(a) No person shall authorize or knowingly permit a motor vehicle owned by him or her or under his or her control to be driven by any person if either of the following applies:
(1) The offender knows or has reasonable cause to believe the other person has no legal right to drive the motor vehicle;
(2) The offender knows or has reasonable cause to believe the other person's act of driving the motor vehicle would violate any prohibition contained in Ohio R.C. 4507.01 to 4507.39.
(b) Whoever violates this section is guilty of permitting the operation of a vehicle by a person with no legal right to operate a vehicle and shall be punished as follows:
(1) Except as otherwise provided in division (b)(2) of this section, permitting the operation of a vehicle by a person with no legal right to operate a vehicle is a misdemeanor of the first degree. In addition to or independent of any other sentence that it imposes upon the offender and subject to Ohio R.C. 4503.235, the court shall order the immobilization for 30 days of the vehicle involved in the offense and the impoundment for 30 days of the identification license plates of that vehicle. The order for immobilization and impoundment shall be issued and enforced in accordance with Ohio R.C. 4503.233.
(2) If the offender previously has been convicted of or pleaded guilty to one or more violations of division (a) or Ohio R.C. 4507.33, permitting the operation of a vehicle by a person with no legal right to operate a vehicle is a misdemeanor of the first degree. In addition to or independent of any other sentence that it imposes upon the offender and subject to Ohio R.C. 4503.235, the court shall order the criminal forfeiture of the vehicle involved in the offense. The order of criminal forfeiture shall be issued and enforced in accordance with Ohio R.C. 4503.234.
(3) If title to a motor vehicle that is subject to an order for criminal forfeiture under this section is assigned or transferred and Ohio R.C. 4503.234(C)(2) or (C)(3) applies, in addition to or independent of any other penalty established by law, the court may fine the offender the value of the vehicle as determined by publications of the National Auto Dealer's Association. The proceeds from any fine imposed under this division shall be distributed in accordance with Ohio R.C. 4503.234(D)(4).