Voter Registration

All customers (who will be at least 18 at the time of the next election) for driver licenses and identification (ID) cards will be asked if they would like to register to vote or change their voter status. An applicant or anyone who wishes to register to vote or change their voter status, may do so at the Deputy Registrar agency by filling out a Voter Registration/Change of Address Form at the Deputy Registrar agency. Completed voter forms will be sent to the County Board of Elections by the Deputy Registrar.

Living Will 

Applicants for driver license and state ID's will be asked if they have executed a valid power of attorney for health care, a declaration governing the use of life-sustaining equipment and if they wish the driver license or ID card to indicate that the power of attorney and life-sustaining equipment instruments have been executed.

A Durable Power of Attorney for Health Care is a written statement that lets another person act as one's legal decision maker for health care matters anytime the patient loses the ability to decide.

A Living Will is a written statement that tells the doctor your desires concerning medical treatments. This could include decisions to start or not to start, to continue or to stop medical treatments; such as life support, food and/or fluids. The doctor will use this as a guide if you are not able to make decisions at the time these decisions need to be made. The Living Will will be used if you are terminally ill or in a permanent unconscious state.

Organ Donation 

All customers (18 and over) for driver license and identification cards will be asked if they would like to be an organ donor and the information will be entered on the driver license or ID card and entered in the Bureau of Motor Vehicles (BMV) driver license database. With more than two million on file, Ohio is a national leader in organ donor commitments when people obtain or renew driver licenses and identification cards. More and more people realize that making an organ donor commitment can give someone else a second chance at life. The organ donations of one individual can save seven lives and aid 150-200 people.

Click HERE to access the online Ohio Organ Donor Registry.

Second Chance Trust Fund

The Second Chance Trust Fund was established to help solve the critical shortage of organ donors in Ohio and was implemented statewide by the BMV on its effective date of July 1, 1997. When a person applies for or renews an Ohio driver license or state ID card, he or she is given the opportunity to make a $1.00 voluntary contribution to the Second Chance Trust Fund to help promote organ donation.

Driver's Privacy Protection Act

The Ohio BMV no longer releases personal information from an individual’s driving record to bulk mail distributors for surveys, marketing or solicitations.

Under House Bill 600(effective June 1, 2000) and the Federal Driver’s Privacy Protection Act (DPPA), personal information to be protected includes the person’s name, date of birth and address. With the "opt-in" policy, a driver’s personal information will only be released if the individual whose information is requested completes a form giving express written consent for disclosure.

A driver’s photograph, social security number, telephone number, and medical or disability information is never released. Information pertaining to a vehicular accident or driving violation will, however, be provided if requested. The list of traffic convictions and points, for example, will not be blocked under the new law.

With the "opt-in" policy, personal information will still be available for situations involving local, state and federal courts or government agencies and insurance-related activity while investigating claims or preventing fraud.

Link to Record Confidentiality Waiver Form - BMV 2095