Revise the laws governing accessible parking

As Introduced

136th
General Assembly

Regular
Session
H. B. No. 712

2025-2026

Representative Craig

To
amend sections 311.30, 505.541, 509.04, 3501.29, 3781.111, 4503.038,
4503.10, 4503.12, 4503.41, 4503.44, 4511.69, 4517.12, 4521.01,
4521.02, 4731.481, and 4734.161 and to enact sections 4503.441,
4503.442, 4503.443, 4503.444, 4503.445, 4503.446, 4503.447, 4503.448,
4511.691, 4511.692, 4511.693, 4511.694, 4511.695, 4511.696, 4511.697,
4511.698, and 4511.699 of the Revised Code
to
make changes to the laws governing accessible parking.

BE
IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF OHIO:

Section
1.
That
sections 311.30, 505.541, 509.04, 3501.29, 3781.111, 4503.038,
4503.10, 4503.12, 4503.41, 4503.44, 4511.69, 4517.12, 4521.01,
4521.02, 4731.481, and 4734.161 be amended and sections 4503.441,
4503.442, 4503.443, 4503.444, 4503.445, 4503.446, 4503.447, 4503.448,
4511.691, 4511.692, 4511.693, 4511.694, 4511.695, 4511.696, 4511.697,
4511.698, and 4511.699 of the Revised Code be enacted to read as
follows:

Sec.
311.30.
(A)
The board of county commissioners may establish, by resolution, a
parking enforcement unit within the office of the sheriff to operate
in the unincorporated areas of the county, and may provide for the
regulation of parking enforcement officers. The sheriff shall be the
executive head of the parking enforcement unit, shall make all
appointments and removals of parking enforcement officers, subject to
any general rules prescribed by the board of county commissioners by
resolution, and shall prescribe rules for the organization, training,
administration, control, and conduct of the parking enforcement unit.
The sheriff may appoint parking enforcement officers who agree to
serve for nominal compensation, and persons with physical
disabilities may receive appointments as parking enforcement
officers.

(B)
The authority of the parking enforcement officers shall be limited to
the enforcement of
section

sections

4511.69

to 4511.699

of the Revised Code and any other parking laws specified in the
resolution creating the parking enforcement unit. Parking enforcement
officers shall have no other powers.

(C)
The training the parking enforcement officers shall receive shall
include instruction in general administrative rules and procedures
governing the parking enforcement unit, the role of the judicial
system as it relates to parking regulation and enforcement, proper
techniques and methods relating to the enforcement of parking laws,
human interaction skills, and first aid.

Sec.
505.541.
(A)
The board of township trustees or a joint police district board,
respectively, may establish, by resolution, a parking enforcement
unit within a township police district or within a joint police
district, and provide for the regulation of parking enforcement
officers. The chief of police of the district shall be the executive
head of the parking enforcement unit, shall make all appointments and
removals of parking enforcement officers, subject to any general
rules prescribed by the board of township trustees by resolution or
joint police district board, as appropriate, and shall prescribe
rules for the organization, training, administration, control, and
conduct of the parking enforcement unit. The chief of police may
appoint parking enforcement officers who agree to serve for nominal
compensation, and persons with physical disabilities may receive
appointments as parking enforcement officers.

(B)
The authority of the parking enforcement officers shall be limited to
the enforcement of
section

sections

4511.69

to 4511.699

of the Revised Code and any other parking laws specified in the
resolution creating the parking enforcement unit. Parking enforcement
officers shall have no other powers.

(C)
The training the parking enforcement officers shall receive shall
include instruction in general administrative rules and procedures
governing the parking enforcement unit, the role of the judicial
system as it relates to parking regulation and enforcement, proper
techniques and methods relating to the enforcement of parking laws,
human interaction skills, and first aid.

Sec.
509.04.
(A)
The board of township trustees may establish, by resolution, a
parking enforcement unit within the office of a township constable,
and provide for the regulation of parking enforcement officers. The
board of township trustees shall appoint a police constable as
executive head of the parking enforcement unit, who shall make all
appointments and removals of parking enforcement officers, subject to
any general rules prescribed by the board of township trustees by
resolution, and shall prescribe rules for the organization, training,
administration, control, and conduct of the parking enforcement unit.
The executive head of the parking enforcement unit may appoint
parking enforcement officers who agree to serve for nominal
compensation, and persons with physical disabilities may receive
appointments as parking enforcement officers.

(B)
The authority of the parking enforcement officers shall be limited to
the enforcement of
section

sections

4511.69

to 4511.699

of the Revised Code and any other parking laws specified in the
resolution creating the parking enforcement unit. Parking enforcement
officers shall have no other powers.

(C)
The training the parking enforcement officers shall receive shall
include instruction in general administrative rules and procedures
governing the parking enforcement unit, the role of the judicial
system as it relates to parking regulation and enforcement, proper
techniques and

medthods

methods

relating to the enforcement of parking laws, human interaction
skills, and first aid.

Sec.
3501.29.
(A)
The board of elections shall provide for each precinct a polling
place and provide adequate facilities at each polling place for
conducting the election. The board shall provide a sufficient number
of screened or curtained voting compartments to which electors may
retire and conveniently mark their ballots, protected from the
observation of others. Each voting compartment shall be provided at
all times with writing implements, instructions how to vote, and
other necessary conveniences for marking the ballot. The voting
location manager shall ensure that the voting compartments at all
times are adequately lighted and contain the necessary supplies. The
board shall utilize, in so far as practicable, rooms in public
schools and other public buildings for polling places. Upon
application of the board of elections, the authority which has the
control of any building or grounds supported by taxation under the
laws of this state, shall make available the necessary space therein
for the purpose of holding elections and adequate space for the
storage of voting machines, without charge for the use thereof. A
reasonable sum may be paid for necessary janitorial service. When
polling places are established in private buildings, the board may
pay a reasonable rental therefor, and also the cost of liability
insurance covering the premises when used for election purposes, or
the board may purchase a single liability policy covering the board
and the owners of the premises when used for election purposes. When
removable buildings are supplied by the board, they shall be
constructed under the contract let to the lowest and best bidder, and
the board shall observe all ordinances and regulations then in force
as to safety. The board shall remove all such buildings from streets
and other public places within thirty days after an election, unless
another election is to be held within ninety days.

(B)(1)
Except as otherwise provided in this section, the board shall ensure
all of the following:

(a)
That polling places are free of barriers that would impede ingress
and egress of persons with disabilities;

(b)
That the minimum number of accessible parking locations for persons
with mobility disabilities are designated at each polling place in
accordance with 28 C.F.R. Part 36, Appendix A, and in compliance with

division
(E) of
section

4511.69

4511.691

of
the Revised Code;

(c)
That the entrances of polling places are level or are provided with a
nonskid ramp that meets the requirements of the "Americans with
Disabilities Act of 1990," 104 Stat. 327, 42 U.S.C. 12101
,
et seq.
;

(d)
That doors are a minimum of thirty-two inches wide.

(2)
Notwithstanding division (B)(1)(a), (c), or (d) of this section,
certain polling places may be specifically exempted by the secretary
of state upon certification by a board of elections that a good
faith, but unsuccessful, effort has been made to modify, or change
the location of, such polling places.

(C)
The board of elections shall permit any elector with a disability who
travels to that elector's polling place, but who is physically unable
to enter the polling place, to vote, with the assistance of two
polling place officials of major political parties, in the vehicle
that conveyed that elector to the polling place, or to receive and
cast that elector's ballot at the door of the polling place. Under no
other circumstance may an elector vote in a vehicle or at the door of
a polling place.

(D)
The secretary of state shall:

(1)
Work with other state agencies to facilitate the distribution of
information and technical assistance to boards of elections to meet
the requirements of division (B) of this section;

(2)
Work with organizations that represent or provide services to
citizens who are elderly or who have disabilities to effect a wide
dissemination of information about the availability of absentee
voting, voting in the voter's vehicle or at the door of the polling
place, or other election services to citizens who are elderly or who
have disabilities.

(E)
Before the day of an election, the director of the board of elections
of each county shall sign a statement verifying that each polling
place that will be used in that county at that election meets the
requirements of division (B)(1)(b) of this section. The signed
statement shall be sent to the secretary of state by certified mail
or electronically.

Sec.
3781.111.
(A)
In addition to the powers conferred by any other section of the
Revised Code, the board of building standards shall adopt standards
and rules to facilitate the reasonable access and use by all persons
with a disability of all buildings and the facilities of buildings
for which plans are submitted for approval under section 3791.04 of
the Revised Code. No standard or rule shall be applied to any
building the plans or drawings, specifications, and date of which
have been approved prior to the time that the standard or rule takes
effect.

(B)(1)
Except as otherwise provided in this section, the standards and rules
adopted by the board pursuant to this section shall be in accordance
with the "Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990," 104
Stat. 327, 42
U.S.C.A.

U.S.C.

12101,

as
amended,
et
seq.

and the "Fair Housing Amendments Act of 1988," 102 Stat.
1619, 42
U.S.C.A.

U.S.C.

3601,

as
amended
et
seq
.

(2)
For purposes of enforcement by the Ohio civil rights commission only,
approval of a plan as required under section 3791.04 of the Revised
Code creates a rebuttable presumption that the plans, drawings,
specifications, or data submitted are in compliance with the rules
adopted by the board pursuant to this section as they relate to
accessibility.

(C)
All signs posted to designate accessible parking locations for
persons with a disability and persons with disabilities that limit or
impair the ability to walk in accordance with
division
(E) of
section

4511.69

4511.691

of
the Revised Code and the standards and rules adopted pursuant to this
section shall be mounted on a fixed or movable post or otherwise
affixed in a vertical position so that the distance from the ground
to the bottom edge of the sign measures not less than five feet. If a
new sign or a replacement sign designating an accessible parking
location is posted on or after October 14, 1999, there also shall be
affixed upon the surface of that sign or affixed next to the
designating sign a notice that states the fine applicable for the
offense of parking a motor vehicle in the designated accessible
parking location if the motor vehicle is not legally entitled to be
parked in that location.

(D)
As used in this section, "disability" has the same meaning
as in section 4112.01 of the Revised Code. As used in division (C) of
this section, "persons with disabilities that limit or impair
the ability to walk" has the same meaning as in division
(A)(1)

(A)

of
section 4503.44 of the Revised Code.

(E)
No owner of a building or facility where accessible parking locations
for persons with a disability must be designated in accordance with
the standards and rules adopted pursuant to this section shall fail
to properly mark the accessible parking locations as required by
those standards and rules or fail to maintain the markings of the
accessible parking locations, including the erection and maintenance
of the fixed or movable signs.

(F)
The board annually shall provide statewide training on the rules
adopted by the board pursuant to this section as they relate to
accessibility for nonresidential building department personnel
certified by the board who approve, review plans, and inspect
nonresidential construction.

Sec.
4503.038.
(A)
The registrar of motor vehicles shall establish a service fee that
applies for purposes of sections 4503.03, 4503.036, 4503.042,
4503.10, 4503.102, 4503.12, 4503.182, 4503.24,
4503.44
4503.441,
4503.442
,
4503.65, 4505.061, 4506.08, 4507.24, 4507.50, 4507.52, 4509.05,
4519.03, 4519.05, 4519.10, 4519.56, and 4519.69 of the Revised Code.
The service fee shall be eight dollars.

(B)
The registrar shall establish prorated service fees that apply for
purposes of multi-year registrations authorized under section
4503.103 of the Revised Code.

(C)
When a service fee is collected by the registrar, the following
portion of the service fee that is not allocated to a deputy
registrar but instead is deposited into the public safety - highway
purposes fund created in section 4501.06 of the Revised Code shall be
used exclusively for the state highway patrol for the enforcement of
the motor vehicle and traffic laws of Ohio:

(1)
The three-dollar increase in the service fee under division (A) of
this section that is effective on and after
the
date of this amendment
September
30, 2025
;

(2)
Any increase in the service fee under division (B) of this section
that is effective on and after
the
effective date of this amendment
September
30, 2025
.

Sec.
4503.10.
(A)
The owner of every snowmobile, off-highway motorcycle, and
all-purpose vehicle required to be registered under section 4519.02
of the Revised Code shall file an application for registration under
section 4519.03 of the Revised Code. The owner of a motor vehicle,
other than a snowmobile, off-highway motorcycle, or all-purpose
vehicle, that is not designed and constructed by the manufacturer for
operation on a street or highway may not register it under this
chapter except upon certification of inspection pursuant to section
4513.02 of the Revised Code by the sheriff, or the chief of police of
the municipal corporation or township, with jurisdiction over the
political subdivision in which the owner of the motor vehicle
resides. Except as provided in sections 4503.103 and 4503.107 of the
Revised Code, every owner of every other motor vehicle not previously
described in this section and every person mentioned as owner in the
last certificate of title of a motor vehicle that is operated or
driven upon the public roads or highways shall cause to be filed each
year, by mail or otherwise, in the office of the registrar of motor
vehicles or a deputy registrar, a written or electronic application
or a preprinted registration renewal notice issued under section
4503.102 of the Revised Code, the form of which shall be prescribed
by the registrar, for registration for the following registration
year, which shall begin on the first day of January of every calendar
year and end on the thirty-first day of December in the same year.
Applications for registration and registration renewal notices shall
be filed at the times established by the registrar pursuant to
section 4503.101 of the Revised Code. A motor vehicle owner also may
elect to apply for or renew a motor vehicle registration by
electronic means using electronic signature in accordance with rules
adopted by the registrar. Except as provided in division (J) of this
section, applications for registration shall be made on blanks
furnished by the registrar for that purpose, containing the following
information:

(1)
A brief description of the motor vehicle to be registered, including
the year, make, model, and vehicle identification number, and, in the
case of commercial cars, the gross weight of the vehicle fully
equipped computed in the manner prescribed in section 4503.08 of the
Revised Code;

(2)
The name and residence address of the owner, and the township and
municipal corporation in which the owner resides;

(3)
The district of registration, which shall be determined as follows:

(a)
In case the motor vehicle to be registered is used for hire or
principally in connection with any established business or branch
business, conducted at a particular place, the district of
registration is the municipal corporation in which that place is
located or, if not located in any municipal corporation, the county
and township in which that place is located.

