Section 4549.62 | Offenses With Purpose to Conceal or Destroy Identity.
Effective: July 1, 2007 Latest Legislation: House Bill 241 – 126th General Assembly (A) No person, with purpose to conceal or destroy the identity of a vehicle or vehicle part, shall remove, deface, cover, alter, or destroy any vehicle identification number or derivative of a vehicle identification number on a vehicle or vehicle part. (B) […]
Section 4549.63 | Seizing Vehicle Part.
Effective: July 1, 2007 Latest Legislation: House Bill 241 – 126th General Assembly (A) A law enforcement officer may seize and take possession of a vehicle or vehicle part if the officer has probable cause to believe that any vehicle identification number or derivative thereof on the vehicle or part has been removed, defaced, covered, […]
Section 4549.65 | Immunity.
Effective: January 15, 2020 Latest Legislation: House Bill 166 – 133rd General Assembly (A) As used in this section: (1) “Motor vehicle leasing dealer” has the meaning set forth in division (M) of section 4517.01 of the Revised Code. (2) “Motor vehicle renting dealer” means any person engaged in the business of regularly making available, […]
Section 4549.45 | Written Notice of Tampering or Nonfunction.
Effective: January 1, 2004 Latest Legislation: Senate Bill 123 – 124th General Assembly (A) No person shall transfer a motor vehicle if the person knows or recklessly disregards facts indicating that the odometer of the motor vehicle has been changed, tampered with, or disconnected, or has been in any other manner nonfunctional, to reflect a […]
Section 4549.451 | Auctioneer’s Statement of Disconnected or Nonfunctional Odometer.
Effective: January 1, 2004 Latest Legislation: Senate Bill 123 – 124th General Assembly (A) No auctioneer licensed under Chapter 4707. of the Revised Code shall advertise for sale by means of any written advertisement, brochure, flyer, or other writing, any motor vehicle the auctioneer knows or has reason to believe has an odometer that has […]
Section 4549.46 | Written Odometer Disclosure Statement.
Effective: January 1, 2004 Latest Legislation: Senate Bill 123 – 124th General Assembly (A) No transferor shall fail to provide the true and complete odometer disclosures required by section 4505.06 of the Revised Code. The transferor of a motor vehicle is not in violation of this division requiring a true odometer reading if the odometer […]
Section 4549.47 | Attorney General Investigations.
Effective: September 6, 1977 Latest Legislation: Senate Bill 78 – 112th General Assembly (A) If by his own inquiries or as a result of complaints, the attorney general has reason to believe that a person has engaged, is engaging, or is preparing to engage, in a violation of sections 4549.41 to 4549.46 of the Revised […]
Section 4549.48 | Injunctions.
Effective: March 19, 1987 Latest Legislation: House Bill 382 – 116th General Assembly (A) Whenever it appears that a person has violated, is violating, or is about to violate any provision of sections 4549.41 to 4549.46 of the Revised Code, the attorney general may bring an action in the court of common pleas to enjoin […]
Section 4549.49 | Liability to Transferee Subsequent to Violation.
Effective: September 6, 1977 Latest Legislation: Senate Bill 78 – 112th General Assembly (A) Any person who violates any requirement imposed by sections 4549.41 to 4549.46 of the Revised Code is liable to any transferee of the motor vehicle subsequent to the violation, in an amount equal to: (1) Three times the amount of actual […]
Section 4549.50 | Revocation or Denial of License or Permit as Motor Vehicle Dealer.
Effective: March 19, 1987 Latest Legislation: House Bill 382 – 116th General Assembly 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, salesman, or auction owner under Chapter 4517. of the Revised Code, is prima-facie evidence of intent […]