Ohio Revised Code

Ohio Rev. Code § 4509.12 (2026)

Security deposit

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(A) The registrar of motor vehicles upon the expiration of twenty days after the receipt of a motor vehicle accident report, required under section 4509.01 to 4509.78, inclusive, of the Revised Code, shall determine the amount of security which is sufficient to satisfy any judgments for damages resulting from the accident as may be recovered against each driver or owner involved in the accident; provided that in any accident resulting in personal injury such amount shall in no case be less than five hundred dollars. This determination shall not be made with respect to drivers or owners who are exempt under sections 4509.14 to 4509.78, inclusive, of the Revised Code from the requirements as to security and suspension.

(B) The registrar shall determine the amount of security deposit required of any person upon the basis of the reports and other evidence submitted. If a person involved in a motor vehicle accident fails to make a report indicating the extent of his injuries or the damage to his property within thirty days after being requested to furnish additional information and the registrar does not have sufficient evidence on which to base an evaluation of such injuries or damage, then the registrar after reasonable notice to such person, if it is possible to give such notice, otherwise without notice, shall not require any deposit of security for the benefit or protection of such person. However, if the registrar finds that during the time provided in this section it was impossible to determine the extent of such injuries or damage, then such report or information must be furnished by the individual within thirty days after such injuries or damages have been determined.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 9 cases, 1960–2018 · leading case: State v. Morrison, 442 N.E.2d 114 (Ohio Ct. App. 9th Dist. 1982).
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State v. Morrison, 442 N.E.2d 114 (Ohio Ct. App. 9th Dist. 1982). · cites it 3× “On the basis of this report and the provisions of R.C. 4509.12 the Registrar of the Bureau of Motor Vehicles determined that a $1,433.”
Iszczukiewicz v. Universal Underwriters Ins., 182 F. Supp. 733 (N.D. Ohio 1960). · cites it 6× “19, § 4509.12. If a driver’s license and/or registration has been revoked pursuant to the Act, neither may be reinstated unless any judgment for a prior accident has been satisfied and proof of financial responsibility for future accidents is given and thereafter maintained.”
City of Toledo v. Bernoir, 247 N.E.2d 740 (Ohio 1969). · cites it 8× “Section 4509.12, Revised Code, reads in pertinent part: “(A) The Registrar of Motor Vehicles, upon the expiration of twenty days after the receipt of a motor vehicle accident report .”
Snyder v. Roadway Express, Inc., 455 N.E.2d 11 (Ohio Ct. App. 9th Dist. 1982). “It requires drivers or owners whose vehicles may be involved to post security (R.C. 4509.12) or produce one of the exempted alternatives (see R.”
Sitta-Bomberi v. Ohio Bureau of Motor Vehs., 2018-Ohio-513, 128 N.E.3d 750. · cites it 4× “In addition, the Hearing Examiner found that Hargrave failed to establish any exceptions to the requirement of providing security sufficient to satisfy a judgment under R.C. 4509.12. Accordingly, the Hearing Examiner recommended that noncompliance and security suspensions be put…”
Weaver v. O'Grady, 350 F. Supp. 403 (S.D. Ohio 1972). · cites it 2× “O.R.C. § 4509.12. Within 50 days from the receipt of an accident report the Registrar sends notice to the driver and/or owner of a motor vehicle who has not filed proof of responsibility advising him of the amount of security required to be deposited with the Registrar.”
Babcock v. Bureau of Motor Vehs., 345 N.E.2d 625 (Ohio Ct. App. 10th Dist. 1975). · cites it 10× “13 of the Revised Code, or to deposit the security required under section 4509.12 of the Revised Code within thirty days after the registrar of motor vehicles has sent the notice provided for in section 4509.”
Iszczukiewicz v. Universal Underwriters Ins., 86 Ohio Law. Abs. 216 (N.D. Ohio 1960). · cites it 7× “But the provisions of Sections 4509.12 and 4509.17, Revised Code, do not apply: “Section 4509.”
Weaver v. O'GRADY, 350 F. Supp. 403 (S.D. Ohio 1972). · cites it 2× “O.R.C. § 4509.12. Within 50 days from the receipt of an accident report the Registrar sends notice to the driver and/or owner of a motor vehicle who has not filed proof of responsibility advising him of the amount of security required to be deposited with the Registrar.”
Ohio Rev. Code § 4509.12(A): 1 case
City of Toledo v. Bernoir, 247 N.E.2d 740 (Ohio 1969). “Section 4509.12, Revised Code, reads in pertinent part: “(A) The Registrar of Motor Vehicles, upon the expiration of twenty days after the receipt of a motor vehicle accident report .”
Ohio Rev. Code § 4509.12(B): 2 cases
City of Toledo v. Bernoir, 247 N.E.2d 740 (Ohio 1969). “Section 4509.12, Revised Code, reads in pertinent part: “(A) The Registrar of Motor Vehicles, upon the expiration of twenty days after the receipt of a motor vehicle accident report .”
Babcock v. Bureau of Motor Vehs., 345 N.E.2d 625 (Ohio Ct. App. 10th Dist. 1975). “13 of the Revised Code, or to deposit the security required under section 4509.12 of the Revised Code within thirty days after the registrar of motor vehicles has sent the notice provided for in section 4509.”
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