H.B. 538 Summary

• Requires the Registrar of Motor Vehicles to adopt rules establishing a training program for deputy registrars and their employees on proper driver's license issuance, including evaluation of all documentation types and cultural competency components.

• Establishes a prohibition against deputy registrars improperly denying driver's licenses to eligible applicants.

• Creates an administrative penalty system applicable to deputy registrars and their employees who improperly deny driver's licenses to eligible applicants.

• Amends section 4503.03 of the Revised Code to incorporate these training and enforcement requirements into the existing regulatory framework for deputy registrars.