dollars, which shall be for the purpose of compensating the bureau of motor vehicles for additional services required in the issuing of license plates under this section, shall be issued a validati...

... laws relating to registration and licensing of motor vehicles, and upon payment of the regular license fee, as prescribed under sections 4503.04 and 4503.10 of the Revised Code, and the payment of an additional fee of ten dollars, which shall be for the purpose of compensating the bureau of motor vehicles for additional services required in the issuing of license plates under this section, shall be issued a validati...

... in this section, "original owner" includes, with respect to any motor vehicle owned by the federal government and loaned to the state or any of its political subdivisions for use in a federal program, the state or the political subdivision to which the motor vehicle has been loaned and in the name of which the vehicle is registered. Title to motor vehicles acquired by the state or any of its political subdivisions...

...(A) No school bus as defined in division (F) of section 4511.01 of the Revised Code is required to pay the annual license tax provided for in section 4503.02 of the Revised Code or to apply for or display registration plates, provided: the school bus complies with the requirements of sections 4511.76 to 4511.77, inclusive, of the Revised Code. (B) The owner of a school bus, other than a board of education, which is ...

...solely in the transaction of official business are exempted from the payment of the annual license tax levied by section 4503.02 of the Revised Code. Such vehicle shall be painted standard air force blue, except vehicles that are used for emergency purposes may be painted red or white, and all vehicles shall be clearly marked with civil air patrol identification, Ohio wing vehicle identification number, and the word...

...used solely in the transaction of the business of the organization may be registered without the payment of any registration fee and service fee required by sections 4503.02 and 4503.10 of the Revised Code, and without the payment of any applicable county or municipal motor vehicle tax levied under Chapter 4504. of the Revised Code. In applying for registration of such a motor vehicle, a member of a volunteer rescue ...

...: (1) "Boat trailer" means any trailer designed and used for the transportation of no more than one watercraft. (2) "Watercraft" means any of the following when used or capable of being used for transportation on the water: (a) A boat operated by machinery either permanently or temporarily affixed; (b) A sailboat other than a sailboard; (c) An inflatable, manually propelled boat having a hull identification numb...

...ess or recognized by the United States department of veterans affairs for purposes of representing veterans affairs claimants. (B) A motor vehicle titled in the name of a United States veterans service organization and used solely for participation in organizational activities, exhibitions, parades, and similar purposes, may be registered without the payment of any registration tax and service fee required ...

...lub activities, exhibitions, tours, parades, and similar uses. A historical motor vehicle shall not be used for general transportation, but may be operated on the public roads and highways to and from a location where maintenance is performed on the vehicle. (B) In lieu of the annual license tax levied in sections 4503.02 and 4503.04 of the Revised Code, a license fee of ten dollars is levied on the operation of a h...

...aler" means any person engaged in the business of selling at retail, displaying, offering for sale, or dealing in motorized bicycles who is not subject to section 4503.09 of the Revised Code.

...te a replica motor vehicle registered under this section on the public roads and highways as follows: (1) For club activities, exhibitions, tours, parades, and similar uses; (2) To and from a location where maintenance is performed on the replica motor vehicle. (B) In lieu of the annual license tax levied in sections 4503.02 and 4503.04 of the Revised Code, the registrar of motor vehicles or a deputy registrar ...

...mmercial tractor and a chauffeured limousine shall display a livery sticker along with a validation sticker as provided in section 4503.24 of the Revised Code. (3) The registrar or deputy registrar shall not issue a license plate for a school bus. A school bus shall display identifying numbers in the manner prescribed by section 4511.764 of the Revised Code. (4) The certificate of registration shall be issued and...

...(A)(1) The identification license plate shall be issued for a multi-year period as determined by the director of public safety, and, except as provided in division (A)(3) of this section, shall be accompanied by a validation sticker, to be attached to the license plate. Except as provided in divisions (A)(2) and (3) of this section, the validation sticker shall indicate the expiration of the registration period to wh...

...ssued. (2) A person who is replacing a single, duplicate license plate due to the loss, mutilation, or destruction of a license plate.

...ticker on a motor vehicle as required under section 4503.19 of the Revised Code sufficiently indicates that the vehicle is registered in this state. Any reference in the Revised Code to license plates, a set of license plates, registration plates, or validation stickers is deemed to be a reference to the single license plate and validation sticker required by that section.

...section: (1) "Dealer engaged in the business of leasing motor vehicles" means any person engaged in the business of regularly making available, offering to make available, or arranging for another person to use a motor vehicle pursuant to a bailment, lease, or other contractual arrangement. (2) "Motor vehicle" has the meaning set forth in section 4509.01 of the Revised Code. (B) An application for the registrat...

...ct to section 4503.211 of the Revised Code, no person who is the owner or operator of a motor vehicle shall fail to display in plain view on the rear of the motor vehicle a license plate that displays the distinctive number and registration mark assigned to the motor vehicle by the director of public safety, including any county identification sticker and any validation sticker when required by and issued under secti...

...aler" means any person engaged in the business of regularly making available, offering to make available, or arranging for another person to use a motor vehicle pursuant to a bailment, rental agreement, or other contractual arrangement for a period of thirty days or less under which a charge is made for the motor vehicle's use at a specified rate and the title to the motor vehicle is in a person other than the operat...

...les, and motorcycles shall consist of a single placard, the size of which shall be prescribed by the director. The identification plate of a vehicle registered in accordance with the international registration plan shall contain the word "apportioned." The director may prescribe the type of placard, or means of fastening the placard, or both; the placard or means of fastening may be so designed and constructed as to ...

...No motor vehicle designed to carry passengers, owned or leased by the state, or any of its departments, bureaus, commissions, or institutions supported in whole or in part by funds provided by the state, shall be operated or driven by any person unless it has displayed, in a prominent position on the rear of the vehicle, a license plate that shall be the same size, shape, and treated for increased visibility in the s...

...ng the employer's vehicle for normal business duties. A motor vehicle owned by a business that is partly or entirely owned or controlled by the person with the limited driving privileges is not a motor vehicle owned by an employer, for purposes of this division. (C) Whoever violates this section is guilty of a minor misdemeanor.