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...(A) The motor vehicle salvage dealer's licensing board shall adopt rules prescribing the physical characteristics of facilities used by motor vehicle salvage dealers, salvage motor vehicle auctions, and salvage motor vehicle pools, which shall include requirements for fencing or otherwise screening the view of the facilities to at least the extent required for junkyards by sections 4737.07 and 4737.09 of the R...

...The motor vehicle salvage dealer's licensing board shall hear appeals which may be taken from an order of the registrar of motor vehicles, refusing to issue a license. All appeals from any order of the registrar refusing to issue any license upon proper application made must be taken within thirty days from the date of the order, or the order is final and conclusive. All appeals from orders of the registrar must be ...

...ies shall assist the registrar of motor vehicles upon the registrar's request and shall assist the motor vehicle salvage dealer's licensing board upon its request in enforcing sections 4738.01 to 4738.16 of the Revised Code, and in prosecuting and defending proceedings under such sections. (B) Upon the written request of the registrar of motor vehicles or the motor vehicle salvage dealer's licensing board, or upon t...

...n for the use of the registrar of motor vehicles, the motor vehicle salvage dealer's licensing board, and municipal police officers, county sheriffs, and officers of the state highway patrol. No person shall divulge any information contained in such applications and acquired by him in his official capacity under this section except: (A) In a report to the registrar or the board; (B) When called upon to testify in a...

...(A) The motor vehicle salvage dealer's licensing board shall make rules requiring motor vehicle salvage dealers, salvage motor vehicle auctions, and salvage motor vehicle pools to keep records of transactions involving purchase or sale of salvage motor vehicles or parts and may require the records to be kept for a reasonable length of time. (B) No motor vehicle salvage dealer, salvage motor vehicle pool, or salvage ...

...r who receives dismantled salvage motor vehicles, used motor vehicles, or motor vehicle parts as scrap metal for the purpose of recycling the motor vehicles or parts for their metallic content, the end product of which is the production of material for recycling and remelting purposes for mills, foundries, smelters, and refiners. (B) A scrap metal processor who receives a motor vehicle from the owner described on th...

... who is not licensed as a salvage motor vehicle auction or salvage motor vehicle pool shall engage in the business of selling salvage motor vehicle parts or salvage motor vehicles at wholesale. (B)(1) Any person licensed as a salvage motor vehicle dealer under this chapter may sell salvage motor vehicle parts or salvage motor vehicles at wholesale. (2) Notwithstanding division (A) of this section, a person may sell...

...e state, through the registrar of motor vehicles, in accordance with this chapter, is the sole regulator for the registration, licensing, and regulation of motor vehicle salvage dealers. This section does not preempt the enforcement by local authorities of local zoning, health, or safety codes or laws.

...The motor vehicle salvage dealer's licensing board shall comply with section 4776.20 of the Revised Code.

...(A) Whoever violates section 4738.02 or 4738.03 of the Revised Code is guilty of a misdemeanor of the second degree on a first offense; on each subsequent offense, such person is guilty of a misdemeanor of the first degree. (B) Whoever violates section 4738.01, sections 4738.04 to 4738.13, or division (B) of section 4738.16 of the Revised Code is guilty of a misdemeanor of the fourth degree. (C) Whoever violates se...

...As used in this chapter: (A) "Motor vehicle" has the same meaning as in section 4501.01 of the Revised Code. (B) "Collision" means an occurrence in which two or more objects, whether mobile or stationary, contact one another in a manner that causes the alteration of the surface, structure, or appearance, whether separately or collectively, of an object that is party to the occurrence. (C) "Collision repair" ...

...(A) No person shall act as a motor vehicle collision repair operator or motor vehicle window tint operator unless the person is registered in accordance with this chapter. (B) Any person or entity that conducts or attempts to conduct business as a motor vehicle collision repair operator or motor vehicle window tint operator in violation of this chapter performs an unfair and deceptive act or practice in violat...

...(A) There is hereby created the motor vehicle repair board consisting of seven members appointed by the governor, with the advice and consent of the senate. Each member of the board shall be a resident of the state. Five members shall be motor vehicle collision repair operators. One member shall possess expertise in motor vehicle mechanical repair, and one member shall be a representative of the public who has ...

...(A) The motor vehicle repair board shall do all of the following: (1) Adopt rules in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code as necessary to carry out the purposes of this chapter. The rules shall include requirements for the type of liability insurance required under division (A) of section 4775.07 of the Revised Code. The rules shall permit the use of an insurance policy issued by any insurer autho...

...(A) The motor vehicle repair board shall appoint an individual who is not a member of the board as a full-time employee of the board to serve as the executive director of the board. The executive director shall serve at the pleasure and direction of the board. The director of administrative services shall establish the executive director's salary in a pay range as provided in division (J) of section 124.15 of t...

...o the executive director and the motor vehicle repair board the name and address of any motor vehicle repair operator that the officer has reasonable grounds to believe is operating in violation of this chapter, and shall notify the operator of the suspected violation. The report shall be based on investigation practices and procedures approved by the board. Within sixty days after notification is sent, an enf...

...on required to be registered as a motor vehicle repair operator shall apply to the motor vehicle repair board upon forms prescribed by the board. The forms shall contain sufficient information to identify the applicant, including name, address, state tax identification number, and any other identifying data prescribed by rule of the board. If the applicant is a partnership, identifying data as prescribed by the board...

...ial and annual renewal fee for a motor vehicle repair registration certificate and for a temporary motor vehicle repair registration certificate is one hundred fifty dollars for each business location at which the motor vehicle repair operator conducts business as an operator, except that the motor vehicle repair board, with the approval of the controlling board, may establish fees in excess of or less than tha...

...er 119. of the Revised Code, the motor vehicle repair board may refuse to issue or renew a registration certificate or may determine whether to waive a suspension of a registration certificate as provided in division (D) of section 4775.07 of the Revised Code. (2) Within ten days after receipt of an abstract from a county court judge, mayor of a mayor's court, or clerk of a court of record indicating a violat...

...(A) A motor vehicle repair operator who substantially complies with the requirements of this chapter for registration as a motor vehicle repair operator and who is making a good faith effort toward achieving compliance with all requirements of this chapter may obtain a temporary motor vehicle repair registration certificate. Following the application of, and payment of a fee by a motor vehicle repair operator, ...

...of persons engaged in business as motor vehicle repair operators in a manner corresponding to the provisions of this chapter. This chapter does not preempt any local law adopted or enacted prior to December 18, 1997, for motor vehicle collision repair operators or the effective date of this amendment for motor vehicle window tint operators, or that may require registration or licensure as a component of imposing...

...e Revised Code has occurred, the motor vehicle repair board, in addition to any other action it may take or any other penalty imposed pursuant to this chapter, may impose an administrative fine on the person or entity that committed the violation in an amount of not more than one thousand dollars on a first offense. On each subsequent offense, the board may impose an administrative fine of not less than one th...