According to Ohio Revised Code, Section 3123.55, once a court or agency has determined an individual to be in default under a child support order or that the individual is an obligor who has failed to comply with a subpoena or warrant issued by a court or agency with respect to a proceeding to enforce a child support order, a notice to suspend may be sent to every licensing board that has authority to issue or has issued the individual a license. The Board/Registrar will be prohibited from issuing or renewing any license to the individual and will not reinstate a suspended license until receipt of a notice from the Child Support Agency releasing the suspension. The licenses subject to this regulation are:
- Driver’s license, including motorcycle operator’s license, commercial driver’s license, and temporary permit
- Professional license - a license that authorizes an individual to engage in an occupation or profession
- Recreational license issued by the Division of Wildlife
If your license has been suspended as a result of failure to comply with a court order, you may contact our office at (513) 732-7248 to make arrangements to pay your support, and obtain reinstatement of your license. We have professional staff available to assist you in your efforts to make restitution and to comply with the requirements of this office. Our goal is to collect child support and not to prevent anyone from obtaining or otherwise holding a license.
Once the child support office has released the suspension of your driver's license, you will need to apply for reinstatement with the Ohio Bureau of Motor Vehicles. There is a $25.00 reinstatement fee charged by the BMV. You may pay the fee at one of their offices. The following link provides a list of all 7 Ohio BMV locations for reinstatement. In addition, the link provides driving directions and additional information on each BMV location.
http://bmv.ohio.gov/cincinnati.stm
Payment may also be mailed to the BMV but you must first contact the Ohio BMV at 614-752-7600 or on- line at the following link to obtain an ID number to include on your remittance. If you are trying to renew a non-Ohio driver's license, you must first contact the Ohio BMV.
https://www.dps.state.oh.us/netsys/netdb/ENGLISH/LKUPX.asp
Mail to:
Ohio Bureau of Motor Vehicles Cincinnati BMV
PO Box 16520
Columbus, OH 43216-6520
614-752-7600