Ohio Code 4507.501 – State identification card expiration dates
(A) An identification card issued to a resident shall expire, unless canceled or surrendered earlier, on the birthday of the cardholder in the fourth or the eighth year after the date on which it is issued, based on the period of renewal requested by the applicant.
Terms Used In Ohio Code 4507.501
- cancellation: means the annulment or termination by the bureau of motor vehicles of a driver's license, commercial driver's license, temporary instruction permit, probationary license, or nonresident operating privilege because it was obtained unlawfully, issued in error, altered, or willfully destroyed, or because the holder no longer is entitled to the license, permit, or privilege. See Ohio Code 4510.01
- identification card: includes an "enhanced identification card. See Ohio Code 4507.01
- Resident: means a person who, in accordance with standards prescribed in rules adopted by the registrar, resides in this state on a permanent basis. See Ohio Code 4507.01
- suspension: means the permanent or temporary withdrawal, by action of a court or the bureau of motor vehicles, of a driver's license, commercial driver's license, temporary instruction permit, probationary license, or nonresident operating privilege for the period of the suspension or the permanent or temporary withdrawal of the privilege to obtain a license, permit, or privilege of that type for the period of the suspension. See Ohio Code 4510.01
- Temporary resident: means a person who, in accordance with standards prescribed in rules adopted by the registrar, resides in this state on a temporary basis. See Ohio Code 4507.01
- United States: includes all the states. See Ohio Code 1.59
(B) A temporary identification card issued to a resident shall expire on the earliest of the following dates:
(1) After the effective dates of the suspension or cancellation of the cardholder’s driver’s or commercial driver’s license;
(2) The birthday of the cardholder in the fourth year after the date on which it is issued.
(C)(1) Subject to rules adopted under division (D) of this section, a limited term identification card issued to a temporary resident who has a definite expiration date for the resident’s authorized stay in the United States shall expire on the earliest of the following dates:
(a) The expiration date of the applicant’s authorized stay in the United States;
(b) Four years from the date of issuance.
(2) Subject to rules adopted under division (D) of this section, a limited term identification card issued to a temporary resident who has no expiration date for the applicant’s authorized stay in the United States shall expire one year from the date of issuance.
(D) The registrar of motor vehicles shall adopt rules in accordance with Chapter 119 of the Revised Code governing limited term identification cards for temporary residents and limited term temporary identification cards for temporary residents.
(E) A cardholder may renew the cardholder’s identification card within ninety days prior to the day on which it expires by filing an application and paying the prescribed fee, if required, in accordance with section 4507.50 of the Revised Code. A limited term identification card or limited term temporary identification card may only be renewed upon verification of the applicant’s continued temporary lawful status in the United States and the applicant’s compliance with any other applicable requirements.
Last updated October 6, 2023 at 4:44 PM