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2003 BMV Facts & Figures


WEB SITE

2,122,725 visits to the BMV Web site.

DRIVER LICENSE

8,728,546 licensed drivers in the state of Ohio.

2,906,341 driver licenses were issued.

352,109 identification cards were issued.

5,447,518 abstract driver record reports were processed.

195,790 six-point warning letters were generated.

31,354 12-point suspension letters were generated.

10,491 probationary suspension letters were generated.

611,064 driver license suspensions were mandated by the courts and processed by the BMV.

231,581 motorcycle endorsements issued, renewed or added to a driver license.

$42,073,129 ($33,381,470 by seven branch offices and $8,691,659 by mail) was collected for driver license reinstatement fees throughout the state.

VEHICLE REGISTRATION

12,083,529 vehicle registrations were issued.

2,314,887 vehicle registrations were processed through the mail renewal registration program.

1,118,181 temporary tag registrations were sold.

1,191,517 temporary tags were consigned to Ohio Auto Dealers.

Telecommunications

1,805,256 calls were answered by the BMV telephone centers.

1,299,784 calls answered with no delay.

mail

3,984,732 pieces of incoming mail were received by the BMV.

15,860,258 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.

241,504 license plates were processed in 2003 (13,930 by the Plate Mail-Out Unit and 227,574 by Ohio Penal industries).

Deputy Registrar services

204,399 new voters were registered by Ohio’s Deputy Registrars.

48.7% of Ohio drivers made the commitment to be organ/tissue donors.

13,850,301 transactions were processed by Deputy Registrars. This business resulted in $509,340,447 for the State of Ohio.

$1,516,504 was collected for Save Our Sight Fund.

$640,376 was collected for the Second Chance Trust Fund.

CHARITIES

$293,420 was raised by the Department of Public Safety for the Combined Charitable Campaign.

$24,538 contributed and 38,743 cans of food collected; totaling 87,820 meals for Operation Feed.

$8,584 contributed and 14,199 pounds of food collected; totaling 31,366 meals for the Holiday Food Baskets.

recycling

$9,666 was received in recycling reimbursement from the recycling of 629,747 pounds of material from obsolete records, pamphlets, telephone books, green-bar paper, miscellaneous paper products and cardboard.

87,960 pounds of license plates were recycled.

titles

6,116,957 titles were issued in Ohio’s 88 counties by 88 main and 56 branch offices of the Clerk of Courts.

$16,616,419 was collected for titles and inspections.

DEALERS

138,678 dealer license plates were issued.

10,992 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 2003.

License revenue distributed = $325,546,988.06

Permissive tax revenue distributed = $144,539,407.11

Total revenue distributed to 2,297 taxing districts and 88 counties = $470,086,395.17

IRP revenue distributed to 58 out-of-state jurisdictions = $52,414,379.27

Total revenue distributed to Ohio & out-of-state jurisdictions = $522,500,774.44

placards

220,348 five-year disability placards were issued and/or renewed.

17,611 temporary disability placards were issued.

BICENTENNIAL LICENSE PLATES

2,545,899 Bicentennial license plates were sold in 2003.

OPLATES

The following totals reflect Internet and telephone vehicle registration sales for the 2003 calendar year:

346,368 Internet customers generated $16,383,959

45,514 telephone customers generated $2,066,121

Special License Plates

Over 690,338 special plates were issued and renewed in 2003, including:

304,229 Personalized

131,461 Reserved

44,571 Wildlife

33,405 Lake Erie

29,786 Collegiate

32,342 Disability

14,521 CASA/Ad Litem

15,994 Bald Eagle

7,441 Scenic Rivers

2,262 Hall of Fame

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