Effective June 26, 2020, Ohio Motor Vehicle Dealerships began issuing print-on-demand (POD) temporary tags. Dealerships are instructed to deplete their entire current temporary tag inventory (cardboard) prior to issuing the POD inventory. The POD temporary tag is printed on a standard 8.5” x 11” white sheet of paper. The temporary tags are to be placed inside, on the left rear window, of the customer’s motor vehicle. For dealerships who choose to supply customers with plastic sleeves, the temporary tag may be placed on the rear of the motor vehicle/motorcycle. Every temporary tag will consist of a 2D barcode that has identifying information imbedded into it, including the “VIN” and “MAKE” of the registered motor vehicle and the “SSW’ of the registered owner. When running the temporary tag number, all information that was originally registered in the system at the time the tag was issued, is what will be retrieved. Unlike the current temporary tag, the POD temporary tag will not display the vehicle information (except through barcode). Therefore, please be advised that individuals may attempt to use the temporary tag on any vehicle, However, if that temporary tag is run and it does not correspond with the vehicle/owner information registered in the system or appears to be obtained fraudulently, you may confiscate the temporary tag.
The BMV will begin Issuing the POD temporary tags through BMV Online Services in late July 2020. This online service will allow customers to purchase and print their temporary tags. This service is for new residents to Ohio, private party sales, or a purchase from a dealership where they do not sell temporary tags. Any temporary tag purchased through BMV Online Services will be assigned dealer permit numbers ND000000 Or MN000000 for motorcycle temporary tags. Later this fall, the POD temporary tags will be implemented at the local Deputy Registrars. Until such time, they will continue to issue the cardboard temporary tag. Therefore, both cardboard and POD temporary tags will be visible on the roadways.
