Bill Text: OH HB44 | 2009-2010 | 128th General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: And to repeal Section 3 of Am. Sub. S.B. 20 of the 120th General Assembly, as subsequently amended, to eliminate the financial responsibility random verification program of the Bureau of Motor Vehicles.

Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 12-3)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2009-02-24 - To Insurance [HB44 Detail]

Download: Ohio-2009-HB44-Introduced.html

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As Introduced

128th General Assembly Regular Session 2009-2010

H. B. No. 44

Representatives Hagan, Huffman 

Cosponsors: Representatives Stautberg, Wachtmann, Uecker, Adams, J., Grossman, Mecklenborg, Winburn, Harris, Balderson, Jordan, Hackett, DeBose, Stebelton 

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A BILL

To amend sections 4509.101 and 4510.04 of the Revised

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Code and to repeal Section 3 of Am. Sub. S.B. 20

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of the 120th General Assembly, as subsequently

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amended, to eliminate the financial responsibility

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random verification program of the Bureau of Motor

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Vehicles.

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

Section 1. That sections 4509.101 and 4510.04 of the Revised	7
Code be amended to read as follows:	8

Sec. 4509.101.  (A)(1) No person shall operate, or permit the	9
operation of, a motor vehicle in this state, unless proof of	10
financial responsibility is maintained continuously throughout the	11
registration period with respect to that vehicle, or, in the case	12
of a driver who is not the owner, with respect to that driver's	13
operation of that vehicle.	14

(2) Whoever violates division (A)(1) of this section shall be	15
subject to the following civil penalties:	16

(a) Subject to divisions (A)(2)(b) and (c) of this section, a	17
class E suspension of the person's driver's license, commercial	18
driver's license, temporary instruction permit, probationary	19
license, or nonresident operating privilege for the period of time	20
specified in division (B)(5) of section 4510.02 of the Revised	21
Code and impoundment of the person's license. The court may grant	22
limited driving privileges to the person only if the person	23
presents proof of financial responsibility and has complied with	24
division (A)(5) of this section.	25

(b) If, within five years of the violation, the person's	26
operating privileges are again suspended and the person's license	27
again is impounded for a violation of division (A)(1) of this	28
section, a class C suspension of the person's driver's license,	29
commercial driver's license, temporary instruction permit,	30
probationary license, or nonresident operating privilege for the	31
period of time specified in division (B)(3) of section 4510.02 of	32
the Revised Code. The court may grant limited driving privileges	33
to the person only if the person presents proof of financial	34
responsibility and has complied with division (A)(5) of this	35
section, and no court may grant limited driving privileges for the	36
first fifteen days of the suspension.	37

(c) If, within five years of the violation, the person's	38
operating privileges are suspended and the person's license is	39
impounded two or more times for a violation of division (A)(1) of	40
this section, a class B suspension of the person's driver's	41
license, commercial driver's license, temporary instruction	42
permit, probationary license, or nonresident operating privilege	43
for the period of time specified in division (B)(2) of section	44
4510.02 of the Revised Code. No court may grant limited driving	45
privileges during the suspension.	46

(d) In addition to the suspension of an owner's license under	47
division (A)(2)(a), (b), or (c) of this section, the suspension of	48
the rights of the owner to register the motor vehicle and the	49
impoundment of the owner's certificate of registration and license	50
plates until the owner complies with division (A)(5) of this	51
section.	52

(3) A person to whom this state has issued a certificate of	53
registration for a motor vehicle or a license to operate a motor	54
vehicle or who is determined to have operated any motor vehicle or	55
permitted the operation in this state of a motor vehicle owned by	56
the person shall be required to verify the existence of proof of	57
financial responsibility covering the operation of the motor	58
vehicle or the person's operation of the motor vehicle under any	59
either of the following circumstances:	60

(a) The person or a motor vehicle owned by the person is	61
involved in a traffic accident that requires the filing of an	62
accident report under section 4509.06 of the Revised Code.	63

(b) The person receives a traffic ticket indicating that	64
proof of the maintenance of financial responsibility was not	65
produced upon the request of a peace officer or state highway	66
patrol trooper made in accordance with division (D)(2) of this	67
section.	68

(c) Whenever, in accordance with rules adopted by the	69
registrar, the person is randomly selected by the registrar and	70
requested to provide such verification.	71

