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Ohio Rev. Code § 4507.01 (2026)

Driver's license law definitions - authority of registrar - deputy registrars

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June 30, 2025
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House Bill 54 - 136th General Assembly
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(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 license," and any operator's or chauffeur's license issued before January 1, 1990.

"Probationary license" means the license issued to any person between sixteen and eighteen years of age to operate a motor vehicle.

"Restricted license" means the license issued to any person to operate a motor vehicle subject to conditions or restrictions imposed by the registrar of motor vehicles.

"Commercial driver's license" means the license issued to a person under Chapter 4506. of the Revised Code to operate a commercial motor vehicle.

"Commercial motor vehicle" has the same meaning as in section 4506.01 of the Revised Code.

"Motorcycle operator's temporary instruction permit, license, or endorsement" includes a temporary instruction permit, license, or endorsement for a motor-driven cycle or motor scooter unless otherwise specified.

"Motorized bicycle license" means the license issued under section 4511.521 of the Revised Code to any person to operate a motorized bicycle including a "probationary motorized bicycle license."

"Probationary motorized bicycle license" means the license issued under section 4511.521 of the Revised Code to any person between fourteen and sixteen years of age to operate a motorized bicycle.

"Identification card" means a card issued under sections 4507.50 to 4507.52 of the Revised Code.

"Resident" means a person who, in accordance with standards prescribed in rules adopted by the registrar, resides in this state on a permanent basis.

"Temporary resident" means a person who, in accordance with standards prescribed in rules adopted by the registrar, resides in this state on a temporary basis.

(B) In the administration of this chapter and Chapter 4506. of the Revised Code, the registrar has the same authority as is conferred on the registrar by section 4501.02 of the Revised Code. Any act of an authorized deputy registrar of motor vehicles under direction of the registrar is deemed the act of the registrar.

To carry out this chapter, the registrar shall appoint such deputy registrars in each county as are necessary.

The registrar also shall provide at each place where an application for a driver's or commercial driver's license or identification card may be made the necessary equipment to take a photograph of the applicant for such license or card as required under section 4506.11 or 4507.06 of the Revised Code, and to conduct the vision screenings required by section 4507.12 of the Revised Code.

The registrar shall assign one or more deputy registrars to any driver's license examining station operated under the supervision of the director of public safety, whenever the registrar considers such assignment possible. Space shall be provided in the driver's license examining station for any such deputy registrar so assigned. The deputy registrars shall not exercise the powers conferred by such sections upon the registrar, unless they are specifically authorized to exercise such powers by such sections.

(C) No agent for any insurance company, writing automobile insurance, shall be appointed deputy registrar, and any such appointment is void. No deputy registrar shall in any manner solicit any form of automobile insurance, nor in any manner advise, suggest, or influence any licensee or applicant for license for or against any kind or type of automobile insurance, insurance company, or agent, nor have the deputy registrar's office directly connected with the office of any automobile insurance agent, nor impart any information furnished by any applicant for a license or identification card to any person, except the registrar. This division shall not apply to any nonprofit corporation appointed deputy registrar.

(D) The registrar shall immediately remove a deputy registrar who violates the requirements of this chapter.

