56-12 Amend 335.01, 335.02, 335.05 Driver's License Requirements

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orator that was issued upon application by the Registrar of Motor Vehicles under Ohio R.C. Chapter 4507. The license shall be in the form of an endorsement, as determined by the Registrar, upon a driver's or commercial driver's license, if the person has a valid li- cense to operate a motor vehicle or connnercial motor vehicle, or iu the form of a restricted license as provided in Ohio R.C. 4507.14, if the person does not have a valid license to operate a motor vehicle or connnercial motor vehicle. (ORC 4510.12; Ord. 36-10. Passed 7-19-10.) (b) Whoever violates this section is guilty of operating a motor vehicle with- out avalid license and shall be punished as follows: (1) Except as provided in subsection (2) below, if the trier of fact finds that the offender did not hold a valid driver's or commercial driver's license issued by this State or any other jurisdiction, the offense is a first degree misdemeauor. (2) A. Subject to subsection (b)(2)B. hereof, if the offender's driver's or connnercial driver's license or permit was ex- pired for less than six months at the time of the offense, the offense is a minor misdemeanor. B. If the offender previously was convicted of or pleaded guilty to three or more violations of Ohio R.C. 4510.12 or a substantially equivalent municipal ordinance within the past three years, the offense is a misdemeanor of the first degree. (Ord. 62-10. Passed 10-4-10.) (c) The court shall not impose a license suspension for a first violation of this section or if more than three years have passed since the offender's last violation of Ohio R.C. 4510.12 or a substantially equivalent municipal or- dinance. (d) If the offender was convicted of or pleaded guilty to one or more viola- tions of Ohio R.C. 4510.12 or a substantially equivalent municipal ordi- nance within the past three years, and if the offender's license was expired for more than six months at the time of the offense, the court shall impose a class seven suspension of the offender's driver's license, commercial driver's license, temporary instruction permit, probationary license, or non- resident operating privilege from the range specified in division (A)(7) of Ohio R.C. 4510.02. (ORC 4510.12; Ord. 36-10. Passed 7-19-10.) shall be and hereby is amended to read as follows: 335.01 DRIVER'S OR COMMERCIAL DRIVER'S LICENSE REQUIRED. (a) (1) No person, except those expressly exempted under Ohio R.C. 4507.03, 4507.04, and 4507.05, shall operate any motor vehicle upon a public road or highway or any public or private property used by the public for purposes of vehicular travel or parking in this Municipality unless the person has a valid driver's license is- sued under Ohio R.C. Chapter 4507 or a connnercial driver's li- cense issued under Ohio R.C. Chapter 4506. (2) No person, except a person expressly exempted under Ohio R.C. 4507.03, 4507.04, and 4507.05, shall operate any motorcycle upon a public road or highway or any public or private property used by the public for purposes of vehicular travel or packing in this Mu- nicipality unless the person has a valid license as a motorcycle op- orator that was issued upon application by the Registrar of Motor Vehicles tinder Ohio R.C. Chapter 4507. The license shall be iu the form of an endorsement, as determined by the Registrar, upon a