(4) An order of the registrar that suspends and impounds a	72
license or registration, or both, shall state the date on or	73
before which the person is required to surrender the person's	74
license or certificate of registration and license plates. The	75
person is deemed to have surrendered the license or certificate of	76
registration and license plates, in compliance with the order, if	77
the person does either of the following:	78

(a) On or before the date specified in the order, personally	79
delivers the license or certificate of registration and license	80
plates, or causes the delivery of the items, to the registrar;	81

(b) Mails the license or certificate of registration and	82
license plates to the registrar in an envelope or container	83
bearing a postmark showing a date no later than the date specified	84
in the order.	85

(5) Except as provided in division (A)(6) or (L) of this	86
section, the registrar shall not restore any operating privileges	87
or registration rights suspended under this section, return any	88
license, certificate of registration, or license plates impounded	89
under this section, or reissue license plates under section	90
4503.232 of the Revised Code, if the registrar destroyed the	91
impounded license plates under that section, or reissue a license	92
under section 4510.52 of the Revised Code, if the registrar	93
destroyed the suspended license under that section, unless the	94
rights are not subject to suspension or revocation under any other	95
law and unless the person, in addition to complying with all other	96
conditions required by law for reinstatement of the operating	97
privileges or registration rights, complies with all of the	98
following:	99

(a) Pays a financial responsibility reinstatement fee of	100
seventy-five dollars for the first violation of division (A)(1) of	101
this section, two hundred fifty dollars for a second violation of	102
that division, and five hundred dollars for a third or subsequent	103
violation of that division;	104

(b) If the person has not voluntarily surrendered the	105
license, certificate, or license plates in compliance with the	106
order, pays a financial responsibility nonvoluntary compliance fee	107
in an amount, not to exceed fifty dollars, determined by the	108
registrar;	109

(c) Files and continuously maintains proof of financial	110
responsibility under sections 4509.44 to 4509.65 of the Revised	111
Code.	112

(6) If the registrar issues an order under division (A)(2) of	113
this section resulting from the failure of a person to respond to	114
a financial responsibility random verification request under	115
division (A)(3)(c) of this section and the person successfully	116
maintains an affirmative defense to a violation of section 4510.16	117
of the Revised Code or is determined by the registrar or a deputy	118
registrar to have been in compliance with division (A)(1) of this	119
section at the time of the initial financial responsibility random	120
verification request, the registrar shall do both of the	121
following:	122

(a) Terminate the order of suspension or impoundment;

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(b) Restore the operating privileges and registration rights	124
of the person without payment of the fees established in divisions	125
(A)(5)(a) and (b) of this section and without a requirement to	126
file proof of financial responsibility.	127

(B)(1) Every party required to file an accident report under	128
section 4509.06 of the Revised Code also shall include with the	129
report a document described in division (G)(1) of this section.	130

If the registrar determines, within forty-five days after the	131
report is filed, that an operator or owner has violated division	132
(A)(1) of this section, the registrar shall do all of the	133
following:	134

(a) Order the impoundment, with respect to the motor vehicle	135
involved, required under division (A)(2)(d) of this section, of	136
the certificate of registration and license plates of any owner	137
who has violated division (A)(1) of this section;	138

(b) Order the suspension required under division (A)(2)(a),	139
(b), or (c) of this section of the license of any operator or	140
owner who has violated division (A)(1) of this section;	141

(c) Record the name and address of the person whose	142
certificate of registration and license plates have been impounded	143
or are under an order of impoundment, or whose license has been	144
suspended or is under an order of suspension; the serial number of	145
the person's license; the serial numbers of the person's	146
certificate of registration and license plates; and the person's	147
social security account number, if assigned, or, where the motor	148
vehicle is used for hire or principally in connection with any	149
established business, the person's federal taxpayer identification	150
number. The information shall be recorded in such a manner that it	151
becomes a part of the person's permanent record, and assists the	152
registrar in monitoring compliance with the orders of suspension	153
or impoundment.	154

(d) Send written notification to every person to whom the	155
order pertains, at the person's last known address as shown on the	156
records of the bureau. The person, within ten days after the date	157
of the mailing of the notification, shall surrender to the	158
registrar, in a manner set forth in division (A)(4) of this	159
section, any certificate of registration and registration plates	160
under an order of impoundment, or any license under an order of	161
suspension.	162

