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Types of Ohio Driving Suspensions

Alcohol and drug-related suspensions

• ALS positive test - Comes our of an arrest due to driving when one tests over a legal limit for a prohibited substance.  ALS means Administrative License Suspension.
• ALS refusal - Comes out of an arrest due to driving while under the influence.  Here one did not take the test and is subject to the resulting automatic suspension.
• OVI suspension - After being found guilty of operating a motor vehicle while under the influence a variety of OVI suspensions can be applied depending on prior offenses.
• Habitual use of alcohol or drugs - After three or more OVIs you get this as an add-on suspension.
• In-state drug-related offense - This is added after a conviction for a number of drug-related crimes.
• Operating a vehicle after underage consumption - this is added for someone under 21 who operates while under the influence.
• Physical control while intoxicated - This is for those who escape an OVI by pleading to the lesser physical control.
• Juvenile suspensions - This is applied after a juvenile is convicted of a drug-related offense.
• Liquor law violation - This follows a juvenile conviction for purchasing alcohol.
• Probationary license suspension - This applies to juveniles drinking and has a couple of variants depending on how high the test showed the driver to be.
• Probationary license suspension P2 or P3 - If a juvenile has two or three underage drinking convictions, this is applied.
• Underage tobacco violation - Having cigarettes when under eighteen years of age.

Other suspensions

• High school suspension - In order to insure someone who is unable to continue in high school also cannot drive, this suspension is applied.
• Judgment Suspension - A civil court judgment that remains unpaid causes this suspension.  This is typically from an accident where restitution was not paid.
• Bond forfeiture - If you skip out on your bond, they suspend your driver's license.
• Medical and medical restriction - This can come from flunking the vision test, an order from a doctor or a law enforcement agency demanding you be retested.
• National driver registry, problem driver pointer system - Comes from trying to get an Ohio driver's license while you were suspended in another state.
• Noncompliance - You did not prove you had insurance when you were stopped and given a ticket, had a traffic crash or were randomly selected.
• Security suspension - You get this after an accident report shows you do not have insurance.
• Twelve points in two years - See the point chart (CLICK HERE and then use your "back" button to return).
• Violation of a restriction - This is from driving against a restriction, like not wearing glasses if you are required by your license.
• Warrant block - If you have a warrant with a court, that court puts this suspension on your license.
• Weapon on school property - If you are convicted for having a weapon on school property, the state suspends your driver's license.
• Child support - If you aren't paying your child support, that agency causes your license to be suspended.
• Failure to make an accident report - Failure to report a motor vehicle accident to the state.

Types of administrative hearings

• Security suspension
• Noncompliance suspension
• Random selection suspension

Probationary license suspensions are optional for:

• VEHICULAR HOMICIDE
• HIT SKIP/LEAVE SCENE
• DRAG RACING
• FLEE/ELUDE OFFICER
• STOP SIGN
• TRAF CONTROL LIGHTS
• VIO-RR CROSSING
• TRAF CONT DEV/SIGNS
• HIT-SKIP PRIVATE PROPERTY
• VEHICULAR ASSAULT
• SPEED
• SLOW SPEED
• FOLLOWING TOO CLOSE
• SPEED 4511.21D
• DISREGARD OF SAFETY
• DISREGARD SAF PRI/PROP
• VIO-ONE WAY TRAF
• DRIVING LT OF CENTER
• CROSSING YELLOW LINE
• FTY EMRG VEH/FUNERAL
• RT SIDE OF ROADWAY
• CROSSING DIVIDED HWY
• VIO-TRAF LANES/LINES
• FTY RIGHT OF WAY
• OPP VEH TRAF VIO
• IMPROPER PASSING
• VIO-WHEN BNG PASSED
• STOPPED SCH BUS VIO
• W/O DUE REGARD PRIV PR
• RECKLESS OPER/PRIV PR
• WITHOUT DUE REGARD
• UNSAFE OPERATION
• RECKLESS OPERATION
• DISOBEY POLICE ORDER
• ASSURED CLEAR DIST
• VIO-STARTING BACKING
• PROHIBITED U TURN
• IMPROPER/PROHIB TURN
• VIO-TURN SIGNALS
• FAILURE TO TURN
• FAIL-CONT-4511.202
• AGGR VEHICULAR HOMICIDE
• AGGR VEH ASSAULT W/ALC
• AGGRAVATED VEH ASSAULT
• VEH HOMICIDE W/ALCOHOL
• STREET RACING

Reinstatement fees

• OVI - $475.00
• Non compliance
  • Incident or accident - first offense - $75.00
  • Second offense in five years - $250.00
  • Third offense in five years - $500.00
• Non-resident reinstatement - $12.50
• Vehicle registration (immobilization) - $100.00