(b)
In case the vehicle is not so used, the district of registration is
the municipal corporation or county in which the owner resides at the
time of making the application.

(4)
Whether the motor vehicle is a new or used motor vehicle;

(5)
The date of purchase of the motor vehicle;

(6)
Whether the fees required to be paid for the registration or transfer
of the motor vehicle, during the preceding registration year and
during the preceding period of the current registration year, have
been paid. Each application for registration shall be signed by the
owner, either manually or by electronic signature, or pursuant to
obtaining a limited power of attorney authorized by the registrar for
registration, or other document authorizing such signature. If the
owner elects to apply for or renew the motor vehicle registration
with the registrar by electronic means, the owner's manual signature
is not required.

(7)
The owner's social security number, driver's license number, or state
identification number, or, where a motor vehicle to be registered is
used for hire or principally in connection with any established
business, the owner's federal taxpayer identification number. The
bureau of motor vehicles shall retain in its records all social
security numbers provided under this section, but the bureau shall
not place social security numbers on motor vehicle certificates of
registration.

(8)
Whether the applicant wishes to certify willingness to make an
anatomical gift if an applicant has not so certified under section
2108.05 of the Revised Code. The applicant's response shall not be
considered in the decision of whether to approve the application for
registration.

(B)(1)
When an applicant first registers a motor vehicle in the applicant's
name, the applicant shall provide proof of ownership of that motor
vehicle. Proof of ownership may include any of the following:

(a)
The applicant may present for inspection a physical certificate of
title or memorandum certificate showing title to the motor vehicle to
be registered in the name of the applicant.

(b)
The applicant may present for inspection an electronic certificate of
title for the applicant's motor vehicle in a manner prescribed by
rules adopted by the registrar.

(c)
The registrar or deputy registrar may electronically confirm the
applicant's ownership of the motor vehicle.

An
applicant is not required to present a certificate of title to an
electronic motor vehicle dealer acting as a limited authority deputy
registrar in accordance with rules adopted by the registrar.

(2)
When a motor vehicle inspection and maintenance program is in effect
under section 3704.14 of the Revised Code and rules adopted under it,
each application for registration for a vehicle required to be
inspected under that section and those rules shall be accompanied by
an inspection certificate or alternative emissions certificate for
the motor vehicle issued in accordance with that section.

(3)
An application for registration shall be refused if any of the
following applies:

(a)
The application is not in proper form.

(b)
The application is prohibited from being accepted by division (D) of
section 2935.27, division (A) of section 4503.13, division (B) of
section 4510.22, division (D) of section 4503.234, division (B)(1) of
section 4521.10, or division (B) of section 5537.041 of the Revised
Code.

(c)
Proof of ownership is required but is not presented or confirmed in
accordance with division (B)(1) of this section.

(d)
All registration and transfer fees for the motor vehicle, for the
preceding year or the preceding period of the current registration
year, have not been paid.

(e)
The owner or lessee does not have an inspection certificate or
alternative emissions certificate for the motor vehicle as provided
in section 3704.14 of the Revised Code, and rules adopted under it,
if that section is applicable.

(4)
This section does not require the payment of license or registration
taxes on a motor vehicle for any preceding year, or for any preceding
period of a year, if the motor vehicle was not taxable for that
preceding year or period under sections 4503.02, 4503.04, 4503.11,
4503.12, and 4503.16 or Chapter 4504. of the Revised Code.

(5)
When a certificate of registration is issued upon the first
registration of a motor vehicle by or on behalf of the owner, the
official issuing the certificate shall indicate the issuance with a
stamp on the certificate of title or memorandum certificate or, in
the case of an electronic certificate of title or electronic
verification of ownership, an electronic stamp or other notation as
specified in rules adopted by the registrar, and with a stamp on the
inspection certificate for the motor vehicle, if any.

(6)
The official also shall indicate, by a stamp or by other means the
registrar prescribes, on the registration certificate issued upon the
first registration of a motor vehicle by or on behalf of the owner
the odometer reading of the motor vehicle as shown in the odometer
statement included in or attached to the certificate of title. Upon
each subsequent registration of the motor vehicle by or on behalf of
the same owner, the official also shall so indicate the odometer
reading of the motor vehicle as shown on the immediately preceding
certificate of registration.

(7)
The registrar shall include in the permanent registration record of
any vehicle required to be inspected under section 3704.14 of the
Revised Code the inspection certificate number from the inspection
certificate or the alternative emissions certificate number from the
alternative emissions certificate that is presented at the time of
registration of the vehicle as required under this division.

(C)(1)
The registrar and each deputy registrar shall collect the following
additional fees for each application for registration and
registration renewal received:

(a)
Except as provided in division (C)(1)(b) of this section, a fee of
eleven dollars on or before December 31, 2025, and a fee of sixteen
dollars on and after January 1, 2026;

(b)
For vehicles specified in divisions (A)(1) to (21) of section
4503.042 of the Revised Code, a fee of thirty dollars on or before
December 31, 2025, and a fee of thirty-five dollars on and after
January 1, 2026.

No
additional fee shall be charged for vehicles registered under section
4503.65 of the Revised Code. Each additional fee is for the purpose
of defraying the department of public safety's costs associated with
the administration and enforcement of the motor vehicle and traffic
laws of Ohio. Each deputy registrar shall transmit the fees collected
under divisions (C)(1) and (3) of this section in the time and manner
provided in this section. The registrar shall deposit all moneys
received under division (C)(1) of this section into the public safety
- highway purposes fund established in section 4501.06 of the Revised
Code.

(2)
In addition, a charge of twenty-five cents shall be made for each
reflectorized safety license plate issued, and a single charge of
twenty-five cents shall be made for each county identification
sticker or each set of county identification stickers issued, as the
case may be, to cover the cost of producing the license plates and
stickers, including material, manufacturing, and administrative
costs. Those fees shall be in addition to the license tax. If the
total cost of producing the plates is less than twenty-five cents per
plate, or if the total cost of producing the stickers is less than
twenty-five cents per sticker or per set issued, any excess moneys
accruing from the fees shall be distributed in the same manner as
provided by section 4501.04 of the Revised Code for the distribution
of license tax moneys. If the total cost of producing the plates
exceeds twenty-five cents per plate, or if the total cost of
producing the stickers exceeds twenty-five cents per sticker or per
set issued, the difference shall be paid from the license tax moneys
collected pursuant to section 4503.02 of the Revised Code.

(3)
The registrar and each deputy registrar shall collect the following
additional fee, as applicable, for each application for registration
or registration renewal received for any hybrid motor vehicle,
plug-in hybrid electric motor vehicle, or battery electric motor
vehicle:

(a)
One hundred dollars for a hybrid motor vehicle;

(b)
One hundred fifty dollars for a plug-in hybrid electric motor
vehicle;

(c)
Two hundred dollars for a battery electric motor vehicle.

Each
fee imposed under this division shall be prorated based on the number
of months for which the vehicle is registered. The registrar shall
transmit all money arising from each fee to the treasurer of state
for distribution in accordance with division (E) of section 5735.051
of the Revised Code, subject to division (D) of section 5735.05 of
the Revised Code.

(D)
Each deputy registrar shall be allowed a fee equal to the amount
established under section 4503.038 of the Revised Code for each
application for registration and registration renewal notice the
deputy registrar receives, which shall be for the purpose of
compensating the deputy registrar for the deputy registrar's
services, and such office and rental expenses, as may be necessary
for the proper discharge of the deputy registrar's duties in the
receiving of applications and renewal notices and the issuing of
registrations.

(E)
Upon the certification of the registrar, the county sheriff or local
police officials shall recover license plates erroneously or
fraudulently issued.

(F)
Each deputy registrar, upon receipt of any application for
registration or registration renewal notice, together with the
license fee and any local motor vehicle license tax levied pursuant
to Chapter 4504. of the Revised Code, shall transmit that fee and
tax, if any, in the manner provided in this section, together with
the original and duplicate copy of the application, to the registrar.
The registrar, subject to the approval of the director of public
safety, may deposit the funds collected by those deputies in a local
bank or depository to the credit of the "state of Ohio, bureau
of motor vehicles." Where a local bank or depository has been
designated by the registrar, each deputy registrar shall deposit all
moneys collected by the deputy registrar into that bank or depository
not more than one business day after their collection and shall make
reports to the registrar of the amounts so deposited, together with
any other information, some of which may be prescribed by the
treasurer of state, as the registrar may require and as prescribed by
the registrar by rule. The registrar, within three days after receipt
of notification of the deposit of funds by a deputy registrar in a
local bank or depository, shall draw on that account in favor of the
treasurer of state. The registrar, subject to the approval of the
director and the treasurer of state, may make reasonable rules
necessary for the prompt transmittal of fees and for safeguarding the
interests of the state and of counties, townships, municipal
corporations, and transportation improvement districts levying local
motor vehicle license taxes. The registrar may pay service charges
usually collected by banks and depositories for such service. If
deputy registrars are located in communities where banking facilities
are not available, they shall transmit the fees forthwith, by money
order or otherwise, as the registrar, by rule approved by the
director and the treasurer of state, may prescribe. The registrar may
pay the usual and customary fees for such service.

(G)
This section does not prevent any person from making an application
for a motor vehicle license directly to the registrar by mail, by
electronic means, or in person at any of the registrar's offices,
upon payment of a service fee equal to the amount established under
section 4503.038 of the Revised Code for each application.

(H)
No person shall make a false statement as to the district of
registration in an application required by division (A) of this
section. Violation of this division is falsification under section
2921.13 of the Revised Code and punishable as specified in that
section.

(I)(1)
Where applicable, the requirements of division (B) of this section
relating to the presentation of an inspection certificate issued
under section 3704.14 of the Revised Code and rules adopted under it
for a motor vehicle, the refusal of a license for failure to present
an inspection certificate or alternative emissions certificate, and
the stamping of the inspection certificate or alternative emissions
certificate by the official issuing the certificate of registration
apply to the registration of and issuance of license plates for a
motor vehicle under sections 4503.102, 4503.12, 4503.14, 4503.15,
4503.16, 4503.171, 4503.172, 4503.19, 4503.40, 4503.41, 4503.42,
4503.43,
4503.44
4503.441
,
4503.46, 4503.47, and 4503.51 of the Revised Code.

(2)(a)
The registrar shall adopt rules ensuring that each owner registering
a motor vehicle in a county where a motor vehicle inspection and
maintenance program is in effect under section 3704.14 of the Revised
Code and rules adopted under it receives information about the
requirements established in that section and those rules and about
the need in those counties to present an inspection certificate or an
alternative emissions certificate with an application for
registration or preregistration.

(b)
Upon request, the registrar shall provide the director of
environmental protection, or any person that has been awarded a
contract under section 3704.14 of the Revised Code, an on-line
computer data link to registration information for all passenger
cars, noncommercial motor vehicles, and commercial cars that are
subject to that section. The registrar also shall provide to the
director of environmental protection a magnetic data tape containing
registration information regarding passenger cars, noncommercial
motor vehicles, and commercial cars for which a multi-year
registration is in effect under section 4503.103 of the Revised Code
or rules adopted under it, including, without limitation, the date of
issuance of the multi-year registration, the registration deadline
established under rules adopted under section 4503.101 of the Revised
Code that was applicable in the year in which the multi-year
registration was issued, and the registration deadline for renewal of
the multi-year registration.

(J)
Subject to division (K) of this section, application for registration
under the international registration plan, as set forth in sections
4503.60 to 4503.66 of the Revised Code, shall be made to the
registrar on forms furnished by the registrar. In accordance with
international registration plan guidelines and pursuant to rules
adopted by the registrar, the forms shall include the following:

(1)
A uniform mileage schedule;

(2)
The gross vehicle weight of the vehicle or combined gross vehicle
weight of the combination vehicle as declared by the registrant;

(3)
Any other information the registrar requires by rule.

(K)
The registrar shall determine the feasibility of implementing an
electronic commercial fleet licensing and management program that
will enable the owners of commercial tractors, commercial trailers,
and commercial semitrailers to conduct electronic transactions by
July 1, 2010, or sooner. If the registrar determines that
implementing such a program is feasible, the registrar shall adopt
new rules under this division or amend existing rules adopted under
this division as necessary in order to respond to advances in
technology.

If
international registration plan guidelines and provisions allow
member jurisdictions to permit applications for registrations under
the international registration plan to be made via the internet, the
rules the registrar adopts under this division shall permit such
action.

Sec.
4503.12.
(A)
Upon the transfer of ownership of a motor vehicle, the registration
of the motor vehicle expires, and the original owner immediately
shall remove the license plates from the motor vehicle, except that:

(1)
If a statutory merger or consolidation results in the transfer of
ownership of a motor vehicle from a constituent corporation to the
surviving corporation, or if the incorporation of a proprietorship or
partnership results in the transfer of ownership of a motor vehicle
from the proprietorship or partnership to the corporation, the
registration shall be continued upon the filing by the surviving or
new corporation, within thirty days of such transfer, of an
application for an amended certificate of registration. Upon a proper
filing, the registrar of motor vehicles shall issue an amended
certificate of registration in the name of the new owner.

