April 6 , 2023 The Beacon • 15
BMV addresses disabled veteran license plate error
“ We are grateful for Ohio veterans ’ sacrifice and their service to our state and our country .”
— Ohio BMV Registrar Charlie Norman
The Ohio Bureau of Motor Vehicles ( BMV ) announced that it will issue refunds to disabled veterans who erroneously paid for specialty license plates that should have been provided at no charge .
The BMV recently determined that it did not implement a change in Ohio law that allows certain disabled veterans to receive up to two free disabled veteran license plates and / or military license plates . The BMV estimates that nearly 2,000 individuals were improperly charged for these license plates , as well as fees and taxes , since the law went into effect in October 2019 .
Although the amount of each refund will vary based on local fees and taxes , the average refund will be approximately $ 60 .
“ The BMV deeply regrets this error ,” said Charlie Norman , Ohio BMV Registrar . “ We are grateful for Ohio veterans ’ sacrifice and their service to our state and our country . We are undertaking an internal review to determine why the legislative change wasn ’ t adopted in a timely manner to ensure that this will not happen in the future .”
The BMV is in the process of contacting all veterans who were improperly charged , and refunds for these veterans will be processed within the next month .
The BMV has implemented a processing change so that veterans who qualify for free disabled / military license
plates are not charged in the future . The law applies specifically to veterans with a serviceconnected disability who are declared 100 % disabled by the U . S . Department of Veterans Affairs . The law does not apply to personalized specialty disabled / military license plates .
For information on veteran license plates , visit bmv . ohio . gov .
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