{
 "slug": "ohio",
 "importedOn": "2026-08-29",
 "verified": true,
 "agencyName": "Ohio Bureau of Motor Vehicles (Ohio Department of Public Safety)",
 "firstOffenseIidNote": "For a first OVI conviction (R.C. 4511.19(G)(1)(a)), R.C. 4510.13(A)(5)(a)(i) provides that on or after the 16th day of the suspension 'the court may grant limited driving privileges, but the court may require' a certified ignition interlock device. Under R.C. 4510.022 a first-time offender may petition for unlimited driving privileges with a certified interlock, and if granted the court may reduce the suspension by up to half and must suspend the jail term. The interlock becomes mandatory ('shall require') for a first OVI only where the offender had a physical-control (R.C. 4511.194) conviction within ten years (§ 4510.13(A)(5)(a)(ii)). For a second OVI within ten years (§ 4511.19(G)(1)(b)), § 4510.13(A)(5)(e)(i) requires the court to order the interlock for the remainder of the suspension when the conviction is alcohol-related.",
 "sr22Note": "The Ohio BMV First Offense OVI Suspension page enumerates the reinstatement requirements as: serve the suspension, pay a reinstatement fee, and 'Provide proof of insurance that covers through the length of the suspension'; an SR-22/bond filing is not among them. R.C. 4511.191(F)(1) likewise requires 'proof of financial responsibility, a policy of liability insurance in effect that meets the minimum standards' rather than an SR-22 certificate. The BMV SR-22/Bond page describes SR-22 filings and the BMV Non-Compliance (insurance) suspension page requires them for non-compliance suspensions; neither lists OVI as a trigger.",
 "evidence": {
  "statuteCitation": {
   "url": "https://codes.ohio.gov/ohio-revised-code/section-4510.13",
   "quote": "On or after the sixteenth day of the suspension, the court may grant limited driving privileges, but the court may require that the offender shall not exercise the privileges unless the vehicles the offender operates are equipped with a certified ignition interlock device"
  },
  "statuteUrl": {
   "url": "https://codes.ohio.gov/ohio-revised-code/section-4510.13",
   "quote": "Section 4510.13 | Restrictions on suspending suspension periods or granting limited driving privileges"
  },
  "dmvVendorListUrl": {
   "url": "https://otso.ohio.gov/programs/interlock-devices/approved-service-centers-and-manufacturers",
   "quote": "Approved Service Centers and Manufacturers ... Manufacturers The directory below is updated regularly. It is searchable by keyword or may be sorted by any column heading."
  },
  "dmvVendorListUrl_otso": {
   "url": "https://otso.ohio.gov/programs/interlock-devices/interlock-devices",
   "quote": "Interlock Devices Approved Service Centers and Manufacturers Interlock Device Forms Interlock Devices This program covers the licensing of ignition interlock manufacturers and devices."
  },
  "firstOffenseIid": {
   "url": "https://codes.ohio.gov/ohio-revised-code/section-4510.13",
   "quote": "(a)(i) Except as otherwise provided in this division and in division (A)(5)(a)(ii) of this section, the first fifteen days of a suspension imposed under division (G)(1)(a) of section 4511.19 of the Revised Code ... On or after the sixteenth day of the suspension, the court may grant limited driving"
  },
  "firstOffenseIidNote": {
   "url": "https://codes.ohio.gov/ohio-revised-code/section-4510.13",
   "quote": "On or after the forty-sixth day of the suspension, the court may grant limited driving privileges, but the court shall require that the offender shall not exercise the privileges unless the vehicles the offender operates are equipped with a certified ignition interlock device"
  },
  "firstOffenseIidNote_4510022": {
   "url": "https://codes.ohio.gov/ohio-revised-code/section-4510.022",
   "quote": "(B) A first-time offender may file a petition for unlimited driving privileges with a certified ignition interlock device during the period of suspension imposed for an OVI offense"
  },
  "iidDurationFirst": {
   "url": "https://codes.ohio.gov/ohio-revised-code/section-4511.19",
   "quote": "(iv) In all cases, a suspension of the offender's driver's or commercial driver's license or permit or nonresident operating privilege for a definite period of one to three years. ... The court may grant unlimited driving privileges with an ignition interlock device relative to the suspension and"
  },
  "iidDurationFirst_reduce": {
   "url": "https://codes.ohio.gov/ohio-revised-code/section-4510.022",
   "quote": "(b) The court may reduce the period of suspension imposed by the court by an amount of time not greater than half the period of suspension."
