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WHAT HAPPENS IF YOU ARE CAUGHT USING OR POSSESSING DRUGS OR ALCOHOL?

• If you are suspended or expelled from school for using or possessing drugs or alcohol, the superintendent may notify the Bureau of Motor Vehicles to suspend your driving privileges.

WHAT HAPPENS IF YOU MISS SCHOOL WITHOUT AN EXCUSE?

• If the Board of Education adopts a resolution for excessive absences and if you miss 10 consecutive days or 15 total days in one semester or term without a legitimate excuse, the superintendent will notify the Bureau of Motor Vehicles to suspend your driving privileges.

WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU DROP OUT?

• Your school superintendent will notify the Ohio Bureau of Motor Vehicles and the juvenile court.
• You will receive a "Notice of Suspension" letter from the Bureau stating that your driving privileges have been denied, suspended and/or revoked.
• You must send your temporary instruction permit or driver's license to the Bureau of Motor Vehicles within 20 days of the mailing of the notice of suspension.
• Your suspension goes into effect with the notification.

WHAT HAPPENS IF YOU BELIEVE AN ERROR WAS MADE?

• You may file a petition to request a hearing in the juvenile court
• You must notify the superintendent and the Bureau of Motor Vehicles that you filed a petition by sending them certified copies of the petition.
• If you fail to show an error was made, you must pay the court costs.
• If you prove an error was made, the court costs will be paid by the county treasurer.

WHEN IS THE DRIVING SUSPENSION ENDED?

• When you attain the age of 18, or
• When you provide evidence of a high school diploma or GED Certificate, or
• When you enroll in a school of equivalent education to the satisfaction of the superintendent, or
• If you are no longer habitually absent and complete at least one semester or term of school after the one in which your notification was given and you request the superintendent to notify the Bureau of Motor Vehicles, or
• In case of an expulsion or suspension due to drugs or alcohol, if you meet the requirements of the superintendent, or
• The superintendent informs the Bureau of Motor Vehicles that the person in question has received an age and schooling certificate, or
• The person has filed a petition in court and shown an error was made

WHAT HAPPENS IF YOU DRIVE UNDER SUSPENSION?

• The juvenile court judge may impose severe penalties to the juvenile offender who is caught driving under suspension.

SO WHY TAKE THE RISK......

• You'll continue to have driving privileges if you don't use drugs or alcohol and stay in school!