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Section 4513.603 | Obtaining certificate of title to unclaimed motor vehicle.

...(A) A towing service or storage facility that is in possession of a motor vehicle obtained under section 4513.602 of the Revised Code may obtain a certificate of title to the motor vehicle, regardless of the motor vehicle's value, as provided in division (B) of this section if all of the following apply: (1) A search was made by the towing service or storage facility of the records of an applicable entity listed i...

Section 4513.70 | Civil action against towing service or storage facility by insurance company.

...(A)(1) An insurance company may commence a civil action against a towing service or storage facility on its own behalf, on behalf of the holder of a policy of automobile insurance, or on behalf of a motor vehicle owner for either or both of the following reasons: (a) The recovery of a motor vehicle that has been towed or stored and for which a claim has been filed with the insurance company; (b) Objecting to the am...

Section 4516.02 | Peer-to-peer car sharing program agreement.

...(A) A peer-to-peer car sharing program shall collect the following information before entering into a peer-to-peer car sharing program agreement including, but not limited to: (1) The name and address of the shared vehicle owner and the shared vehicle driver; (2) The driver's license number and state of issuance of the shared vehicle driver and any other person who will operate the shared vehicle during the car...

Section 4516.03 | Disclosures.

...A peer-to-peer car sharing program shall disclose all of the following to the shared vehicle owner and the shared vehicle driver in the peer-to-peer car sharing program agreement: (A) Any right of the program to seek indemnification from the shared vehicle owner or the shared vehicle driver for economic loss sustained by the program resulting from a breach of the terms and conditions of the agreement; (B) That an...

Section 4517.52 | Fulfillment and compensation for warranty and recall obligations.

...e burden of the franchisee to prove any claims under division (D)(4) of this section by a preponderance of the evidence. Nothing in this section prohibits a franchisor from increasing the price of a vehicle or part in the normal course of business. (5) A franchisor shall fully reimburse a franchisee for the cost of any rental vehicle provided to a customer when the rental is required, offered, advertised as availab...

Section 4519.46 | Reporting of accident.

...The operator of a snowmobile, off-highway motorcycle, or all-purpose vehicle involved in any accident resulting in bodily injury to or death of any person, or damage to the property of any person in excess of one hundred dollars, shall report the accident within forty-eight hours to the state highway patrol, the sheriff of the county within which the accident occurred, or the chief of police, if the accident occurred...

Section 4519.60 | Transfer of ownership by operation of law; transfer on death.

...(A) In the event of the transfer of ownership of an off-highway motorcycle or all-purpose vehicle by operation of law, as upon inheritance, devise, bequest, order in bankruptcy, insolvency, replevin, or execution of sale, or when repossession is had upon default in performance of the terms of a security agreement as provided in Chapter 1309. of the Revised Code, a clerk of a court of common pleas, upon the surrender ...

Section 4519.62 | Duplicate and memorandum certificates.

...In the event of a lost or destroyed certificate of title, application shall be made to a clerk of a court of common pleas, by the owner of the off-highway motorcycle or all-purpose vehicle, or the holder of a lien on it, for a certified copy of the certificate, upon a form prescribed by the registrar of motor vehicles and accompanied by the fee prescribed by section 4519.59 of the Revised Code. The app...

Section 4519.70 | Minor prohibited from acquiring or disposing of vehicle.

...(A)(1) No minor under eighteen years of age shall purchase or otherwise acquire an off-highway motorcycle or all-purpose vehicle and obtain a certificate of title for the motorcycle or vehicle unless the application for the certificate of title is accompanied by a form prescribed by the registrar of motor vehicles that is signed by a parent of the minor, the minor's guardian, or other person having custody of the min...

Section 4549.50 | Revocation or denial of license or permit as motor vehicle dealer.

...Violation of sections 4549.41 to 4549.46 of the Revised Code by any person licensed or granted a permit by this state as a dealer, wholesaler, distributor, or auction owner under Chapter 4517. of the Revised Code, is prima-facie evidence of intent to defraud and constitutes cause for the revocation or denial of the license of such person to sell any motor vehicle in this state. Any person who violates sections 4549...

Section 4551.05 | Disposition of impounded trees.

...r if there is money remaining after the claims of known owners have been satisfied, all money thereafter remaining shall be paid to the local county welfare board for expenditures in aid to children with disabilities or who are indigent.

Section 4582.03 | Organization of board of directors.

...(A) A port authority created in accordance with section 4582.02 of the Revised Code shall be governed by a board of directors. Members of a board of directors of a port authority created by the exclusive action of a municipal corporation shall consist of the number of members it considers necessary and shall be appointed by the mayor with the advice and consent of the council. Members of a board of directors of a por...

Section 4582.48 | Issuing revenue and refunding bonds.

