Section 4505.072
(A) The owner of a motor vehicle seeking to obtain a certificate of title indicating that the motor vehicle is a replica motor vehicle shall do all of the following:
(1) Have that motor vehicle inspected by the state highway patrol in the manner specified in section 4505.111 of the Revised Code and obtain an inspection report from the state highway patrol;
(2) Obtain a signed written statement from a person or nonprofit corporation with expertise in historical motor vehicles that the owner's motor vehicle reasonably replicates the make, model, and model year of motor vehicle that the owner is intending to replicate;
(3) Sign the written statement and have it notarized by a notary public.
(B) When a clerk of a court of common pleas issues a physical or electronic certificate of title for a replica motor vehicle, the certificate of title shall indicate that the motor vehicle is a replica motor vehicle.
When a clerk of a court of common pleas issues a duplicate certificate of title or memorandum certificate of title for a replica motor vehicle, that certificate of title shall be identical to the existing certificate of title.
Prior to issuance of the certificate of title, the owner of the replica motor vehicle shall surrender to the clerk any existing certificate of title, a copy of the inspection report, and the signed notarized written statement described in division (A) of this section.
(C)(1) Upon compliance with divisions (A) and (B) of this section and payment of the fee prescribed in section 4505.09 of the Revised Code, the clerk shall issue to the owner a certificate of title that complies with this section.
(2) The clerk shall use reasonable care in performing the duties imposed on the clerk by this section in issuing a certificate of title pursuant to this section, but the clerk is not liable for any of the clerk's errors or omissions or those of the clerk's deputies, or the automated title processing system in the performance of those duties.
(D)(1) The registrar of motor vehicles shall ensure that the certificate of title of a replica motor vehicle issued under this section complies with all of the following:
(a) It is in the same form as the original certificate of title.
(b) It displays the word "REPLICA" in black boldface letters on its face.
(c) It includes the make, model, and model year of motor vehicle that the owner is intending the motor vehicle to replicate.
(d) It includes the year the replica motor vehicle was constructed, assembled, or modified.
(2) The registrar shall determine the exact location on the face of the certificate of title of the word "REPLICA," the make, model, and model year of motor vehicle the owner is intending to replicate, and the year the replica motor vehicle was constructed, assembled, or modified. The registrar shall develop an automated procedure within the automated title processing system for purposes of this section.
(3) Every memorandum certificate of title or duplicate certificate of title issued for a replica motor vehicle for which a certificate of title has been issued under this section shall display the same information as is required under division (D)(1) of this section.
Any subsequent certificate of title issued for a replica motor vehicle for which a certificate of title has been issued under this section shall display the same information as is required under division (D)(1) of this section.
(E)(1) The owner of a replica motor vehicle who titles that vehicle as a replica motor vehicle under this section shall obtain replica license plates and comply with the requirements of section 4503.183 of the Revised Code.
(2) The owner of a replica motor vehicle who does not title that motor vehicle as a replica motor vehicle under this section is not required to obtain replica motor vehicle license plates and comply with the requirements of section 4503.183 of the Revised Code. Such an owner is subject to the general registration requirements of Chapter 4503., the titling requirements of Chapter 4505., and the equipment requirements of Chapter 4513. of the Revised Code.
Last updated April 30, 2025 at 10:36 AM
Available Versions of this Section
- December 27, 2025 – Enacted by House Bill 54 - 136th General Assembly [ View December 27, 2025 Version ]