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Ohio Rev. Code § 4510.021 (2026)

Granting limited driving privileges

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October 3, 2023
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House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly
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(A) Unless expressly prohibited by section 2919.22, section 4510.13, or any other section of the Revised Code, a court may grant limited driving privileges for any purpose described in division (A) of this section during any suspension imposed by the court. In granting the privileges, the court shall specify the purposes, times, and places of the privileges and may impose any other reasonable conditions on the person's driving of a motor vehicle. The privileges shall be for any of the following limited purposes:

(1) Occupational, educational, vocational, or medical purposes;

(2) Taking the driver's or commercial driver's license examination;

(3) Attending court-ordered treatment;

(4) Attending any court proceeding related to the offense for which the offender's suspension was imposed;

(5) Transporting a minor to a child care provider, child care, preschool, school, or to any other location for purposes of receiving child care;

(6) Any other purpose the court determines to be appropriate.

(B) Unless expressly authorized by a section of the Revised Code, a court may not grant limited driving privileges during any suspension imposed by the bureau of motor vehicles. To obtain limited driving privileges during a suspension imposed by the bureau, the person under suspension may file a petition in a court of record in the county in which the person resides. A person who is not a resident of this state shall file any petition for privileges either in the Franklin county municipal court or in the municipal or county court located in the county where the offense occurred. If the person who is not a resident of this state is a minor, the person may file the petition either in the Franklin county juvenile court or in the juvenile court with jurisdiction over the offense. If a court grants limited driving privileges as described in this division, the privileges shall be for any of the limited purposes identified in division (A) of this section.

(C) When the use of an immobilizing or disabling device is not otherwise required by law, the court, as a condition of granting limited driving privileges, may require that the person's vehicle be equipped with an immobilizing or disabling device, except as provided in division (C) of section 4510.43 of the Revised Code. When the use of restricted license plates issued under section 4503.231 of the Revised Code is not otherwise required by law, the court, as a condition of granting limited driving privileges, may require that the person's vehicle be equipped with restricted license plates of that nature, except as provided in division (B) of that section.

(D) When the court grants limited driving privileges under section 4510.31 of the Revised Code or any other provision of law during the suspension of the temporary instruction permit or probationary driver's license of a person who is under eighteen years of age, the court may include as a purpose of the privilege the person's practicing of driving with the person's parent, guardian, or other custodian during the period of the suspension. If the court grants limited driving privileges for this purpose, the court, in addition to all other conditions it imposes, shall impose as a condition that the person exercise the privilege only when a parent, guardian, or custodian of the person who holds a current valid driver's or commercial driver's license issued by this state actually occupies the seat beside the person in the vehicle the person is operating.

(E) Before granting limited driving privileges under this section, the court shall require the offender to provide proof of financial responsibility pursuant to section 4509.45 of the Revised Code.

