DRIVER LICENSE
8,335,065 licensed
drivers in the state of Ohio.
3,280,900 driver licenses were
issued.
347,282 identification cards
were issued.
6,282,261 abstract driver record
reports were processed.
201,514 six-point warning
letters were generated.
31,456 12-point suspension
letters were generated.
10,968 probationary suspension
letters were generated.
553,593 driver license
suspensions were mandated by the courts and processed by the BMV.
261,113 motorcycle endorsements
issued, renewed or added to a driver license.
$40,316,923 ($32,718,488
by seven branch offices and $7,598,435 by mail) was
collected for driver license reinstatement fees throughout the state.
VEHICLE REGISTRATION
12,064,420 vehicle registrations
were issued.
2,191,652 vehicle registrations
were processed through the mail renewal registration program.
1,090,047 temporary tag
registrations were sold.
1,261,765 temporary tags were
consigned to Ohio Auto Dealers.
Telecommunications
1,884,120 calls were answered by
the BMV telephone centers.
72 percent of these calls were
answered within 30 seconds.
mail
4,957,527 pieces of incoming
mail were received by the BMV.
18,642,994 pieces of out going
mail were processed by the BMV, including mail-in vehicle registration notices
and vehicle registrations issued through the mail-in program.
834,471 (548,624
by the Plate Mail-Out Unit, 272,646 by the Mail
Center and 13,201 by Ohio Penal industries) license
plates were processed in 2002.
Deputy Registrar
services
185,186 new voters were
registered by Ohio’s Deputy Registrars.
47.5 percent of Ohio drivers
made the commitment to be organ/tissue donors.
14,453,522 transactions were
processed by Deputy Registrars. This business generated
$490,406,061.95 in revenue for Ohio.
$1,527,100.95 was collected for
Save Our Sight Fund.
$697,104.83 was collected for
the Second Chance Trust Fund.
CHARITIES
$292,600 was raised by the
Department of Public Safety for the Combined Charitable Campaign.
6,771 pounds of canned and boxed
food items and $7,934.23 in cash contributions were
collected for the Holiday Food Basket.
recycling
$6,425.41 was received in
recycling reimbursement from the recycling of 631,667
pounds of material from obsolete records, pamphlets, telephone books, green-bar
paper, miscellaneous paper products and cardboard. 22,620
pounds of license plates were recycled.
titles
6,945,415 titles were issued in
Ohio’s 88 counties by 88 main and 56 branch offices of the Clerk of Courts.
$16,503,353 was collected for
titles and inspections.
DEALERS
128,209 dealer license plates
were issued.
10,876 vehicle dealer and
leasing licenses (new and renewal) were issued.
tax distribution
The BMV made accurate and timely distribution of payments for
license tax revenue, permissive tax revenue and out-of-state International
Registration Plan (IRP) revenue in 2002.
License revenue distributed =
$320,972,358.85
Permissive tax revenue distributed =
$144,290,870.88
Total revenue distributed to 2,297 taxing districts and 88
counties = $465,263,229.73
IRP revenue distributed to 58 out-of-state jurisdictions =
$50,960,632.83
Total revenue distributed to Ohio & out-of-state
jurisdictions = $516,223,862.56
placards
202,898 five-year disability
placards were issued and/or renewed.
18,093 temporary disability
placards were issued.
BICENTENNIAL LICENSE PLATES
3,629,611 Bicentennial license
plates were sold in 2002.
OPLATES
The following totals reflect Internet and telephone vehicle
registration sales for the 2002 calendar year:
203,168 Internet customers
generated $12,333,096.
35,898 telephone customers
generated $1,942,264.
Special License Plates
Over 769,065 special plates were
issued and renewed in 2002, including:
321,942 Personalized
144,032 Reserved
50,053 Wildlife
38,235 Lake Erie
34,311 Collegiate
33,086 Disability
20,343 CASA/Ad Litem
13,885 Bald Eagle
9,318 Scenic Rivers
2,736 Hall of Fame
