Bill Text: OH HB400 | 2011-2012 | 129th General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: To require the written re-examination of holders of driver's licenses upon every renewal and the on-road re-examination of those holders upon every other renewal.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2011-12-20 - To Transportation, Public Safety & Homeland Security [HB400 Detail]

Download: Ohio-2011-HB400-Introduced.html

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As Introduced

129th General Assembly Regular Session 2011-2012

H. B. No. 400

Representative Hagan, R. 

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A BILL

To amend section 4507.09 of the Revised Code to

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require the written re-examination of holders of

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driver's licenses upon every renewal and the

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on-road re-examination of those holders upon every

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other renewal.

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BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF OHIO:

Section 1. That section 4507.09 of the Revised Code be	6
amended to read as follows:	7

Sec. 4507.09.  (A) Except as provided in division (B) of this	8
section, every driver's license issued to a resident of this state	9
expires on the birthday of the applicant in the fourth year after	10
the date it is issued and every driver's license issued to a	11
temporary resident expires in accordance with rules adopted by the	12
registrar of motor vehicles. In no event shall any license be	13
issued for a period longer than four years and ninety days.	14

Subject to the requirements of section 4507.12 of the Revised	15
Code, every driver's license issued to a resident is renewable at	16
any time prior to its expiration and any license of a temporary	17
resident is nonrenewable. A nonrenewable license may be replaced	18
with a new license within ninety days prior to its expiration in	19
accordance with division (E)(F) of this section. No refund shall	20
be made or credit given for the unexpired portion of the driver's	21
license that is renewed. The registrar of motor vehicles shall	22
notify each person whose driver's license has expired within	23
forty-five days after the date of expiration. Notification shall	24
be made by regular mail sent to the person's last known address as	25
shown in the records of the bureau of motor vehicles. Failure to	26
provide such notification shall not be construed as a renewal or	27
extension of any license. For the purposes of this section, the	28
date of birth of any applicant born on the twenty-ninth day of	29
February shall be deemed to be the first day of March in any year	30
in which there is no twenty-ninth day of February.	31

(B) Every driver's license or renewal of a driver's license	32
issued to an applicant who is sixteen years of age or older, but	33
less than twenty-one years of age, expires on the twenty-first	34
birthday of the applicant, except that an applicant who applies no	35
more than thirty days before the applicant's twenty-first birthday	36
shall be issued a license in accordance with division (A) of this	37
section.	38

(C)(1) Neither the registrar nor a deputy registrar shall	39
renew a driver's license unless the holder of the driver's license	40
first takes and successfully completes the examination that is	41
required of an applicant for a temporary instruction permit and	42
complies with all other requirements for renewal.	43

(2)(a) Neither the registrar nor a deputy registrar shall	44
renew a driver's license unless the holder of the driver's license	45
first takes and successfully completes the examination that is	46
required of an applicant for a driver's license and complies with	47
all other requirements for renewal.	48

(b) Division (C)(2)(a) of this section applies to every other	49
renewal of a person's driver's license.	50

(3) Divisions (C)(1) and (2) of this section do not apply to	51
the renewal of a commercial driver's license.	52

(4) The registrar, in accordance with Chapter 119. of the	53
Revised Code, shall adopt any rules as may be necessary to	54
implement division (C) of this section.	55

(D) Each person licensed as a driver under this chapter shall	56
notify the registrar of any change in the person's address within	57
ten days following that change. The notification shall be in	58
writing on a form provided by the registrar and shall include the	59
full name, date of birth, license number, county of residence,	60
social security number, and new address of the person.	61

(D)(E) No driver's license shall be renewed when renewal is	62
prohibited by division (A) of section 4507.091 of the Revised	63
Code.	64

(E)(F) A nonrenewable license may be replaced with a new	65
license within ninety days prior to its expiration upon the	66
applicant's presentation of documentation verifying the	67
applicant's legal presence in the United States. A nonrenewable	68
license expires on the same date listed on the legal presence	69
documentation, or on the same date in the fourth year after the	70
date the nonrenewable license is issued, whichever comes first. A	71
nonrenewable license is not transferable, and the applicant may	72
not rely on it to obtain a driver's license in another state.	73

In accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code, the	74
registrar of motor vehicles shall adopt rules governing	75
nonrenewable licenses for temporary residents. At a minimum, the	76
rules shall include provisions specifying all of the following:	77

(1) That no nonrenewable license may extend beyond the	78
duration of the applicant's temporary residence in this state;	79

(2) That no nonrenewable license may be replaced by a new	80
license unless the applicant provides acceptable documentation of	81
the person's identity and of the applicant's continued temporary	82
residence in this state;	83

(3) That no nonrenewable license is valid to apply for a	84
driver's license in any other state;	85

(4) That every nonrenewable license may contain any security	86
features that the registrar prescribes.	87

Section 2. That existing section 4507.09 of the Revised Code	88
is hereby repealed.	89