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Title 45, Title 45. Motor Vehicles-Aeronautics-Watercraft

23 chapters · 1,311 sections in this title.

All chapters in Title 451,311 Ch 4503, Chapter 4503 | Licensing Of Motor Ve…350 Ch 4511, Chapter 4511 | Traffic Laws - Operat…171 Ch 4513, Chapter 4513 | Traffic Laws - Equipm…83 Ch 4509, Chapter 4509 | Financial Responsibility81 Ch 4582, Chapter 4582 | Port Authorities72 Ch 4517, Chapter 4517 | Motor Vehicle Dealers…65 Ch 4510, Chapter 4510 | Driver's License Susp…58 Ch 4507, Chapter 4507 | Driver's License Law57 Ch 4501, Chapter 4501 | Motor Vehicles - Defi…49 Ch 4519, Chapter 4519 | Special Vehicles48 Ch 4505, Chapter 4505 | Certificate Of Motor …42 Ch 4561, Chapter 4561 | Aeronautics42 Ch 4549, Chapter 4549 | Motor Vehicle Crimes37 Ch 4506, Chapter 4506 | Commercial Driver's L…30

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Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 4504.02 Purpose of levy
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For the purpose of paying the costs of enforcing and administering the tax provided for in this section; and for planning, constructing, improving, maintaining, and repairing public roads, highways, and streets; maintaining and repairing bridges and viaducts; paying the county's …
Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 4504.021 Repeal of county permissive tax adopted as emergency measure
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The question of repeal of a county permissive tax adopted as an emergency measure pursuant to section 4504.02, 4504.15, or 4504.16 of the Revised Code may be initiated by filing with the board of elections of the county not less than ninety days before the general election in any…
Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 4504.03 Comprehensive map of roadways of county
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The county engineer of any county levying a county motor vehicle license tax shall within ninety days after the effective date of the resolution levying the tax prepare and file with the board of county commissioners a comprehensive map of the roadways of the county, designating …
Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 4504.04 Disbursing county tax
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Any municipal corporation that is not levying a municipal motor vehicle license tax under section 4504.06 of the Revised Code and that is located within a county levying a county motor vehicle license tax under section 4504.02 of the Revised Code may at any time following adoptio…

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Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 4504.05 Allocating and disbursing tax proceeds

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The moneys received from a county motor vehicle license tax shall be allocated and distributed as follows:(A) First, for payment of the costs and expenses incurred by the county in the enforcement and administration of the tax;(B) The remainder of such moneys shall be credited to…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 4504.051 Allocation of money to townships

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(A) The county motor vehicle tax moneys received under section 4504.16 of the Revised Code that arise from motor vehicles the district of registration of which is in an unincorporated area of the county may be allocated according to either of the following proceedings rather than…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 4504.06 Levy of municipal corporation

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For the purpose of paying the costs and expenses of enforcing and administering the tax provided for in this section; and for planning, constructing, improving, maintaining, and repairing public roads, highways, and streets; maintaining and repairing bridges and viaducts; paying …

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 4504.08 Filing resolution or ordinance levying tax with registrar of motor vehicles

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A resolution, ordinance, or other measure levying a county motor vehicle license tax, municipal motor vehicle license tax, township motor vehicle license tax, transportation improvement district motor vehicle license tax, or regional transportation improvement project motor vehic…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 4504.09 Payment at time of application for registration

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Any county, township, municipal, transportation improvement district, or regional transportation improvement project motor vehicle license tax shall be paid to the registrar of motor vehicles or to a deputy registrar at the time application for registration of a motor vehicle as …

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 4504.10 Preemption of right to levy

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Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, the levy of any excise, license, income, or property tax by the state or by any political subdivision thereof shall not be construed as preempting the power of a county to levy a county motor vehicle license tax pursuant to section 45…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 4504.11 No liability of county for road defects

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Nothing in Chapter 4504. of the Revised Code shall be construed as imposing liability upon a county for injury to persons or property as a result of any defect in a street or county road within a municipal corporation in any case where the municipal corporation has primary respon…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 4504.12 No fee or tax on ridesharing arrangement

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As used in this section, "ridesharing arrangement" means the transportation of persons in a motor vehicle where such transportation is incidental to another purpose of a volunteer driver and includes ridesharing arrangements known as carpools, vanpools, and buspools.No charter co…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 4504.15 Supplemental county license tax

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For the purpose of paying the costs of enforcing and administering the tax provided for in this section; for the various purposes stated in section 4504.02 of the Revised Code; and to supplement revenue already available for those purposes, any county may, by resolution adopted b…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 4504.16 Second supplemental county license tax

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For the purpose of paying the costs of enforcing and administering the tax provided for in this section; for the various purposes stated in section 4504.02 of the Revised Code; and to supplement revenue already available for those purposes, any county that currently levies the ta…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 4504.17 Supplemental municipal license tax starting 4-1-89

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For the purpose of paying the costs and expenses of enforcing and administering the tax provided for in this section; to supplement revenue already available to municipal corporations under section 4504.04, 4504.06, 4504.171, or 4504.172 of the Revised Code, and to provide additi…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 4504.171 Supplemental municipal license tax starting 4-1-91

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For the purpose of paying the costs and expenses of enforcing and administering the tax provided for in this section; to supplement revenue already available to municipal corporations under section 4504.04, 4504.06, 4504.17, or 4504.172 of the Revised Code, and to provide additio…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 4504.172 Supplemental municipal license tax

