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...(A) If the sale or transfer of the business and assets or all or a controlling interest in the capital stock of a new motor vehicle dealer contemplates or is conditioned upon a continuation of the franchise relationship with the franchisor, and the proposed transferee has indicated a willingness to comply with all of the requirements of the franchise then in effect, the franchisee shall notify the franchisor of such ...

...(A) Upon receiving a notice of protest pursuant to section 4517.50, 4517.53, 4517.54, or 4517.56 of the Revised Code, the motor vehicle dealers board shall set a time, which shall be within one hundred eighty days of such order, and place of hearing and send by certified mail a copy of the order to the franchisor, the protesting franchisee or dealer organization, and all individuals and groups that have requested n...

...The decision of the motor vehicle dealers board on any matter heard under section 4517.57 of the Revised Code shall be in writing and shall contain findings of fact and a determination of the issues presented. If the board fails to act within thirty days after the board receives a proposed decision from the hearing officer or within any longer period mutually agreed upon by the parties, the proposed decision shall be...

...lowed to be charged by the dealer under Ohio law; (22) Require, coerce, or attempt to coerce any new motor vehicle dealer in this state to change the capital structure of the new motor vehicle dealer or the means by or through which the new motor vehicle dealer finances the operation of the dealership provided that: (a) The new motor vehicle dealer at all times shall meet any reasonable capital standards determin...

... franchisor within twenty-eight days of service of summons on the franchisee of pending suits in which allegations are made that come within this section and shall cooperate with the franchisor in the defense of such suits.

...Each franchisor shall disclose to its franchisees in writing prior to or at the time of delivery of any new motor vehicle any damage to the motor vehicle that has been corrected after completion of the manufacturing process and exceeds six per cent of the franchisor's suggested retail price of the motor vehicle, as measured by retail repair costs. Each franchisee shall provide the purchaser of any such repaired motor...

...roperly represented in the franchisee's sales area so that the reputation and trade mark of the franchisor shall be protected and so that the general public will receive adequate servicing of the franchisor's products, and said franchisee shall act at all times in good faith.

...r transfer, or otherwise dispose of his business, shall be in writing and signed by the authorized representative of the franchisor.

...(A) No franchisor shall do any of the following: (1) Fail to obey a requirement or order made by the motor vehicle dealers board, or the order of any court upon application of the board; (2) Fail to perform a duty imposed upon it by sections 4517.50 to 4517.65 of the Revised Code or do any act prohibited by those sections. (B) No franchisee or prospective transferee shall fail to perform a duty imposed upon it by ...

... to approve the sale or transfer of the business or a controlling interest in a franchisee for other than good cause, the franchisee or prospective transferee may, in lieu of filing a protest with the motor vehicle dealers board, recover damages under division (A) of this section. (C) The franchisor shall be liable to the franchisee or prospective transferee for reasonable attorney fees, witness fees, and any other ...

...Whoever violates any provision of sections 4517.01 to 4517.65 of the Revised Code for which no penalty otherwise is provided in the section that contains the provision violated, or any rule promulgated by the registrar of motor vehicles or the motor vehicle dealers board under sections 4517.01 to 4517.45 of the Revised Code, is guilty of a misdemeanor of the fourth degree.

...is a nonprofit organization exempt from taxation under section 501(c)(3) of the "Internal Revenue Code of 1986," 100 Stat. 2085, 26 U.S.C.A. 501, as amended, and that the service is in compliance with Chapter 4710. of the Revised Code; (g) A consumer reporting agency that is in substantial compliance with the "Fair Credit Reporting Act," 84 Stat. 1128, 15 U.S.C.A. 1681a, as amended. (h) A mortgage banker; (i) Any ...

...inancial institutions before conducting business in this state. The registration application shall be accompanied by a one-hundred-dollar fee and shall contain all of the following information: (1) The name and address of the credit services organization; (2) The name and address of any person that directly or indirectly owns or controls ten per cent or more of the outstanding shares of stock in the organizatio...

...After notice and a hearing conducted in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code, the superintendent of financial institutions may suspend, revoke, or refuse to issue or renew a certificate of registration if any of the following conditions applies to the applicant for registration or registrant: (A) The applicant or registrant obtained a certificate of registration through any false or fraudulent representa...

...ur contract for any reason within three business days from the date you signed it." (C) The credit services organization shall maintain a copy of the statement, signed by the buyer, acknowledging receipt of the statement. The copy shall be maintained in the organization's files for at least two years after the date on which the statement is provided to the buyer. (D) The credit services organization, in a timely ma...

...t any time before midnight of the third business day after the date you signed it. See the attached notice of cancellation form for an explanation of this right." (2) The terms and conditions of payment, including the total of all payments to be made by the buyer, whether to the credit services organization or to another person; (3) A full and detailed description of the services to be performed for the buyer by ...

...dit services organization shall conduct business in this state unless the organization has obtained a surety bond issued by a surety company authorized to do business in this state and all of the following conditions are met: (1) A copy of the bond is filed with the division of financial institutions. (2) The bond is in favor of any person, and of the state for the benefit of any person, that is injured by any viol...

...r deceptive act, practice, or course of business in connection with the offer or sale of the services of a credit services organization.

...No credit services organization shall sell, provide, or perform any of the services authorized under division (C)(1) of section 4712.01 of the Revised Code in connection with an extension of credit that meets any of the following conditions: (A) The amount of credit is less than five thousand dollars. (B) The repayment term is one year or less. (C) The annual percentage rate exceeds twenty-eight per cent. For...

...ng or other means in the conduct of its business or engage in a continued course of misrepresentations in the conduct of its business; (C) Engage in conduct that constitutes improper, fraudulent, or dishonest dealings in the conduct of its business; (D) Fail to notify the division of financial institutions if the credit services organization is convicted, in a court of competent jurisdiction of this state or any ot...

...(A) No credit services organization shall cause or attempt to cause a buyer to waive a right under sections 4712.01 to 4712.14 of the Revised Code. (B) Any waiver by a buyer of a right under sections 4712.01 to 4712.14 of the Revised Code is void.

... amount paid by the buyer to the credit services organization, plus reasonable attorney's fees and court costs. (3) The buyer may be awarded punitive damages. (4) No action shall be brought under division (A)(1) of this section after four years after the date of the execution of the contract for services to which the action relates. (B)(1) The division of financial institutions, the attorney general, or a buyer ma...

...(A) A violation of division (J) of section 4712.02, division (E) of section 4712.04, division (D) or (E) of section 4712.05, division (A) of section 4712.06, section 4712.07 or 4712.08, or division (A) of section 4712.09 of the Revised Code is deemed to be an unfair or deceptive act or practice in violation of section 1345.02 of the Revised Code.

...(A) The division of financial institutions may investigate alleged violations of sections 4712.01 to 4712.14 of the Revised Code, or the rules adopted thereunder, or complaints concerning any such violation. The division may make application to the court of common pleas for an order enjoining any such violation and, upon a showing by the division that a person has committed, or is about to commit, such a violation, t...

...A credit services organization shall disclose in any printed or published advertisement relating to the credit services organization's services, the number designated on the certificate of registration that is issued to the credit services organization by the division of financial institutions under sections 4712.01 to 4712.14 of the Revised Code. No credit services organization shall fail to comply with this section...