Ohio Revised Code Search

...(A) Commercial driver's licenses shall expire as follows: (1) Except as provided in division (A)(3) or (4) of this section, each such license issued to replace an operator's or chauffeur's license shall expire on the original expiration date of the operator's or chauffeur's license and, upon renewal, shall expire on the licensee's birthday in the fourth or eighth year after the date of issuance, based on the perio...

...(A) No person who holds a commercial driver's license or commercial driver's license temporary instruction permit or who operates a motor vehicle for which a commercial driver's license or permit is required shall do any of the following: (1) Drive a commercial motor vehicle while having a measurable or detectable amount of alcohol or of a controlled substance in the person's blood, breath, or urine; (2) Drive ...

...(A) Any person who is found to have been convicted of a violation of an out-of-service order shall be disqualified by the registrar of motor vehicles as follows: (1) If the person has not been convicted previously of a violation of an out-of-service order, the period of disqualification is one hundred eighty days. (2) If, during any ten-year period, the driver is convicted of a second violation of an out-of-ser...

...No court shall issue an order granting limited driving privileges for operation of a commercial motor vehicle to any person whose driver's license or commercial driver's license has been suspended or who has been disqualified from operating a commercial motor vehicle. In regard to an offense involving the operation of a commercial motor vehicle, no court shall modify any record, or consent to the modification o...

...(A) Both of the following are deemed to have given consent to a test or tests of the person's whole blood, blood serum or plasma, breath, oral fluid, or urine for the purpose of determining the person's alcohol concentration or the presence of any controlled substance or a metabolite of a controlled substance: (1) A person while operating a commercial motor vehicle that requires a commercial driver's license or co...

...(A) Any driver who holds a commercial driver's license issued by this state and is convicted in another state or a foreign jurisdiction of violating any law or ordinance relating to motor vehicle traffic control, other than a parking violation, shall provide written notice of that conviction within thirty days after the date of conviction to the bureau of motor vehicles and to the driver's employer in accordance wit...

...(A) The provisions of 49 C.F.R. 383, subpart C, as amended, shall apply to all commercial drivers or persons who apply for employment as commercial drivers. No person shall fail to make a report to the person's employer as required by this section. (B) Whoever violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor of the first degree.

...(A) Each employer shall require every applicant for employment as a driver of a commercial motor vehicle to provide the applicant's employment history for the ten years preceding the date the employment application is submitted to the prospective employer. The following information shall be submitted: (1) A list of the names and addresses of the applicant's previous employers for which the applicant was the operator...

...Within ten days of the final judgment of a conviction of the holder of an out-of-state commercial driver's license or commercial driver's license temporary instruction permit in any type of vehicle, or the conviction of the holder of an out-of-state noncommercial driver's license in a commercial motor vehicle for a violation of a state law or local ordinance or resolution relating to traffic control, other than parki...

...(A) The director of public safety and the registrar of motor vehicles, subject to approval by the director, may, in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code, adopt any rules necessary to carry out this chapter. (B) The department of public safety may do all of the following: (1) Enter into or make any agreements, arrangements, or declarations necessary to carry out this chapter; (2) Charge a fee for ...

...Within the jurisdictional limits of the appointing authority, any peace officer shall stop and detain any person found violating section 4506.15 of the Revised Code, without obtaining a warrant. When there is reasonable ground to believe that a violation of section 4506.15 of the Revised Code has been committed and a test or tests of the person's whole blood, blood plasma or blood serum, breath, or urine is necessary...

...(A) A restricted commercial driver's license and waiver for farm-related service industries may be issued by the registrar of motor vehicles to allow a person to operate a commercial motor vehicle during seasonal periods determined by the registrar and subject to the restrictions set forth in this section. (B) Upon receiving an application for a restricted commercial driver's license under section 4506.07 of the R...

...(A) As used in this section, "commercial motor vehicle" means any self-propelled or towed vehicle used on public highways in intrastate or interstate commerce to transport passengers or property that meets any of the following specifications: (1) The vehicle has a gross vehicle weight rating or gross combination weight rating of ten thousand one pounds or more. (2) The vehicle is designed to transport sixteen...

