Disabled Veteran Plates — Registration, Service Fee and Local Tax All Waived
Ohio waives more than the registration. The local permissive motor vehicle tax goes too, which in some counties is the larger number.
Verified August 18, 2026
What this benefit is
Ohio waives more than the registration. The local permissive motor vehicle tax goes too, which in some counties is the larger number.
What it's worth: Registration, service fee, local motor vehicle tax and transfer fee all waived
- The local permissive tax under chapter 4504 varies by county and district, so the total waived differs across Ohio. We do not publish a single figure because there is not one.
Who is entitled to it
- You served in the U.S. armed forces.
- You have a service-connected disability the BMV recognises for the plate.
- You register a vehicle in Ohio.
- Your home is in Ohio.
Not sure whether that describes you?
Answer a few questions about this benefit specifically — we only ask what this one actually depends on, and we stop as soon as we know.
How to claim it
- 1Bring VA certification of the service-connected disability.
- 2Ask specifically about the local permissive tax. It is waived by the same section and it is the piece most likely to be charged in error.
- 3The exemption also covers transferring a registration between vehicles under §4503.12.
- File with
- Your county clerk of courts title office or an Ohio BMV deputy registrar
- Documents you will need
- va benefit summary letter · dd214
- At each renewal
- Claimed again whenever the underlying licence or registration renews.
Sources
- authority · statuteOhio Rev. Code §4503.41
Why only one source type: The statute enumerates each waived fee by section number, which is more precise than any operating page would be. A BMV page has not been captured and hashed.
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