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2006 BMV Facts & Figures


WEB SITE

3,875,899 visits to the BMV Web site.

417,651 visits to the Ohio Auto Dealers Web site (www.OhioAutoDealers.com)

21,830 visits to the Ohio Titles Web site (www.OhioTitles.com)

 

DRIVER LICENSE

8,884,004 licensed drivers and identification card holders in the state of Ohio.

3,160,835 driver licenses were issued.

407,920 identification cards were issued.

4,727,816 abstract driver record reports were processed.

204,010 six-point warning letters were generated.

33,874 12-point suspension letters were generated.

8,883 probationary suspension letters were generated.

648,392 administrative and court mandated driver license suspensions were processed by the BMV.

282,546 motorcycle endorsements issued, renewed or added to a driver license.

$34,887,626 was collected for driver license reinstatement fees throughout the state, serving 433,729 customers.

 

VEHICLE REGISTRATION

12,127,645 vehicle registrations were issued.

2,161,911 vehicle registrations were processed through the mail renewal registration program.

817,093 temporary tag registrations were sold.

1,059,385 temporary tags were consigned to Ohio Auto Dealers.

 

Telecommunications

1,804,963 calls were answered by the BMV telephone centers.

1,407,871 calls answered with no delay.

 

mail

3,438,023 pieces of incoming mail were received by the BMV.

16,802,342 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.

218,888 license plates were processed by Ohio Penal industries.

 

Deputy Registrar services

185,495 new voters were registered by Ohio’s Deputy Registrars.

50.50% of Ohio drivers made the commitment to be organ/tissue donors.

13,662,854 transactions were processed by Deputy Registrars. This business resulted in $629,544,945 for the State of Ohio.

$1,865,142 was collected for Save Our Sight Fund.

$935,099 was collected for the Second Chance Trust Fund.

 

CHARITIES

$346,194 was raised by the Department of Public Safety for the Combined Charitable Campaign.

$57,257 contributed and 33,347 pounds of food collected; totaling 123,952 meals for Operation Feed.

$9,064 contributed and 16,573 pounds of food collected; totaling 34,701 meals for the Holiday Food Baskets.

 

recycling

$10,456 was received in recycling reimbursement from the recycling of 508,106 pounds of material from obsolete records, pamphlets, telephone books, green-bar paper, miscellaneous paper products and cardboard.

9,105 pounds of license plates were recycled.

 

titles

6,506,842 titles were issued in Ohio’s 88 counties by 88 main and 56 branch offices of the Clerk of Courts.

$17,896,747 was collected for titles and inspections.

 

DEALERS

77,400 dealer license plates were issued.

17,068 vehicle dealer and leasing licenses (new and renewal) were issued.

PLACARDS

247,242 Six month and up to five-year disability placards issued and renewed (duplicates not included).

19,650 Temporary disability placards 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 2005.

License revenue distributed = $325,837,963

Permissive tax revenue distributed = $150,597,473

Total revenue distributed to 2,297 taxing districts and 88 counties = $476,435,436

IRP revenue distributed to 58 out-of-state jurisdictions = $67,637,979

Total revenue distributed to Ohio & out-of-state jurisdictions = $544,073,415

 

INTERNET / TELEPHONE TRANSACTIONS & SALES

729,383 Internet transactions recorded

$43,444,010 collected from Internet sales

61,178 telephone transactions

$3,171,261 collected from telephone transactions

 

SPECIAL LICENSE PLATES

819,268 special license plates were issued and renewed in 2006, including:

321,861 Personalized (non-logo)

123,503 Initial Reserved (non-logo)

43,655 Disability

34,374 Collegiate

34,150 Wildlife

23,327 Lake Erie

13,458 Bald Eagle

10,362 CASA Ad-Litem

10,025 Ohio Pets

5,476 Scenic Rivers

 

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