Last updated April 30, 2025 at 10:39 AM

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 39 cases (2 in the last 5 years), 1955–2024 · leading case: State v. Venham, 645 N.E.2d 831 (Ohio Ct. App. 4th Dist. 1994).
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State v. Venham, 645 N.E.2d 831 (Ohio Ct. App. 4th Dist. 1994). · cites it 2× “When a demand is properly made and the operator has his license on or about his person, he shall not refuse to display said license.”
State v. Evans, 618 N.E.2d 162 (Ohio 1993). “The provision also states that “[fjailure to furnish satisfactory evidence that such person is licensed under sections 4507.01 to 4507.30 of the Revised Code, when such person does not have his license on or about his person shall be prima-faeie evidence of his not having…”
Kaplysh v. Takieddine, 519 N.E.2d 382 (Ohio 1988). · cites it 2× “05 of the Revised Code, shall operate any motor vehicle upon a highway or any public or private property used by *174 the public for purposes of vehicular travel or parking in this state unless such person, upon application, has been licensed as an operator * * * by the…”
Solowitch v. Bennett, 456 N.E.2d 562 (Ohio Ct. App. 8th Dist. 1982). · cites it 2× “9 Moreover, while the deputy registrar acts on behalf of the registrar under R.C. 4507.01, a deputy registrar shall not exercise the powers of the registrar unless “specifically authorized” to do so by statute (which authority is not conferred by R.”
State v. Donkers, 867 N.E.2d 903 (Ohio Ct. App. 11th Dist. 2007). “* * * {¶ 83} “* * * {¶ 84} “(H) Except as provided in divisions (A) to (E) of this section and unless another penalty is provided by the laws of this state, whoever violates any provision of sections 4507.01 to 4507.081 or 4507.10 to 4507.”
State v. White, 505 N.E.2d 632 (Ohio 1987). · cites it 2× “” According to R.C. 4507.01, one can obtain a probationary motorized bicycle license at age fourteen, so that a revocation under R.”
Doyle v. Ohio Bureau of Motor Vehs., 554 N.E.2d 97 (Ohio 1990). “R.C. 4507.01(B) states in part: “In the administration of this chapter and Chapter 4506.”
Wilsch v. Bencar, 219 N.E.2d 311 (Ohio Ct. App. 1966). · cites it 8× “With regard to appellee’s second claim, the court held that the license held by appellee, having been issued before the effective date of Sections 4507.01 (as amended) and 4507.162, Revised Code, was an “operator’s license” and not a “probationary license,” and that the order of…”
State v. Rowe, 691 N.E.2d 1140 (Ohio Ct. App. 9th Dist. 1997). · cites it 2× “17 provides: ■ “Any person whose license is suspended or revoked under sections 4507.01 to 4507.39, inclusive, of the Revised Code, is not entitled to apply for or receive a new license during the effective dates of such suspension or revocation.”
Prouse, Dash & Crouch, L.L.P. v. DiMarco, 116 Ohio St. 3d 167 (2007). · cites it 2× “{¶ 8} One definition of the term “resident” in the Revised Code is in a statute that sets forth rules for determining which students are entitled to state subsidy of their public higher education.”
State v. Evans, 1993 Ohio 186 (Ohio 1993). “The provision also states that "[f]ailure to furnish satisfactory evidence that such person is licensed under sections 4507.01 to 4507.30 of the Revised Code, when such person does not have his license on or about his person shall be prima-facie evidence of his not having…”
Dubecky v. Horvitz Co., 582 N.E.2d 1087 (Ohio Ct. App. 11th Dist. 1990). · cites it 2× “05 of the Revised Code, shall operate any motor vehicle upon a highway or any public or private property used by the public for purposes of vehicular travel or parking in this state unless such person, upon application, has been licensed as an operator or chauffeur by the…”
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Ohio Rev. Code § 4507.01(A): 3 cases
State ex rel. Sagallah v. Born, 2014-Ohio-3106.
State v. Minix, 655 N.E.2d 789 (Ohio Ct. App. 4th Dist. 1995).
State v. Rice, 5 Ohio App. Unrep. 101 (Ohio Ct. App. 6th Dist. 1990).
Ohio Rev. Code § 4507.01(B): 3 cases
Doyle v. Ohio Bureau of Motor Vehs., 554 N.E.2d 97 (Ohio 1990). “R.C. 4507.01(B) states in part: “In the administration of this chapter and Chapter 4506.”
Madyda v. Ohio Dept. of Pub. Saf., 2024-Ohio-3201, 252 N.E.3d 196.
Madyda v. Ohio Dept. of Pub. Saf., 2023-Ohio-4889.
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