(A)(1) Except as provided in division (B) of this section, every driver’s license issued to a resident of this state expires on the birthday of the applicant in the fourth or eighth year after the date it is issued, based on the period of renewal requested by the applicant. A resident who is sixty-five years of age or older may only apply for a driver’s license that expires on the birthday of the applicant in the fourth year after the date it is issued. In no event shall any license be issued for a period longer than eight years and ninety days.

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Subject to the requirements of section 4507.12 of the Revised Code, every driver’s license issued to a resident is renewable at any time prior to its expiration.

(2) A driver’s license issued to a temporary resident shall expire in accordance with rules adopted by the registrar of motor vehicles. A driver’s license issued to a temporary resident is a limited term license, but may be renewed within ninety days prior to its expiration in accordance with division (E) of this section.

(3) No refund shall be made or credit given for the unexpired portion of the driver’s license that is renewed. The registrar shall notify each person whose driver’s license has expired within forty-five days after the date of expiration. Notification shall be made by regular mail sent to the person’s last known address as shown in the records of the bureau of motor vehicles. Failure to provide such notification shall not be construed as a renewal or extension of any license.

(4) For the purposes of this section, the date of birth of any applicant born on the twenty-ninth day of February shall be deemed to be the first day of March in any year in which there is no twenty-ninth day of February.

(B) Every driver’s license or renewal of a driver’s license issued to a resident applicant who is sixteen years of age or older, but less than twenty-one years of age, expires on the twenty-first birthday of the applicant, except that an applicant who applies no more than thirty days before the applicant’s twenty-first birthday shall be issued a license in accordance with division (A) of this section.

(C) Each person licensed as a driver under this chapter shall notify the registrar of any change in the person’s address within ten days following that change. The notification shall be in writing on a form provided by the registrar and shall include the full name, date of birth, license number, county of residence, social security number, and new address of the person.

(D) No driver’s license shall be renewed when renewal is prohibited by division (A) of section 4507.091 of the Revised Code.

(E)(1) Except as provided in division (E)(2) of this section, a limited term license shall not be issued to a temporary resident for a period longer than the expiration date of the temporary resident’s authorized stay in the United States, or for four years from the date of issuance, whichever date is earliest.

(2) If there is no expiration date for a temporary resident’s authorized stay in the United States, a limited term license shall not be issued to the temporary resident for a period longer than one year from the date of issuance.

(3) A limited term license may be renewed within ninety days prior to its expiration upon the applicant’s presentation of documentation verifying the applicant’s legal presence or continued temporary lawful status in the United States.

(3) A limited term license is not transferable, and the applicant may not rely on it to obtain a driver’s license in another state.

(4) In accordance with Chapter 119 of the Revised Code, the registrar shall adopt rules governing limited term licenses for temporary residents.