... binding as against all parties having claims of any kind in tort, contract, or otherwise against the port authority, irrespective of whether those parties have notice thereof. Neither the resolution nor any trust agreement by which a pledge is created need be filed or recorded except in the records of the port authority. Whether or not the port authority revenue bonds are of such form and character as to be ...

Section 4582.56 | Agreements for lakeshore improvement projects.

...d binding as against all parties having claims of any kind in tort, contract, or otherwise against the port authority, whether or not such parties have notice of the lien. Neither the resolution nor any trust agreement by which a pledge is created need be filed or recorded except in the port authority's records. Whether or not the bonds are of such form and character as to be negotiable instruments under Title XIII...

Section 4585.04 | Summons and warrant for seizure.

...On the filing of a complaint under section 4585.03 of the Revised Code, the clerk of the court shall issue a summons, as in other cases, with a warrant returnable as other writs, directing the sheriff to seize the watercraft, or such part of its apparel or furniture as is necessary to satisfy the claim for relief of the plaintiff, and to detain them until discharged by due course of law. The officer who executes the ...

Section 4585.12 | Jurisdiction of county courts.

...Judges of county courts within their respective areas of jurisdiction shall have jurisdiction under sections 4585.01 to 4585.14, inclusive, of the Revised Code, when the amount claimed does not exceed five hundred dollars, and as near as may be shall proceed according to the rules prescribed in said sections for other courts. The bill of particulars of the plaintiff shall be verified by his affidavit.

Section 4703.202 | Perfection of architect lien.

...(A) To perfect a lien on commercial real estate referred to in section 4703.201 of the Revised Code, an architect shall file with the county recorder of the county in which the commercial real estate is located an affidavit as described in division (B) of this section. (B)(1) The affidavit required under division (A) of this section shall include all of the following: (a) The name of the architect; (b) The na...

Section 4703.203 | Enforcement of architect lien.

...(A)(1) An architect holding a lien on commercial real estate that has been perfected pursuant to section 4703.202 of the Revised Code may commence proceedings to enforce the lien by filing a complaint in the common pleas court of the county in which the commercial real estate is located. (2) The complaint need not initiate foreclosure proceedings on the lien prior to a court determining the validity of the underly...

Section 4703.206 | Substitution of financial security for architect lien.

...(A) Any person with an interest in commercial real estate on which a lien has been perfected pursuant to section 4703.202 of the Revised Code, or named in the affidavit required under that section, may apply to the common pleas court of the county in which the commercial real estate is located to substitute financial security for the lien. (B) The substitute security shall be in the amount equal to the architect's...

Section 4703.542 | Perfection of landscape architect lien.

...(A) To perfect a lien on commercial real estate referred to in section 4703.541 of the Revised Code, a landscape architect shall file with the county recorder of the county in which the commercial real estate is located an affidavit as described in division (B) of this section. (B)(1) The affidavit required under division (A) of this section shall include all of the following: (a) The name of the landscape archi...

Section 4703.543 | Enforcement of landscape architect lien.

...(A)(1) A landscape architect holding a lien that has been perfected pursuant to section 4703.542 of the Revised Code may commence proceedings to enforce a lien by filing a complaint in the common pleas court of the county in which the commercial real estate is located. (2) The complaint need not initiate foreclosure proceedings on the lien prior to a court determining the validity of the underlying claim. (B) Th...

Section 4703.546 | Substitution of financial security for landscape architect lien.

...(A) Any person with an interest in commercial real estate on which a lien has been perfected pursuant to section 4703.542 of the Revised Code, or named in the affidavit required under that section, may apply to the common pleas court of the county in which the commercial real estate is located to substitute financial security for the lien. (B) The substitute security shall be in the amount equal to the landscape a...

Section 4707.20 | Written contract or agreement in duplicate required.

...(A) Except when conducting an auction under division (B)(5)(b) of section 4707.02 of the Revised Code, no person shall act as an auction firm or auctioneer until the person has first entered into a written contract or agreement in duplicate with the owner or consignee of any property to be sold, containing the terms and conditions upon which the licensee receives or accepts the property for sale at auction. The contr...

Section 4707.261 | Verified application for order directing payment form fund.

...icants and prospective applicants whose claims to the fund arose from an underlying judgment against the same licensee to be joined in one action under this section so that the rights of all applicants may be equitably adjudicated and settled.

Section 4707.31 | Director's discretion to make payment without order.

...f the following apply: (A) The person claims to have sustained total actual and direct losses in the amount of one thousand dollars or less. (B) The losses are associated with an act or transaction that only a person licensed under this chapter lawfully may perform. (C) The licensee allegedly has engaged in actions that are described in section 4707.15 of the Revised Code or that otherwise violate this chapte...