(2)
If the death of the owner of a motor vehicle results in the transfer
of ownership of the motor vehicle to the surviving spouse of the
owner or if a motor vehicle is owned by two persons under joint
ownership with right of survivorship established under section
2131.12 of the Revised Code and one of those persons dies, the
registration shall be continued upon the filing by the survivor of an
application for an amended certificate of registration. In relation
to a motor vehicle that is owned by two persons under joint ownership
with right of survivorship established under section 2131.12 of the
Revised Code, the application shall be accompanied by a copy of the
certificate of title that specifies that the vehicle is owned under
joint ownership with right of survivorship. Upon a proper filing, the
registrar shall issue an amended certificate of registration in the
name of the survivor.

(3)
If the death of the owner of a motor vehicle results in the transfer
of ownership of the motor vehicle to a transfer-on-death beneficiary
or beneficiaries designated under section 2131.13 of the Revised
Code, the registration shall be continued upon the filing by the
transfer-on-death beneficiary or beneficiaries of an application for
an amended certificate of registration. The application shall be
accompanied by a copy of the certificate of title that specifies that
the owner of the motor vehicle has designated the motor vehicle in
beneficiary form under section 2131.13 of the Revised Code. Upon a
proper filing, the registrar shall issue an amended certificate of
registration in the name of the transfer-on-death beneficiary or
beneficiaries.

(4)
If the original owner of a motor vehicle that has been transferred
makes application for the registration of another motor vehicle at
any time during the remainder of the registration period for which
the transferred motor vehicle was registered, the owner may file an
application for transfer of the registration and, where applicable,
the license plates. The transfer of the registration and, where
applicable, the license plates from the motor vehicle for which they
originally were issued to a succeeding motor vehicle purchased by the
same person in whose name the original registration and license
plates were issued shall be done within a period not to exceed thirty
days. During that thirty-day period, the license plates from the
motor vehicle for which they originally were issued may be displayed
on the succeeding motor vehicle, and the succeeding motor vehicle may
be operated on the public roads and highways in this state.

At
the time of application for transfer, the registrar shall compute and
collect the amount of tax due on the succeeding motor vehicle, based
upon the amount that would be due on a new registration as of the
date on which the transfer is made less a credit for the unused
portion of the original registration beginning on that date. If the
credit exceeds the amount of tax due on the new registration, no
refund shall be made. In computing the amount of tax due and credits
to be allowed under this division, the provisions of division
(B)(1)(a) and (b) of section 4503.11 of the Revised Code shall apply.
As to passenger cars, noncommercial vehicles, motor homes, and
motorcycles, transfers within or between these classes of motor
vehicles only shall be allowed. If the succeeding motor vehicle is of
a different class than the motor vehicle for which the registration
originally was issued, new license plates also shall be issued upon
the surrender of the license plates originally issued and payment of
the fees provided in divisions (C) and (D) of section 4503.10 of the
Revised Code.

(5)
The owner of a commercial car having a gross vehicle weight or
combined gross vehicle weight of more than ten thousand pounds may
transfer the registration of that commercial car to another
commercial car the owner owns without transferring ownership of the
first commercial car. At any time during the remainder of the
registration period for which the first commercial car was
registered, the owner may file an application for the transfer of the
registration and, where applicable, the license plates, accompanied
by the certificate of registration of the first commercial car. The
amount of any tax due or credit to be allowed for a transfer of
registration under this division shall be computed in accordance with
division (A)(4) of this section.

No
commercial car to which a registration is transferred under this
division shall be operated on a public road or highway in this state
until after the transfer of registration is completed in accordance
with this division.

(6)
Upon application to the registrar or a deputy registrar, a person who
owns or leases a motor vehicle may transfer special license plates
assigned to that vehicle to any other vehicle that the person owns or
leases or that is owned or leased by the person's spouse. As
appropriate, the application also shall be accompanied by a power of
attorney for the registration of a leased vehicle and a written
statement releasing the special plates to the applicant. Upon a
proper filing, the registrar or deputy registrar shall assign the
special license plates to the motor vehicle owned or leased by the
applicant and issue a new certificate of registration for that motor
vehicle.

(7)
If a corporation transfers the ownership of a motor vehicle to an
affiliated corporation, the affiliated corporation may apply to the
registrar for the transfer of the registration and any license
plates. The registrar may require the applicant to submit
documentation of the corporate relationship and shall determine
whether the application for registration transfer is made in good
faith and not for the purposes of circumventing the provisions of
this chapter. Upon a proper filing, the registrar shall issue an
amended certificate of registration in the name of the new owner.

(B)
An application under division (A) of this section shall be
accompanied by a service fee equal to the amount established under
section 4503.038 of the Revised Code, a transfer fee of one dollar,
and the original certificate of registration, if applicable.

(C)
Neither the registrar nor a deputy registrar shall transfer a
registration under division (A) of this section if the registration
is prohibited by division (D) of section 2935.27, division (A) of
section 4503.13, division (D) of section 4503.234, division (B) of
section 4510.22, division (B)(1) of section 4521.10, or division (B)
of section 5537.041 of the Revised Code.

(D)
Whoever violates division (A) of this section is guilty of a
misdemeanor of the fourth degree.

(E)
As used in division (A)(6) of this section, "special license
plates" means either of the following:

(1)
Any license plates for which the person to whom the license plates
are issued must pay an additional fee in excess of the fees
prescribed in section 4503.04 of the Revised Code, Chapter 4504. of
the Revised Code, and the service fee prescribed in division (D) or
(G) of section 4503.10 of the Revised Code;

(2)
License plates issued under section
4503.44

4503.441

of
the Revised Code.

Sec.
4503.41.
(A)
Any disabled veteran who, because of a service-connected disability,
has been or is awarded funds for the purchase of a motor vehicle
under the "Disabled Veterans' and Servicemen's Automobile
Assistance Act of 1970," 84 Stat. 1998, 38 U.S.C. 1901, and
amendments thereto, and any disabled veteran having a
service-connected disability either rated or compensated at one
hundred per cent by the veterans' administration, may apply to the
registrar for the registration of the disabled veteran's personal
motor vehicle. Except as provided in division (C) of this section, a
disabled veteran is not required to pay any registration fee and
service fee as required by sections 4503.038, 4503.04, 4503.10,
4503.102, and 4503.103 of the Revised Code, any local motor vehicle
tax levied under Chapter 4504. of the Revised Code, any fee charged
under section 4503.19 of the Revised Code, or any fees associated
with transferring a registration under section 4503.12 of the Revised
Code. The application for registration shall be accompanied by such
documentary evidence of disability as the registrar may require by
rule.

(B)
Upon the receipt of an application for registration of a motor
vehicle under this section, and presentation of satisfactory evidence
of disability, the registrar or deputy registrar shall issue to the
applicant a set of
accessible

license
plates, which shall be red, white, and blue in color and shall, in
addition to the letters and numbers ordinarily inscribed thereon, be
inscribed with the word "veteran" and imprinted with the
international
wheelchair

symbol

of access
.

(C)
A disabled veteran who is eligible to register a motor vehicle under
this section may register as many vehicles as are titled and
registered in that disabled veteran's name. For each additional
registration after the first registration, the registrar or deputy
registrar shall collect any applicable fee imposed in sections
4503.038, 4503.04, 4503.10, 4503.102, 4503.103,
4503.12,

and
4503.19 of the Revised Code, and any local motor vehicle tax levied
under Chapter 4504. of the Revised Code.

Sec.
4503.44.
(A)

As
used in
this
section and in section 4511.69
sections
4503.44 to 4503.448
of
the Revised Code:

(1)
(A)

"Person with a disability that limits or impairs the ability to
walk" means any person who, as determined by a health care
provider, meets any of the following criteria:

(a)
(1)

Cannot walk two hundred feet without stopping to rest;

(b)
(2)

Cannot walk without the use of, or assistance from, a brace, cane,
crutch, another person, prosthetic device, wheelchair, or other
assistive device;

(c)
(3)

Is restricted by a lung disease to such an extent that the person's
forced (respiratory) expiratory volume for one second, when measured
by spirometry, is less than one liter, or the arterial oxygen tension
is less than sixty millimeters of mercury on room air at rest;

(d)
(4)

Uses portable oxygen;

(e)
(5)

Has a cardiac condition to the extent that the person's functional
limitations are classified in severity as class III or class IV
according to standards set by the American heart association;

(f)
(6)

Is severely limited in the ability to walk due to an arthritic,
neurological, or orthopedic condition;

(g)
(7)

Is blind, legally blind, or severely visually impaired.

(2)
(B)

"Organization" means any private organization or
corporation, or any governmental board, agency, department, division,
or office, that, as part of its business or program, transports
persons with disabilities that limit or impair the ability to walk on
a regular basis in a motor vehicle that has not been altered for the
purpose of providing it with accessible equipment for use by persons
with disabilities.
This
definition does not apply to division (I) of this section.

(3)
(C)

"Health care provider" means a physician, physician
assistant, advanced practice registered nurse, optometrist, or
chiropractor as defined in this section except that an optometrist
shall only make determinations as to division
(A)(1)(g)
(A)(7)

of this section.

(4)
(D)

"Physician" means a person licensed to practice medicine or
surgery or osteopathic medicine and surgery under Chapter 4731. of
the Revised Code.

(5)
(E)

"Chiropractor" means a person licensed to practice
chiropractic under Chapter 4734. of the Revised Code.

(6)
(F)

"Advanced practice registered nurse" means a certified
nurse practitioner, clinical nurse specialist, certified registered
nurse anesthetist, or certified nurse-midwife who holds a certificate
of authority issued by the board of nursing under Chapter 4723. of
the Revised Code.

(7)
(G)

"Physician assistant" means a person who is licensed as a
physician assistant under Chapter 4730. of the Revised Code.

(8)
(H)

"Optometrist" means a person licensed to engage in the
practice of optometry under Chapter 4725. of the Revised Code.

(9)
(I)

"Removable windshield placard"
means
a placard issued to a person or organization under section 4503.442
of the Revised Code and
includes
a standard removable windshield placard, a temporary removable
windshield placard, or a permanent removable windshield placard,
unless otherwise specified
.

(J)
"Accessible license plate" means a license plate issued to
a person or organization under section 4503.41 or 4503.441 of the
Revised Code
.

(B)(1)
An organization, or a person with a disability that limits or impairs
the ability to walk, may apply for the registration of any motor
vehicle the organization or person owns or leases. When an adaptive
mobility vehicle is owned or leased by someone other than a person
with a disability that limits or impairs the ability to walk, the
owner or lessee may apply to the registrar of motor vehicles or a
deputy registrar for registration under this section. The application
for registration of a motor vehicle owned or leased by a person with
a disability that limits or impairs the ability to walk shall be
accompanied by a signed statement from the applicant's health care
provider certifying that the applicant meets at least one of the
criteria contained in division (A)(1) of this section and that the
disability is expected to continue for more than six consecutive
months. The application for registration of an adaptive mobility
vehicle that is owned by someone other than a person with a
disability that limits or impairs the ability to walk shall be
accompanied by such documentary evidence of vehicle specifications or
alterations as the registrar may require by rule.

(2)
When an organization, a person with a disability that limits or
impairs the ability to walk, or a person who does not have a
disability that limits or impairs the ability to walk but owns a
motor vehicle that has been altered for the purpose of providing it
with accessible equipment for a person with a disability that limits
or impairs the ability to walk first submits an application for
registration of a motor vehicle under this section and every fifth
year thereafter, the organization or person shall submit a signed
statement from the applicant's health care provider, a completed
application, and any required documentary evidence of vehicle
specifications or alterations as provided in division (B)(1) of this
section, and also a power of attorney from the owner of the motor
vehicle if the applicant leases the vehicle. Upon submission of these
items, the registrar or deputy registrar shall issue to the applicant
appropriate vehicle registration and a set of license plates and
validation stickers, or validation stickers alone when required by
section 4503.191 of the Revised Code. In addition to the letters and
numbers ordinarily inscribed thereon, the license plates shall be
imprinted with the international symbol of access. The license plates
and validation stickers shall be issued upon payment of the regular
license fee as prescribed under section 4503.04 of the Revised Code
and any motor vehicle tax levied under Chapter 4504. of the Revised
Code, and the payment of a service fee equal to the amount
established under section 4503.038 of the Revised Code.

(C)(1)
A person with a disability that limits or impairs the ability to walk
may apply to the registrar for a removable windshield placard by
completing and signing an application provided by the registrar.

(2)
The person shall include with the application a prescription from the
person's health care provider prescribing such a placard for the
person based upon a determination that the person meets at least one
of the criteria contained in division (A)(1) of this section. The
health care provider shall state on the prescription the length of
time the health care provider expects the applicant to have the
disability that limits or impairs the person's ability to walk. If
the length of time the applicant is expected to have the disability
is six consecutive months or less, the applicant shall submit an
application for a temporary removable windshield placard. If the
length of time the applicant is expected to have the disability is
permanent, the applicant shall submit an application for a permanent
removable windshield placard. All other applicants shall submit an
application for a standard removable windshield placard.

(3)
In addition to one placard or one or more sets of license plates, a
person with a disability that limits or impairs the ability to walk
is entitled to one additional placard, but only if the person applies
separately for the additional placard, states the reasons why the
additional placard is needed, and the registrar, in the registrar's
discretion determines that good and justifiable cause exists to
approve the request for the additional placard.

(4)
An organization may apply to the registrar of motor vehicles for a
standard removable windshield placard by completing and signing an
application provided by the registrar. The organization shall comply
with any procedures the registrar establishes by rule. The
organization shall include with the application documentary evidence
that the registrar requires by rule showing that the organization
regularly transports persons with disabilities that limit or impair
the ability to walk.

