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2001 BMV Facts & Figures


WEB SITE

500,496 visitors requested the BMV’s home page

DRIVER LICENSE

7,892,886 licensed drivers in the state of Ohio

3,183,369 driver licenses were issued

309,896 identification cards were issued

6,084,526 abstract driver record reports were processed

199,399 six-point warning letters were generated

29,098 twelve-point suspension letters were generated

10,210 probationary suspension letters were generated

1,949,957 driver license suspensions were mandated by the courts and processed by the BMV

259,247 motorcycle endorsements issued, renewed, or added to a driver license

$29,534,312 was collected for reinstatement fees at the 7 branch reinstatement offices throughout the state

VEHICLE REGISTRATION

11,888,533 vehicle registrations were issued

1,597,445 included vehicle registrations processed through the mail renewal registration program

2,345,921 temporary tag registrations were sold (1,079,002 by Deputy Registrar agencies and 1,266,919 by Ohio Auto Dealers)

telecommunications

1,648,534 calls were answered by the BMV telephone centers

9% of these calls were answered within 30 seconds

mail

4,329,365 pieces of incoming mail were received by the BMV

15,323,060 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

212,644 license plates were processed by the Plate Mail-Out Section of the Distribution Services

Deputy Registrar services

92,892 new voters were registered by Ohio’s Deputy Registrars

45.62% of driver licenses and state ID’s issued made the commitment to be organ/tissue donors

14,544,456 transactions were processed by Deputy Registrars. This business resulted in $387,116,735.60 for the State of Ohio

$1,200,187 was collected for the Save Our Sight fund

charities

$289,386.28 was raised by the Department of Public Safety for the Combined Charitable Campaign

5,117 pounds of canned and boxed food items and $8,731.17 in cash contributions were collected for the Holiday Food Basket program

recycling

$7,483.74 was recovered from the recycling of 531,020 pounds of material from obsolete records, pamphlets, telephone books, green-bar paper, miscellaneous paper products, and cardboard

titles

6,185,828 titles were issued in Ohio’s 88 counties by 88 main and 44 Clerk of Courts branch offices

DEALERS

10,988 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 2001

License revenue distributed = $317,680,307.89

Permissive tax revenue distributed = $141,835,123.47

Total revenue distributed to 2,294 taxing districts and 88 counties = $459,695,431.36

IRP revenue distributed to 51 out-of-state jurisdictions = $50,054,307.19

Total revenue distributed to Ohio & out-of-state jurisdictions = $509,749,738.55

placards

156,583 five-year disability placards were issued and renewed

15,052 temporary disability placards were issued

BICENTENNIAL LICENSE PLATES

1,384,013 Bicentennial license plates were sold in 2001

OPLATES

The following totals reflect Internet and telephone vehicle registration sales for the 2001 calendar year:

Internet

Telephone

Transactions

Amount

Transactions

Amount

187,928

$8,170,311.41

44,510

$1,852,221.57

 

Internet & Telephone Registration Totals

Transactions
232,438

Amount
$10,022,532.98

Special Plates

Over 708,272 special license plates were issued and renewed in 2001, including:

278,234 Personalized

138,101 Reserved (Initial)

57,848 Wildlife

46,169 Lake Erie

28,610 Disability

27,285 Collegiate

16,694 CASA/Ad Litem

9,983 Scenic Rivers

3,521 Hall of Fame

11,548 Bald Eagle

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