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...(A) Except as otherwise provided in this section, no person shall do any of the following: (1) Engage in the business of displaying or selling at retail new motor vehicles or assume to engage in that business, unless the person is licensed as a new motor vehicle dealer under sections 4517.01 to 4517.45 of the Revised Code, or is a salesperson employed by a licensed new motor vehicle dealer; (2) Engage in the bus...

...(A) Sections 4517.01, 4517.02, and 4517.03 to 4517.45 of the Revised Code do not apply to a person auctioning classic motor vehicles, provided all of the following apply: (1) The person is responsible for not more than four auctions of classic motor vehicles per year, with no auction lasting more than two days; (2) The person requests and receives permission for the auction from the registrar of motor vehicle...

...arm machinery, outdoor power equipment, watercraft and related products, or products manufactured or distributed by a motor vehicle manufacturer with which the motor vehicle dealer has a franchise agreement are sold or displayed there, or if repair, accessory, gasoline and oil, storage, parts, service, or paint departments are maintained there, or such products or services are provided there, if the departments are o...

...Each person applying for a new motor vehicle dealer's license shall biennially make out and deliver to the registrar of motor vehicles, before the first day of April, and upon a blank to be furnished by the registrar for that purpose, a separate application for license for each county in which the business of selling new motor vehicles is to be conducted. The application shall be in the form prescribed by the registr...

...(A) Each person applying for an adaptive mobility dealer's license shall biennially complete and deliver to the registrar of motor vehicles, before the first day of April, a separate license application for each county in which the business of dealing in adaptive mobility vehicles is to be conducted. The registrar shall prescribe the form of the application, which shall include all of the following: (1) The name of...

...(A) Each person applying for a used motor vehicle dealer's license shall biennially, before the first day of April, make out and deliver to the registrar of motor vehicles, upon a blank to be furnished by the registrar for that purpose, a separate application for license for each county in which such business is to be conducted. The application shall be in the form prescribed by the registrar, shall be signed and swo...

...Each person applying for a motor vehicle leasing dealer's license shall biennially, before the first day of April, make out and deliver to the registrar of motor vehicles, upon a blank to be furnished by the registrar for that purpose, a separate application for license for each county in which the business of leasing motor vehicles, as described in division (M) of section 4517.01 of the Revised Code, is to be conduc...

...Each person applying for a motor vehicle auction owner's license shall biennially, before the first day of April, make out and deliver to the registrar of motor vehicles, upon a blank to be furnished by the registrar for that purpose, a separate application for license for each county in which such business is to be conducted. The application shall be in the form prescribed by the registrar, shall be signed and sworn...

...Each person applying for a distributor's license shall biennially, before the first day of April, make out and deliver to the registrar of motor vehicles, upon a blank to be furnished by the registrar for that purpose, a separate application for license for each place of business maintained. The application shall be in the form prescribed by the registrar, shall be signed and sworn to by the applicant, and, in additi...

...At the time the registrar of motor vehicles grants the application of any person for a license as motor vehicle dealer, motor vehicle leasing dealer, distributor, or motor vehicle auction owner, the registrar shall issue to the person a license. The registrar shall prescribe different forms for the licenses of motor vehicle dealers, motor vehicle leasing dealers, distributors, and motor vehicle auction owners, and al...

...All license fees required by section 4517.10 of the Revised Code shall be paid to the registrar of motor vehicles, who shall pay the same into the state treasury to the credit of the public safety - highway purposes fund established by section 4501.06 of the Revised Code.

...(A) The registrar of motor vehicles shall deny the application of any person for a license as a motor vehicle dealer, motor vehicle leasing dealer, or motor vehicle auction owner and refuse to issue the license if the registrar finds that the applicant: (1) Has made any false statement of a material fact in the application; (2) Has not complied with sections 4517.01 to 4517.45 of the Revised Code; (3) Is of bad...

