Effective: September 16, 2004
Latest Legislation: House Bill 230 - 125th General Assembly
(A) Any hearing-impaired person may apply to the registrar of motor vehicles for an identification card identifying the person as hearing-impaired. The application for a hearing-impaired identification card shall be accompanied by a signed statement from the applicant's personal physician certifying that the applicant is hearing-impaired. Upon receipt of the application for the identification card and the signed statement from the applicant's personal physician, and upon presentation by the applicant of the applicant's driver's or commercial driver's license or motorcycle operator's license, the registrar shall issue the applicant an identification card. A hearing-impaired person may also apply for a hearing-impaired identification card at the time the person applies for a driver's or commercial driver's license or motorcycle operator's license or endorsement. Every hearing-impaired identification card shall expire on the same date that the cardholder's driver's or commercial driver's license or motorcycle operator's license expires.
(B) The hearing-impaired identification card shall be rectangular in shape, approximately the same size as an average motor vehicle sun visor, as determined by the registrar, to enable the identification card to be attached to a sun visor in a motor vehicle. The identification card shall contain the heading "Identification Card for the Hearing-impaired Driver" in boldface type, the name and signature of the hearing-impaired person to whom it is issued, an identifying number, and instructions on the actions the hearing-impaired person should take and the actions the person should refrain from taking in the event the person is stopped by a law enforcement officer while operating the motor vehicle. The registrar shall determine the preferred manner in which a hearing-impaired motorcycle operator should carry or display the hearing-impaired identification card, and the color and composition of, and any other information to be included on, the identification card.
(C) As used in this section, "hearing-impaired" means a hearing loss of forty decibels or more in one or both ears.
Structure Ohio Revised Code
Title 45 | Motor Vehicles-Aeronautics-Watercraft
Chapter 4507 | Driver's License Law
Section 4507.01 | Driver's License Law Definitions - Authority of Registrar - Deputy Registrars.
Section 4507.011 | Deputy Registrar - Building Rental Fees.
Section 4507.02 | Permitting Operation by Unlicensed Driver - Surrender of Out-of State License.
Section 4507.023 | Exchange of Information With Tax Commissioner.
Section 4507.04 | Nonresident Exemption.
Section 4507.05 | Temporary Instruction Permit - Temporary Instruction Permit Identification Card.
Section 4507.06 | Form and Content of Application for License - Registration of Electors.
Section 4507.061 | Online Renewal of Driver's License and Identification Card.
Section 4507.062 | Bureau to Forward Information to Selective Service System.
Section 4507.07 | Application of Minor for License or Permit - Signature of Adult - Liability.
Section 4507.071 | Probationary License - Restrictions - Violations.
Section 4507.08 | Restrictions on Issuance of License or Temporary Instruction Permit.
Section 4507.081 | Replacing Restricted License.
Section 4507.09 | Expiration and Renewal of License - Nonrenewable License.
Section 4507.10 | Examination for Temporary Permit, License, or Endorsement - Exceptions.
Section 4507.101 | International Reciprocity.
Section 4507.111 | Effect of Child Support Default on Permit.
Section 4507.112 | Third-Party Administration of Skills Test.
Section 4507.13 | Contents and Characteristics of Driver's License.
Section 4507.14 | Registrar to Impose Restrictions Suitable to Driving Ability.
Section 4507.141 | Hearing-Impaired Identification Card.
Section 4507.15 | County-Wide Jurisdiction of Courts - Reports of Convictions and Forfeitures.
Section 4507.1612 | Reinstatement Fee Before Restoration of License.
Section 4507.1614 | Registrar to Suspend License or Permit.
Section 4507.17 | Effect of Suspension or Cancellation of License.
Section 4507.18 | Renewal of License or Endorsement by Electronic Means.
Section 4507.19 | Cancellation of License.
Section 4507.20 | Examination of Licensee's Competency.
Section 4507.21 | Application for and Issuance of License.
Section 4507.212 | Statement of Proof of Financial Responsibility - Penalties Form.
Section 4507.213 | Surrender of Foreign Driver's License.
Section 4507.22 | Transmission of Application With Report of Findings to Registrar.
Section 4507.23 | License and Permit Fees - Disabled Veteran Exemptions.
Section 4507.232 | Student Driver Sticker or Banner.
Section 4507.24 | Collection of Fees.
Section 4507.30 | Prohibitions.
Section 4507.31 | Prohibition Against Permitting Minor to Operate Vehicle.
Section 4507.321 | Prohibition Against Employing Minor to Operate Taxicab.
Section 4507.36 | Prohibition Against False Statements.
Section 4507.45 | Reinstatement Fee.
Section 4507.50 | Issuance of Identification Card or Temporary Identification Card.
Section 4507.51 | Application for Identification Card or Duplicate.
Section 4507.52 | Identification Card Contents.
Section 4507.53 | Release of Digitalized Photographic Records.