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 4549.49 | 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 […]
Section 4549.51 | Remedies.
Effective: September 6, 1977 Latest Legislation: Senate Bill 78 – 112th General Assembly The remedies under sections 4549.41 to 4549.51 of the Revised Code are in addition to remedies otherwise available for the same conduct under federal, state, or local law.
Section 4549.52 | Criminal Action to Enforce Odometer Violations.
Effective: January 1, 2004 Latest Legislation: Senate Bill 123 – 124th General Assembly The prosecuting attorney of the county in which a violation of any provision of sections 4549.41 to 4549.51 of the Revised Code occurs, or the attorney general, may bring a criminal action to enforce the provisions of sections 4549.41 to 4549.51 of […]
Section 4549.61 | Tampering With Identifying Numbers Definitions.
Effective: March 28, 1985 Latest Legislation: House Bill 632 – 115th General Assembly As used in sections 4549.61 to 4549.63 of the Revised Code, “vehicle identification number or derivative thereof” means any number or derivative of such a number that is embossed, engraved, etched, or otherwise marked on any vehicle or vehicle part by the […]
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 […]