Effective: January 1, 2004
Latest Legislation: Senate Bill 123 - 124th General Assembly
(A) No person shall use a motor vehicle registered as a noncommercial motor vehicle for other than the purposes set forth in section 4501.01 of the Revised Code.
(B) Whoever violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor of the fourth degree.
Structure Ohio Revised Code
Title 45 | Motor Vehicles-Aeronautics-Watercraft
Chapter 4503 | Licensing of Motor Vehicles
Section 4503.01 | Motor Vehicle Defined.
Section 4503.02 | Levy of Annual License Tax.
Section 4503.03 | Deputy Registrars.
Section 4503.031 | Office Space for Carrying Out Deputy Registrars' Duties.
Section 4503.032 | Political Contributions.
Section 4503.033 | Deputy Registrar to File Annual Statement - Contents of Statement.
Section 4503.034 | Statewide Satisfaction Rate.
Section 4503.035 | Electronic Motor Vehicle Dealers.
Section 4503.036 | Limited Authority Deputy Registrars.
Section 4503.038 | Adoption of Rules Regarding Service Fees.
Section 4503.04 | Schedule of Rates.
Section 4503.041 | Weight of Trailer Used Exclusively for Noncommercial Purposes.
Section 4503.05 | Noncommercial Motor Vehicle Use Restriction.
Section 4503.06 | Manufactured or Mobile Home Tax.
Section 4503.061 | Registration of Manufactured and Mobile Homes in County of Situs.
Section 4503.062 | Register of All Manufactured and Mobile Homes.
Section 4503.063 | Appointment of Deputies of Auditor and Treasurer.
Section 4503.064 | Homestead Exemption Definitions.
Section 4503.065 | Qualification for Reduction in Assessable Value.
Section 4503.066 | Applying for Reduction.
Section 4503.067 | Certificate of Reduction in Assessable Value.
Section 4503.068 | Reimbursing County for Reduction.
Section 4503.069 | Employees to Carry Out Reduction Process.
Section 4503.0610 | Partial Real Property Tax Exemption.
Section 4503.0611 | Refund or Waiver of Taxes on Injured or Destroyed Manufactured Home.
Section 4503.07 | Church Bus Registration Fee.
Section 4503.08 | Determination of Weight and Horsepower.
Section 4503.09 | Tax on Manufacturer, Dealer, or Distributor of Motor Vehicles.
Section 4503.101 | Establishing System of Motor Vehicle Registration.
Section 4503.103 | Multi-Year Registration.
Section 4503.104 | Contribution to Save Our Sight Fund.
Section 4503.105 | Vehicle Renting Dealer's Fee to Recover Title and Registration Costs.
Section 4503.106 | Charging of Fees by Person Other Than Registrar.
Section 4503.11 | Owner Required to File Application - Taxes.
Section 4503.111 | Registration Within Thirty Days of Residency.
Section 4503.12 | Transfer of Ownership and Registration.
Section 4503.13 | Report of Outstanding Municipal, County, or Mayor's Court Arrest Warrants.
Section 4503.14 | License Plates With Radio or Television Call Letters.
Section 4503.15 | License Plates for Physicians.
Section 4503.16 | State and Federal Vehicle Registration.
Section 4503.171 | Exemption of Ohio Wing, Civil Air Patrol Vehicles Used for Official Business.
Section 4503.172 | Exemption of Volunteer Rescue Service Vehicles From Fees or Taxes.
Section 4503.18 | Special License Issued.
Section 4503.181 | Historical Motor Vehicles.
Section 4503.182 | Temporary Motor Vehicle License Registration.
Section 4503.192 | Retention of Personalized License Plate Letters and Numbers.
Section 4503.193 | Reference to License or Registration Plates or Validation Stickers.
Section 4503.22 | Specifications for License Plates.
Section 4503.23 | Special License Plates for State Owned Motor Vehicles.
Section 4503.232 | Registrar May Destroy Suspended or Impounded License Plates.
Section 4503.233 | Immobilization Orders.
Section 4503.234 | Order of Criminal Forfeiture of Vehicle.
Section 4503.235 | Vehicle Immobilization Waiver Order - Terms.
Section 4503.236 | Forfeiture for Violation of Immobilization Order.
Section 4503.25 | Index of Licenses Issued.
Section 4503.26 | Lists of Registration Information - Acceptance of Bids for Preparation.
Section 4503.27 | Registration Requirements for Manufacturers, Dealers and Distributors.
