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Ohio Rev. Code § 4507.05 (2026)

Temporary instruction permit - temporary instruction permit identification card

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March 20, 2026
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House Bill 184 - 136th General Assembly
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(A) The registrar of motor vehicles, or a deputy registrar, upon receiving an application for a temporary instruction permit and a temporary instruction permit identification card for a driver's license from any person who is at least fifteen years six months of age, may issue such a permit and identification card entitling the applicant to drive a motor vehicle, other than a commercial motor vehicle, upon the highways under the following conditions:

(1) If the permit is issued to a person who is at least fifteen years six months of age, but less than sixteen years of age:

(a) The permit and identification card are in the holder's immediate possession;

(b) The holder is accompanied by an eligible adult who actually occupies the seat beside the permit holder and does not have a prohibited concentration of alcohol in the whole blood, blood serum or plasma, breath, or urine as provided in division (A) of section 4511.19 of the Revised Code;

(c) The total number of occupants of the vehicle does not exceed the total number of occupant restraining devices originally installed in the motor vehicle by its manufacturer, and each occupant of the vehicle is wearing all of the available elements of a properly adjusted occupant restraining device.

(2) If the permit is issued to a person who is at least sixteen years of age:

(a) The permit and identification card are in the holder's immediate possession;

(b) The holder is accompanied by a licensed operator who is at least twenty-one years of age, is actually occupying a seat beside the driver, and does not have a prohibited concentration of alcohol in the whole blood, blood serum or plasma, breath, or urine as provided in division (A) of section 4511.19 of the Revised Code;

(c) The total number of occupants of the vehicle does not exceed the total number of occupant restraining devices originally installed in the motor vehicle by its manufacturer, and each occupant of the vehicle is wearing all of the available elements of a properly adjusted occupant restraining device.

(B) The registrar or a deputy registrar, upon receiving from any person an application for a temporary instruction permit and temporary instruction permit identification card to operate a motorcycle, motor-driven cycle or motor scooter, or motorized bicycle, may issue such a permit and identification card entitling the applicant, while having the permit and identification card in the applicant's immediate possession, to drive a motorcycle or motor-driven cycle or motor scooter, under the restrictions prescribed in section 4511.53 of the Revised Code, or to drive a motorized bicycle under restrictions determined by the registrar. A temporary instruction permit and temporary instruction permit identification card to operate a motorized bicycle may be issued to a person fourteen or fifteen years old.

(C) Any permit and identification card issued under this section shall be issued in the same manner as a driver's license, upon a form to be furnished by the registrar. A temporary instruction permit to drive a motor vehicle other than a commercial motor vehicle shall be valid for a period of one year.

(D) Any person having in the person's possession a valid and current driver's license or motorcycle operator's license or endorsement issued to the person by another jurisdiction recognized by this state is exempt from obtaining a temporary instruction permit for a driver's license and from submitting to the examination for a temporary instruction permit and the regular examination for obtaining a driver's license or motorcycle operator's endorsement in this state if the person does all of the following:

(1) Submits to and passes vision screening as provided in section 4507.12 of the Revised Code;

(2) Surrenders to the registrar or deputy registrar the person's driver's license issued by the other jurisdiction; and

(3) Complies with all other applicable requirements for issuance by this state of a driver's license, driver's license with a motorcycle operator's endorsement, or restricted license to operate a motorcycle.

If the person does not comply with all the requirements of this division, the person shall submit to the regular examination for obtaining a driver's license or motorcycle operator's endorsement in this state in order to obtain such a license or endorsement.

(E) The registrar may adopt rules governing the use of temporary instruction permits and temporary instruction permit identification cards.

(F)(1) No holder of a permit issued under division (A) of this section shall operate a motor vehicle upon a highway or any public or private property used by the public for purposes of vehicular travel or parking in violation of the conditions established under division (A) of this section.

(2) Except as provided in division (F)(2) of this section, no holder of a permit that is issued under division (A) of this section and that is issued on or after July 1, 1998, and who has not attained the age of eighteen years, shall operate a motor vehicle upon a highway or any public or private property used by the public for purposes of vehicular travel or parking between the hours of midnight and six a.m.

