Ohio Revised Code Search

...of a security interest covering a motor vehicle, except as provided in division (A)(2) of this section. (2) Chapter 1309. of the Revised Code applies to a security interest in a motor vehicle held as inventory for sale by a dealer. The security interest has priority over creditors of the dealer as provided in Chapter 1309. of the Revised Code without notation of the security interest on a certificate of title, with...

...(A) The registrar of motor vehicles, or the clerk of the court of common pleas, upon the application of any person and payment of the proper fee, may prepare and furnish lists containing title information in such form and subject to such territorial division or other classification as they may direct. The registrar or the clerk may search the records of the bureau of motor vehicles and furnish reports of those record...

...The registrar of motor vehicles shall enable the public to access motor vehicle title information via electronic means. No fee shall be charged for this access. The title information that must be so accessible is only the title information that is in an electronic format at the time a person requests this access. The registrar shall establish procedures governing this access. The procedures may be established by ...

...'s certificates. The registrar of motor vehicles may require that a certified copy of a list containing the names and the facsimile signatures of the authorized agents be furnished the registrar and be forwarded to each clerk of the court of common pleas in the respective counties within the state, and the registrar may prescribe the form of authorization to be used by manufacturers or importers and the method of ce...

...The clerk of the court of common pleas and his authorized deputies may administer oaths on any application or affidavit required by sections 4505.01 to 4505.21 of the Revised Code.

...ears that such certificate of title was improperly issued, the registrar immediately shall cancel the certificate unless the title is deemed valid pursuant to section 4505.191 of the Revised Code. In the event of the recovery of a stolen or converted motor vehicle, the owner immediately shall notify the registrar, who shall remove the record of the theft or conversion from the registrar's file. (B) Whoever violates...

...ing: (1) Operate in this state a motor vehicle for which a certificate of title is required without having that certificate in accordance with this chapter or, if a physical certificate of title has not been issued for a motor vehicle, operate the motor vehicle in this state knowing that the ownership information relating to the vehicle has not been entered into the automated title processing system by...

...on 4505.18 of the Revised Code, a motor vehicle dealer or person acting on behalf of a motor vehicle dealer may display, offer for sale, or sell a used motor vehicle and a manufactured housing dealer or person acting on behalf of a manufactured housing dealer may display, offer for sale, or sell a used manufactured home or used mobile home without having first obtained a certificate of title for the vehicle in the na...

...as prescribed by the registrar of motor vehicles for a motor vehicle, or pass or attempt to pass a certificate of title, a salvage certificate of title, an assignment form, or any assignment of a certificate of title or salvage certificate of title or assignment form for a motor vehicle, or in any other manner gain or attempt to gain ownership to a motor vehicle, knowing or having reason to believe that the motor veh...

...ificate of title to a motor vehicle was improperly issued, unlawfully obtained, or falsified prior to the transfer of the title to a scrap metal dealer who is deemed to have valid title pursuant to division (A) of this section, any other person with a valid certificate of title may seek legal recourse from the person who sold the motor vehicle to the scrap metal dealer. Such a person does not have a claim for relief ...

...urity instrument, may designate a new motor vehicle dealer to display, display for sale, or sell the vehicle while the certificate of title remains in the possession of the owner or secured party. No new motor vehicle dealer may display or offer for sale more than five recreational vehicles at any time under this division. No new motor vehicle dealer may display or offer for sale a recreational vehicle under ...

...rm prescribed by the registrar of motor vehicles for use under this section that shall include all of the following: (a) The name of the owner who surrenders a certificate of title to a vehicle intended to be exported; (b) A description of the motor vehicle that shall include the year, make, model, style, vehicle identification number, color, license registration number, and the state of registration; (c) The dest...

...alvage certificate of title for a motor vehicle under sections 4505.08 and 4505.11 of the Revised Code, or enter any notation on a certificate of title under those sections, based solely on information reported by an entity pursuant to 49 U.S.C. 30504 and regulations promulgated under it unless one of the following applies: (A) The clerk receives information from the automated title processing system indicating tha...

...The registrar of motor vehicles may use money from the automated title processing fund created in section 4505.09 of the Revised Code, in accordance with appropriations made by the general assembly, to pay expenses related to implementing Sub. S.B. 59 of the 124th general assembly.

...Whoever violates any provision of sections 4505.01 to 4505.21 of the Revised Code for which no penalty otherwise is provided in the section that contains the provision violated shall be fined not more than two hundred dollars, imprisoned not more than ninety days, or both.

...mountings, or accessories to facilitate handling of the tank by mechanical means. (EE) "Public safety vehicle" has the same meaning as in divisions (E)(1) and (3) of section 4511.01 of the Revised Code. (FF) "Recreational vehicle" includes every vehicle that is defined as a recreational vehicle in section 4501.01 of the Revised Code and is used exclusively for purposes other than engaging in business for profit. ...

...n of vehicles qualifies as a commercial motor vehicle if the gross vehicle weight rating specified by the manufacturer for the vehicle or combination of vehicles is not determinable, or if the manufacturer of the vehicle has not specified a gross vehicle weight rating.

...o person shall drive a commercial motor vehicle on a highway in this state unless the person holds, and has in the person's possession, any of the following: (a) A valid commercial driver's license with proper endorsements for the motor vehicle being driven, issued by the registrar of motor vehicles or by another jurisdiction recognized by this state; (b) A valid examiner's commercial driving permit issued under ...

...lowing: (1) Drive a commercial motor vehicle while having in the person's possession or otherwise under the person's control more than one valid driver's license issued by this state, any other state, or by a foreign jurisdiction; (2) Drive a commercial motor vehicle on a highway in this state in violation of an out-of-service order, while the person's driving privilege is suspended, revoked, or canceled, or wh...

..., a person may drive a commercial motor vehicle on a highway in this state if all of the following conditions are met: (1) The person has a valid commercial driver's license or commercial driver's license temporary instruction permit issued by any state or jurisdiction in accordance with the minimum standards adopted by the federal motor carrier safety administration under the "Commercial Motor Vehicle Safety Act of...

...(A) The registrar of motor vehicles, upon receiving an application for a commercial driver's license temporary instruction permit, may issue the permit to any person who is at least eighteen years of age and holds a valid driver's license, other than a restricted license, issued under Chapter 4507. of the Revised Code. The registrar shall not issue a commercial driver's license temporary instruction permit for a peri...

...and furnished by the registrar of motor vehicles. Except as provided in section 4506.24 of the Revised Code in regard to a restricted commercial driver's license, the applicant shall sign the application which shall contain the following information: (1) The applicant's name, date of birth, social security account number, sex, general description including height, weight, and color of hair and eyes, current residen...

...he Revised Code, the registrar of motor vehicles shall comply with sections 3123.53 to 3123.60 of the Revised Code and any applicable rules adopted under section 3123.63 of the Revised Code with respect to a commercial driver's license or commercial driver's license temporary instruction permit issued pursuant to this chapter.

...rules adopted by the registrar of motor vehicles under that section, the registrar or a deputy registrar shall issue an enhanced commercial driver's license to an eligible applicant. An applicant for an enhanced commercial driver's license shall do all of the following: (1) Provide satisfactory proof of the applicant's identity and citizenship; (2) Submit a biometric identifier as required by rule; (3) Sign a d...

...ollars. (B)(1) The registrar of motor vehicles or deputy registrar may collect and retain an additional fee equal to the amount established under section 4503.038 of the Revised Code for each application received by the registrar or deputy registrar for any of the following: (a) A commercial driver's license temporary instruction permit; (b) A commercial driver's license or a restricted commercial driver's li...