Effective: September 12, 2022 Latest Legislation: House Bill 99 – 134th General Assembly (A) The department of public safety shall administer and enforce the laws relating to the registration, licensing, sale, and operation of motor vehicles and the laws pertaining to the licensing of drivers of motor vehicles. The department shall compile, analyze, and publish […]
Effective: October 9, 2021 Latest Legislation: House Bill 263 – 133rd General Assembly (A) As used in this section, “department of public safety” and “department” include all divisions within the department of public safety. (B) The director of public safety is the chief executive and administrative officer of the department. The director may establish policies […]
Effective: June 30, 2003 Latest Legislation: House Bill 87 – 125th General Assembly All expenditures for the administration and enforcement of motor vehicle and traffic laws by the department of public safety shall be paid out of moneys derived from fees, excises, or license taxes relating to registration, operation, or use of vehicles on public […]
Effective: July 1, 2015 Latest Legislation: House Bill 53 – 131st General Assembly (A) There is hereby created in the department of public safety a division of homeland security. (B) The division shall do all of the following: (1) Coordinate all homeland security activities of all state agencies and be the liaison between state agencies […]
Effective: August 15, 2012 Latest Legislation: House Bill 158 – 129th General Assembly (A) As used in this section: (1) “Amateur radio service” means the amateur service, the amateur-satellite service, and the radio amateur civil emergency service as provided for under 47 C.F.R. part 97. (2) “Amateur station” means a station in an amateur radio […]
Effective: September 10, 2012 Latest Legislation: House Bill 487 – 129th General Assembly There is hereby created in the department of public safety, a driver’s license examination section. The director of public safety may appoint necessary driver’s license examiners and clerical personnel necessary to carry out the duties assigned under this section. The examiners shall […]
Effective: September 10, 2012 Latest Legislation: House Bill 487 – 129th General Assembly Driver’s license examiners assigned to the driver’s license examination section shall conduct all examinations for driver’s licenses as required by sections 4507.01 to 4507.36 of the Revised Code, subject to the rules issued by the registrar of motor vehicles.
Effective: September 10, 2012 Latest Legislation: House Bill 487 – 129th General Assembly The director of public safety may conduct training schools for prospective driver’s license examiners and may establish rules governing the qualifications for admission to such schools and provide for competitive examinations to determine the fitness of such students for prospective examiners, not […]
Effective: August 1, 2018 Latest Legislation: House Bill 115 – 132nd General Assembly (A) As used in this section: (1) “Communication disability” has the same meaning as in section 3304.23 of the Revised Code. (2) “Disability that can impair communication” has the same meaning as in section 3304.23 of the Revised Code. (3) “Guardian” has […]
Effective: September 30, 2008 Latest Legislation: Senate Bill 17 – 127th General Assembly (A) The department of public safety, not later than ninety days after the effective date of this section, shall do all of the following: (1) Establish and maintain a state registry, named “Ohio’s habitual OVI/OMWI offenders,” that contains all of the information […]
Effective: June 29, 2011 Latest Legislation: House Bill 114 – 129th General Assembly Every law enforcement agency representing a township, county, municipal corporation, or other political subdivision investigating a motor vehicle accident involving a fatality, personal injury, or property damage in an amount greater than one thousand dollars, within five days, shall forward a written […]
Effective: July 17, 2009 Latest Legislation: House Bill 1 – 128th General Assembly (A) The accident reports submitted pursuant to section 5502.11 of the Revised Code shall be for the use of the director of public safety for purposes of statistical, safety, and other studies. The law enforcement agency that submitted a report shall furnish […]
Effective: December 31, 2017 Latest Legislation: House Bill 49 – 132nd General Assembly The department of public safety shall maintain an investigative unit in order to conduct investigations and other enforcement activity authorized by Chapters 4301., 4303., 5101., 5107., and 5108. and sections 2903.12, 2903.13, 2903.14, 2907.09, 2913.46, 2917.11, 2921.13, 2921.31, 2921.32, 2921.33, 2923.12, 2923.121, […]
Effective: September 29, 2015 Latest Legislation: House Bill 64 – 131st General Assembly There is hereby created in the state treasury the Ohio investigative unit fund. The fund shall consist of any nonfederal money received by the investigative unit of the department of public safety that is not otherwise required to be deposited into another […]
Effective: September 29, 2017 Latest Legislation: House Bill 49 – 132nd General Assembly (A) There is hereby created the Ohio investigative unit contingency fund, which shall be in the custody of the treasurer of state but shall not be part of the state treasury. All money seized during investigations or other enforcement activities of the […]
Effective: October 16, 2009 Latest Legislation: House Bill 1 – 128th General Assembly (A) As used in this section, “felony” has the same meaning as in section 109.511 of the Revised Code. (B)(1) Any person who is employed by the department of public safety and designated by the director of public safety to enforce Title […]
Effective: October 16, 2009 Latest Legislation: House Bill 1 – 128th General Assembly Any funding provided or made available by the United States or by any agency designated and authorized by the United States government for the purposes of enforcing compliance with supplemental nutrition assistance program laws shall be expended by the department of public […]
Effective: June 30, 1999 Latest Legislation: House Bill 163 – 123rd General Assembly The director of public safety, on behalf of enforcement agents, may enter into cooperative or contractual arrangements with the United States, any agency or department of the United States, other states, other departments and political subdivisions of this state, or any other […]
Effective: June 30, 1999 Latest Legislation: House Bill 163 – 123rd General Assembly Enforcement agents of the department of public safety shall comply with the certification requirements established in section 109.77 of the Revised Code, take an oath of office, and receive from the governor, upon recommendation of the director of public safety, a commission […]
Effective: June 30, 1999 Latest Legislation: House Bill 163 – 123rd General Assembly Enforcement agents of the department of public safety may render assistance to a state or local law enforcement officer at the request of that officer or may render assistance to a state or local law enforcement officer in the event of an […]