Section 4503.271 | Operation of New Vehicle Without Plate or Placard After Railroad Car Accident.
Section 4503.28 | Manufacturer, Dealer or Distributor Required to File Application for Registration.
Section 4503.30 | Display of Placards Issued to Manufacturers, Dealers or Distributors.
Section 4503.301 | Commercial Car Demonstration Placards.
Section 4503.311 | Manufacturer or Dealer of Watercraft Trailers - Annual Registration.
Section 4503.32 | Unauthorized Use of Placard.
Section 4503.33 | In Transit Permits Required.
Section 4503.34 | Drive-Away Operator Required to File Application.
Section 4503.35 | Certain Motor Vehicles Exempted.
Section 4503.37 | Certificate of Reciprocity - Exemption From Requirements.
Section 4503.38 | Exemption for Foreign Trailers.
Section 4503.39 | Blocking Registration of Vehicle Lessees With Outstanding Fines or Costs.
Section 4503.40 | Special State Reserved License Plate Numbers and Validation Stickers - Fee.
Section 4503.41 | Disabled Veterans License Plates.
Section 4503.43 | Congressional Medal of Honor License Plates.
Section 4503.435 | Line of Duty Sacrifice License Plates.
Section 4503.45 | Collector's Vehicle License.
Section 4503.46 | Former Pow License Plates.
Section 4503.47 | Volunteer Firefighter License Plates.
Section 4503.471 | International Association of Firefighters License Plates.
Section 4503.49 | Registration of Emergency Medical Service Organization Vehicles.
Section 4503.491 | Breast Cancer Awareness License Plates.
Section 4503.492 | Ovarian Cancer Awareness License Plates.
Section 4503.493 | Autism Awareness License Plates.
Section 4503.494 | Multiple Sclerosis Awareness License Plates.
Section 4503.495 | Pancreatic Cancer Awareness License Plates.
Section 4503.496 | Sickle Cell Anemia Awareness License Plates.
Section 4503.497 | Conquer Childhood Cancer.
Section 4503.498 | Special Olympics License Plates.
Section 4503.499 | Pediatric Brain Tumor Awareness License Plates.
Section 4503.4910 | Kylerstrong Foundation Plates.
Section 4503.4911 | Gold Ribbon Awareness Plates.
Section 4503.50 | Future Farmers of America License Plates.
Section 4503.501 | 4-H License Plates.
Section 4503.502 | Ohio Cattlemen's Foundation Beef License Plates.
Section 4503.503 | Ohio Agriculture License Plates.
Section 4503.504 | Ohio Sustainable Agriculture License Plates.
Section 4503.505 | Phi Theta Kappa License Plates.
Section 4503.506 | Ohio Demolay License Plates.
Section 4503.507 | Ohio Aerospace Institute License Plates.
Section 4503.508 | Bottoms Up Diaper Drive License Plates.
Section 4503.509 | A Kid Again License Plates.
Section 4503.51 | Collegiate License Plates.
Section 4503.513 | Historically Black Fraternity-Sorority License Plates.
Section 4503.514 | University of Notre Dame License Plates.
Section 4503.516 | Marshall University License Plates.
Section 4503.517 | University of Alabama License Plates.
Section 4503.518 | On Our Sleeves License Plates.
Section 4503.52 | Lake Erie License Plates.
Section 4503.521 | Share the Road License Plates.
Section 4503.522 | Perry's Monument License Plates.
Section 4503.523 | Fairport Harbor Breakwall Lighthouse License Plates.
Section 4503.524 | Massillon Tiger Football Booster Club License Plates.
Section 4503.525 | Power Squadron License Plates.
Section 4503.526 | Kiwanis Club License Plates.
Section 4503.527 | "Ohio Statehouse" License Plates.
Section 4503.528 | Ohio Association of Child Caring Agencies License Plates.
Section 4503.529 | Ohio Nurses Association License Plates.
Section 4503.53 | Ohio Carpenters License Plates.
Section 4503.531 | Thank You u.s. Military License Plates.
Section 4503.534 | Disabled American Veteran License Plates.
Section 4503.535 | Pow/mia Awareness License Plates.
Section 4503.545 | National Rifle Association Foundation License Plates.
Section 4503.546 | Gold Star Family License Plates.
Section 4503.549 | "Military Sacrifice" License Plates.
Section 4503.55 | Pro Football Hall of Fame License Plates.
Section 4503.551 | Pets License Plates.
