(a) (1) If a person who has a current valid Ohio driver’s or commercial driver’s license is charged with a violation of any of the provisions of this Traffic Code or of Ohio R.C. 4511.01 to 4511.76, 4511.84, 4513.01 to 4513.65, or 4549.01 to 4549.65, that is classified as a misdemeanor of the first, second, third or fourth degree or with a violation of any substantially equivalent municipal ordinance and if the person either fails to appear in court at the required time and place to answer the charge or pleads guilty to or is found guilty of the violation and fails within the time allowed by the court to pay the fine imposed by the court, the court shall declare the forfeiture of the person’s license. Thirty days after the declaration of forfeiture, the court shall inform the Registrar of the forfeiture by entering information relative to the forfeiture on a form approved and furnished by the Registrar and sending the form to the Registrar. The court also shall forward the person’s license, if it is in the possession of the court, to the Registrar.
(2) The Registrar shall impose a Class F suspension of the person’s driver’s or commercial driver’s license, or temporary instruction permit for the period of time specified in Ohio R.C. 4510.02(B)(6) on any person who is named in a declaration received by the Registrar under this section. The Registrar shall send written notification of the suspension to the person at the person's last known address and, if the person is in possession of the license, order the person to surrender the person's license or permit to the Registrar within 48 hours.
(3) No valid driver’s or commercial driver’s license shall be granted to the person after the suspension, unless the court having jurisdiction of the offense that led to the suspension orders that the forfeiture be terminated. The court shall so order if the person thereafter appears to answer the charge and pays any fine imposed by the court or pays the fine originally imposed by the court. The court shall inform the Registrar of the termination of the forfeiture by entering information relative to the termination on a form approved and furnished by the Registrar and sending the form to the Registrar. The court also shall charge and collect from the person a fifteen dollar ($15.00) processing fee to cover the costs of the Bureau of Motor Vehicles in administering this section. The clerk of the court shall transmit monthly all such processing fees to the Registrar for deposit into the State Bureau of Motor Vehicles Fund created by Ohio R.C. 4501.25.
(b) (1) In addition to suspending the driver’s or commercial driver’s license of the person named in a declaration of forfeiture, the Registrar, upon receipt from the court of the copy of the declaration of forfeiture, shall take any measures that may be necessary to ensure that neither the Registrar nor any Deputy Registrar accepts any application for the registration or transfer of registration of any motor vehicle owned or leased by the person named in the declaration of forfeiture. However, for a motor vehicle leased by a person named in a declaration of forfeiture, the Registrar shall not implement the preceding sentence until the Registrar adopts procedures for that implementation under Ohio R.C. 4503.39. The period of denial of registration or transfer shall continue until such time as the court having jurisdiction of the offense that led to the suspension orders the forfeiture to be terminated. Upon receipt by the Registrar of an order terminating the forfeiture, the Registrar also shall take any measures that may be necessary to permit the person to register a motor vehicle owned or leased by the person or to transfer the registration of such a motor vehicle, if the person later makes application to take such action and otherwise is eligible to register the motor vehicle or to transfer its registration.
(2) The Registrar shall not be required to give effect to any declaration of forfeiture or order terminating a forfeiture provided by a court order under this section unless the information contained in the declaration or order is transmitted to the Registrar by the means of an electronic transfer system. The registrar shall not restore the person's driving or vehicle registration privileges until the person pays the reinstatement fee as provided in this section.
(c) The period of denial relating to the issuance or transfer of a certificate of registration for a motor vehicle imposed pursuant to this division remains in effect until the person pays any fine imposed by the court relative to the offense.
(ORC 4510.22)