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Current as of January 01, 2026 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
(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, 4503.65, 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;
(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.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Ohio Revised Code Title XLV. Motor Vehicles Aeronautics Watercraft § 4503.038 - last updated January 01, 2026 | https://codes.findlaw.com/oh/title-xlv-motor-vehicles-aeronautics-watercraft/oh-rev-code-sect-4503-038/
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