Cost for vehicle registration in Ohio could go up

The cost of vehicle registrations in Ohio could go up under a plan being considered by state lawmakers.

Tucked into the senate finance budget is an amendment that would have a 2 percent hike to the state portion of annual vehicle registration fees.

Most noncommercial drivers would as a result pay another 62 cents, bringing the total cost to $35.12.

The Legislative Service Commission, the nonpartisan research arm of the state legislature, has not yet calculated how much money the fee hike would raise. The new revenues would to go to local BMV deputy registrars, said agency spokeswoman Lindsey Bohrer.

The final list of budget amendments is scheduled to be unveiled this afternoon, with a finance committee vote held on Wednesday and a vote from the full state senate on Thursday.

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