/tags/drivers-license driver's license en-US Copyright Fri, 21 Mar 2025 18:54:25 GMT /politics-government/2025-03-21/ohio-is-lifting-old-drivers-license-suspensions-for-unpaid-fines-heres-what-to-know The state will automatically cancel certain suspensions. Letters will be mailed to eligible drivers, sharing steps for getting licenses back. Fri, 21 Mar 2025 18:54:25 GMT /politics-government/2025-03-21/ohio-is-lifting-old-drivers-license-suspensions-for-unpaid-fines-heres-what-to-know Rachel Dissell, The Marshall Project /2025-01-10/changes-coming-to-ohio-drivers-license-suspension-process-under-new-law Ohioans can lose their driver’s licenses for periods of time for plenty of reasons, but Gov. Mike DeWine signed a bill Wednesday that overhauls parts of that process. Fri, 10 Jan 2025 20:38:47 GMT /2025-01-10/changes-coming-to-ohio-drivers-license-suspension-process-under-new-law Sarah Donaldson /2024-09-12/ohio-bmv-says-immigrants-arent-getting-favors-when-getting-drivers-licenses-or-id-cards Questions about the process for getting licenses and ID's have risen in recent days as controversy centers on immigrants in western Ohio. Fri, 13 Sep 2024 02:03:16 GMT /2024-09-12/ohio-bmv-says-immigrants-arent-getting-favors-when-getting-drivers-licenses-or-id-cards Jo Ingles /2024-04-11/an-overhaul-of-the-license-suspension-process-may-be-on-the-horizon-for-ohio-drivers Under the legislation, pulling a license could no longer be a possible penalty for drug offenses, school truancy, or court fines, among other provisions. Thu, 11 Apr 2024 09:07:00 GMT /2024-04-11/an-overhaul-of-the-license-suspension-process-may-be-on-the-horizon-for-ohio-drivers Sarah Donaldson /2024-04-10/debt-related-drivers-license-suspensions-have-snowball-effect-for-low-income-ohioans In Ohio, your license can be suspended for an inability to pay court-mandated fines and fees. These debt-related license suspensions can trap low-income Ohioans in a vicious circle. Wed, 10 Apr 2024 10:05:00 GMT /2024-04-10/debt-related-drivers-license-suspensions-have-snowball-effect-for-low-income-ohioans Kendall Crawford /news/2020-02-21/ohios-facial-recognition-task-force-wants-newer-drivers-license-photos A task force studying the use of facial recognition for law enforcement found no wrongdoing in the way the state was handling that system. An upgrade and… Fri, 21 Feb 2020 13:00:19 GMT /news/2020-02-21/ohios-facial-recognition-task-force-wants-newer-drivers-license-photos Jo Ingles /news/2019-10-22/new-bill-would-allow-ohio-drivers-licenses-to-be-valid-for-eight-years A new bill in the Ohio Legislature could ensure you spend less time at the Bureau of Motor Vehicles.Republican Representative Derek Merrin’s (R-Monclova… Tue, 22 Oct 2019 18:00:00 GMT /news/2019-10-22/new-bill-would-allow-ohio-drivers-licenses-to-be-valid-for-eight-years Jo Ingles /news-partners/2019-10-01/planning-to-fly-a-year-from-now-better-double-check-your-drivers-license Starting Oct. 1, 2020, travelers will need a REAL ID-compliant driver's license or other accepted form of ID to pass through security. Tue, 01 Oct 2019 20:31:00 GMT /news-partners/2019-10-01/planning-to-fly-a-year-from-now-better-double-check-your-drivers-license Brian Naylor /news/2019-06-06/ohio-offering-amnesty-program-to-regain-drivers-licenses Ohio suspended the driver’s licenses of more than 1 million people, many of whom can’t afford to get those licenses back. But that doesn’t mean they’re… Thu, 06 Jun 2019 09:00:00 GMT /news/2019-06-06/ohio-offering-amnesty-program-to-regain-drivers-licenses M.L. Schultze /news-partners/2019-05-24/licensed-undocumented-immigrants-may-lead-to-safer-roads-connecticut-finds Allowing undocumented immigrants in Connecticut to obtain driver's licenses may have reduced hit-and-run crashes in the state. Eight other states are considering similar laws. Fri, 24 May 2019 11:04:00 GMT /news-partners/2019-05-24/licensed-undocumented-immigrants-may-lead-to-safer-roads-connecticut-finds Chris Burrell