...Whoever violates any provision of sections 4506.03 to 4506.20 of the Revised Code for which no penalty otherwise is provided in the section that contains the provision violated is guilty of a misdemeanor of the first degree.

...(A) As used in this chapter, "motor vehicle," "motorized bicycle," "state," "owner," "operator," "chauffeur," and "highways" have the same meanings as in section 4501.01 of the Revised Code. "Driver's license" means a class D license issued to any person to operate a motor vehicle or motor-driven cycle, other than a commercial motor vehicle, and includes "probationary license," "restricted license," "limited term ...

...(A) Each deputy registrar assigned to a driver's license examining station by the registrar of motor vehicles as provided in section 4507.01 of the Revised Code shall remit to the director of public safety a rental fee equal to the percentage of space occupied by the deputy registrar in the driver's license examining station multiplied by the rental fee paid for the entire driver's license examining station plus a pr...

...(A)(1) No person shall permit the operation of a motor vehicle upon any public or private property used by the public for purposes of vehicular travel or parking knowing the operator does not have a valid driver's license issued to the operator by the registrar of motor vehicles or a deputy registrar under this chapter or a valid commercial driver's license issued under Chapter 4506. of the Revised Code. Except as ot...

...(A)(1) The director of public safety shall enter into a memorandum of understanding agreement with the United States department of homeland security or other designated federal agency. The purpose of the agreement is to obtain approval to issue enhanced driver's licenses, enhanced commercial driver's licenses, and enhanced identification cards to Ohio residents for use as proof of identity and citizenship and for pur...

...The registrar of motor vehicles may furnish the name and social security number of any person whose driver's license or commercial driver's license has been suspended or canceled, or of any person whose certificate of registration and license plates are subject to impoundment, to the tax commissioner. The tax commissioner may return to the registrar the address of any such person as shown on the most recent return f...

...(A)(1) No person shall be required to obtain a driver's or commercial driver's license for the purpose of temporarily driving, operating, drawing, moving, or propelling a road roller or road machinery upon a street or highway. (2) No person shall be required to obtain a driver's or commercial driver's license for the purpose of temporarily driving, operating, drawing, moving, or propelling any agricultural tractor o...

...Nonresidents, permitted to drive upon the highways of their own state, may operate any motor vehicle upon any highway in this state without examination or license under sections 4507.01 to 4507.39, inclusive, of the Revised Code, upon condition that such nonresidents may be required at any time or place to prove lawful possession, or their right to operate, such motor vehicle, and to establish proper identity.

...(A) The registrar of motor vehicles, or a deputy registrar, upon receiving an application for a temporary instruction permit and a temporary instruction permit identification card for a driver's license from any person who is at least fifteen years six months of age, may issue such a permit and identification card entitling the applicant to drive a motor vehicle, other than a commercial motor vehicle, upon the ...

...(A)(1) Every application for a driver's license, motorcycle operator's license or endorsement, or motor-driven cycle or motor scooter license or endorsement, or duplicate of any such license or endorsement, shall be made upon the approved form furnished by the registrar of motor vehicles and shall be signed by the applicant. Every application shall state the following: (a) The applicant's name, date of birth, s...

...(A) The registrar of motor vehicles may authorize the online renewal of a driver's license, commercial driver's license, or identification card issued by the bureau of motor vehicles for eligible applicants. An applicant is eligible for online renewal if all of the following apply: (1) The applicant's current driver's license, commercial driver's license, or identification card was processed in person at a deputy ...

...(A) As used in this section, "license" includes a driver's license, commercial driver's license, temporary instruction permit, or identification card. (B) Any person under twenty-six years of age who is required to register with the selective service system in accordance with the "Military Selective Service Act of 1967," 81 Stat. 100, 50 U.S.C. App. 451 et seq., as amended, upon submission of an application for issu...