Last updated August 23, 2023 at 8:57 AM

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 24 cases (7 in the last 5 years), 2012–2025 · leading case: State v. Hughes, 2020 Ohio 3382 (Ohio Ct. App. 2020).
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State v. Hughes, 2020 Ohio 3382 (Ohio Ct. App. 2020). · cites it 7× “In denying the motion, the trial court found as follows: [W]here there are two suspensions imposed by two courts, this Court does not find that [R.C. 4510.021] provides authority to grant Defendant limited driving privileges.”
State v. Manocchio, 2014 Ohio 785 (Ohio 2014). · cites it 13× “Legal Analysis {¶ 12} We begin our analysis with R.C. 4510.021. It says: (A) Unless expressly prohibited by section 2919.”
State v. Hollaender, 2014 Ohio 1782 (Ohio Ct. App. 2014). · cites it 7× “Upon the making of the request, limited driving privileges may be granted under sections 4510.021 and 4510.13 of the Revised Code, regardless of whether the person appeals the suspension under this section or appeals the decision of the court on the appeal, and, if the person…”
State v. Mormile, 2018 Ohio 4858 (Ohio Ct. App. 2018). · cites it 7× “The trial court erred in granting defendant driving privileges when defendant had not provided proof of financial responsibility and no limited times or places were specified for the privileges, which violate R.C. 4510.021. 2. The trial court erred by granting defendant driving…”
Souders v. Souders, 2016 Ohio 3522 (Ohio Ct. App. 2016). · cites it 2× “effort to retain counsel or to obtain a public defender; (4) Notice of any potential penalties that could be imposed upon the accused, if the accused is found guilty of contempt for failure to pay support or for a failure to comply with, or an interference with, a parenting time…”
State v. Uliveto, 2018 Ohio 1364 (Ohio Ct. App. 2018). · cites it 3× “{¶1} Appellant, Timothy Uliveto, appeals the decision of the Stark County Court of Common Pleas denying, without a hearing, his motion under R.C. 4510.021 for driving privileges. Appellee is the state of Ohio.”
State v. Harlow, 2014 Ohio 864 (Ohio Ct. App. 2014). “) THE DEFENDANT-APPELLANT’S PUBLIC DEFENDER IN THE TRIAL COURT BELOW RENDERED INEFFECTIVE ASSISTANCE OF COUNSEL WHEN SHE (1) FAILED TO BRIEF THE ISSUE OF ADMISSIBILITY OF THE DVD WHEN GIVEN THE OPPORTUNITY BY THE COURT AND (2) STIPULATED TO THE ADMISSIBILITY OF THE DVD WITHOUT…”
State v. Manocchio, 2012 Ohio 5720 (Ohio Ct. App. 2012). · cites it 7× “I would reverse the trial court’s judgment on two grounds: it fails to specify an acceptable purpose for granting privileges under R.C. 4510.021, and 15 years has not elapsed to allow the modification Manocchio seeks.”
State v. Gregoire, 2020 Ohio 415 (Ohio Ct. App. 2020). “R.C. 4510.021(A); R.C. 4510.13(B); State v.”
State v. Rochon, 2025 Ohio 1716 (Ohio Ct. App. 2025). · cites it 2× “Law and Analysis {¶ 7} The granting of limited driving privileges is governed by R.C. 4510.021, which provides that “a court may grant limited driving privileges for any [of the following limited] 3.”
State v. Semenchuk, 2014 Ohio 1521 (Ohio Ct. App. 2014). · cites it 7× “The court’s analysis focuses on the interplay between R.C. 4510.021 and 4510.54(A). R.C. 4510.021 provides that: “(A) Unless expressly prohibited by section 2919.”
State v. Morris, 2020 Ohio 3147 (Ohio Ct. App. 2020). · cites it 3× “{¶7} On November 5, 2018, Appellant filed a motion for limited driving privileges pursuant to R.C. 4510.021. On March 7, 2019, the trial court denied the motion following a hearing.”
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— Ohio Rev. Code § 4510.021(A) — 12 cases
State v. Manocchio, 2014 Ohio 785 (Ohio 2014). “Legal Analysis {¶ 12} We begin our analysis with R.C. 4510.021. It says: (A) Unless expressly prohibited by section 2919.”
State v. Hughes, 2020 Ohio 3382 (Ohio Ct. App. 2020). “In denying the motion, the trial court found as follows: [W]here there are two suspensions imposed by two courts, this Court does not find that [R.C. 4510.021] provides authority to grant Defendant limited driving privileges.”
State v. Gregoire, 2020 Ohio 415 (Ohio Ct. App. 2020). “R.C. 4510.021(A); R.C. 4510.13(B); State v.”
State v. Hollaender, 2014 Ohio 1782 (Ohio Ct. App. 2014). “Upon the making of the request, limited driving privileges may be granted under sections 4510.021 and 4510.13 of the Revised Code, regardless of whether the person appeals the suspension under this section or appeals the decision of the court on the appeal, and, if the person…”
State v. Uliveto, 2018 Ohio 1364 (Ohio Ct. App. 2018). “{¶1} Appellant, Timothy Uliveto, appeals the decision of the Stark County Court of Common Pleas denying, without a hearing, his motion under R.C. 4510.021 for driving privileges. Appellee is the state of Ohio.”
— Ohio Rev. Code § 4510.021(A)(1) — 2 cases
State v. Hughes, 2020 Ohio 3382 (Ohio Ct. App. 2020). “In denying the motion, the trial court found as follows: [W]here there are two suspensions imposed by two courts, this Court does not find that [R.C. 4510.021] provides authority to grant Defendant limited driving privileges.”
State v. Manocchio, 2012 Ohio 5720 (Ohio Ct. App. 2012). “I would reverse the trial court’s judgment on two grounds: it fails to specify an acceptable purpose for granting privileges under R.C. 4510.021, and 15 years has not elapsed to allow the modification Manocchio seeks.”
— Ohio Rev. Code § 4510.021(B) — 2 cases
State v. Hollaender, 2014 Ohio 1782 (Ohio Ct. App. 2014). “Upon the making of the request, limited driving privileges may be granted under sections 4510.021 and 4510.13 of the Revised Code, regardless of whether the person appeals the suspension under this section or appeals the decision of the court on the appeal, and, if the person…”
State v. Baca, 2024 Ohio 2304 (Ohio Ct. App. 2024).
— Ohio Rev. Code § 4510.021(E) — 2 cases
State v. Mormile, 2018 Ohio 4858 (Ohio Ct. App. 2018). “The trial court erred in granting defendant driving privileges when defendant had not provided proof of financial responsibility and no limited times or places were specified for the privileges, which violate R.C. 4510.021. 2. The trial court erred by granting defendant driving…”
State v. Kincaid, 2021 Ohio 583 (Ohio Ct. App. 2021).
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