The holder of a permit issued under division (A) of this section on or after July 1, 1998, who has not attained the age of eighteen years, may operate a motor vehicle upon a highway or any public or private property used by the public for purposes of vehicular travel or parking between the hours of midnight and six a.m. if, at the time of such operation, the holder is accompanied by the holder's parent, guardian, or custodian, and the parent, guardian, or custodian holds a current valid driver's or commercial driver's license issued by this state, is actually occupying a seat beside the permit holder, and does not have a prohibited concentration of alcohol in the whole blood, blood serum or plasma, breath, or urine as provided in division (A) of section 4511.19 of the Revised Code.

(G)(1) Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, no law enforcement officer shall cause the operator of a motor vehicle being operated on any street or highway to stop the motor vehicle for the sole purpose of determining whether each occupant of the motor vehicle is wearing all of the available elements of a properly adjusted occupant restraining device as required by division (A) of this section, or for the sole purpose of issuing a ticket, citation, or summons if the requirement in that division has been or is being violated, or for causing the arrest of or commencing a prosecution of a person for a violation of that requirement.

(2) Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, no law enforcement officer shall cause the operator of a motor vehicle being operated on any street or highway to stop the motor vehicle for the sole purpose of determining whether a violation of division (F)(2) of this section has been or is being committed or for the sole purpose of issuing a ticket, citation, or summons for such a violation or for causing the arrest of or commencing a prosecution of a person for such violation.

(H) As used in this section:

(1) "Eligible adult" means any of the following:

(a) An instructor of a driver training course approved by the department of public safety;

(b) Any of the following persons who holds a current valid driver's or commercial driver's license issued by this state:

(i) A parent, guardian, or custodian of the permit holder;

(ii) A person twenty-one years of age or older who acts in loco parentis of the permit holder;

(iii) A person twenty-one years of age or older if the permit holder is an emancipated young adult as defined in section 5180.42 of the Revised Code.

(2) "Occupant restraining device" has the same meaning as in section 4513.263 of the Revised Code.

(I) Whoever violates division (F)(1) or (2) of this section is guilty of a minor misdemeanor.

