Ohio Admin. Code 4501:1-7-03 - Assignment of registration periods
(A) In accordance with section
4503.101 of the Revised Code,
the registrar of motor vehicles shall assign vehicles required to be registered
in this state to a registration period within the calendar year based upon the
type of vehicle to be registered, the type of ownership of the vehicle, the
class of license plate to be issued, or any other reasonable factor determined
by the registrar. If there is good cause to do so, the registrar may reassign
vehicles to a different registration period. To effect such a reassignment from
the current registration period to the new registration period, the registrar
may require the motor vehicle to be registered for more or less than a
twelve-month period at the time the motor vehicle's current registration is
subject to renewal. The registration taxes to be charged shall be determined by
the registrar on the basis of the annual tax otherwise due on the motor
vehicle, prorated in accordance with the number of months for which the motor
vehicle is registered, rounded upward to the next highest dollar amount.
(B) Notwithstanding any other
provision of this rule, all commercial bus registrations shall expire on the
thirty-first day of May of each registration year.
(C) The registrations of all special vehicles
governed by Chapter 4519. of the Revised Code, including snowmobiles,
off-highway motorcycles, and all purpose vehicles, shall be in accordance with
rule
4501:1-7-04
of the Administrative Code and shall expire on the thirty-first day of December
of the third year of their registration.
(D) All commercial trucks, commercial
trailers, and commercial semitrailers shall be registered in accordance with
rule
4501:1-7-05
of the Administrative Code.
(E)
Notwithstanding any other provision of this rule, all rental vehicles owned by
motor vehicle renting dealers shall be registered in accordance with rule
4501:1-7-06
of the Administrative Code.
(F)
Except as otherwise provided in this rule, the registrations of passenger cars,
noncommercial trucks, noncommercial trailers, motor homes, motorcycles,
manufactured homes, and motorized bicycles owned by individuals shall expire on
the individual's date of birth. The registrar may add other types of vehicles
to this category as the registrar sees fit. At the registrar's option,
"individuals" may include individual trustees who own vehicles in trust and
individual partners who own vehicles in partnership. If there is more than one
individual motor vehicle owner residing at the same address, the owners may
select the date of birth of any one of the owners as the date to register any
of the vehicles at that residence address.
(G) Except as otherwise provided in this
rule, vehicles owned by persons who are not individuals shall be assigned in
accordance with the first letter of the owner's name as follows:
(1) If the owner's name begins with "A" or
"B," the registration shall expire on the twentieth day of January;
(2) If the owner's name begins with "C" or
"D," the registration shall expire on the twentieth day of February;
(3) If the owner's name begins with "E," "F,"
or "G," the registration shall expire on the twentieth day of March;
(4) If the owner's name begins with "H," "I,"
or "J," the registration shall expire on the twentieth day of June;
(5) If the owner's name begins with "K" or
"L," the registration shall expire on the twentieth day of July;
(6) If the owner's name begins with "M," the
registration shall expire on the twentieth day of August;
(7) If the owner's name begins with "N," "O,"
"P," or "Q," the registration shall expire on the twentieth day of September;
(8) If the owner's name begins
with "R" or "T," the registration shall expire on the twentieth day of October;
(9) If the owner's name begins
with "S," the registration shall expire on the twentieth day of November;
(10) If the owner's name begins
with any of the letters "U" through "Z," the registration shall expire on the
twentieth day of December.
(H) For all other registrations, the
registrar shall specify the registration period and whether each class of
license plate shall be issued only by the registrar or may also be issued by
deputy registrars.
Notes
Promulgated Under: 119.03
Statutory Authority: 4501.02, 4503.10, 4503.101
Rule Amplifies: 4503.10, 4503.101
Prior Effective Dates: 12/23/1988 (Emer.), 04/09/1989, 07/06/1996, 01/17/2004
Promulgated Under: 119.03
Statutory Authority: 4501.02, 4503.10, 4503.101
Rule Amplifies: 4503.10, 4503.101
Prior Effective Dates: 12/23/88 (Emer.), 04/09/89, 07/06/96, 01/17/04
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