Moving to Ohio - Driver's License (Columbus, Florida: sales, lease, vehicle registration)

[DeoGratias]

Will the Ohio BMV require me to show proof of residency when I change my current Florida license for an Ohio license? I'm concerned because I am currently living with family and can't show the usual proofs of residency (a lease, an electric bill, etc.).

[ColumbusNEWb]

Originally Posted by DeoGratias

Will the Ohio BMV require me to show proof of residency when I change my current Florida license for an Ohio license? I'm concerned because I am currently living with family and can't show the usual proofs of residency (a lease, an electric bill, etc.).

You should be ok with just the Florida license. I moved here from Florida and went right in to the DMV in Columbus gave them my FL license.

They will ask for proof of Ohio insurance if you are getting license plates.
So get that before going to the DMV or they will turn you away and tell you to come back with Ohio proof of insurance. Plus having Ohio insurance is your proof of residency for anything else you may need to provide residency proof for....
I recommend getting Ohio plates to match your license or you will be tickted if stopped for anything by the police after being here a certain amount of time and not getting your car registered here. The only way to avoid such a fine is if you are going to college here. You can tell the 5-0 that but if they ask for college ID and your not in college then you'll have an issue

Welcome to Ohio

[ImaMichigander]

You have to get an Ohio Plate, tags, title and insurance as well as your OH license. That will require you a trip to the Bureau of Motor Vehicles. FOr my husband and I accomplishing those things required 6 trips and about 3-4 hours of our time. It was NOT a user friendly process.

Check out the State of Ohio website for all of the information that you will need to prepare yourself for your many adventures... Just be aware that all under the same roof does not equal all the same hours or acceptable forms of payment.

Good luck!

[aquila]

This site tells you all you need to know.

[DeoGratias]

I just got my Ohio license yesterday.Just so everyone knows, I was not asked to show proof of residency. They just asked for my address, and I gave it to them. I did have to take the written driver's exam. As one poster stated, it is not a user friendly process. I spent all afternoon getting my license, and I have not yet transferred over my vehicle registrations.

[htlong]

Originally Posted by DeoGratias

I just got my Ohio license yesterday.Just so everyone knows, I was not asked to show proof of residency. They just asked for my address, and I gave it to them. I did have to take the written driver's exam. As one poster stated, it is not a user friendly process. I spent all afternoon getting my license, and I have not yet transferred over my vehicle registrations.

what kind of a test and what type of questions do they ask ? red means stop....what if you fail?
so it is safe to drive ohio streets with a out of state license but you aren't safe until you take a ohio test??????

[ImaMichigander]

You did better than us, getting your license in one outing... Congrats! I was deeply saddened when they made me give them my MI license. It was much prettier than my OH license and I have all my other expired and non-working MI's. (I have them in a nostalgic-- document the size changes in my hair and eyebrows sort of way-- not creepy for bad purposes sort of way.)

Also if you have a lease vehicle, prepare for much more time and trouble... You'll have to fill out forms for the State to get the original title from the company that holds the loan-- for us it was Chrysler financial-- and that takes a few weeks.

Also, we ended up having to pay tax to the State of OH on the cars that we purchased in MI. Apparently there was something about a discrepancy in sales tax or something. I can't remember the exact amount, but I think it was in the neighborhood of $1800-- but that might have been for both of our cars. Thankfully, for that, they will take a personal check.

[Beavercreek33]

Do they do car inspections in Michigan? I know people in PA and NC complain about them there. Obviously we do not have them here in OH.

[DeoGratias]

They do inspect out of state cars in Ohio. Not for safety, but in order to verify the VIN number and make sure it isn't stolen.For this, they charge $3.50.

Most questions on the "written" test (actually given on a computer) are common sense questions about signs and rights-of-way. You can miss up to ten questions and still pass (out of 40). I missed 6 questions, all of which pertained to specific Ohio statutes on drunk driving, window tinting, seatbelts, etc. The computer does tell you the correct answer after you miss a question.

I'm not sure what they do if you fail.

You can drive on an out-of-state license for 30 days after moving to Ohio. After that you're violating the law.

[Beavercreek33]

Originally Posted by DeoGratias

They do inspect out of state cars in Ohio. Not for safety, but in order to verify the VIN number and make sure it isn't stolen.For this, they charge $3.50.

Most questions on the "written" test (actually given on a computer) are common sense questions about signs and rights-of-way. You can miss up to ten questions and still pass (out of 40). I missed 6 questions, all of which pertained to specific Ohio statutes on drunk driving, window tinting, seatbelts, etc. The computer does tell you the correct answer after you miss a question.

I'm not sure what they do if you fail.

You can drive on an out-of-state license for 30 days after moving to Ohio. After that you're violating the law.

Interesting... Where did you move from?