(5)
The registrar or deputy registrar shall issue to an applicant a
standard removable windshield placard, a temporary removable
windshield placard, or a permanent removable windshield placard, as
applicable, upon receipt of all of the following:

(a)
A completed and signed application for a removable windshield
placard;

(b)
The accompanying documents required under division (C)(2) or (4) of
this section;

(c)
Payment of a service fee equal to the amount established under
section 4503.038 of the Revised Code for a standard removable
windshield placard or a temporary removable windshield placard, or
payment of fifteen dollars for a permanent removable windshield
placard.

(6)
The removable windshield placard shall display the date of expiration
on both sides of the placard, or the word "permanent" if
the placard is a permanent removable windshield placard, and shall be
valid until expired, revoked, or surrendered. Except for a permanent
removable windshield placard, which has no expiration, a removable
windshield placard expires on the earliest of the following two
dates:

(a)
The date that the person issued the placard is expected to no longer
have the disability that limits or impairs the ability to walk, as
indicated on the prescription submitted with the application for the
placard;

(b)
Ten years after the date of issuance on the placard.

In
no case shall a removable windshield placard be valid for a period of
less than sixty days.

(7)
Standard removable windshield placards shall be renewable upon
application and upon payment of a service fee equal to the amount
established under section 4503.038 of the Revised Code. The registrar
shall provide the application form and shall determine the
information to be included thereon.

(8)
The registrar shall determine the form and size of each type of the
removable windshield placard, the material of which it is to be made,
any differences in color between each type of placard to make them
readily identifiable, and any other information to be included
thereon, and shall adopt rules relating to the issuance, expiration,
revocation, surrender, and proper display of such placards. A
temporary removable windshield placard shall display the word
"temporary" in letters of such size as the registrar shall
prescribe. Any placard issued after October 14, 1999, shall be
manufactured in a manner that allows the expiration date of the
placard to be indicated on it through the punching, drilling, boring,
or creation by any other means of holes in the placard.

(9)
At the time a removable windshield placard is issued to a person with
a disability that limits or impairs the ability to walk, the
registrar or deputy registrar shall enter into the records of the
bureau of motor vehicles the last date on which the person will have
that disability, as indicated on the accompanying prescription. For a
standard removable windshield placard, not less than thirty days
prior to that date and any renewal dates, the bureau shall send a
renewal notice to that person at the person's last known address as
shown in the records of the bureau, informing the person that the
person's removable windshield placard will expire on the indicated
date, and that the person is required to renew the placard by
submitting to the registrar or a deputy registrar another
prescription, and by complying with the renewal provisions. If such a
prescription is not received by the registrar or a deputy registrar
by that date, the placard issued to that person expires and no longer
is valid, and this fact shall be recorded in the records of the
bureau.

(10)
At least once every year, on a date determined by the registrar, the
bureau shall examine the records of the office of vital statistics,
located within the department of health, that pertain to deceased
persons, and also the bureau's records of all persons who have been
issued removable windshield placards. If the records of the office of
vital statistics indicate that a person to whom a removable
windshield placard has been issued is deceased, the bureau shall
cancel that placard, and note the cancellation in its records.

The
office of vital statistics shall make available to the bureau all
information necessary to enable the bureau to comply with division
(C)(10) of this section.

(11)
Nothing in this section shall be construed to require a person or
organization to apply for a removable windshield placard or
accessible license plates if the accessible license plates issued to
the person or organization under prior law have not expired or been
surrendered or revoked.

(D)
Any active-duty member of the armed forces of the United States,
including the reserve components of the armed forces and the national
guard, who has an illness or injury that limits or impairs the
ability to walk may apply to the registrar or a deputy registrar for
a temporary removable windshield placard. With the application, the
person shall present evidence of the person's active-duty status and
the illness or injury. Evidence of the illness or injury may include
a current department of defense convalescent leave statement, any
department of defense document indicating that the person currently
has an ill or injured casualty status or has limited duties, or a
prescription from any health care provider prescribing the placard
for the applicant. Upon receipt of the application and the necessary
evidence, the registrar or deputy registrar shall issue the applicant
the temporary removable windshield placard without the payment of any
service fee.

(E)
If an applicant for a removable windshield placard is a veteran of
the armed forces of the United States whose disability, as defined in
division (A)(1) of this section, is service-connected, the registrar
or deputy registrar, upon receipt of the application, presentation of
a signed statement from the applicant's health care provider
certifying the applicant's disability, and presentation of such
documentary evidence from the department of veterans affairs that the
disability of the applicant meets at least one of the criteria
identified in division (A)(1) of this section and is
service-connected as the registrar may require by rule, but without
the payment of any service fee, shall issue the applicant a removable
windshield placard that is valid until expired, surrendered, or
revoked.

(F)(1)
Upon a conviction of a violation of division (H) or (I) of this
section, the court shall report the conviction, and send the placard,
if available, to the registrar, who thereupon shall revoke the
privilege of using the placard and send notice in writing to the
placardholder at that holder's last known address as shown in the
records of the bureau, and the placardholder shall return the placard
if not previously surrendered to the court, to the registrar within
ten days following mailing of the notice.

(2)
Whenever a person to whom a removable windshield placard has been
issued moves to another state, the person shall surrender the placard
to the registrar; and whenever an organization to which a placard has
been issued changes its place of operation to another state, the
organization shall surrender the placard to the registrar.

(3)
If a person no longer requires a permanent removable windshield
placard, the person shall notify and surrender the placard to the
registrar or deputy registrar within ten days of no longer requiring
the placard. The person may still apply for a standard removable
windshield placard or temporary removable windshield placard, if
applicable.

(G)
Subject to division (F) of section 4511.69 of the Revised Code, the
operator of a motor vehicle displaying a removable windshield placard
or the accessible license plates authorized by this section is
entitled to park the motor vehicle in any accessible parking location
reserved for persons with disabilities that limit or impair the
ability to walk.

(H)
No person or organization that is not eligible for the issuance of
license plates or any placard under this section shall willfully and
falsely represent that the person or organization is so eligible.

No
person or organization shall display license plates issued under this
section unless the license plates have been issued for the vehicle on
which they are displayed and are valid.

(I)
No person or organization to which a removable windshield placard is
issued shall do either of the following:

(1)
Display or permit the display of the placard on any motor vehicle
when having reasonable cause to believe the motor vehicle is being
used in connection with an activity that does not include providing
transportation for persons with disabilities that limit or impair the
ability to walk;

(2)
Refuse to return or surrender the placard, when required.

(J)
If a removable windshield placard or parking card is lost, destroyed,
or mutilated, the placardholder or cardholder may obtain a duplicate
by doing both of the following:

(1)
Furnishing suitable proof of the loss, destruction, or mutilation to
the registrar;

(2)
Paying a service fee equal to the amount paid when the placardholder
obtained the original placard.

Any
placardholder who loses a placard and, after obtaining a duplicate,
finds the original, immediately shall surrender the original placard
to the registrar.

(K)(1)
The registrar shall pay all fees received under this section for the
issuance of removable windshield placards or duplicate removable
windshield placards into the state treasury to the credit of the
public safety - highway purposes fund created in section 4501.06 of
the Revised Code.

(2)
In addition to the fees collected under this section, the registrar
or deputy registrar shall ask each person applying for a removable
windshield placard or duplicate removable windshield placard or
license plate issued under this section, whether the person wishes to
make a two-dollar voluntary contribution to support rehabilitation
employment services. The registrar shall transmit the contributions
received under this division to the treasurer of state for deposit
into the rehabilitation employment fund, which is hereby created in
the state treasury. A deputy registrar shall transmit the
contributions received under this division to the registrar in the
time and manner prescribed by the registrar. The contributions in the
fund shall be used by the opportunities for Ohioans with disabilities
agency to purchase services related to vocational evaluation, work
adjustment, personal adjustment, job placement, job coaching, and
community-based assessment from accredited community rehabilitation
program facilities.

(L)
For purposes of enforcing this section, every peace officer is deemed
to be an agent of the registrar. Any peace officer or any authorized
employee of the bureau of motor vehicles who, in the performance of
duties authorized by law, becomes aware of a person whose removable
windshield placard or parking card has been revoked pursuant to this
section, may confiscate that placard or parking card and return it to
the registrar. The registrar shall prescribe any forms used by law
enforcement agencies in administering this section.

No
peace officer, law enforcement agency employing a peace officer, or
political subdivision or governmental agency employing a peace
officer, and no employee of the bureau is liable in a civil action
for damages or loss to persons arising out of the performance of any
duty required or authorized by this section. As used in this
division, "peace officer" has the same meaning as in
division (B) of section 2935.01 of the Revised Code.

(M)
All applications for registration of motor vehicles and removable
windshield placards issued under this section, all renewal notices
for such items, and all other publications issued by the bureau that
relate to this section shall set forth the criminal penalties that
may be imposed upon a person who violates any provision relating to
accessible license plates issued under this section, the parking of
vehicles displaying such license plates, and the issuance,
procurement, use, and display of removable windshield placards issued
under this section.

(N)
Whoever violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor of the
fourth degree.

Sec.
4503.441.
(A)
Any of the following owners or lessors of a motor vehicle may apply
to register that motor vehicle for purposes of obtaining an
accessible license plate under this section:

(1)
An organization;

(2)
A person with a disability that limits or impairs the ability to
walk;

(3)
A person who owns or leases an adaptive mobility vehicle.

(B)(1)
The application for registration of a motor vehicle owned or leased
by an organization shall be accompanied by documentary evidence
showing that the organization regularly transports persons with
disabilities that limit or impair the ability to walk.

(2)
The application for registration of a motor vehicle owned or leased
by a person with a disability that limits or impairs the ability to
walk shall be accompanied by an accessible parking certification form
from the applicant's health care provider certifying that the
applicant meets at least one of the criteria contained in division
(A) of section 4503.44 of the Revised Code and that the disability is
expected to continue for more than six consecutive months.

(3)
The application for registration of an adaptive mobility vehicle
shall be accompanied by such documentary evidence of vehicle
alterations as the registrar may require by rule.

(4)
The application for registration of a leased motor vehicle under this
section shall be accompanied by a power of attorney from the owner of
the motor vehicle.

(5)
The supporting documents required by divisions (B)(1) to (4) of this
section, as applicable, shall be submitted with the initial
application for registration of the motor vehicle and every fifth
year thereafter.

(C)
Upon submission of a completed application and any supporting
documents required under division (B) of this section, the registrar
or deputy registrar shall issue to the applicant the appropriate
vehicle registration and an accessible license plate and validation
sticker, or a validation sticker alone when required by section
4503.191 of the Revised Code. In addition to the letters and numbers
ordinarily inscribed on the license plate, the license plate shall be
imprinted with the international symbol of access. The license plate
and validation sticker shall be issued upon payment of the regular
license fee as prescribed under section 4503.04 of the Revised Code,
any motor vehicle tax levied under Chapter 4504. of the Revised Code,
and a service fee equal to the amount specified in section 4503.038
of the Revised Code, and compliance with all other applicable laws
relating to the registration of motor vehicles.

(D)
No person or organization that is not eligible for the issuance of an
accessible license plate shall knowingly represent that the person or
organization is so eligible.

Sec.
4503.442.
(A)(1)
A person with a disability that limits or impairs the ability to walk
may apply to the registrar of motor vehicles for a removable
windshield placard by completing and signing an application provided
by the registrar.

(2)
The person shall include with the application an accessible parking
certification form from the person's health care provider authorizing
such a placard for the person. The health care provider shall base
the authorization on a determination that the person meets at least
one of the criteria contained in division (A) of section 4503.44 of
the Revised Code. The health care provider shall state on the form
the length of time the health care provider expects the applicant to
have the disability that limits or impairs the person's ability to
walk. If the length of time the applicant is expected to have the
disability is six consecutive months or less, the applicant shall
submit an application for a temporary removable windshield placard.
If the length of time the applicant is expected to have the
disability is permanent, the applicant shall submit an application
for a permanent removable windshield placard. All other applicants
shall submit an application for a standard removable windshield
placard.

(3)
A person with a disability that limits or impairs the ability to walk
is entitled to one additional placard, but only if the person applies
separately for the additional placard and states the reasons why the
additional placard is needed. The registrar shall determine whether
good and justifiable cause exists to approve the request for the
additional placard.

(B)
An organization may apply to the registrar for a standard removable
windshield placard by completing and signing an application provided
by the registrar. The organization shall include with the application
documentary evidence showing that the organization regularly
transports persons with disabilities that limit or impair the ability
to walk. The organization shall comply with any procedures the
registrar establishes by rule.

(C)
The registrar or deputy registrar shall issue to an applicant a
standard removable windshield placard, a temporary removable
windshield placard, or a permanent removable windshield placard, as
applicable, upon receipt of all of the following:

(1)
A completed and signed application for a removable windshield
placard;

(2)
The accompanying documents required under either division (A) or (B)
of this section;

(3)
Payment of a service fee equal to the amount established under
section 4503.038 of the Revised Code for a standard removable
windshield placard or a temporary removable windshield placard, or
payment of a fifteen dollar service fee for a permanent removable
windshield placard.

(D)(1)
A removable windshield placard shall display the date of expiration
on both sides of the placard, or the word "permanent" if
the placard is a permanent removable windshield placard, and is valid
until expired, revoked, canceled, or surrendered. Except for a
permanent removable windshield placard, which has no expiration, a
removable windshield placard expires on the earliest of the following
two dates:

(a)
The date that the person issued the placard is expected to no longer
have the disability that limits or impairs the ability to walk, as
indicated on the accessible parking certification form;

(b)
Ten years after the date of issuance of the placard.

In
no case shall a removable windshield placard be valid for a period of
less than sixty days.