Last updated January 16, 2026 at 2:34 PM

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 9 cases (2 in the last 5 years), 1956–2026 · leading case: Pfund v. Ciesielczyk, 616 N.E.2d 560 (Ohio Ct. App. 6th Dist. 1992).
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Pfund v. Ciesielczyk, 616 N.E.2d 560 (Ohio Ct. App. 6th Dist. 1992). · cites it 11× ““(1) Pursuant to R.C. 4507.05, Stubleski and Kuney, as licensed passengers, had a duty to assist, instruct or supervise the permittee driver, Michael Ciesielczyk.”
State v. Donkers, 867 N.E.2d 903 (Ohio Ct. App. 11th Dist. 2007). · cites it 2× “See R.C. 4507.05(A). She likely meant to cite the provision in the general seatbelt law prohibiting an officer from stopping a vehicle merely for a seatbelt violation.”
State v. Dumas, 2020-Ohio-4554, 159 N.E.3d 349. · cites it 17× “At the time of the collision, Dumas was driving under the authority of a temporary instruction permit, issued under R.C. 4507.05. {¶ 3} Dumas was indicted on one count of vehicular homicide, a fourth-degree felony in violation of R.”
In re N.D., 2024-Ohio-5779. “08 (the legal disability of minors over fifteen years of age is removed concerning contracts of life insurance); R.C. 4507.05 (permitting the BMV to issue a temporary instruction permit and temporary instruction identification card to a person at least fifteen years six months…”
Boomer v. Frank, 993 P.2d 456 (Ariz. Ct. App. 1999). “2d at 564 (quoting Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 4507.05 (Anderson 1997) (emphasis added)).”
Founders Ins.Co. v. Gurung, 2017-Ohio-8983. · cites it 6× “Gurung did not have a licensed driver in the car with him, which was a condition of his entitlement to drive a motor vehicle under Revised Code Section 4507.05. Founders noted that, in a section of the policy entitled “Valid Driver’s License[,]” the policy provided that “[n]o…”
State v. Neuvirth, 557 N.E.2d 833 (Ohio Ct. App. 11th Dist. 1988). · cites it 6× “(R.C. 4507.05.) Appelllant received a ticket for the following offense: “Did operate a motorcycle with no motorcycle endorsement on a highway to wit: violated restrictions of temp M/C license (passenger and at night) in violation of Section 4507.”
Sabo v. Marn, 144 N.E.2d 248 (Ohio Ct. App. 1956). · cites it 2× “There is evidence that appellant, Marn, desired Sabo to go with him because Marn did not have a driver’s license and desired Sabo, who was a licensed driver, to accompany him in order to comply with the requirements of Section 4507.05, Revised Code. Sabo got in Marn’s car, Marn…”
In re R.C., 2026-Ohio-1244. · cites it 2× “16, an unclassified misdemeanor if committed by an adult, and operating a motor vehicle with no temporary permit or without an adult present in violation R.C. 4507.05(F)(1), a minor misdemeanor if committed by an adult.”
Ohio Rev. Code § 4507.05(A): 3 cases
State v. Donkers, 867 N.E.2d 903 (Ohio Ct. App. 11th Dist. 2007). “See R.C. 4507.05(A). She likely meant to cite the provision in the general seatbelt law prohibiting an officer from stopping a vehicle merely for a seatbelt violation.”
State v. Dumas, 2020-Ohio-4554, 159 N.E.3d 349. “At the time of the collision, Dumas was driving under the authority of a temporary instruction permit, issued under R.C. 4507.05. {¶ 3} Dumas was indicted on one count of vehicular homicide, a fourth-degree felony in violation of R.”
Founders Ins.Co. v. Gurung, 2017-Ohio-8983. “Gurung did not have a licensed driver in the car with him, which was a condition of his entitlement to drive a motor vehicle under Revised Code Section 4507.05. Founders noted that, in a section of the policy entitled “Valid Driver’s License[,]” the policy provided that “[n]o…”
Ohio Rev. Code § 4507.05(A)(2): 2 cases
State v. Dumas, 2020-Ohio-4554, 159 N.E.3d 349. “At the time of the collision, Dumas was driving under the authority of a temporary instruction permit, issued under R.C. 4507.05. {¶ 3} Dumas was indicted on one count of vehicular homicide, a fourth-degree felony in violation of R.”
Founders Ins.Co. v. Gurung, 2017-Ohio-8983. “Gurung did not have a licensed driver in the car with him, which was a condition of his entitlement to drive a motor vehicle under Revised Code Section 4507.05. Founders noted that, in a section of the policy entitled “Valid Driver’s License[,]” the policy provided that “[n]o…”
Ohio Rev. Code § 4507.05(A)(2)(b): 1 case
State v. Dumas, 2020-Ohio-4554, 159 N.E.3d 349. “At the time of the collision, Dumas was driving under the authority of a temporary instruction permit, issued under R.C. 4507.05. {¶ 3} Dumas was indicted on one count of vehicular homicide, a fourth-degree felony in violation of R.”
Ohio Rev. Code § 4507.05(C): 1 case
State v. Dumas, 2020-Ohio-4554, 159 N.E.3d 349. “At the time of the collision, Dumas was driving under the authority of a temporary instruction permit, issued under R.C. 4507.05. {¶ 3} Dumas was indicted on one count of vehicular homicide, a fourth-degree felony in violation of R.”
Ohio Rev. Code § 4507.05(F)(1): 2 cases
State v. Dumas, 2020-Ohio-4554, 159 N.E.3d 349. “At the time of the collision, Dumas was driving under the authority of a temporary instruction permit, issued under R.C. 4507.05. {¶ 3} Dumas was indicted on one count of vehicular homicide, a fourth-degree felony in violation of R.”
In re R.C., 2026-Ohio-1244. “16, an unclassified misdemeanor if committed by an adult, and operating a motor vehicle with no temporary permit or without an adult present in violation R.C. 4507.05(F)(1), a minor misdemeanor if committed by an adult.”
Ohio Rev. Code § 4507.05(G)(1): 1 case
State v. Donkers, 867 N.E.2d 903 (Ohio Ct. App. 11th Dist. 2007). “See R.C. 4507.05(A). She likely meant to cite the provision in the general seatbelt law prohibiting an officer from stopping a vehicle merely for a seatbelt violation.”
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