(2) The registrar shall issue any order under division (B)(1)	163
of this section without a hearing. Any person adversely affected	164
by the order, within ten days after the issuance of the order, may	165
request an administrative hearing before the registrar, who shall	166
provide the person with an opportunity for a hearing in accordance	167
with this paragraph. A request for a hearing does not operate as a	168
suspension of the order. The scope of the hearing shall be limited	169
to whether the person in fact demonstrated to the registrar proof	170
of financial responsibility in accordance with this section. The	171
registrar shall determine the date, time, and place of any	172
hearing, provided that the hearing shall be held, and an order	173
issued or findings made, within thirty days after the registrar	174
receives a request for a hearing. If requested by the person in	175
writing, the registrar may designate as the place of hearing the	176
county seat of the county in which the person resides or a place	177
within fifty miles of the person's residence. The person shall pay	178
the cost of the hearing before the registrar, if the registrar's	179
order of suspension or impoundment is upheld.	180

(C) Any order of suspension or impoundment issued under this	181
section or division (B) of section 4509.37 of the Revised Code may	182
be terminated at any time if the registrar determines upon a	183
showing of proof of financial responsibility that the operator or	184
owner of the motor vehicle was in compliance with division (A)(1)	185
of this section at the time of the traffic offense, motor vehicle	186
inspection, or accident that resulted in the order against the	187
person. A determination may be made without a hearing. This	188
division does not apply unless the person shows good cause for the	189
person's failure to present satisfactory proof of financial	190
responsibility to the registrar prior to the issuance of the	191
order.	192

(D)(1)(a) For the purpose of enforcing this section, every	193
peace officer is deemed an agent of the registrar.	194

(a) Except as provided in division (D)(1)(b) of this section,	195
any(b) Any peace officer who, in the performance of the peace	196
officer's duties as authorized by law, becomes aware of a person	197
whose license is under an order of suspension, or whose	198
certificate of registration and license plates are under an order	199
of impoundment, pursuant to this section, may confiscate the	200
license, certificate of registration, and license plates, and	201
return them to the registrar.	202

(b) Any peace officer who, in the performance of the peace	203
officer's duties as authorized by law, becomes aware of a person	204
whose license is under an order of suspension, or whose	205
certificate of registration and license plates are under an order	206
of impoundment resulting from failure to respond to a financial	207
responsibility random verification, shall not, for that reason,	208
arrest the owner or operator or seize the vehicle or license	209
plates. Instead, the peace officer shall issue a citation for a	210
violation of section 4510.16 of the Revised Code specifying the	211
circumstances as failure to respond to a financial responsibility	212
random verification.	213

(2) A peace officer shall request the owner or operator of a	214
motor vehicle to produce proof of financial responsibility in a	215
manner described in division (G) of this section at the time the	216
peace officer acts to enforce the traffic laws of this state and	217
during motor vehicle inspections conducted pursuant to section	218
4513.02 of the Revised Code.	219

(3) A peace officer shall indicate on every traffic ticket	220
whether the person receiving the traffic ticket produced proof of	221
the maintenance of financial responsibility in response to the	222
officer's request under division (D)(2) of this section. The	223
peace officer shall inform every person who receives a traffic	224
ticket and who has failed to produce proof of the maintenance of	225
financial responsibility that the person must submit proof to the	226
traffic violations bureau with any payment of a fine and costs for	227
the ticketed violation or, if the person is to appear in court for	228
the violation, the person must submit proof to the court.	229

(4)(a) If a person who has failed to produce proof of the	230
maintenance of financial responsibility appears in court for a	231
ticketed violation, the court may permit the defendant to present	232
evidence of proof of financial responsibility to the court at such	233
time and in such manner as the court determines to be necessary or	234
appropriate. In a manner prescribed by the registrar, the clerk of	235
courts shall provide the registrar with the identity of any person	236
who fails to submit proof of the maintenance of financial	237
responsibility pursuant to division (D)(3) of this section.	238

(b) If a person who has failed to produce proof of the	239
maintenance of financial responsibility also fails to submit that	240
proof to the traffic violations bureau with payment of a fine and	241
costs for the ticketed violation, the traffic violations bureau,	242
in a manner prescribed by the registrar, shall notify the	243
registrar of the identity of that person.	244

