Suspensions & Reinstatements

Limited Driving Privileges

A limited driving privileges court order modifies a suspension to allow an individual to drive. The court specifies purposes, times, and places and may impose other conditions.

Limited driving privileges may be granted for:

• Occupational, educational or medical purposes
• Taking a driver license or commercial driver license examination
• Attending court-ordered treatment

The order must be a journal entry from the court bearing a court seal, and you must have a modifying order including each suspension you are serving.

In order to use limited driving privileges, your license cannot be expired and you must be in compliance with any other suspension requirements.

Expired License

• If your license expires while you are under suspension, the court must issue an order allowing you to renew your license while under suspension.
• If your license is expired past six months, the court must issue an order allowing you to retest to obtain a license.
• If you are retesting for a commercial driver license (CDL), the letter must specifically state that. However, you may not drive a commercial vehicle with limited driving privileges.

Ohio Revised Code: 4510.021

Administrative Hearings

Requirements to Request an Administrative Hearing

You may request a hearing in writing by mail to the BMV address on your notice of suspension or disqualification.

Habitual, Medical, Non-Resident Violator Compact, Probationary, Security, and Violation of Restriction Suspensions

• Mail or email your hearing request within 30 days of the mailing date of the suspension notice to the address listed in the notice.
• There are no fees for these hearings.

Out-of-State Drug or Alcohol offense Suspensions

• Mail or email your hearing request within 20 days of the mailing date of the suspension notice to the address listed in the notice.
• There are no fees for these hearings.

Non-Compliance Suspensions

• Mail or email your hearing request within 10 days of the mailing date of the suspension notice to the address listed in the notice.
• A $30 hearing fee, payable by check or money order, is required.

Commercial Driver License (CDL) Disqualifications

• Mail or email your hearing request within 30 days of the mailing date of the disqualification notice to the address listed in the notice.
• There are no fees for these hearings.

Ohio Revised Code: 119.07

Ohio Administrative Code: 4501:1-10-01

Temporary Identification Cards

A temporary ID card can only be issued if you are under suspension and your license is not expired. It can be used with driving privileges. A temporary ID card cannot be issued if there is a warrant block on your record.

Remedial Driving Course for Two-Point Credit

If you have at least two points but fewer than 12 points on your driving record, you may be eligible to complete a remedial driver course for a two-point credit.

Completing the course does not remove points from your record, but can act as a cushion against future convictions that may take you to 12 points within a two-year period.

This course must be taken at an approved remedial driving school.

Ohio Revised Code: 4510.037

Ohio Revised Code Offense & Conviction Code List

Last updated: 3/29/2023  *No longer used  **New Offense  ***Repealed  ****Renamed