(2)
A person or organization shall renew a standard removable windshield
placard upon application as provided in division (A) or (B) of this
section and upon payment of a service fee equal to the amount
established under section 4503.038 of the Revised Code.

(3)
Not less than thirty days prior to the expiration date of a standard
removable windshield placard, the bureau of motor vehicles shall send
a renewal notice to the person or organization that has been issued
the placard. The bureau shall send the notice to the person's or
organization's last known address, as shown in the records of the
bureau. The notice shall state that the placard is expiring and
instructions on how to renew the placard.

(4)
If a person or organization fails to renew the removable windshield
placard issued to that person or organization prior to the expiration
date, if applicable, the placard issued to that person or
organization expires.

(E)
At least once every year, on a date determined by the registrar, the
bureau shall examine the records of the office of vital statistics,
located within the department of health, that pertain to deceased
persons, and also the bureau's records of all persons who have been
issued removable windshield placards. If the records of the office of
vital statistics indicate that a person to whom a removable
windshield placard has been issued is deceased, the bureau shall
cancel that placard, and note the cancellation in its records.

The
office of vital statistics shall make available to the bureau all
information necessary to enable the bureau to comply with division
(E) of this section.

(F)(1)
The standard removable windshield placard shall be printed in white
on a blue-colored background and shall display the international
symbol of access, the name of the state, and the great seal of the
state. The placard also shall display a distinguishing number
assigned to the placard and the printed expiration date of the
placard by month, day, and year.

(2)
The temporary removable windshield placard shall be the same size and
form and shall have the same contents as the removable windshield
placard, except that it shall be printed in white on a red-colored
background and also shall display the word "temporary."

(3)
The permanent removable windshield placard shall be the same size and
form and shall have the same contents as the standard removable
windshield placard, except that it shall be printed in white on a
blue-colored background and also shall display the word "permanent"
instead of an expiration date.

(G)(1)
Any active-duty member of the armed forces of the United States,
including the reserve components of the armed forces and the national
guard, who has an illness or injury that limits or impairs the
ability to walk may apply to the registrar or a deputy registrar for
a temporary removable windshield placard.

(2)
With the application, the applicant shall present evidence of the
person's active-duty status and the illness or injury. Evidence of
the illness or injury may include any of the following:

(a)
A current department of defense convalescent leave statement;

(b)
Any department of defense document indicating that the applicant
currently has an ill or injured casualty status or has limited
duties;

(c)
An accessible parking certification form from any health care
provider authorizing the placard for the applicant.

(3)
Upon receipt of the application and the necessary documentary
evidence, the registrar or deputy registrar shall issue the applicant
the temporary removable windshield placard without requiring the
payment of any service fee.

(H)(1)
An applicant for a removable windshield placard may obtain the
placard without payment of a service fee if both of the following
apply:

(a)
The applicant is a veteran of the armed forces of the United States
with a service-connected disability.

(b)
The applicant submits the accessible parking certification form
required under division (A) of this section and documentary evidence
from the department of veterans affairs that the disability
identified on the form is service-connected.

(2)
Upon receipt of the application and the necessary documentary
evidence, the registrar or deputy registrar shall issue the applicant
the removable windshield placard without requiring the payment of a
service fee.

(I)
If a removable windshield placard is lost, destroyed, or mutilated,
the person or organization issued the placard may obtain a duplicate
by furnishing suitable proof of the loss, destruction, or mutilation
to the registrar.

Any
person or organization who loses a placard and, after obtaining a
duplicate, finds the original, immediately shall surrender the
original placard to the registrar.

(J)
No person or organization that is not eligible for the issuance of a
removable windshield placard shall knowingly represent that the
person or organization is so eligible.

(K)
Nothing in this section shall be construed to require a person or
organization to apply for a removable windshield placard if the
placard issued to the person or organization under prior law has not
expired or been surrendered, revoked, or canceled.

(L)
The registrar shall pay all fees received under this section for the
issuance of removable windshield placards into the state treasury to
the credit of the public safety - highway purposes fund created in
section 4501.06 of the Revised Code.

(M)
The registrar shall adopt any rules necessary to administer this
section, including any necessary procedures or required documentary
evidence. The rules shall include the creation of a model accessible
parking certification form. The registrar shall make the form
available on the bureau of motor vehicle's web site.

Sec.
4503.443.
In
addition to the fees collected under sections 4503.441 and 4503.442
of the Revised Code, the registrar of motor vehicles or deputy
registrar shall ask each person applying for a removable windshield
placard, duplicate removable windshield placard, or an accessible
license plate, whether the person wishes to make a two-dollar
voluntary contribution to support rehabilitation employment services.
The registrar shall transmit the contributions received under this
section to the treasurer of state for deposit into the rehabilitation
employment fund, which is created in the state treasury. A deputy
registrar shall transmit the contributions received under this
section to the registrar in the time and manner prescribed by the
registrar.

The
opportunities for Ohioans with disabilities agency shall use the
contributions deposited in the fund to purchase from accredited
community rehabilitation program facilities services related to
vocational evaluation, work adjustment, personal adjustment, job
placement, job coaching, and community-based assessment.

Sec.
4503.444.
(A)
The following documents shall include the information listed in
division (B) of this section:

(1)
An application for registration of a motor vehicle under section
4503.441 of the Revised Code;

(2)
An application for a removable windshield placard under section
4503.442 of the Revised Code;

(3)
A renewal notice for the items listed in divisions (A)(1) and (2) of
this section;

(4)
All other publications issued by the bureau of motor vehicles that
relate to sections 4503.44 to 4503.448 of the Revised Code.

(B)
The documents listed in division (A) of this section shall set forth
the penalties that may be imposed upon a person who violates any of
the following provisions:

(1)
The laws relating to the issuance, procurement, use, and display of
accessible license plates issued under section 4503.441 of the
Revised Code;

(2)
The laws relating to the issuance, procurement, use, and display of
removable windshield placards issued under section 4503.442 of the
Revised Code;

(3)
The laws relating to the parking of a motor vehicle displaying an
accessible license plate or removable windshield placard in an
accessible parking space.

Sec.
4503.445.
(A)
Any person or organization that possesses an accessible license plate
or a removable windshield placard shall return the plate or placard
to the bureau of motor vehicles if any of the following occur:

(1)
The plate expires and is not renewed or the placard expires.

(2)
The plate or placard was issued to a person who is now deceased.

(3)
The plate or placard was issued to a person who no longer qualifies
for or requires the plate or placard.

(4)
The placard was issued to a person who no longer lives in the state
or to an organization that changed its place of operation to another
state.

(B)
No person or organization shall refuse to return or surrender the
placard, when required.

(C)
No person shall operate a motor vehicle that displays an accessible
license plate or a removable windshield placard if the plate or
placard is expired, canceled, or revoked, was issued to a person who
is deceased, or was issued to a person or organization that no longer
qualifies for or requires the plate or placard.

(D)(1)
Whoever violates division (B) or (C) of this section, division (D) of
section 4503.441, or division (J) of section 4503.442 of the Revised
Code is guilty of a misdemeanor of the fourth degree.

(2)
The offenses established under this section are strict liability
offenses and section 2901.20 of the Revised Code does not apply. The
designation of these offenses as strict liability offenses shall not
be construed to imply that any other offense, for which there is no
specified degree of culpability, is not a strict liability offense.

(E)
Any fine collected under division (D) of this section shall be paid
into the accessible parking violations fund established by section
4511.693 of the Revised Code.

Sec.
4503.446.
(A)
Subject to section 4511.692 of the Revised Code, the operator of a
motor vehicle displaying an accessible license plate or removable
windshield placard is entitled to park the motor vehicle in any
special parking location reserved for persons with disabilities that
limit or impair the ability to walk, also known as accessible parking
spaces or disability parking spaces.

(B)
No person or organization shall display an accessible license plate
unless the license plate was issued for the motor vehicle on which it
is displayed and is valid.

(C)
No person or organization issued a removable windshield placard shall
do either of the following:

(1)
Display or allow the display of the placard on a motor vehicle when
the motor vehicle is being used for an activity that does not include
providing transportation for a person with a disability that limits
or impairs the ability to walk;

(2)
Transfer the placard to any other person or entity.

(D)(1)
Whoever violates division (B) or (C) of this section is guilty of a
misdemeanor of the fourth degree.

(2)
The offenses established under this section are strict liability
offenses and section 2901.20 of the Revised Code does not apply. The
designation of these offenses as strict liability offenses shall not
be construed to imply that any other offense, for which there is no
specified degree of culpability, is not a strict liability offense.

(E)
Upon a conviction of a violation of division (B) or (C) of this
section, the court shall report the conviction, and send the placard,
if available, to the registrar of motor vehicles. The registrar shall
revoke the privilege of using the placard and send a written notice
to the placardholder at that holder's last known address, as shown in
the records of the bureau of motor vehicles. The placardholder shall
return the placard, if not previously surrendered to the court, to
the registrar within ten days following the mailing of the notice.

(F)
Any fine collected under division (D) of this section shall be paid
into the accessible parking violations fund established by section
4511.693 of the Revised Code.

Sec.
4503.447.
For
purposes of enforcing sections 4503.44 to 4503.447 of the Revised
Code, every peace officer is deemed to be an agent of the registrar
of motor vehicles. Any peace officer or any authorized employee of
the bureau of motor vehicles who, in the performance of duties
authorized by law, becomes aware of a person whose removable
windshield placard has been revoked, may confiscate that placard and
return it to the registrar. The registrar shall prescribe any forms
used by law enforcement agencies in administering this section.

No
peace officer, law enforcement agency employing a peace officer, or
political subdivision or governmental agency employing a peace
officer, and no employee of the bureau is liable in a civil action
for damages or loss to persons arising out of the performance of any
duty required or authorized by this section.

As
used in this section, "peace officer" has the same meaning
as in division (B) of section 2935.01 of the Revised Code.

Sec.
4503.448.
No
health care provider shall do any of the following:

(A)
Complete the accessible parking certification form to enable a person
to be issued an accessible license plate, a standard removable
windshield placard, a temporary removable windshield placard, or a
permanent removable windshield placard under either section 4503.441
or 4503.442 of the Revised Code, knowing that the person does not
meet any of the criteria contained in division (A) of section 4503.44
of the Revised Code;

(B)
Complete the accessible parking certification form described in
division (A) of this section and knowingly misstate on the form the
length of time the health care provider expects the person to have
the disability that limits or impairs the person's ability to walk in
order to enable the person to retain a removable windshield placard
issued under section 4503.442 of the Revised Code for a period of
time longer than that which would be estimated by a similar health
care provider under the same or similar circumstances;

(C)
Fail to retain information sufficient to substantiate that the person
is eligible for accessible parking privileges.

(D)
Whoever violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor of the first
degree.

(E)
A physician who violates this section and section 4731.481 of the
Revised Code may be charged under this section or section 4731.481 of
the Revised Code, but not both. A chiropractor who violates this
section and section 4734.161 of the Revised Code may be charged under
this section or section 4734.161 of the Revised Code, but not both.

Sec.
4511.69.
(A)
Every vehicle stopped or parked upon a roadway where there is an
adjacent curb shall be stopped or parked with the right-hand wheels
of the vehicle parallel with and not more than twelve inches from the
right-hand curb, unless it is impossible to approach so close to the
curb; in such case the stop shall be made as close to the curb as
possible and only for the time necessary to discharge and receive
passengers or to load or unload merchandise. Local authorities by
ordinance may permit angle parking on any roadway under their
jurisdiction, except that angle parking shall not be permitted on a
state route within a municipal corporation unless an unoccupied
roadway width of not less than twenty-five feet is available for
free-moving traffic.

(B)
Local authorities by ordinance may permit parking of vehicles with
the left-hand wheels adjacent to and within twelve inches of the
left-hand curb of a one-way roadway.

(C)(1)(a)
Except as provided in division (C)(1)(b) of this section, no vehicle
or trackless trolley shall be stopped or parked on a road or highway
with the vehicle or trackless trolley facing in a direction other
than the direction of travel on that side of the road or highway.

(b)
The operator of a motorcycle may back the motorcycle into an angled
parking space so that when the motorcycle is parked it is facing in a
direction other than the direction of travel on the side of the road
or highway.

(2)
The operator of a motorcycle may back the motorcycle into a parking
space that is located on the side of, and parallel to, a road or
highway. The motorcycle may face any direction when so parked. Not
more than two motorcycles at a time shall be parked in a parking
space as described in division (C)(2) of this section irrespective of
whether or not the space is metered.

(D)
Notwithstanding any statute or any rule, resolution, or ordinance
adopted by any local authority, air compressors, tractors, trucks,
and other equipment, while being used in the construction,
reconstruction, installation, repair, or removal of facilities near,
on, over, or under a street or highway, may stop, stand, or park
where necessary in order to perform such work, provided a flagperson
is on duty or warning signs or lights are displayed as may be
prescribed by the director of transportation.

(E)

Accessible
parking locations and privileges for persons with disabilities that
limit or impair the ability to walk shall be provided and designated
by all political subdivisions and by the state and all agencies and
instrumentalities thereof at all offices and facilities, where
parking is provided, whether owned, rented, or leased, and at all
publicly owned parking garages. The locations shall be designated
through the posting of an elevated sign, whether permanently affixed
or movable, imprinted with the international symbol of access and
shall be reasonably close to exits, entrances, elevators, and ramps.
All elevated signs posted in accordance with this division and
division (C) of section 3781.111 of the Revised Code shall be mounted
on a fixed or movable post, and the distance from the ground to the
bottom edge of the sign shall measure not less than five feet. If a
new sign or a replacement sign designating an accessible parking
location is posted on or after October 14, 1999, there also shall be
affixed upon the surface of that sign or affixed next to the
designating sign a notice that states the fine applicable for the
offense of parking a motor vehicle in the designated accessible
parking location if the motor vehicle is not legally entitled to be
parked in that location.