(5)(a) Upon receiving notice from a clerk of courts or	245
traffic violations bureau pursuant to division (D)(4) of this	246
section, the registrar shall order the suspension of the license	247
of the person required under division (A)(2)(a), (b), or (c) of	248
this section and the impoundment of the person's certificate of	249
registration and license plates required under division (A)(2)(d)	250
of this section, effective thirty days after the date of the	251
mailing of notification. The registrar also shall notify the	252
person that the person must present the registrar with proof of	253
financial responsibility in accordance with this section,	254
surrender to the registrar the person's certificate of	255
registration, license plates, and license, or submit a statement	256
subject to section 2921.13 of the Revised Code that the person did	257
not operate or permit the operation of the motor vehicle at the	258
time of the offense. Notification shall be in writing and shall	259
be sent to the person at the person's last known address as shown	260
on the records of the bureau of motor vehicles. The person, within	261
fifteen days after the date of the mailing of notification, shall	262
present proof of financial responsibility, surrender the	263
certificate of registration, license plates, and license to the	264
registrar in a manner set forth in division (A)(4) of this	265
section, or submit the statement required under this section	266
together with other information the person considers appropriate.	267

If the registrar does not receive proof or the person does	268
not surrender the certificate of registration, license plates, and	269
license, in accordance with this division, the registrar shall	270
permit the order for the suspension of the license of the person	271
and the impoundment of the person's certificate of registration	272
and license plates to take effect.	273

(b) In the case of a person who presents, within the	274
fifteen-day period, documents to show proof of financial	275
responsibility, the registrar shall terminate the order of	276
suspension and the impoundment of the registration and license	277
plates required under division (A)(2)(d) of this section and shall	278
send written notification to the person, at the person's last	279
known address as shown on the records of the bureau.	280

(c) Any person adversely affected by the order of the	281
registrar under division (D)(5)(a) or (b) of this section, within	282
ten days after the issuance of the order, may request an	283
administrative hearing before the registrar, who shall provide the	284
person with an opportunity for a hearing in accordance with this	285
paragraph. A request for a hearing does not operate as a	286
suspension of the order. The scope of the hearing shall be limited	287
to whether, at the time of the hearing, the person presents proof	288
of financial responsibility covering the vehicle and whether the	289
person is eligible for an exemption in accordance with this	290
section or any rule adopted under it. The registrar shall	291
determine the date, time, and place of any hearing; provided, that	292
the hearing shall be held, and an order issued or findings made,	293
within thirty days after the registrar receives a request for a	294
hearing. If requested by the person in writing, the registrar may	295
designate as the place of hearing the county seat of the county in	296
which the person resides or a place within fifty miles of the	297
person's residence. Such person shall pay the cost of the hearing	298
before the registrar, if the registrar's order of suspension or	299
impoundment under division (D)(5)(a) or (b) of this section is	300
upheld.	301

(6) A peace officer may charge an owner or operator of a	302
motor vehicle with a violation of section 4510.16 of the Revised	303
Code when the owner or operator fails to show proof of the	304
maintenance of financial responsibility pursuant to a peace	305
officer's request under division (D)(2) of this section, if a	306
check of the owner or operator's driving record indicates that the	307
owner or operator, at the time of the operation of the motor	308
vehicle, is required to file and maintain proof of financial	309
responsibility under section 4509.45 of the Revised Code for a	310
previous violation of this chapter.	311

(7) Any forms used by law enforcement agencies in	312
administering this section shall be prescribed, supplied, and paid	313
for by the registrar.	314

(8) No peace officer, law enforcement agency employing a	315
peace officer, or political subdivision or governmental agency	316
that employs a peace officer shall be liable in a civil action for	317
damages or loss to persons arising out of the performance of any	318
duty required or authorized by this section.	319

(9) As used in this division and divisions (E) and (G) of	320
this section, "peace officer" has the meaning set forth in section	321
2935.01 of the Revised Code.	322

(E) All fees, except court costs, collected under this	323
section shall be paid into the state treasury to the credit of the	324
financial responsibility compliance fund. The financial	325
responsibility compliance fund shall be used exclusively to cover	326
costs incurred by the bureau in the administration of this section	327
and sections 4503.20, 4507.212, and 4509.81 of the Revised Code,	328
and by any law enforcement agency employing any peace officer who	329
returns any license, certificate of registration, and license	330
plates to the registrar pursuant to division (C) of this section,	331
except that the director of budget and management may transfer	332
excess money from the financial responsibility compliance fund to	333
the state bureau of motor vehicles fund if the registrar	334
determines that the amount of money in the financial	335
responsibility compliance fund exceeds the amount required to	336
cover such costs incurred by the bureau or a law enforcement	337
agency and requests the director to make the transfer.	338