  },
  "iidDurationRepeat": {
   "url": "https://codes.ohio.gov/ohio-revised-code/section-4510.13",
   "quote": "(i) If the underlying conviction is alcohol-related, the court shall issue an order that, except as provided in division (C) of section 4510.43 of the Revised Code, for the remainder of the period of suspension the offender shall not exercise the privileges unless the vehicles the offender operates"
  },
  "iidDurationRepeat_suspension": {
   "url": "https://codes.ohio.gov/ohio-revised-code/section-4511.19",
   "quote": "(iv) In all cases, a suspension of the offender's driver's license, commercial driver's license, temporary instruction permit, probationary license, or nonresident operating privilege for a definite period of one to seven years."
  },
  "sr22Required": {
   "url": "https://www.bmv.ohio.gov/susp-ad-first-offense.aspx",
   "quote": "First Offense Operating a Vehicle under the Influence (OVI) of Alcohol and/or Drugs Suspension ... Reinstatement Requirements Serve suspension as determined by the court Pay a reinstatement fee Provide proof of insurance that covers through the length of the suspension Ohio Revised Code: 4511.19"
  },
  "sr22Note": {
   "url": "https://codes.ohio.gov/ohio-revised-code/section-4511.191",
   "quote": "(1) A showing that the person has proof of financial responsibility, a policy of liability insurance in effect that meets the minimum standards set forth in section 4509.51 of the Revised Code, or proof, to the satisfaction of the registrar, that the person is able to respond in damages"
  },
  "sr22Note_bmvSr22": {
   "url": "https://www.bmv.ohio.gov/susp-fees-amnesty.aspx",
   "quote": "An SR-22/bond is a minimum-limit liability insurance policy that covers only the individual named on the policy. To file an SR-22/bond, you must contact an insurance company licensed to do business in Ohio, apply and pay for the policy."
  },
  "reinstatementFee": {
   "url": "https://www.bmv.ohio.gov/doc-fees.aspx",
   "quote": "Reinstatement Fees ... Last Updated: 4/30/2025 Suspension Type ALS (added to record on or after 4/9/25) $315.00 OVI/Physical Control suspension (conviction date on or after 4/9/25) $315.00"
  },
  "reinstatementFee_statute": {
   "url": "https://codes.ohio.gov/ohio-revised-code/section-4511.191",
   "quote": "(2) Subject to the limitation contained in division (F)(3) of this section, payment by the person to the registrar or an eligible deputy registrar of a license reinstatement fee of three hundred fifteen dollars"
  },
  "agencyName": {
   "url": "https://www.bmv.ohio.gov/doc-fees.aspx",
   "quote": "Ohio Department of Public Safety Ohio Bureau of Motor Vehicles"
  },
  "costNotes": {
   "url": "https://codes.ohio.gov/ohio-revised-code/section-4511.191",
   "quote": "(5) In addition to the reinstatement fee under this section, if the person pays the reinstatement fee to a deputy registrar, the deputy registrar shall collect a service fee of ten dollars"
  },
  "costNotes_singleFee": {
   "url": "https://codes.ohio.gov/ohio-revised-code/section-4511.191",
   "quote": "if the suspensions arise from a single incident or a single set of facts and circumstances, the person is liable for payment of, and shall be required to pay to the registrar or an eligible deputy registrar, only one reinstatement fee of three hundred fifteen dollars."