(F)(1)(a)
No person shall stop, stand, or park any motor vehicle at accessible
parking locations provided under division (E) of this section or at
accessible clearly marked parking locations provided in or on
privately owned parking lots, parking garages, or other parking areas
and designated in accordance with that division, unless one of the
following applies:

(i)
The motor vehicle is being operated by or for the transport of a
person with a disability that limits or impairs the ability to walk
and is displaying a valid removable windshield placard or accessible
license plates;

(ii)
The motor vehicle is being operated by or for the transport of a
person with a disability and is displaying a parking card or
accessible license plates.

(b)
Any motor vehicle that is parked in an accessible marked parking
location in violation of division (F)(1)(a)(i) or (ii) of this
section may be towed or otherwise removed from the parking location
by the law enforcement agency of the political subdivision in which
the parking location is located. A motor vehicle that is so towed or
removed shall not be released to its owner until the owner presents
proof of ownership of the motor vehicle and pays all towing and
storage fees normally imposed by that political subdivision for
towing and storing motor vehicles. If the motor vehicle is a leased
vehicle, it shall not be released to the lessee until the lessee
presents proof that that person is the lessee of the motor vehicle
and pays all towing and storage fees normally imposed by that
political subdivision for towing and storing motor vehicles.

(c)
If a person is charged with a violation of division (F)(1)(a)(i) or
(ii) of this section, it is an affirmative defense to the charge that
the person suffered an injury not more than seventy-two hours prior
to the time the person was issued the ticket or citation and that,
because of the injury, the person meets at least one of the criteria
contained in division (A)(1) of section 4503.44 of the Revised Code.

(2)
No person shall stop, stand, or park any motor vehicle in an area
that is commonly known as an access aisle, which area is marked by
diagonal stripes and is located immediately adjacent to an accessible
parking location provided under division (E) of this section or at an
accessible clearly marked parking location provided in or on a
privately owned parking lot, parking garage, or other parking area
and designated in accordance with that division.

(G)
When a motor vehicle is being operated by or for the transport of a
person with a disability that limits or impairs the ability to walk
and is displaying a removable windshield placard or accessible
license plates, or when a motor vehicle is being operated by or for
the transport of a person with a disability and is displaying a
parking card or accessible license plates, the motor vehicle is
permitted to park for a period of two hours in excess of the legal
parking period permitted by local authorities, except where local
ordinances or police rules provide otherwise or where the vehicle is
parked in such a manner as to be clearly a traffic hazard.

(H)
No owner of an office, facility, or parking garage where accessible
parking locations are required to be designated in accordance with
division (E) of this section shall fail to properly mark the
accessible parking locations in accordance with that division or fail
to maintain the markings of the accessible locations, including the
erection and maintenance of the fixed or movable signs.

(I)
Nothing in this section shall be construed to require a person or
organization to apply for a removable windshield placard or
accessible license plates if the parking card or accessible license
plates issued to the person or organization under prior law have not
expired or been surrendered or revoked.

(J)(1)

Whoever
violates division (A) or (C) of this section is guilty of a minor
misdemeanor.

(2)(a)
Whoever violates division (F)(1)(a)(i) or (ii) of this section is
guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be punished as provided in division
(J)(2)(a) and (b) of this section. Except as otherwise provided in
division (J)(2)(a) of this section, an offender who violates division
(F)(1)(a)(i) or (ii) of this section shall be fined not less than two
hundred fifty nor more than five hundred dollars. An offender who
violates division (F)(1)(a)(i) or (ii) of this section shall be fined
not more than one hundred dollars if the offender, prior to
sentencing, proves either of the following to the satisfaction of the
court:

(i)
At the time of the violation of division (F)(1)(a)(i) of this
section, the offender or the person for whose transport the motor
vehicle was being operated had been issued a removable windshield
placard that then was valid or accessible license plates that then
were valid but the offender or the person neglected to display the
placard or license plates as described in division (F)(1)(a)(i) of
this section.

(ii)
At the time of the violation of division (F)(1)(a)(ii) of this
section, the offender or the person for whose transport the motor
vehicle was being operated had been issued a parking card that then
was valid or accessible license plates that then were valid but the
offender or the person neglected to display the card or license
plates as described in division (F)(1)(a)(ii) of this section.

(b)
In no case shall an offender who violates division (F)(1)(a)(i) or
(ii) of this section be sentenced to any term of imprisonment.

An
arrest or conviction for a violation of division (F)(1)(a)(i) or (ii)
of this section does not constitute a criminal record and need not be
reported by the person so arrested or convicted in response to any
inquiries contained in any application for employment, license, or
other right or privilege, or made in connection with the person's
appearance as a witness.

The
clerk of the court shall pay every fine collected under divisions
(J)(2) and (3) of this section to the political subdivision in which
the violation occurred. Except as provided in division (J)(2) of this
section, the political subdivision shall use the fine moneys it
receives under divisions (J)(2) and (3) of this section to pay the
expenses it incurs in complying with the signage and notice
requirements contained in division (E) of this section. The political
subdivision may use up to fifty per cent of each fine it receives
under divisions (J)(2) and (3) of this section to pay the costs of
educational, advocacy, support, and assistive technology programs for
persons with disabilities, and for public improvements within the
political subdivision that benefit or assist persons with
disabilities, if governmental agencies or nonprofit organizations
offer the programs.

(3)
Whoever violates division (F)(2) of this section shall be fined not
less than two hundred fifty nor more than five hundred dollars.

In
no case shall an offender who violates division (F)(2) of this
section be sentenced to any term of imprisonment. An arrest or
conviction for a violation of division (F)(2) of this section does
not constitute a criminal record and need not be reported by the
person so arrested or convicted in response to any inquiries
contained in any application for employment, license, or other right
or privilege, or made in connection with the person's appearance as a
witness.

(4)
Whoever violates division (H) of this section shall be punished as
follows:

(a)
Except as otherwise provided in division (J)(4) of this section, the
offender shall be issued a warning.

(b)
If the offender previously has been convicted of or pleaded guilty to
a violation of division (H) of this section or of a municipal
ordinance that is substantially similar to that division, the
offender shall not be issued a warning but shall be fined not more
than twenty-five dollars for each parking location that is not
properly marked or whose markings are not properly maintained.

(K)
As used in this section:

(1)
"Person with a disability" means any person who has lost
the use of one or both legs or one or both arms, who is blind, deaf,
or unable to move without the aid of crutches or a wheelchair, or
whose mobility is restricted by a permanent cardiovascular,
pulmonary, or other disabling condition.

(2)
"Person with a disability that limits or impairs the ability to
walk" has the same meaning as in section 4503.44 of the Revised
Code.

(3)
"Accessible license plates" and "removable windshield
placard" mean any license plates, standard removable windshield
placard, permanent removable windshield placard, or temporary
removable windshield placard issued under section 4503.41 or 4503.44
of the Revised Code, and also mean any substantially similar license
plates or removable windshield placard issued by a state, district,
country, or sovereignty.

Sec.
4511.691.
(A)
As used in sections 4511.691 to 4511.699 of the Revised Code:

(1)
"Access aisle" means the area marked by diagonal stripes
located immediately adjacent to an accessible parking space that is
provided under this section or at a clearly marked accessible parking
space provided in a privately owned parking area.

(2)
"Accessible license plate" means any license plate issued
under sections 4503.41 and 4503.441 of the Revised Code, and includes
any substantially similar license plate issued by another state,
district, country, or sovereignty.

(3)
"Person with a disability that limits or impairs the ability to
walk" and "organization" have the same meanings as in
section 4503.44 of the Revised Code.

(4)
"Public accommodation" has the same meaning as in 42 U.S.C.
12181.

(5)
"Removable windshield placard" means any placard issued
under section 4503.442 of the Revised Code, and includes any
substantially similar removable windshield placard issued by another
state, district, country, or sovereignty.

(6)
"Required entity" means all of the following:

(a)
A political subdivision;

(b)
The state and all agencies and instrumentalities thereof;

(c)
The owner of a place of public accommodation.

(B)(1)
A required entity shall provide and designate special parking
locations and privileges for persons with disabilities that limit or
impair the ability to walk, also known as accessible parking spaces
or disability parking spaces.

(2)
The required entity shall make accessible parking spaces available at
all offices, facilities, and places, where parking is provided,
whether owned, rented, or leased by the entity.

(3)
The required entity shall ensure that the accessible parking spaces
are reasonably close to exits, entrances, elevators, and ramps and
are in compliance with the "Americans with Disabilities Act of
1990," 42 U.S.C. 12101, et seq.

(C)(1)
A required entity shall designate the accessible parking spaces by
posting an elevated sign, whether permanently affixed or movable,
imprinted with the international symbol of access.

(2)
The required entity shall post or mount the elevated sign on a fixed
or movable post so that the distance from the ground to the bottom
edge of the sign is not less than five feet.

(3)
The required entity shall affix upon the surface of the sign or next
to the sign a notice that states the fine applicable for the offense
of parking a motor vehicle in the accessible parking space if the
motor vehicle is not legally entitled to be parked in that location.

(D)
No required entity shall fail to do any of the following:

(1)
Properly designate the accessible parking locations in accordance
with division (C) of this section;

(2)
Maintain the markings of the accessible parking locations, including
the erection and maintenance of the fixed or movable signs;

(3)
Maintain access to the accessible parking spaces, access aisle, curb
cuts, or other features designed to provide accessibility for a
person with a disability that limits or impairs the ability to walk.

(E)
In order to maintain access as required under division (D)(3) of this
section, a required entity may do either of the following:

(1)
Remove any unreasonable obstruction of an accessible parking space,
access aisle, or curb cut. If the obstruction is the result of an
adverse weather event, the required entity shall remove the
obstruction not later than twenty-four hours after the conclusion of
that event;

(2)
Provide suitable alternative parking spots, access aisle space, or
access points similar to a curb cut if the obstruction cannot be
removed.

(F)(1)
Whoever violates this section shall be issued a warning for a first
violation. If the offender previously has been convicted of or
pleaded guilty to a violation of this section, or of a substantially
similar municipal ordinance, the offender shall be fined not more
than twenty-five dollars for each parking location that is not
properly marked or properly maintained.

(2)
Fines collected under this section shall be deposited into the
accessible parking violations fund created in section 4511.693 of the
Revised Code.

Sec.
4511.692.
(A)
No person shall stop, stand, or park any motor vehicle at an
accessible parking space designated by a required entity under
section 4511.691 of the Revised Code or at a clearly marked
accessible parking space provided in a privately owned parking area,
unless both of the following apply:

(1)
The motor vehicle is being operated by or for the transport of a
person with a disability that limits or impairs the ability to walk.

(2)
The motor vehicle is displaying a valid accessible license plate or
removable windshield placard issued to either the person or
organization operating the motor vehicle or the person being
transported by the motor vehicle.

(B)(1)
Any motor vehicle that is parked in an accessible parking space in
violation of division (A) of this section may be towed or otherwise
removed from the parking space by either of the following:

(a)
The law enforcement agency of the political subdivision in which the
parking space is located;

(b)
The owner of the parking area in which the parking space is located.

(2)
A motor vehicle that is so towed or removed shall not be released to
its owner until the owner presents proof of ownership of the motor
vehicle and pays all towing and storage fees normally imposed for
towing and storing motor vehicles. If the motor vehicle is a leased
vehicle, it shall not be released to the lessee until the lessee
presents proof that that person is the lessee of the motor vehicle
and pays all towing and storage fees normally imposed for towing and
storing motor vehicles.

(3)
If a person is charged with a violation of division (A) of this
section, it is not a defense to the charge that the sign posted does
not comply with the technical requirements of section 4511.691 of the
Revised Code, if a reasonable person would know that the parking
space is reserved for a person with a disability that limits or
impairs the ability to walk.

(C)
No person shall park in an accessible parking space when the person
with a disability that limits or impairs the ability to walk will
either:

(1)
Be dropped off and picked up at the entrance to the place of public
accommodation;

(2)
Will not be entering or exiting the motor vehicle while it is parked.

(D)
No person shall stop, stand, or park any motor vehicle in any part of
an access aisle, including a person that has been issued an
accessible license plate or a removable windshield placard.

(E)
No person shall stop, stand, or park any motor vehicle in front of a
ramp, curb cut, access entrance, or accessible route, including a
person that has been issued an accessible license plate or a
removable windshield placard.

(F)(1)
When a motor vehicle is being operated by or for the transport of a
person with a disability that limits or impairs the ability to walk
and is displaying either an accessible license plate or a removable
windshield placard, the operator is permitted to park that motor
vehicle for a period of two hours in excess of the legal parking
period permitted by local authorities.

(2)
Division (F)(1) of this section does not apply when local ordinances
or police rules provide otherwise or when the motor vehicle is parked
in such a manner as to be clearly a traffic hazard.

(G)(1)
Except as provided in division (G)(2) of this section, whoever
violates division (A), (C), (D), or (E) of this section is subject to
the following civil penalties:

(a)
For a first offense, two hundred fifty dollars;

(b)
For a second offense, not less than two hundred fifty dollars nor
more than five hundred dollars;

(c)
For a third or subsequent offense, not less than five hundred nor
more than seven hundred fifty dollars.

(2)
Whoever violates division (A) of this section shall not be fined
under division (G)(1) of this section if the offender, within thirty
days of receiving the ticket in the mail, proves that either the
offender or the person being transported by the offender, at the time
of the violation, had a valid accessible license plate or removable
windshield placard but the offender neglected to display the valid or
the correct license plate or placard.

