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

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by publications of the national auto dealer's association. The pro- ceeds ft•om any fine imposed wider this subsection shall be distrib- uted in accordance with division (C)(2) of Ohio R.C. 4503.234. (d) If a court orders the immobilization of a vehicle under subsection (c) of this section, the court shall not release the vehicle from the immobilization before the termination of the period of immobilization ordered unless the court is presented with current proof of financial responsibility with re- spect to that vehicle. (e) 1f a court orders the criminal forfeiture of a vehicle under subsection (c) of this section, upon receipt of the order from the court, neither the Registrar of Motor Vehicles nor any deputy registrar shall accept any application for the registration or transfer of registration of any motor vehicle owned or leased by the person named in the order. The period of denial shall be five years after the date the order is issued, unless, during that five-year period, the court with jurisdiction of the offense that resulted in the order termi- nates the forfeihue and notifies the Registrar of the termination. If the court terminates the forfeiture and notifies the Registrar, the Registrar shall take all necessary measures to permit the person to register a vehicle owned or leased by the person or to transfer the registration of the vehicle. (f) This section does not apply to motor vehicle rental dealers or motor vehi- cle leasing dealers, as defined in Ohio R.C. 4549.65. (g) Evidence of a conviction of, plea of guilty to, or adjudication as a delin- quent child for a violation of this section or a substantially similar nnwiei- pal ordinance shall not be admissible as evidence in any civil action that involves the offender or delinquent child who is the subject of the convic- tion, plea, or adjudication and that arises from the wrongful entrustment of a motor vehicle. (h) Poi purposes of this section, a vehicle is owned~by a person if, at the time of a violation of this section, the vehicle is registered in the person's name. (ORC 4511.203; Ord. 36-10. Passed 7-19-10.) shall be and hereby is amended to read as follows: 335.05 WRONGFUL ENTRUSTMENT OF A MOTOR VEHICLE. (a) No person shall permit a motor vehicle owned by the person or under the person's control to be driven by another if any of the following apply: (1) The offender knows or has reasonable cause to believe that the other person does not have a valid driver's or commercial driver's license or permit or valid nonresident driving privileges. (2) The offender knows or has reasonable cause to believe that the other person's driver's or commercial driver's license or permit or nonresident operating privileges have been suspended or canceled under Ohio R.C. Chapter 4510, or any other provision of the Ohio Revised Code or this Traffic Code. (3) The offender knows or has reasonable cause to believe that the other person's act of driving the motor vehicle would violate any prohibition contained in Ohio R.C. Chapter 4509. (4) The offender knows or has reasonable cause to believe that the other person's act of driving would violate Ohio R.C. 4511.19 or any substantially equivalent municipal ordinance. (5) The offender knows or has reasonable cause to believe that the ve- hicle is the subject of an immobilization waiver order issued under Ohio R.C. 4503.235 and the other person is prohibited from operat- ing the vehicle under that order.