...The registrar of motor vehicles shall deny the application of any person for a license as a distributor and refuse to issue the license if the registrar finds that the applicant: (A) Has made any false statement of a material fact in the application; (B) Has not complied with sections 4517.01 to 4517.45 of the Revised Code; (C) Is of bad business repute or has habitually defaulted on financial obligations; (D...

...No person shall act as salesperson for more than one licensed motor vehicle dealer at the same time, except that a salesperson may act as a salesperson at any licensed dealership owned or operated by the same company, regardless of the county in which the dealership's facility is located.

...Any person who has been denied a license under section 4517.12 or 4517.13 of the Revised Code may appeal from the action of the registrar of motor vehicles to the motor vehicle dealers board in the manner provided in section 4517.33 of the Revised Code.

...A person is eligible for a construction equipment auction license under section 4517.17 of the Revised Code if the person meets all of the following requirements: (A) Maintains a permanent auction site within this state that is at least ninety acres in size and maintains over sixty thousand square feet of total facility space; (B) Is engaged primarily in the business of selling large construction and transpor...

...(A) Each person applying for a construction equipment auction license shall make out and deliver an application to the registrar of motor vehicles, upon a form furnished by the registrar for that purpose. The application shall be signed and sworn to by the applicant and shall include such information as the registrar may require by rule. (B) The registrar shall issue a construction equipment auction license to any a...

...(A) The registrar of motor vehicles shall, except as provided in division (B) of this section, deny the application of any person for a construction equipment auction license or may revoke a license previously issued if the registrar finds that the person: (1) Is not eligible for the license pursuant to section 4517.16 of the Revised Code; (2) Has made any false statement of a material fact in the application; ...

...(A) A construction equipment auction licensee may sell at auction large construction or transportation equipment and shall do all of the following: (1) Have title present for all vehicles to be sold by auction; (2) Except as provided in division (B) of this section, sell, at auction, only vehicles with a gross vehicle weight rating of more than ten thousand pounds; (3) File with the bureau of motor vehicles ...

...(A) No motor vehicle wholesaler shall: (1) Sell, offer for sale, or display for sale at wholesale a motor vehicle, when the motor vehicle wholesaler has reasonable cause to believe that the odometer of the motor vehicle has been changed, tampered with, or disconnected to reflect a lesser mileage or use, unless the motor vehicle wholesaler first gives clear and unequivocal notice of the odometer's altered condition; ...

...(A) No motor vehicle dealer licensed under Chapter 4517. of the Revised Code shall do any of the following: (1) Directly or indirectly, solicit the sale of a motor vehicle through a pecuniarily interested person other than a salesperson in the employ of the licensed dealer; (2) Pay any commission or compensation in any form to any person in connection with the sale of a motor vehicle unless the person is a salesp...

...(A) No motor vehicle auction owner licensed under Chapter 4517. of the Revised Code shall: (1) Engage in the sale of motor vehicles at retail from the same licensed location; (2) Knowingly permit the auctioning of a motor vehicle if the motor vehicle auction owner has reasonable cause to believe it is not being offered for sale by the legal owner of the motor vehicle; (3) Knowingly permit the sale of a motor...

...(A) As used in this section: (1) "General market area" means the contiguous geographical area established by a motor vehicle show sponsor that is based upon the size of the show and that does not unreasonably exclude any licensed new motor vehicle dealer. (2) "Gross vehicle weight rating" means the maximum weight while loaded at which a motor vehicle can safely operate as rated by its manufacturer. (3) "Livesto...

...(A) As used in this section: (1) "Charitable or civic purpose" means either of the following: (a) A purpose described in section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code; (b) A benevolent, philanthropic, patriotic, educational, humane, scientific, public health, environmental conservation, or civic objective, or any objective that benefits law enforcement personnel, firefighters, or other persons who protect the pub...

...(A) Any licensed motor vehicle dealer, motor vehicle leasing dealer, or distributor shall notify the registrar of motor vehicles concerning any change in status as a dealer, motor vehicle leasing dealer, or distributor during the period for which the dealer, or distributor is licensed, if the change of status concerns any of the following: (1) Personnel of owners, partners, officers, or directors; (2) Locatio...