26 November

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Ohio DUI and SR-22 Insurance (by DaytonDUI)

The SR-22 is a form that your car insurance company files with the Ohio Bureau of Motor Vehicles. The form provides the Ohio Bureau of Motor Vehicles with proof of financial responsibility by showing that you have the required insurance coverages in effect. The filing acts as a guarantee to the Ohio BMV that an insurance company has issued at least minimum liability coverage for the person making the filing. An SR-22 also requires the insurance company to notify the Ohio BMV if you cancel your coverage, thus creating a system of continuous monitoring. The BMV usually requires that you file...

15 November

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Showing Proof of Insurance (by DaytonDUI)

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Ohio law requires all license holders to carry insurance on the vehicles they drive—and requires the Clerk’s Office to report the status of your insurance when you are cited to the Ohio Bureau of Motor Vehicles. If you do not submit the required proof, your driver's license will be suspended and you may be subject to additional fees and insurance sanctions.Please check the area on your citation that says “Financial Responsibility Proof Shown.” Make sure the “Y” box is checked. If you did not show proof when you were cited or if the officer did not mark “Y” to indicate...

29 October

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Will I Have “Party Plates?” (by DaytonDUI)

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If you thought that public shaming was a barbaric practice relegated to the distant past, you have not been driving through Ohio. Ohio was the first state in the country to adopt a form of public humiliation by adopting special license plates for drunk driving offenders. Use of the "scarlet letter" plates became mandatory in 2004. O.R.C. 4507.02(F)(2) and 4503.231. These bright yellow plates with prominent red lettering (often referred to as party plates) are an indelible record of your offense and will not be easily forgotten by friends, family, customers and clients. At DaytonDUI we are opposed to "branding,"...

10 October

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Get Your Ohio Online Driving Records (by DaytonDUI)

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The Ohio Bureau of Motor Vehicles has created a system to access your driving record on-line. The system permits drivers to obtain a record of all convictions within the past two years. The driving record will also reflect all open suspensions or revocations. Drivers are reminded that Ohio Revised Code (ORC 4510.037) provides that the Registrar of Motor Vehicles is required to impose a license suspension on all drivers who accumulate 12 points on their records during any two-year period. A list of points charged for various offenses can be found in ORC 4510.036. Click HERE to access your unofficial driving record. To...

19 September

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Administrative License Suspension (by DaytonDUI)

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If you are stopped for an OVI, DUI or drunk driving and you refuse to take a chemical test (breath, blood or urine), or if your test results exceed the legal limit of Blood Alcohol Concentration (BAC), the police officer can and will take your driver's license on the spot causing your drivers license to be suspended immediately. This pre-conviction suspension is called the ADMINISTRATIVE LICENSE SUSPENSION. The ALS is a suspension imposed by the Ohio Bureau of Motor Vehicles and not a suspension imposed by the court. For many the days following a drunk driving arrest are the hardest to...

27 April

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Driving Under Suspension in Ohio

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Image via WikipediaOhio’s Driving Under Suspension (DUS) law is formidable. The statutory scheme encompasses over 20 different types of suspensions ranging from Automatic License Suspensions for DUI offenses to suspensions for failing to purchase adequate insurance coverage. Please click on the links below for specific information. If you need additional information on Ohio’s DUS law, or if you find yourself charged with Driving Under Suspension or any of the myriad offense that require contact with the Ohio Bureau of Motor Vehicles, please contact Dayton traffic attorney Charles M. Rowland II at (937)318-1DUI [318-1384] today. Types of Suspensions in Ohio12-Points Administrative License...

11 April

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Top 10 Rules For Protecting Your License After Your DUI Case

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OK, your DUI/OVI case has been resolved...

31 January

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Ohio BMV Reinstatement Offices Expand Payment Sites

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The Good News? The Ohio Bureau of Motor Vehicles is expanding the locations where you can pay your reinstatement fee. The Bad News? It is going to cost you. Starting today, 179 Ohio BMV deputy registrar sites will accept payments on reinstatement fees. The deputy registrar sites will also accept the documentation required for reinstatement. According to the story in the Springfield News Sun, "[t]he bureau says that doesn't mean reinstatement would happen immediately. It might require more time to be processed. Customers also still would need to meet other reinstatement requirements, such as appearing in court or having proof of insurance,...

10 December

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Consequences of a Fake ID

Posted by Dayton DUI

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Fake IDs Have Real ConsequencesIf you are under the age of 21 years of age and you either (a) use someone else's identification to buy alcohol, or (b) alter your identification to purchase alcohol, you will find yourself facing a multiplicity of consequences. O.R.C. 4510.33 carries a one year license suspension. You will be required to retake the driver's license examination if the license is altered. You will also be required to pay a reinstatement fee to the Ohio Bureau of Motor Vehicles. You can file an appeal within 20 days of the mailing of the notice in the municipal or...

01 December

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Driving Under Suspension: What is a 12-Point Suspension?

Posted by Dayton DUI

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12 Point Suspensions Driving under suspension is a serious offense in Ohio. A violation is a first degree misdemeanor and some provisions of the law provide for mandatory jail time. A twelve point suspension is caused by the accumulation of not less than 12 points on your driving record within a two-year period. The suspension begins twenty days after Ohio's BMV sends you a letter putting you on notice of the suspension. It is not usually a valid defense that the Ohio BMV sent the suspension notice to a prior address. It is your responsibility under Ohio law to maintain a...

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