Ohio Code § 4503.21

§ 4503.21.

(A)(1) Subject to section 4503.211 of the Revised Code , no person who is the owner or operator of a motor vehicle shall fail to display

in plain view on the rear of the motor vehicle a license plate that displays the distinctive

number and registration mark assigned to the motor vehicle by the director of public

safety, including any county identification sticker and any validation sticker when

required by and issued under sections 4503.19 and 4503.191 of the Revised Code .  However, a commercial tractor shall display the license plate on the front of the

commercial tractor. (2) The license plate shall be securely fastened so as not to swing, and shall not be

covered by any material that obstructs its visibility. (3) Subject to section 4503.211 of the Revised Code , no person to whom a temporary motor vehicle license registration has been issued

for the use of a motor vehicle under section 4503.182 of the Revised Code , and no operator of that motor vehicle, shall fail to display the temporary motor

vehicle license registration in plain view from the rear of the vehicle either in

the rear window or on an external rear surface of the motor vehicle. (4) No person shall cover a temporary motor vehicle license registration by any material

that obstructs its visibility. (B) Whoever violates this section is guilty of a minor misdemeanor. (C) The offenses established under division (A) of this section are strict liability

offenses and section 2901.20 of the Revised Code does not apply.  The designation of these offenses as strict liability offenses shall not be construed

to imply that any other offense, for which there is no specified degree of culpability,

is not a strict liability offense.