Ohio Code § 2935.27

§ 2935.27.

(A)(1) If a law enforcement officer issues a citation to a person pursuant to section 2935.26 of the Revised Code and if the minor misdemeanor offense for which the citation is issued is an act prohibited

by Chapter 4511., 4513., or 4549. of the Revised Code or an act prohibited by any

municipal ordinance that is substantially similar to any section contained in Chapter

4511., 4513., or 4549. of the Revised Code, the officer shall inform the person, if

the person has a current valid Ohio driver's or commercial driver's license, of the

possible consequences of the person's actions as required under division (E) of this

section, and also shall inform the person that the person is required either to appear

at the time and place stated in the citation or to comply with division (C) of section 2935.26 of the Revised Code . (2) A court by local rule may prescribe a procedure for the setting of reasonable security

as described in this division.  A court setting security under this division shall do so in conformity with sections 2937.22 and 2937.23 of the Revised Code and the Rules of Criminal Procedure. As an alternative to this procedure, a court by local rule may prescribe a procedure

for the setting of a reasonable security by the person without the person appearing

before the court. (B) A person who has security set under division (A)(2) of this section shall be given

a receipt or other evidence of the deposit of the security by the court. (C) Upon compliance with division (C) of section 2935.26 of the Revised Code by a person who was issued a citation, the clerk of the court shall notify the court.  The court shall immediately return any sum of money or other security deposited

in relation to the citation to the person, or to any other person who deposited the

security. (D) If a person who has a current valid Ohio driver's or commercial driver's license

and who was issued a citation fails to appear at the time and place specified on the

citation or fails to comply with division (C) of section 2935.26 of the Revised Code , the court shall declare the forfeiture of the person's license.  Thirty days after the declaration of forfeiture, the court shall enter information

relative to the forfeiture on a form approved and furnished by the registrar of motor

vehicles, and forward the form to the registrar.  The registrar shall suspend the person's driver's or commercial driver's license,

send written notification of the suspension to the person at the person's last known

address, and order the person to surrender the person's driver's or commercial driver's

license to the registrar within forty-eight hours.  No valid driver's or commercial driver's license shall be granted to the person

until the court having jurisdiction of the offense that led to the forfeiture orders

that the forfeiture be terminated.  The court shall so order if the person, after having failed to appear in court at

the required time and place to answer the charge, thereafter appears to answer the

charge.  The court shall inform the registrar of the termination of the forfeiture by entering

information relative to the termination on a form approved and furnished by the registrar

and sending the form to the registrar as provided in this division.  The person shall pay to the bureau of motor vehicles a fifteen-dollar reinstatement

fee to cover the costs of the bureau in administering this section.  The registrar shall deposit the fees so paid into the public safety - highway purposes

fund created by section 4501.06 of the Revised Code . In addition, upon receipt of the copy of the declaration of forfeiture from the court,

neither the registrar 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 declaration of forfeiture until the court having jurisdiction

of the offense that led to the forfeiture orders that the forfeiture be terminated.  However, for a motor vehicle leased by a person named in a declaration of forfeiture,

the registrar shall not implement the preceding sentence until the registrar adopts

procedures for that implementation under section 4503.39 of the Revised Code .  Upon receipt by the registrar of an order terminating the forfeiture, the registrar

shall take such measures as may be necessary to permit the person to register a motor

vehicle owned or leased by the person or to transfer the registration of such a motor

vehicle, if the person later makes application to take such action and the person

otherwise is eligible to register the motor vehicle or to transfer the registration

of it. The registrar is not required to give effect to any declaration of forfeiture or order

terminating a forfeiture unless the order is transmitted to the registrar by means

of an electronic transfer system.  The registrar shall not restore the person's driving or vehicle registration privileges

until the person pays the reinstatement fee as provided in this division. If the person who was issued the citation fails to appear at the time and place specified

on the citation and fails to comply with division (C) of section 2935.26 of the Revised Code and the person has deposited a sum of money or other security in relation to the

citation under division (A)(2) of this section, the deposit immediately shall be forfeited

to the court. This section does not preclude further action as authorized by division (F) of section 2935.26 of the Revised Code . (E) A law enforcement officer who issues a person a minor misdemeanor citation for an

act prohibited by Chapter 4511., 4513., or 4549. of the Revised Code or an act prohibited

by a municipal ordinance that is substantially similar to any section contained in

Chapter 4511., 4513., or 4549. of the Revised Code shall inform the person that if

the person does not appear at the time and place stated on the citation or does not

comply with division (C) of section 2935.26 of the Revised Code , the person's driver's or commercial driver's license will be suspended, the person

will not be eligible for the reissuance of the license or the issuance of a new license

or the issuance of a certificate of registration for a motor vehicle owned or leased

by the person, until the person appears and complies with all orders of the court.  The person also is subject to any applicable criminal penalties.