  },
  "costNotes_courtCost": {
   "url": "https://codes.ohio.gov/ohio-revised-code/section-4510.13",
   "quote": "the court shall impose an additional court cost of two dollars and fifty cents upon the offender. The court shall not waive the payment of the two dollars and fifty cents unless the court determines that the offender is indigent"
  },
  "costNotes_indigent": {
   "url": "https://codes.ohio.gov/ohio-revised-code/section-4511.19",
   "quote": "One hundred twenty-five dollars of the fine imposed under divisions (G)(1)(a)(iii), (G)(1)(b)(iii), (G)(1)(c)(iii), (G)(1)(d)(iii), and (G)(1)(e)(iii) of this section shall be deposited into the special projects fund of the court ... to cover the cost of immobilizing or disabling devices, including"
  },
  "costNotes_fine": {
   "url": "https://codes.ohio.gov/ohio-revised-code/section-4511.19",
   "quote": "(iii) In all cases, a fine of not less than five hundred sixty-five and not more than one thousand seventy-five dollars;"
  },
  "costNotes_mfrFees": {
   "url": "https://codes.ohio.gov/ohio-administrative-code/rule-4501-45-03",
   "quote": "manufacturer shall pay a licensing fee of one hundred dollars"
  },
  "costNotes_certFee": {
   "url": "https://codes.ohio.gov/ohio-administrative-code/rule-4501-45-04",
   "quote": "certification fee of one hundred dollars, in the form of a check or money"
  },
  "costNotes_40": {
   "url": "https://www.bmv.ohio.gov/doc-fees.aspx",
   "quote": "The following suspension types have a $40 reinstatement fee if they run longer than 89 days or are indefinite at setup time."
  },
  "faq_unlimited": {
   "url": "https://codes.ohio.gov/ohio-revised-code/section-4510.022",
   "quote": "(c) The court shall suspend any jail term imposed for the OVI offense. The court shall retain jurisdiction over the first-time offender until the expiration of the period of suspension imposed for the OVI offense"
  },
  "faq_certify": {
   "url": "https://codes.ohio.gov/ohio-revised-code/section-4510.43",
   "quote": "(A)(1) The director of public safety, upon consultation with the director of health and in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code, shall certify immobilizing and disabling devices"
  },
  "dmvVendorListUrl_old_nocontent": {
   "url": "https://codes.ohio.gov/ohio-revised-code/section-4510.43",
   "quote": "shall publish and make available to the courts, without charge, a list of licensed manufacturers of ignition interlock devices and approved devices together with information about the manufacturers of the devices and where they may be obtained."
  },
  "approvedVendors": {
   "url": "https://otso.ohio.gov/programs/interlock-devices/approved-service-centers-and-manufacturers",
   "quote": "[\"Manufacturer\",\"Device(s)\",\"Address\",\"City\",\"Zip Code\",\"Phone\",\"Fax\",\"Website\",\"URL\"],[\"Alcohol Detection Systems\",\"DM-909\", ... [\"#1 A LifeSafer\",\"FC100 with Camera, L250\", ... [\"B.E.S.T. Labs\",\"WC9000+, BDI 747\","
  },
  "approvedVendors_2": {
   "url": "https://otso.ohio.gov/programs/interlock-devices/approved-service-centers-and-manufacturers",
   "quote": "[\"lntoxalock\",\"1001-A eLert\", ... \"intoxalock.com\",\"https://www.intoxalock.com/state-requirements/ohio ... [\"RoadGuard Interlock\",\"Draeger XT, 7000\", ... [\"1A Smart Start, LLC\",\"SSI-20/20, SSI-20/30, SSI-20/35 & Flex\","
  }
 },
 "approvedVendorNamesAsListed": [
  "Alcohol Detection Systems",
  "#1 A LifeSafer",
  "B.E.S.T. Labs",
  "Intoxalock",
  "RoadGuard Interlock",
  "1A Smart Start, LLC"
 ],
 "license": "CC BY 4.0",
 "methodology": "https://wheelsback.com/methodology/",
 "page": "https://wheelsback.com/ohio/"
}