(H)(1)
Tickets issued for a civil violation of division (A), (C), (D), or
(E) of this section shall be issued in accordance with sections
4511.695 to 4511.699 of the Revised Code.

(2)
The clerk of court or violations clerk of the parking violations
bureau shall report all convictions for a violation of division (A),
(C), (D), or (E) of this section to the registrar of motor vehicles.

(I)(1)
The clerk of court or violations clerk of the parking violations
bureau shall pay fifty per cent of every fine collected under
division (G) of this section to the political subdivision in which
the violation occurred.

(2)
The remaining fifty per cent of every fine collected under division
(G) of this section shall be paid into the accessible parking
violations fund established by section 4511.693 of the Revised Code.

(J)
Whoever knowingly violates division (D) of this section when that
violation prevents a person with a disability that limits or impairs
the ability to walk from being able to enter or exit the motor
vehicle transporting that person is guilty of unlawful restraint of a
person with a disability that limits or impairs the ability to walk,
a misdemeanor of the third degree.

Sec.
4511.693.
(A)
There is hereby created in the state treasury the accessible parking
violations fund. The fund shall consist of the fines required to be
deposited in the fund under sections 4503.445, 4503.446, 4511.691,
and 4511.692 of the Revised Code. The fund shall be administered by
the director of public safety and the director of education and
workforce.

(B)
The money in the fund shall be divided as follows:

(1)
Twenty-five per cent shall be used by the director of public safety
to administer the volunteer accessible parking enforcement training
program created in section 4511.694 of the Revised Code, to collect
data related to accessible parking violations, and to assist local
law enforcement in enforcing the accessible parking laws.

(2)
Seventy-five per cent shall be used by the director of education and
workforce to provide grants to a nonprofit corporation that creates,
expands, and oversees interscholastic adaptive sports specifically
for youth with physical disabilities. The director shall approve the
nonprofit corporation that receives such grants and the amounts paid
through the grants.

(C)
The director of education and workforce shall provide a report to the
general assembly by the thirty-first day of December of each year,
which shall include the following information:

(1)
A description of the entity that received a grant from the fund that
year and how much money the entity received;

(2)
A description of activities carried out using the grant provided to
the entity under this section;

(3)
Information regarding the goals and objectives achieved by the entity
through the activities carried out using the grant provided to the
entity under this section.

(D)
All investment earnings of the fund shall be credited to the fund.

Sec.
4511.694.
(A)
The director of public safety shall establish a volunteer accessible
parking enforcement training program. The purpose of the program is
to train a volunteer accessible parking enforcement force, which
shall assist local law enforcement in enforcing the accessible
parking laws. Volunteers trained under the program may submit
photographic evidence to law enforcement for violations of the
accessible parking laws that are enforced under sections 4511.695 to
4511.699 of the Revised Code, or a substantially equivalent municipal
ordinance, but will have no enforcement authority.

(B)
To serve as a member of the volunteer accessible parking enforcement
force, a person must meet all of the following qualifications:

(1)
Be at least twenty-one years of age;

(2)
Have no prior felony convictions;

(3)
Successfully complete the volunteer accessible parking enforcement
training program.

(C)
The volunteer accessible parking enforcement training program shall
include instruction in general administrative rules and procedures
governing the volunteer accessible parking enforcement force, the
role of the judicial system as it relates to parking regulation and
enforcement, proper techniques and methods relating to recording
violations of parking laws, human interaction skills, personal safety
and ethics relating to the recording of violations of parking laws,
and first aid.

(D)
A law enforcement agency may utilize the photographic evidence taken
by a member of the volunteer accessible parking enforcement force to
assist the agency in enforcing civil accessible parking violations
under sections 4511.695 to 4511.699 of the Revised Code, or a
substantially equivalent municipal ordinance.

(E)
A member of the volunteer accessible parking enforcement force shall
only take photographic evidence of accessible parking violations in
accordance with sections 4511.695 to 4511.699 of the Revised Code, or
a substantially equivalent municipal ordinance.

(F)
Any member of the volunteer accessible parking enforcement force
assumes all liability for participation in the training program and
volunteer work with the law enforcement agency. The member shall hold
harmless the state, the department of public safety, any political
subdivision, and the law enforcement agency for any claims resulting
from the volunteer work performed by the member. The director shall
provide hold harmless forms necessary for the implementation of
division (F) of this section, which shall be signed by the member and
submitted to the department and the applicable law enforcement
agency.

(G)(1)
The director shall track the number of persons trained through the
volunteer accessible parking enforcement training program and the
expenses incurred by the department in administering the program.

(2)
The director shall adopt any rules necessary for establishing and
administering the volunteer accessible parking enforcement training
program.

Sec.
4511.695.
As
used in sections 4511.695 to 4511.699 of the Revised Code:

(A)
"Designated party" means the person whom the registered
owner of a motor vehicle, upon receipt of a ticket for an accessible
parking law violation, identifies as the person who parked the
vehicle of the registered owner at the time of the violation.

(B)
"Law enforcement officer" means a state highway patrol
trooper, sheriff, deputy sheriff, marshal, deputy marshal, police
officer of a police department of any municipal corporation, police
constable of any township, or police officer of a township or joint
police district, who is employed on a permanent, full-time basis by a
law enforcement agency.

(C)
"Member of the volunteer accessible parking enforcement force"
means a person trained by the department of public safety under the
program established by section 4511.694 of the Revised Code and
utilized by a law enforcement agency to assist the agency in
enforcing civil accessible parking law violations.

(D)
"Motor vehicle leasing dealer" has the same meaning as in
section 4517.01 of the Revised Code.

(E)
"Motor vehicle renting dealer" has the same meaning as in
section 4549.65 of the Revised Code.

(F)
"Registered owner" means any of the following:

(1)
Any person or entity identified by the bureau of motor vehicles or
any other state motor vehicle registration bureau, department, or
office as the owner of a motor vehicle;

(2)
The lessee of a motor vehicle under a lease of six months or longer;

(3)
The renter of a motor vehicle pursuant to a written rental agreement
with a motor vehicle renting dealer.

(G)
"Ticket" means any parking ticket, citation, summons, or
other ticket issued in response to an alleged accessible parking law
violation that represents a civil violation.

(H)
"Accessible parking law violation" means a violation of
division (A), (C), (D), or (E) of section 4511.692 of the Revised
Code, or a substantially equivalent municipal ordinance.

Sec.
4511.696.
(A)
When a law enforcement officer witnesses an accessible parking law
violation, the officer may issue a ticket for the violation. The
ticket shall comply with the requirements of this section and section
4511.697 of the Revised Code. If issuing a ticket, the officer shall
take at least one photo of the violation that captures the motor
vehicle, the license plate, and that demonstrates an accessible
parking law violation occurred.

(B)(1)
If the operator of the motor vehicle is present, the officer shall
record on the ticket the name of the operator in the space provided
for identification of the offender. The officer shall personally
serve a copy of the ticket on the operator.

(2)
If the operator of the motor vehicle is not present or cannot be
identified, the officer shall insert the word "owner" in
the space provided for identification of the offender. The officer
shall constructively serve a copy of the parking ticket on the owner
of the motor vehicle by affixing the ticket to the motor vehicle in a
conspicuous place.

(C)
When a member of the volunteer accessible parking enforcement force
witnesses an accessible parking law violation, the member may take
photos of the violation and submit the photos to the appropriate law
enforcement agency. The member shall ensure that any photos capture
the motor vehicle, the license plate, the location of the violation,
and demonstrate that an accessible parking law violation occurred.
The member shall submit the photos within twenty-four hours of the
witnessed violation. No member shall issue tickets for an accessible
parking law violation.

(D)
The original of any ticket issued in accordance with divisions (A)
and (B) of this section and any photos of a violation taken in
accordance with division (A) or (C) of this section shall be
submitted to the law enforcement agency that employs the law
enforcement officer or that utilizes the member of the volunteer
accessible parking enforcement force. The law enforcement agency may
use any lawful means to identify the registered owner of the motor
vehicle if a copy of the ticket was left on the motor vehicle in
accordance with division (B)(2) of this section or photos were taken
in compliance with division (C) of this section.

(E)
After the identification of the registered owner under division (D)
of this section, if applicable, and within thirty days of the
accessible parking law violation, the law enforcement agency shall
send by regular mail the ticket charging either the operator of the
motor vehicle, if known, or the registered owner with the violation.
The ticket shall include copies of the photos taken by the law
enforcement officer or member of the volunteer accessible parking
enforcement force.

(F)
A law enforcement agency that mails a ticket charging the operator or
registered owner with the accessible parking law violation shall,
without unnecessary delay, file a certified copy of the ticket with
the municipal court, county court, or parking violations bureau with
jurisdiction over the civil action.

(G)
A certified copy of the ticket alleging an accessible parking law
violation is prima facie evidence of the facts contained therein and
is admissible in a civil action or proceeding concerning the ticket
issued under this section.

Sec.
4511.697.
A
law enforcement agency shall ensure that a ticket for an accessible
parking law violation issued under section 4511.696 of the Revised
Code contains all of the following:

(A)
The name and address of the registered owner or the current operator
of the motor vehicle, if known;

(B)
The letters and numerals appearing on the license plate issued to the
motor vehicle;

(C)
The make and model of the motor vehicle;

(D)
The date, time, and place of the violation;

(E)
The accessible parking law violation charged;

(F)
The amount of the civil penalty imposed, the date by which the civil
penalty is required to be paid, and the address of the municipal
court, county court, or parking violations bureau with jurisdiction
over the civil action to which the payment is to be sent;

(G)
A statement signed by a law enforcement officer indicating that the
motor vehicle was involved in an accessible parking law violation and
the ticket is prima facie evidence of that accessible parking law
violation;

(H)
Information advising the person or entity alleged to be liable for
the violation of the options prescribed in section 4511.698 of the
Revised Code. The law enforcement agency shall include with the
information the time, place, and manner in which the person or entity
may appear in court or at the parking violations bureau to contest
the violation and ticket and the procedure for disclaiming liability
by submitting an affidavit to the municipal court, county court, or
parking violations bureau as prescribed in section 4511.698 of the
Revised Code.

(I)
A warning that failure to exercise one of the options prescribed in
section 4511.698 of the Revised Code is deemed to be an admission of
liability and waiver of the opportunity to contest the violation.

Sec.
4511.698.
A
person or entity who receives a ticket for a civil violation under
section 4511.696 of the Revised Code shall elect to do one of the
following:

(A)
In accordance with instructions on the ticket, pay the civil penalty,
thereby admitting liability and waiving the opportunity to contest
the violation.

(B)(1)
Within thirty days after receipt of the ticket by mail, provide the
municipal court, county court, or parking violations bureau with
jurisdiction over the civil action with any of the following
affidavits:

(a)
If the accessible parking law violation charged is a violation of
division (A) of section 4511.692 of the Revised Code, an affidavit
executed by the operator of the motor vehicle or registered owner
stating that either the owner, the operator, or the person being
transported in the motor vehicle, at the time of the violation, had a
valid accessible license plate or removable windshield placard but
the owner or operator neglected to display the valid or the correct
license plate or placard.

(b)
An affidavit executed by the registered owner stating that another
person was operating and parked the motor vehicle of the registered
owner at the time of the violation, identifying that person as a
designated party who may be held liable for the violation, and
containing at a minimum the name and address of the designated party.

(c)
An affidavit executed by the registered owner stating that at the
time of the violation, the motor vehicle or the license plate issued
to the motor vehicle was stolen and therefore was in the care,
custody, or control of some person or entity to whom the registered
owner did not grant permission to use the motor vehicle. To
demonstrate that the motor vehicle or the license plate was stolen
prior to the accessible parking law violation and therefore was not
under the control or possession of the registered owner at the time
of the violation, the registered owner shall submit proof that a
report about the stolen motor vehicle or license plate was filed with
the appropriate law enforcement agency prior to the violation or
within forty-eight hours after the violation occurred.

(2)
The operator of the motor vehicle or the registered owner is not
responsible for an accessible parking law violation if, within thirty
days after receipt of the ticket by mail, the operator or registered
owner furnishes an affidavit specified in division (B)(1)(a), (b), or
(c) of this section, as applicable, to the court or parking
violations bureau with jurisdiction in a form established by the
court or bureau and the following conditions are met:

(a)
If the operator of the motor vehicle or the registered owner submits
an affidavit as specified in division (B)(1)(a) of this section, the
affidavit is supported by evidence of the valid or correct accessible
license plate or removable windshield placard.

(b)
If the registered owner submits an affidavit as specified in division
(B)(1)(b) of this section, the designated party either accepts
liability for the violation by paying the civil penalty or by failing
to request a court or parking violations bureau hearing within thirty
days or is determined liable in a hearing.

(c)
If the registered owner submits an affidavit as specified in division
(B)(1)(c) of this section, the affidavit is supported by a stolen
vehicle or stolen license plate report as required in that division.

(C)
If the registered owner is a motor vehicle leasing dealer or a motor
vehicle renting dealer, notify the court or parking violations bureau
with jurisdiction of the name and address of the lessee or renter of
the motor vehicle at the time of the accessible parking law
violation. The court or bureau shall establish the form of the
notice. A motor vehicle leasing dealer or motor vehicle renting
dealer who receives a ticket for an alleged accessible parking law
violation is not liable for a ticket issued for a motor vehicle that
was in the care, custody, or control of a lessee or renter at the
time of the alleged violation. The dealer shall not pay such a ticket
and subsequently attempt to collect a fee or assess the lessee or
renter a charge for any payment of such a ticket made on behalf of
the lessee or renter.