Section 4503.552 | Rock and Roll Hall of Fame License Plates.
Section 4503.553 | Ohio's Horse License Plates.
Section 4503.554 | Knights of Columbus License Plates.
Section 4503.555 | Street Rod License Plates.
Section 4503.556 | Triple Negative Breast Cancer Awareness.
Section 4503.557 | Ronald Mcdonald House Charities License Plates.
Section 4503.558 | Stop Elder Abuse License Plates.
Section 4503.56 | Scenic Rivers License Plates.
Section 4503.561 | Ducks Unlimited License Plates.
Section 4503.562 | Mahoning River License Plates.
Section 4503.563 | Ohio Nature Preserves License Plates.
Section 4503.564 | Glen Helen Nature Preserve License Plates.
Section 4503.565 | Cuyahoga Valley National Park License Plates.
Section 4503.566 | Ottawa National Wildlife Refuge Plates.
Section 4503.567 | "Girls on the Run" License Plates.
Section 4503.568 | Ohio Bullfrog License Plates.
Section 4503.57 | Wildlife Conservation Plates.
Section 4503.571 | Purple Heart License Plates.
Section 4503.572 | Bald Eagle License Plates.
Section 4503.573 | Sportsmen's License Plates.
Section 4503.574 | Smokey Bear License Plates.
Section 4503.575 | Ohio State Parks License Plates.
Section 4503.576 | Ohio State Beekeepers Association License.
Section 4503.577 | National Aviation Hall of Fame License Plates.
Section 4503.578 | Keep Ohio Beautiful License Plates.
Section 4503.579 | National Council of Negro Women License Plates.
Section 4503.58 | Marine Corps League License Plates.
Section 4503.581 | Ohio Sons of the American Legion License Plates.
Section 4503.591 | Professional Sports Team License Plates.
Section 4503.592 | Monarch Butterfly License Plates.
Section 4503.593 | Post-Traumatic Stress Plates.
Section 4503.594 | Pelotonia Plates.
Section 4503.595 | "Stan Hywet Hall and Gardens" License Plates.
Section 4503.596 | Cuyahoga Valley Scenic Railroad License Plates.
Section 4503.597 | Circleville Pumpkin Show License Plates.
Section 4503.60 | International Registration Plan Definitions.
Section 4503.61 | Duties of Registrar as to International Registration Plan.
Section 4503.62 | Application for Registration of Apportionable Vehicle; Internet Registration.
Section 4503.64 | Issuance of License Plate and Registration Card.
Section 4503.641 | Temporary Registration of Apportioned Motor Vehicle.
Section 4503.642 | Performance Registration and Information Systems Management Program.
Section 4503.67 | Boy Scouts Logo License Plates.
Section 4503.68 | Girl Scouts Logo License Plates.
Section 4503.69 | Eagle Scouts Logo License Plates.
Section 4503.70 | Freemason License Plates.
Section 4503.701 | Prince Hall Freemason License Plates.
Section 4503.702 | Improved Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks of the World License Plates.
Section 4503.703 | Loyal Order of the Moose License Plates.
Section 4503.71 | Fraternal Order of Police License Plates.
Section 4503.711 | Fraternal Order of Police Associate License Plates.
Section 4503.712 | Ohio c.o.p.s. License Plates.
Section 4503.713 | "Honor Our Fallen" License Plates.
Section 4503.714 | Ohio Association of Chiefs of Police License Plates.
Section 4503.715 | Fallen Linemen License Plates.
Section 4503.716 | Fallen Timbers Battlefield License Plates.
Section 4503.72 | Court-Appointed Special Advocate/guardian Ad Litem License Plates.
Section 4503.721 | Donate Life License Plates.
Section 4503.722 | Down Syndrome Awareness License Plates.
Section 4503.723 | "Stop Bullying" License Plates.
Section 4503.724 | American Foundation for Suicide Prevention License Plates.
Section 4503.725 | Als Awareness License Plates.
Section 4503.73 | Leader in Flight License Plates.
Section 4503.732 | Truth, Justice, and the American Way License Plates.
Section 4503.733 | Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation License Plates.
Section 4503.734 | "Patrol Supporter" License Plates.
Section 4503.74 | Ohio Zoo License Plates.
Section 4503.75 | Rotary International License Plates.
Section 4503.751 | Realtor License Plates.
Section 4503.752 | Buckeye Corvette License Plates.
Section 4503.754 | City of Twinsburg License Plates.