All investment earnings of the financial responsibility	339
compliance fund shall be credited to the fund.	340

(F) Chapter 119. of the Revised Code applies to this section	341
only to the extent that any provision in that chapter is not	342
clearly inconsistent with this section.	343

(G)(1) The registrar, court, traffic violations bureau, or	344
peace officer may require proof of financial responsibility to be	345
demonstrated by use of a standard form prescribed by the	346
registrar. If the use of a standard form is not required, a person	347
may demonstrate proof of financial responsibility under this	348
section by presenting to the traffic violations bureau, court,	349
registrar, or peace officer any of the following documents or a	350
copy of the documents:	351

(a) A financial responsibility identification card as	352
provided in section 4509.103 of the Revised Code;	353

(b) A certificate of proof of financial responsibility on a	354
form provided and approved by the registrar for the filing of an	355
accident report required to be filed under section 4509.06 of the	356
Revised Code;	357

(c) A policy of liability insurance, a declaration page of a	358
policy of liability insurance, or liability bond, if the policy or	359
bond complies with section 4509.20 or sections 4509.49 to 4509.61	360
of the Revised Code;	361

(d) A bond or certification of the issuance of a bond as	362
provided in section 4509.59 of the Revised Code;	363

(e) A certificate of deposit of money or securities as	364
provided in section 4509.62 of the Revised Code;	365

(f) A certificate of self-insurance as provided in section	366
4509.72 of the Revised Code.	367

(2) If a person fails to demonstrate proof of financial	368
responsibility in a manner described in division (G)(1) of this	369
section, the person may demonstrate proof of financial	370
responsibility under this section by any other method that the	371
court or the bureau, by reason of circumstances in a particular	372
case, may consider appropriate.	373

(3) A motor carrier certificated by the interstate commerce	374
commission or by the public utilities commission may demonstrate	375
proof of financial responsibility by providing a statement	376
designating the motor carrier's operating authority and averring	377
that the insurance coverage required by the certificating	378
authority is in full force and effect.	379

(4)(a) A finding by the registrar or court that a person is	380
covered by proof of financial responsibility in the form of an	381
insurance policy or surety bond is not binding upon the named	382
insurer or surety or any of its officers, employees, agents, or	383
representatives and has no legal effect except for the purpose of	384
administering this section.	385

(b) The preparation and delivery of a financial	386
responsibility identification card or any other document	387
authorized to be used as proof of financial responsibility under	388
this division does not do any of the following:	389

(i) Create any liability or estoppel against an insurer or	390
surety, or any of its officers, employees, agents, or	391
representatives;	392

(ii) Constitute an admission of the existence of, or of any	393
liability or coverage under, any policy or bond;	394

(iii) Waive any defenses or counterclaims available to an	395
insurer, surety, agent, employee, or representative in an action	396
commenced by an insured or third-party claimant upon a cause of	397
action alleged to have arisen under an insurance policy or surety	398
bond or by reason of the preparation and delivery of a document	399
for use as proof of financial responsibility.	400

(c) Whenever it is determined by a final judgment in a	401
judicial proceeding that an insurer or surety, which has been	402
named on a document accepted by a court or the registrar as proof	403
of financial responsibility covering the operation of a motor	404
vehicle at the time of an accident or offense, is not liable to	405
pay a judgment for injuries or damages resulting from such	406
operation, the registrar, notwithstanding any previous contrary	407
finding, shall forthwith suspend the operating privileges and	408
registration rights of the person against whom the judgment was	409
rendered as provided in division (A)(2) of this section.	410

(H) In order for any document described in division (G)(1)(b)	411
of this section to be used for the demonstration of proof of	412
financial responsibility under this section, the document shall	413
state the name of the insured or obligor, the name of the insurer	414
or surety company, and the effective and expiration dates of the	415
financial responsibility, and designate by explicit description or	416
by appropriate reference all motor vehicles covered which may	417
include a reference to fleet insurance coverage.	418

