Ohio Code § 4301.99

Ohio Code § 4301.99. Reproduced from the official Ohio Revised Code, with a citation summary, verification link, and related provisions.

§ 4301.99.

(A) Whoever violates section 4301.47, 4301.48 , 4301.49 , 4301.62 , or 4301.70 or division (C) of section 4301.65 or division (B) of section 4301.691 of the Revised Code is guilty of a minor misdemeanor. (B) Whoever violates section 4301.15, division (A)(2) or (C) of section 4301.22, division

(C), (D) , (E) , (F) , (G) , (H) , or (I) of section 4301.631 , or section 4301.64 or 4301.67 of the Revised Code is guilty of a misdemeanor of the fourth degree. If an offender who violates section 4301.64 of the Revised Code was under the age of eighteen years at the time of the offense, the court, in addition

to any other penalties it imposes upon the offender, may suspend the offender's temporary

instruction permit, probationary driver's license, or driver's license for a period

of not less than six months and not more than one year.  In lieu of suspending the offender's temporary instruction permit, probationary

driver's license, or driver's license, the court instead may require the offender

to perform community service for a number of hours determined by the court.  If the offender is fifteen years and six months of age or older and has not been

issued a temporary instruction permit or probationary driver's license, the offender

shall not be eligible to be issued such a license or permit for a period of six months.  If the offender has not attained the age of fifteen years and six months, the offender

shall not be eligible to be issued a temporary instruction permit until the offender

attains the age of sixteen years. (C) Whoever violates division (D) of section 4301.21 , section 4301.251 , 4301.58 , 4301.59 , 4301.60 , 4301.633 , 4301.66 , 4301.68 , or 4301.74, division (B), (C), (D), or (F) of section 4301.69, or division (E), (F),

(G), or (I) of section 4301.691 of the Revised Code is guilty of a misdemeanor of the first degree. (D) Whoever violates division (B) of section 4301.14, division (A)(1) or (3) or (B) of section 4301.22 , division (E)(1) of section 4301.69, or division (C) or (D) of section 4301.691 of the Revised Code is guilty of a misdemeanor of the third degree. If an offender who violates division (E)(1) of section 4301.69 of the Revised Code was under the age of eighteen years at the time of the offense and the offense occurred

while the offender was the operator of or a passenger in a motor vehicle, the court,

in addition to any other penalties it imposes upon the offender, shall suspend the

offender's temporary instruction permit or probationary driver's license for a period

of not less than six months and not more than one year.  If the offender is fifteen years and six months of age or older and has not been

issued a temporary instruction permit or probationary driver's license, the offender

shall not be eligible to be issued such a license or permit for a period of six months.  If the offender has not attained the age of fifteen years and six months, the offender

shall not be eligible to be issued a temporary instruction permit until the offender

attains the age of sixteen years. (E) Whoever violates section 4301.63 or division (B) of section 4301.631 of the Revised Code shall be fined not less than twenty-five nor more than one hundred dollars.  The court imposing a fine for a violation of section 4301.63 or division (B) of section 4301.631 of the Revised Code may order that the fine be paid by the performance of public work at a reasonable

hourly rate established by the court.  The court shall designate the time within which the public work shall be completed. (F)(1) Whoever violates section 4301.634 of the Revised Code is guilty of a misdemeanor of the first degree.  If, in committing a first violation of that section, the offender presented to the

permit holder or the permit holder's employee or agent a false, fictitious, or altered

identification card, a false or fictitious driver's license purportedly issued by

any state, or a driver's license issued by any state that has been altered, the offender

is guilty of a misdemeanor of the first degree and shall be fined not less than two

hundred fifty and not more than one thousand dollars, and may be sentenced to a term

of imprisonment of not more than six months. (2) On a second violation in which, for the second time, the offender presented to the

permit holder or the permit holder's employee or agent a false, fictitious, or altered

identification card, a false or fictitious driver's license purportedly issued by

any state, or a driver's license issued by any state that has been altered, the offender

is guilty of a misdemeanor of the first degree and shall be fined not less than five

hundred nor more than one thousand dollars, and may be sentenced to a term of imprisonment

of not more than six months.  The court also may impose a class seven suspension of the offender's driver's or

commercial driver's license or permit or nonresident operating privilege from the

range specified in division (A)(7) of section 4510.02 of the Revised Code . (3) On a third or subsequent violation in which, for the third or subsequent time, the

offender presented to the permit holder or the permit holder's employee or agent a

false, fictitious, or altered identification card, a false or fictitious driver's

license purportedly issued by any state, or a driver's license issued by any state

that has been altered, the offender is guilty of a misdemeanor of the first degree

and shall be fined not less than five hundred nor more than one thousand dollars,

and may be sentenced to a term of imprisonment of not more than six months.  Except as provided in this division, the court also may impose a class six suspension

of the offender's driver's or commercial driver's license or permit or nonresident

operating privilege from the range specified in division (A)(6) of section 4510.02 of the Revised Code , and the court may order that the suspension or denial remain in effect until the

offender attains the age of twenty-one years.  The court, in lieu of suspending the offender's temporary instruction permit, probationary

driver's license, or driver's license, instead may order the offender to perform a

determinate number of hours of community service, with the court determining the actual

number of hours and the nature of the community service the offender shall perform. (G) Whoever violates section 4301.636 of the Revised Code is guilty of a felony of the fifth degree. (H) Whoever violates division (A)(1) of section 4301.22 of the Revised Code is guilty of a misdemeanor, shall be fined not less than five hundred and not more

than one thousand dollars, and, in addition to the fine, may be imprisoned for a definite

term of not more than sixty days. (I) Whoever violates division (A) of section 4301.69 or division (H) of section 4301.691 of the Revised Code is guilty of a misdemeanor, shall be fined not less than five hundred and not more

than one thousand dollars, and, in addition to the fine, may be imprisoned for a definite

term of not more than six months. (J) Whoever violates division (B) of section 4301.65 of the Revised Code is guilty of a misdemeanor of the third degree.  For a second or subsequent violation occurring within a period of five consecutive

years after the first violation, a person is guilty of a misdemeanor of the first

degree.

Source: official Ohio text · Last verified 2026-08-27

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  • Citation: Ohio Revised Code § 4301.99
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  • Code: Ohio Revised Code
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