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Ohio Rev. Code § 4507.04 (2026)

Nonresident exemption

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Effective:
October 1, 1953
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly
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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.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 4 cases, 1983–2013 · leading case: State v. Donkers, 867 N.E.2d 903 (Ohio Ct. App. 2007).
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State v. Donkers, 867 N.E.2d 903 (Ohio Ct. App. 2007). “See, also, R.C. 4507.04 (applying this chapter to nonresidents).”
City of Cleveland v. Olivares, 2011 Ohio 5271 (Ohio Ct. App. 2011). · cites it 2× “After the motion hearing, the trial court issued a lengthy opinion with the following specific findings and conclusions: (1) Olivares was not a resident of Ohio, (2) Olivares was exempt from having an Ohio driver’s license pursuant to R.C. 4507.04, (3) Olivares was exempt from…”
State v. Kivell, 463 N.E.2d 52 (Ohio Ct. App. 1983). “” The privilege granted to a nonresident which permits that nonresident to operate a motor vehicle upon the highways of this state arises by operation of R.C. 4507.04, which states, in pertinent part: “Nonresidents, permitted to drive upon the highways of their own states, may…”
State v. Hutchings, 2013 Ohio 5432 (Ohio Ct. App. 2013). “The court further found that a nonresident’s privilege to operate a motor vehicle upon this state’s highways arises under R.C. 4507.04 as follows: “Nonresidents, permitted to drive upon the highways of their own state, may operate any motor vehicle upon any highway in this state…”
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