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Ohio Rev. Code § 4510.111 (2026)

Driving under suspended license for failing to appear or pay fine or for default in payment of child support

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April 9, 2025
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House Bill 29 - 135th General Assembly
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(A) No person 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 whose driver's or commercial driver's license has been suspended pursuant to section 2151.354, 2935.27, 3123.58, 4301.99, 4510.032, 4510.22, or 4510.33 of the Revised Code.

(B) Upon the request or motion of the prosecuting authority, a noncertified copy of the law enforcement automated data system report or a noncertified copy of a record of the registrar of motor vehicles that shows the name, date of birth, and social security number of a person charged with a violation of division (A) of this section may be admitted into evidence as prima-facie evidence that the license of the person was under suspension at the time of the alleged violation of division (A) of this section. The person charged with a violation of division (A) of this section may offer evidence to rebut this prima-facie evidence.

(C) Whoever violates division (A) of this section is guilty of driving under suspension, and shall be punished as provided in division (C)(1) or (2) of this section.

(1) Except as otherwise provided in division (C)(2) of this section, the offense is an unclassified misdemeanor. The offender shall be sentenced pursuant to sections 2929.21 to 2929.28 of the Revised Code, except that the offender shall not be sentenced to a jail term; the offender shall not be sentenced to a community residential sanction pursuant to section 2929.26 of the Revised Code; notwithstanding division (A)(2)(a) of section 2929.28 of the Revised Code, the offender may be fined up to one thousand dollars; and, notwithstanding division (A)(3) of section 2929.27 of the Revised Code, the offender may be ordered pursuant to division (C) of that section to serve a term of community service of up to five hundred hours. The failure of an offender to complete a term of community service imposed by the court may be punished as indirect criminal contempt under division (A) of section 2705.02 of the Revised Code that may be filed in the underlying case.

(2) If, within three years of the offense, the offender previously was convicted of or pleaded guilty to two or more violations of division (A) of this section, or any combination of two or more violations of division (A) of this section or section 4510.11 or 4510.16 of the Revised Code, or a substantially equivalent municipal ordinance, the offense is a misdemeanor of the fourth degree, and the offender shall provide the court with proof of financial responsibility as defined in section 4509.01 of the Revised Code. If the offender fails to provide that proof of financial responsibility, then in addition to any other penalties provided by law, the court may order restitution pursuant to section 2929.28 of the Revised Code in an amount not exceeding five thousand dollars for any economic loss arising from an accident or collision that was the direct and proximate result of the offender's operation of the vehicle before, during, or after committing the offense for which the offender is sentenced under this section.

Last updated January 28, 2025 at 1:15 PM

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 19 cases (12 in the last 5 years), 2012–2025 · leading case: State v. Stuber, 2018-Ohio-2809.
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State v. Stuber, 2018-Ohio-2809. · cites it 10× “1-17-38 highway * * * in this state whose driver’s * * * license has been suspended * * * pursuant to section * * * 4510.22 * * * of the Revised Code.”1 R.”
State v. Wilson, 2022-Ohio-3202, 208 N.E.3d 761. “22 (authorizing courts to suspend a person’s license for failure to pay fines); R.C. 4510.111 (prohibiting operating a motor vehicle when the person’s license is suspended for nonpayment of fines or child support); R.”
State v. Sanders, 2023-Ohio-2092. “19(A)(1)(a), a misdemeanor of the first degree, driving under suspension in violation of R.C. 4510.111, an unclassified misdemeanor, and open container in violation of R.”
State v. Bryson, 2017-Ohio-830, 85 N.E.3d 1123. “19(A)(2) [“Refusal”]; driving without a valid license in violation of R.C. 4510.111; and Reckless Operation in violation of R.”
State v. Lyles, 2022-Ohio-1414. “” Driving under suspension is a petty offense, subject to the requirements of Traf.R. 10(D). See Traf.R. 2(D) (“ ‘Petty offense’ means an offense for which the penalty prescribed by law includes confinement for six months or less.”
State v. Toran, 2023-Ohio-3564, 237 N.E.3d 39. “Driving under a suspended driver’s license is a violation of R.C. 4510.111(A). {¶ 7} Although the truck was legally parked following the stop, Deputy Singleton determined that it would need to be towed and impounded under the 3 SUPREME COURT OF OHIO sheriff’s office’s policy…”
State v. Wood, 2024-Ohio-5597. “16; one count of driving under suspension in violation of R.C. 4510.111; and one count of failure to reinstate a license in violation of R.”
State v. Tolliver, 2025-Ohio-132. “19(A)(1)(a) and driving under suspension ("DUS") in violation of R.C. 4510.111. During the sentencing hearing, the municipal court noted that Tolliver had an extensive criminal history, which included a trafficking conviction and two convictions for possession of weapons under…”
State v. Duncan, 2018-Ohio-593, 106 N.E.3d 267. “19 ; driving under suspension-license forfeiture, in violation of R.C. 4510.111 ; and a tail light and illumination of rear license plate offense, in violation of R.”
United States v. Torbert, 207 F. Supp. 3d 808 (S.D. Ohio 2016). “11(A) states: Except as provided in division (B) of this section and in sections 4510.111 and 4510.16 of the Revised Code, no person whose driver’s or commercial driver’s license or permit or nonresident operating privilege has been suspended under any provision of the Revised…”
State v. Wood, 2023-Ohio-2973. “14(A); one count of operating a motor vehicle with no operator’s license with a prior conviction, in violation of R.”
State v. Few, 2012-Ohio-5407. “10, Driving Under Suspension in violation of R.C. 4510.111, Driving Under a Financial Responsibility Suspension in violation of R.”
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Ohio Rev. Code § 4510.111(A): 4 cases
State v. Stuber, 2018-Ohio-2809. “1-17-38 highway * * * in this state whose driver’s * * * license has been suspended * * * pursuant to section * * * 4510.22 * * * of the Revised Code.”1 R.”
State v. Toran, 2023-Ohio-3564, 237 N.E.3d 39. “Driving under a suspended driver’s license is a violation of R.C. 4510.111(A). {¶ 7} Although the truck was legally parked following the stop, Deputy Singleton determined that it would need to be towed and impounded under the 3 SUPREME COURT OF OHIO sheriff’s office’s policy…”
State v. Vanderhoof, 2013-Ohio-5366.
State v. Mohler, 2025-Ohio-792.
Ohio Rev. Code § 4510.111(B): 1 case
State v. Stuber, 2018-Ohio-2809. “1-17-38 highway * * * in this state whose driver’s * * * license has been suspended * * * pursuant to section * * * 4510.22 * * * of the Revised Code.”1 R.”
Ohio Rev. Code § 4510.111(C)(1): 3 cases
State v. Lyles, 2022-Ohio-1414. “” Driving under suspension is a petty offense, subject to the requirements of Traf.R. 10(D). See Traf.R. 2(D) (“ ‘Petty offense’ means an offense for which the penalty prescribed by law includes confinement for six months or less.”
United States v. Jtton Edward Watson, 142 F.4th 872 (6th Cir. 2025).
State v. Mohler, 2025-Ohio-792.
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