4503.031 Clerk of court of common pleas using space in deputy registrar's office. - Ohio Statutes

4503.031 Clerk of court of common pleas using space in deputy registrar's office.

(A) If the registrar determines that space is available at a deputy registrar’s office, the clerk of the court of common pleas in the county where the deputy is located shall be given the opportunity to use the space for the purpose of carrying out his duties related to the titling of motor vehicles. Each clerk of the court of common pleas using space in a deputy registrar’s office shall remit to the deputy a rental fee equal to the percentage of space occupied by the clerk in the deputy’s office multiplied by the rental fee or mortgage cost paid for the entire deputy registrar’s office plus a pro rata share of all utility costs.

(B) The registrar and the superintendent of the state highway patrol shall cooperate to the fullest extent possible in locating a driver’s license examination station at or near a deputy registrar’s office. For each driver’s license examination station located at a deputy registrar’s office, the superintendent of the state highway patrol shall remit to the deputy a rental fee equal to the percentage of space occupied for the driver’s license examination station multiplied by the rental fee or mortgage cost paid for the entire deputy registrar’s office plus a pro rata share of all utility costs.

(C) During the regular business hours of deputy registrars, the registrar shall keep the central office open and sufficiently staffed to be able to respond to the technical needs of the deputies.

(D) The registrar shall adopt rules to promote public information regarding motor vehicle registration. The rules shall include:

(1) The operation by the registrar, during the regular business hours of deputy registrars, of a toll-free telephone number to give information and receive complaints;

(2) The listing by the registrar, of each deputy registrar, together with the toll-free telephone number required under division (D)(1) of this section, in the local business and advertising telephone directory for the area served by the deputy, under the heading of the bureau of motor vehicles.

Effective Date: 11-28-1988