Section 2947.09 | Failure to pay costs; notice of balance due.
(A) If a person is charged with an offense in a court of common pleas, including a juvenile court, and fails to appear in court at the required time and place to answer the charge, the court may enter information relative to the person's failure to appear on a form prescribed or approved by the registrar of motor vehicles pursuant to division (B) of this section and send the form to the registrar. Upon receipt of the form, the registrar shall take any measures necessary to ensure that neither the registrar nor any deputy registrar accepts any application for the registration or transfer of registration of any motor vehicle owned or leased by the person. However, for a motor vehicle leased by the person, the registrar shall not implement this requirement until the registrar adopts procedures for that implementation under section 4503.39 of the Revised Code.
The period of denial relating to the issuance or transfer of a certificate of registration for a motor vehicle imposed under this section remains in effect until the person appears in court relative to the offense. The court shall inform the registrar of the appearance by entering information relative to the appearance on a form prescribed or approved by the registrar pursuant to division (B) of this section and sending the form to the registrar.
(B) The registrar shall prescribe and make available to courts of common pleas forms to be used for a notice to the registrar of failure to appear and a notice to the registrar of appearance under division (A) of this section. The registrar may approve the use of other forms for these purposes.
The registrar may require that any of the forms prescribed or approved pursuant to this section be transmitted to the registrar electronically. If the registrar requires electronic transmission, the registrar shall not be required to give effect to any form that is not transmitted electronically.
Last updated January 28, 2025 at 1:04 PM
Available Versions of this Section
- September 19, 2014 – Senate Bill 143 - 130th General Assembly [ View September 19, 2014 Version ]
- April 9, 2025 – Amended by House Bill 29 - 135th General Assembly [ View April 9, 2025 Version ]