Section 4503.755 | Little Brown Jug License Plates.
Section 4503.76 | Eastern Star License Plates.
Section 4503.761 | One Nation Under God License Plates.
Section 4503.762 | In God We Trust License Plates.
Section 4503.763 | Ohio Battleflag License Plates.
Section 4503.764 | Medina County Plates.
Section 4503.765 | "Amaranth Grand Chapter Order of the Eastern Star" License Plates.
Section 4503.767 | Folds of Honor License Plates.
Section 4503.78 | Implementing New Specialty License Plates.
Section 4503.80 | Bus Taxation Proration and Reciprocity Agreement.
Section 4503.81 | Registrar to Administrate Program - Renunciation of Participation in Program.
Section 4503.83 | Company Logo License Plates.
Section 4503.84 | Purchase of Expired Validation Stickers and Plates No Longer Issued or in Service.
Section 4503.85 | Fish Lake Erie License Plates.
Section 4503.86 | Lincoln Highway License Plates.
Section 4503.87 | Baseball for Ah License Plates.
Section 4503.871 | Solon City Schools License Plates.
Section 4503.872 | "Canton Bulldogs" License Plates.
Section 4503.873 | Padua Franciscan High School Plates.
Section 4503.874 | Lakewood St. Edward High School License Plates.
Section 4503.875 | Walsh Jesuit High School Plates.
Section 4503.876 | North Royalton City Schools Plates.
Section 4503.877 | Independence Local Schools License Plates.
Section 4503.878 | Cuyahoga Heights Schools Plates.
Section 4503.879 | West Technical High School Alumni Plates.
Section 4503.88 | Kenston Local Schools Plates.
Section 4503.881 | La Salle High School License Plates.
Section 4503.882 | St. John's Jesuit High School and Academy License Plates.
Section 4503.883 | St. Charles Preparatory School License Plates.
Section 4503.884 | Archbishop Moeller High School License Plates.
Section 4503.89 | "Proud Supporter of the American Red Cross" License Plates.
Section 4503.891 | Lions Club Plates.
Section 4503.892 | Hudson City School Plates.
Section 4503.893 | Harrison Central Huskies License Plates.
Section 4503.899 | Cleveland Clinic Children's License Plates.
Section 4503.90 | Nationwide Children's Hospital License Plates.
Section 4503.901 | Ohio Pupil transportation...safety First License Plates.
Section 4503.902 | Cleveland St. Ignatius High School License Plates.
Section 4503.903 | Brecksville-Broadview Heights City Schools License Plates.
Section 4503.904 | Chagrin Falls Exempted Village Schools License Plates.
Section 4503.905 | Cuyahoga Valley Career Center Plates.
Section 4503.906 | Stow-Munroe Falls City Schools Plates.
Section 4503.907 | Twinsburg City Schools.
Section 4503.908 | St. Xavier High School Plates.
Section 4503.909 | "Grandview Heights Schools" License Plates.
Section 4503.91 | Choose Life License Plates.
Section 4503.92 | Support Our Troops License Plates.
Section 4503.93 | Ohio Volunteer License Plates.
Section 4503.931 | Healthy New Albany License Plates.
Section 4503.932 | Habitat for Humanity of Ohio License Plates.
Section 4503.94 | Teen Driver Education License Plates.
Section 4503.941 | "Trees 4 Ohio" License Plates.
Section 4503.942 | Zero License Plates; Prostate Cancer Awareness.
Section 4503.944 | East Europeans of Ohio License Plates.
Section 4503.945 | Summit Metro Parks License Plates.
Section 4503.95 | Ohio History License Plates.
Section 4503.951 | Cincinnati City School District Plates.
Section 4503.952 | "Hawken School" License Plates.
Section 4503.953 | "Gilmour Academy" License Plates.
Section 4503.954 | "University School" License Plates.
Section 4503.955 | "Saint Albert the Great School" License Plates.
Section 4503.956 | Liberty Center Local Schools License Plates.
Section 4503.957 | John F. Kennedy Catholic School License Plates.
Section 4503.958 | Elder High School License Plates.
Section 4503.96 | Ohio Coal License Plates.
Section 4503.961 | Fairfield Senior High School License Plates.
Section 4503.962 | Hamilton High School License Plates.
Section 4503.963 | Ross High School License Plates.
Section 4503.97 | I Stand With Israel License Plates.
Section 4503.98 | Westerville Parks Foundation License Plates.