legally, there has never been a grace period. you have to get it renewed by your birthday. if your birthday was march 4, and you got pulled over march 7, you COULD get a ticket. not to say you WOULD, but you COULD. many people think you have until the end of the month, but technically you do not. however, there never was a penalty for late renewal a screencap of an online chat does not make a law. the real question is, does lolitha J actually KNOW what she is talking about? just bc she works there doesnt mean she has a clue. if you show them that, there is a chance that they will say "lothia doesnt know her ass from a hole in the ground... sorry bout it". the law, as i found it, says: Commencing on October 1, 2009, if an application for registration renewal is not applied for prior to the expiration date of the registration or within seven days after that date, the registrar or deputy registrar shall collect a fee of twenty dollars for the issuance of the vehicle registration, but may waive the fee for good cause shown if the application is accompanied by supporting evidence as the registrar may require. The fee shall be in addition to all other fees established by this section. A deputy registrar shall retain fifty cents of the fee and shall transmit the remaining amount to the registrar at the time and in the manner provided by section 4503.10 of the Revised Code. The registrar shall deposit all moneys received under this division into the state highway safety fund established in section 4501.06 of the Revised Code. http://codes.ohio.gov/orc/4503.04 (section O) doesnt say anything about motorcycles being exempt