Ohio Admin. Code 4501:1-1-40 - Next of kin database
(A) The registrar of motor vehicles shall
establish within the bureau of motor vehicles a database of the next of kin of
persons who hold an Ohio driver's license, commercial driver's license,
temporary instruction permit identification card (TIPIC), motorcycle operator's
license,
or
endorsement, motorized bicycle operator's
operator's
license, or state identification card. Information in the database shall be
accessible only to employees of the bureau of motor vehicles and to criminal
justice agencies and is not a public record for purposes of section
149.43 of the Revised Code. The
database shall be known as the Ohio next of kin database.
(B)
An
When an individual holding a valid Ohio
submits
an application to the registrar of motor vehicles or a deputy registrar for
a driver's license, commercial driver's license, TIPIC, motorcycle
operator's license,
or endorsement, motorized bicycle
operator's
operator's license, or state identification card, or renewal of any of them, the individual shall be
afforded the opportunity to
furnished with an application for entry in the Ohio next of
kin database on which the individual may list the name, address,
telephone number, and relationship to the individual of at least one contact
person whom the individual wishes to be contacted
notified if
the individual is involved in a motor vehicle accident or emergency situation
and the individual dies or is seriously injured or rendered unconscious and is
unable to communicate with the contact person. The contact person may or may
not be the next of kin of the applicant
individual , except that if the
applicant
individual is under eighteen years of age and is not
emancipated, the contact person shall include the parent, guardian, or
custodian of the applicant
individual .
(C) Application for entry in, or changes to,
listing next of kin on the Ohio next of kin
database shall be made electronically on the bureau of motor vehicles website
at http://bmv.ohio.gov/ or
in person at any
by
written application on blanks furnished by the registrar at all bureau
offices
office
and
or deputy
registrar agencies
agency
.
who shall accept the application from the individual without
payment of any fee.
The applicant may list the
names and contact information for no more than two contact persons. Changes to
the Ohio next of kin database shall be made electronically on the bureau of
motor vehicles website or by written application on blanks furnished by the
registrar. The bureau will not enter or change any information except
upon electronic or written application of the person
individual
himself or herself. The registrar may prescribe security requirements to
protect against unauthorized entry of, access to, or changes to the next of kin
and contact person
person information.
(D) The registrar shall prescribe which
information is mandatory and which information is optional for entry into the
Ohio next of kin database. The form shall contain the
option to add, remove, or change next of kin information; the individual's
name, address, and Ohio driver license or identification card number; and the
emergency contact's name, address, telephone number, and relationship to the
individual. The individual may list the names and contact information for no
more than two contact persons.
(E) By submitting the application for entry
in the Ohio next of kin database, the applicant
individual
consents to the use of the information in accordance with section
4501.81 of the Revised Code and
this rule.
(F) The registrar shall
establish and maintain the Ohio next of kin database in a manner that provides
the information to criminal justice agencies twenty-four hours a day and seven
days a week except in cases of computer malfunction or other emergency
circumstances.
(G) In the event of
a motor vehicle accident or emergency situation in which an
person
individual dies or is seriously injured or rendered
unconscious, and is unable to communicate with
the contact person specified in the database, an employee of a criminal justice
agency shall make a good faith effort to notify the contact person of the
situation.
, but
neither
However, no liability shall be
incurred if the bureau of motor vehicles,
nor the employee,
nor
or the criminal justice agency
that employs that employee incurs any liability if
the employee is not able
is unable to
make
notify
the
contact with the contact person.
Notes
Promulgated Under: 119.03
Statutory Authority: 4501.81
Rule Amplifies: 4501.81
Prior Effective Dates: 08/24/2008, 03/21/2011, 02/10/2012
Promulgated Under: 119.03
Statutory Authority: 4501.81
Rule Amplifies: 4501.81
Prior Effective Dates: 08/24/2008, 03/21/2011, 02/10/2012
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