(D)
If the motor vehicle involved in the accessible parking law violation
is a commercial motor vehicle and the ticket is issued to a corporate
entity, provide to the court or parking violations bureau with
jurisdiction an affidavit in a form established by the court or
bureau, sworn to or affirmed by an agent of the corporate entity,
that provides the name and address of the employee who was operating
and parked the motor vehicle at the time of the alleged violation and
who is the designated party.

(E)
Contest the ticket by filing a written request for a court or parking
violations bureau hearing to review the ticket in a form established
by the court or bureau. The person shall file the written request not
later than thirty days after receipt of the ticket by mail. The
failure to request a hearing within this time period constitutes a
waiver of the right to contest the violation and ticket, and is
deemed to constitute an admission of liability.

Sec.
4511.699.
(A)(1)
A court or a parking violations bureau with jurisdiction that
receives an affidavit described in division (B)(1)(b) or (D) of
section 4511.698 of the Revised Code or a notification under division
(C) of that section from a registered owner may proceed to notify the
law enforcement agency to send a ticket that conforms with this
section and section 4511.697 of the Revised Code to the designated
party.

(2)
The law enforcement agency shall send the conforming ticket to the
designated party by ordinary mail not later than twenty-one days
after receipt of the notification from the court or parking
violations bureau.

(B)(1)
If a hearing is requested under division (E) of section 4511.698 of
the Revised Code, the court or bureau shall issue a written decision
imposing liability for the violation upon an individual if the court
or bureau finds by a preponderance of the evidence that:

(a)
The alleged accessible parking law violation did in fact occur;

(b)
The person named in the original or any subsequent ticket is the
person who was operating and parked the motor vehicle at the time of
the violation.

The
court or bureau shall submit the decision to the law enforcement
agency and the person named in the ticket.

(2)
If the court or bureau finds by a preponderance of the evidence that
the alleged accessible parking law violation did not occur or did in
fact occur but the person named in the original or any subsequent
ticket is not the person who was operating and parked the motor
vehicle at the time of the violation, the court or bureau shall issue
a written decision finding that the individual is not liable for the
violation and submit it to the law enforcement agency and the person
named in the ticket.

(3)
If the person who requested the court hearing fails to appear, the
court or bureau shall determine that the person is liable for the
violation. In such a case, the court or bureau shall issue a written
decision imposing liability for the violation upon the individual and
submit it to the law enforcement agency and the person named in the
ticket.

(4)
The court or bureau shall render a decision on the day a hearing
takes place.

(C)
The court or bureau shall charge the applicable costs and fees for
the civil action to the party that does not prevail in the action.

Sec.
4517.12.
(A)
The registrar of motor vehicles shall deny the application of any
person for a license as a motor vehicle dealer, motor vehicle leasing
dealer, or motor vehicle auction owner and refuse to issue the
license if the registrar finds that the applicant:

(1)
Has made any false statement of a material fact in the application;

(2)
Has not complied with sections 4517.01 to 4517.45 of the Revised
Code;

(3)
Is of bad business repute or has habitually defaulted on financial
obligations;

(4)
Is engaged or will engage in the business of selling at retail any
new motor vehicles without having written authority from the
manufacturer or distributor thereof to sell new motor vehicles and to
perform repairs under the terms of the manufacturer's or
distributor's new motor vehicle warranty, except as provided in
division (C) of this section and except that a person who assembles
or installs special equipment or accessories for
persons
with disabilities
a
person with a disability that limits or impairs the ability to walk
,
as defined in section 4503.44 of the Revised Code, upon a motor
vehicle chassis supplied by a manufacturer or distributor shall not
be denied a license pursuant to division (A)(4) of this section;

(5)
Has been convicted of a disqualifying offense as determined in
accordance with section 9.79 of the Revised Code;

(6)
Has entered into or is about to enter into a contract or agreement
with a manufacturer or distributor of motor vehicles that is contrary
to sections 4517.01 to 4517.45 of the Revised Code;

(7)
Is insolvent;

(8)
Is of insufficient responsibility to ensure the prompt payment of any
final judgments that might reasonably be entered against the
applicant because of the transaction of business as a motor vehicle
dealer, motor vehicle leasing dealer, or motor vehicle auction owner
during the period of the license applied for, or has failed to
satisfy any such judgment;

(9)
Has no established place of business that, where applicable, is used
or will be used for the purpose of selling, displaying, offering for
sale, dealing in, or leasing motor vehicles at the location for which
application is made;

(10)
Has, less than twelve months prior to making application, been denied
a motor vehicle dealer's, motor vehicle leasing dealer's, or motor
vehicle auction owner's license, or has any such license revoked;

(11)
Is a manufacturer, or a parent company, subsidiary, or affiliated
entity of a manufacturer, applying for a license to sell or lease new
or used motor vehicles at retail. Division (A)(11) of this section
shall not serve as a basis for the termination, revocation, or
nonrenewal of a license granted prior to September 4, 2014. Nothing
in division (A)(11) of this section shall prohibit a manufacturer
from doing either of the following:

(a)
Owning, operating, or controlling not more than three licensed motor
vehicle dealerships if, as of January 1, 2014, the manufacturer was
selling or otherwise distributing its motor vehicles at an
established place of business in this state. Such ownership,
operation, or control may continue unless the manufacturer's motor
vehicle operations are sold or acquired or the manufacturer produces
any motor vehicles other than all-electric motor vehicles.

(b)
Disposing of motor vehicles at wholesale at the termination of a
consumer lease through a motor vehicle auction.

(B)
If the applicant is a corporation or partnership, the registrar may
refuse to issue a license if any officer, director, or partner of the
applicant has been guilty of any act or omission that would be cause
for refusing or revoking a license issued to such officer, director,
or partner as an individual. The registrar's finding may be based
upon facts contained in the application or upon any other information
the registrar may have. Immediately upon denying an application for
any of the reasons in this section, the registrar shall enter a final
order together with the registrar's findings and certify the same to
the motor vehicle dealers' and salespersons' licensing board.

(C)
Notwithstanding division (A)(4) of this section, the registrar shall
not deny the application of any person and refuse to issue a license
if the registrar finds that the applicant is engaged or will engage
in the business of selling at retail any new motor vehicles and
demonstrates all of the following in the form prescribed by the
registrar:

(1)
That the applicant has posted a bond, surety, or certificate of
deposit with the registrar in an amount not less than one hundred
thousand dollars for the protection and benefit of the applicant's
customers except that a new motor vehicle dealer who is not
exclusively engaged in the business of selling remanufactured
vehicles shall not be required to post the bond, surety, or
certificate of deposit otherwise required by division (C)(1) of this
section;

(2)
That, at the time of the sale of the vehicle, each customer of the
applicant will be furnished with a warranty issued by the
remanufacturer for a term of at least one year;

(3)
That the applicant provides and maintains at the applicant's location
and place of business a permanent facility with all of the following:

(a)
A showroom with space, under roof, for the display of at least one
new motor vehicle;

(b)
A service and parts facility for remanufactured vehicles;

(c)
Full-time service and parts personnel with the proper training and
technical expertise to service the remanufactured vehicles sold by
the applicant.

Sec.
4521.01.
As
used in this chapter:

(A)
"Parking infraction" means a violation of any ordinance,
resolution, or regulation enacted by a local authority that regulates
the standing or parking of vehicles and that is authorized pursuant
to section 505.17 or 4511.07 of the Revised Code, or a violation of
any ordinance, resolution, or regulation enacted by a local authority
as authorized by this chapter, if the local authority in either of
these cases also has enacted an ordinance, resolution, or regulation
of the type described in division (A) of section 4521.02 of the
Revised Code in relation to the particular regulatory ordinance,
resolution, or regulation.

(B)
"Vehicle" has the same meaning as in section 4511.01 of the
Revised Code.

(C)
"Court" means a municipal court, county court, juvenile
court, or mayor's court, unless specifically identified as one of
these courts, in which case it means the specifically identified
court.

(D)
"Local authority" means every county, municipal
corporation, township, or other local board or body having authority
to adopt police regulations pursuant to the constitution and laws of
this state.

(E)
"Accessible parking space" means a motor vehicle parking
location that is reserved for the exclusive standing or parking of a
vehicle that is operated by or on behalf of a person with a
disability that limits or impairs the ability to walk and displays
a
placard or
an
accessible
license

plates

plate

issued
under section
4503.44

4503.41
or 4503.441
of
the Revised Code
,
a removable windshield placard issued under section 4503.442 of the
Revised Code, or any substantially similar accessible license plate
or removable windshield placard issued by another state, district,
country, or sovereignty
.

(F)
"Person with a disability that limits or impairs the ability to
walk" has the same meaning as in section 4503.44 of the Revised
Code.

Sec.
4521.02.
(A)
A local authority that enacts any ordinance, resolution, or
regulation that regulates the standing or parking of vehicles and
that is authorized pursuant to section 505.17 or 4511.07 of the
Revised Code also by ordinance, resolution, or regulation may specify
that a violation of the regulatory ordinance, resolution, or
regulation shall not be considered a criminal offense for any
purpose, that a person who commits the violation shall not be
arrested as a result of the commission of the violation, and that the
violation shall be handled pursuant to this chapter. If such a
specification is made, the local authority also by ordinance,
resolution, or regulation shall adopt a fine for a violation of the
regulatory ordinance, resolution, or regulation and prescribe an
additional penalty or penalties for failure to answer any charges of
the violation in a timely manner. In no case shall any fine adopted
or additional penalty prescribed pursuant to this division exceed the
fine established by the municipal or county court having territorial
jurisdiction over the entire or a majority of the political
subdivision of the local authority, in its schedule of fines
established pursuant to Traffic Rule 13(C), for a substantively
comparable violation. Except as provided in this division, in no case
shall any fine adopted or additional penalty prescribed pursuant to
this division exceed one hundred dollars, plus costs and other
administrative charges, per violation.

If
a local authority chooses to adopt a specific fine for a violation of
an ordinance, resolution, or regulation that regulates the standing
or parking of a vehicle in an accessible parking space, the fine the
local authority establishes for such offense shall be an amount not
less than two hundred fifty dollars but not more than
five

seven

hundred

fifty

dollars.

(B)
A local authority that enacts an ordinance, resolution, or regulation
pursuant to division (A) of this section also may enact an ordinance,
resolution, or regulation that provides for the impoundment or
immobilization of vehicles found standing or parked in violation of
the regulatory ordinance, resolution, or regulation and the release
of the vehicles to their owners. In no case shall an ordinance,
resolution, or regulation require the owner of the vehicle to post
bond or deposit cash in excess of one thousand dollars in order to
obtain release of the vehicle.

(C)
A local authority that enacts any ordinance, resolution, or
regulation pursuant to division (A) of this section also shall enact
an ordinance, resolution, or regulation that specifies the time
within which a person who is issued a parking ticket must answer in
relation to the parking infraction charged in the ticket.

Sec.
4731.481.
No
physician shall do
either

any

of
the following:

(A)

Furnish
a person with a prescription in order
Complete
the accessible parking certification form
to
enable
the

a

person
to be issued
an
accessible license plate,
a
standard removable windshield placard,
a

temporary
removable windshield placard,
or
a
permanent
removable windshield placard
,
or license plates

under
either

section

4503.44

4503.441
or 4503.442
of
the Revised Code, knowing that the person does not meet any of the
criteria contained in division
(A)(1)

(A)

of

that

section

4503.44 of the Revised Code
;

(B)

Furnish
a person with a prescription
Complete
the accessible parking certification form
described
in division (A) of this section and knowingly misstate on the

prescription

form

the
length of time the physician expects the person to have the
disability that limits or impairs the person's ability to walk in
order to enable the person to retain a
removable
windshield
placard
issued under section
4503.44

4503.442

of
the Revised Code for a period of time longer than that which would be
estimated by a similar practitioner under the same or similar
circumstances
;

(C)
Fail to retain information sufficient to substantiate that the person
is eligible for accessible parking privileges
.

Sec.
4734.161.
No
chiropractor shall do
either

any

of
the following:

(A)

Furnish
a person with a prescription in order
Complete
the accessible parking certification form
to
enable
the

a

person
to be issued
an
accessible license plate,
a
standard removable windshield placard,
a

temporary
removable windshield placard,
or
a
permanent
removable windshield placard
,
or license plates

under
either

section

4503.44

4503.441
or 4503.442
of
the Revised Code, knowing that the person does not meet any of the
criteria contained in division
(A)(1)

(A)

of

that

section

4503.44 of the Revised Code
;

(B)

Furnish
a person with a prescription
Complete
the accessible parking certification form
described
in division (A) of this section and knowingly misstate on the

prescription

form

the
length of time the chiropractor expects the person to have the
disability that limits or impairs the person's ability to walk in
order to enable the person to retain a
removable
windshield
placard
issued under section
4503.44

4503.442

of
the Revised Code for a period of time longer than that which would be
estimated by a similar practitioner under the same or similar
circumstances
;

(C)
Fail to retain information sufficient to substantiate that the person
is eligible for accessible parking privileges
.

Section
2.
That
existing sections 311.30, 505.541, 509.04, 3501.29, 3781.111,
4503.038, 4503.10, 4503.12, 4503.41, 4503.44, 4511.69, 4517.12,
4521.01, 4521.02, 4731.481, and 4734.161 of the Revised Code are
hereby repealed.

Section
3.
The
General Assembly, applying the principle stated in division (B) of
section 1.52 of the Revised Code that amendments are to be harmonized
if reasonably capable of simultaneous operation, finds that the
following sections, presented in this act as composites of the
sections as amended by the acts indicated, are the resulting versions
of the sections in effect prior to the effective date of the sections
as presented in this act:

Section
3501.29 of the Revised Code as amended by both H.B. 281 and H.B. 458
of the 134th General Assembly.

Section
4503.44 of the Revised Code as amended by both H.B. 33 and H.B. 195
of the 135th General Assembly.