(I) For purposes of this section, "owner" does not include a	419
licensed motor vehicle leasing dealer as defined in section	420
4517.01 of the Revised Code, but does include a motor vehicle	421
renting dealer as defined in section 4549.65 of the Revised Code.	422
Nothing in this section or in section 4509.51 of the Revised Code	423
shall be construed to prohibit a motor vehicle renting dealer from	424
entering into a contractual agreement with a person whereby the	425
person renting the motor vehicle agrees to be solely responsible	426
for maintaining proof of financial responsibility, in accordance	427
with this section, with respect to the operation, maintenance, or	428
use of the motor vehicle during the period of the motor vehicle's	429
rental.	430

(J) The purpose of this section is to require the maintenance	431
of proof of financial responsibility with respect to the operation	432
of motor vehicles on the highways of this state, so as to minimize	433
those situations in which persons are not compensated for injuries	434
and damages sustained in motor vehicle accidents. The general	435
assembly finds that this section contains reasonable civil	436
penalties and procedures for achieving this purpose.	437

(K) Nothing in this section shall be construed to be subject	438
to section 4509.78 of the Revised Code.	439

(L)(1) The registrar may terminate any suspension imposed	440
under this section and not require the owner to comply with	441
divisions (A)(5)(a), (b), and (c) of this section if the registrar	442
with or without a hearing determines that the owner of the vehicle	443
has established by clear and convincing evidence that all of the	444
following apply:	445

(a) The owner customarily maintains proof of financial	446
responsibility.	447

(b) Proof of financial responsibility was not in effect for	448
the vehicle on the date in question for one of the following	449
reasons:	450

(i) The vehicle was inoperable.

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(ii) The vehicle is operated only seasonally, and the date in	452
question was outside the season of operation.	453

(iii) A person other than the vehicle owner or driver was at	454
fault for the lapse of proof of financial responsibility through	455
no fault of the owner or driver.	456

(iv) The lapse of proof of financial responsibility was	457
caused by excusable neglect under circumstances that are not	458
likely to recur and do not suggest a purpose to evade the	459
requirements of this chapter.	460

(2) The registrar may grant an owner or driver relief for a	461
reason specified in division (L)(1)(b)(i) or (ii) of this section	462
whenever the owner or driver is randomly selected to verify the	463
existence of proof of financial responsibility for such a vehicle.	464
However, the registrar may grant an owner or driver relief for a	465
reason specified in division (L)(1)(b)(iii) or (iv) of this	466
section only if the owner or driver has not previously been	467
granted relief under division (L)(1)(b)(iii) or (iv) of this	468
section.	469

(M) The registrar shall adopt rules in accordance with	470
Chapter 119. of the Revised Code that are necessary to administer	471
and enforce this section. The rules shall include procedures for	472
the surrender of license plates upon failure to maintain proof of	473
financial responsibility and provisions relating to reinstatement	474
of registration rights, acceptable forms of proof of financial	475
responsibility, and verification of the existence of financial	476
responsibility during the period of registration.	477

Sec. 4510.04.  It is an affirmative defense to any	478
prosecution brought under section 4510.11, 4510.14, 4510.16, or	479
4510.21 of the Revised Code or under any substantially equivalent	480
municipal ordinance that the alleged offender drove under	481
suspension, without a valid permit or driver's or commercial	482
driver's license, or in violation of a restriction because of a	483
substantial emergency, and because no other person was reasonably	484
available to drive in response to the emergency.	485

It is an affirmative defense to any prosecution brought under	486
section 4510.16 of the Revised Code that the order of suspension	487
resulted from the failure of the alleged offender to respond to a	488
financial responsibility random verification request under	489
division (A)(3)(c) of section 4509.101 of the Revised Code and	490
that, at the time of the initial financial responsibility random	491
verification request, the alleged offender was in compliance with	492
division (A)(1) of section 4509.101 of the Revised Code as shown	493
by proof of financial responsibility that was in effect at the	494
time of that request.	495

Section 2.  That existing sections 4509.101 and 4510.04 of	496
the Revised Code are hereby repealed.	497

Section 3.  That Section 3 of Am. Sub. S.B. 20 of the 120th	498
General Assembly, as amended by Am. Sub. H.B. 215 of the 122nd	499
General Assembly and Am. Sub. H.B. 163 of the 123rd General	500
Assembly, is hereby repealed.	501