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For the purpose of paying the costs and expenses of enforcing and administering the tax provided for in this section; to supplement revenue already available to municipal corporations under section 4504.04, 4504.06, 4504.17, or 4507.171 of the Revised Code, and to provide additio…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 4504.173 Authority to levy license tax for operation of motor vehicles

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(A)(1) The legislative authority of a municipal corporation may levy an annual license tax upon the operation of motor vehicles on the public roads and highways in that municipal corporation for any authorized purpose. A tax levied under this section is in addition to the tax lev…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 4504.18 Supplemental township license tax

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For the purpose of paying the costs and expenses of enforcing and administering the tax provided for in this section; for the construction, reconstruction, improvement, maintenance, and repair of township roads, bridges, and culverts; for purchasing, erecting, and maintaining tra…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 4504.181 Authority to levy tax for operation of motor vehicles

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(A)(1) The board of township trustees of a township may, by resolution, levy an annual license tax upon the operation of motor vehicles on the public roads and highways in the unincorporated territory of the township for any authorized purpose. A tax levied under this section is …

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 4504.19 County auditor's payments to townships

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Upon receipt by the county auditor of moneys pursuant to section 4501.043 of the Revised Code, the county auditor shall pay into the treasury of each township in the county levying a township motor vehicle license tax the portion of such money due the township as shown by the cer…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 4504.20 Exempting noncommercial trailers not exceeding 1,000 pounds

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The legislative authority of a municipal corporation, county, or township levying or proposing to levy a municipal, county, or township motor vehicle license tax pursuant to this chapter may, by ordinance or resolution, exempt noncommercial trailers weighing one thousand pounds o…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 4504.201 Taxation of commercial cars or buses taxed under the IRP

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No commercial car that is taxed under division (A) of section 4503.65 of the Revised Code, and no commercial bus that is taxed under division (B) of section 4503.65 of the Revised Code, is subject to a tax established under section 4504.02, 4504.06, 4504.15, 4504.16, 4504.17, 450…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 4504.21 Levying transportation improvement district license tax

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(A) For the purpose of paying the costs and expenses of enforcing and administering the tax provided for in this section; for planning, constructing, reconstructing, improving, maintaining, and repairing roads, bridges, and culverts; for purchasing, erecting, and maintaining traf…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 4504.22 Annual license tax upon the operation of motor vehicles on public roads in counties participating in regional transportation improvement project

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(A) As used in this section: (1) "Business" means a sole proprietorship, a corporation for profit, or a pass-through entity as defined in section 5733.04 of the Revised Code. (2) "Owner" means a partner of a partnership, a member of a limited liability company, a majority shareho…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 4504.24 County tax upon operation of motor vehicles on public roads and highways

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(A)(1) The board of county commissioners of a county may, by resolution, levy an annual license tax upon the operation of motor vehicles on the public roads and highways in that county for any authorized purpose. A tax levied under this section is in addition to the tax levied by…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 4505.01 Certificate of motor vehicle title law definitions

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(A) As used in this chapter: "Buyer" and "transferee" mean the applicant for a certificate of title. "Certificate of title" and "title" include an electronic certificate of title, unless otherwise specified. "Electronic certificate of title" means an electronic record stored in t…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 4505.02 Duties of registrar of motor vehicles

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The registrar of motor vehicles shall issue rules as the registrar determines necessary to ensure uniform and orderly operation of this chapter and to ensure that the identification of each applicant for a certificate of title is reasonably accurate. The clerks of the courts of c…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 4505.021 Entering certificate of title information into automated system without issuing physical certificate

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The owner of a motor vehicle shall apply for a certificate of title for the vehicle when required by this chapter, but, except as otherwise specifically required in this chapter, the owner may elect whether or not to have the clerk of the court of common pleas to whom the certifi…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 4505.022 Administrative rules for electronic applications

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The registrar of motor vehicles may adopt rules pursuant to Chapter 119. of the Revised Code to allow a motor vehicle auction owner licensed under section 4517.07 of the Revised Code to file an application for a certificate of title in an electronic manner approved by the registr…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 4505.03 Certificate of title

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No person, except as provided in sections 4505.032 and 4505.05 of the Revised Code, shall sell or otherwise dispose of a motor vehicle without delivering to the buyer or transferee of it a certificate of title with an assignment on it as is necessary to show title in the buyer or…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 4505.031 Sale or disposal of vehicles involving minors

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(A)(1) No minor under eighteen years of age shall sell or otherwise dispose of a motor vehicle or purchase or otherwise acquire a motor vehicle unless the application for a certificate of title is accompanied by a form prescribed by the registrar of motor vehicles that includes a…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 4505.032 Certificate of title assignment to a motor vehicle dealer when no physical title has been issued

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If a person owns a motor vehicle for which a physical certificate of title has not been issued by a clerk of a court of common pleas and the person transfers the motor vehicle, the person is not required to obtain a physical certificate of title to the motor vehicle in order to t…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 4505.04 Certificate of title as evidence of ownership - harm to leased motor vehicle

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(A) No person acquiring a motor vehicle from its owner, whether the owner is a manufacturer, importer, dealer, or any other person, shall acquire any right, title, claim, or interest in or to the motor vehicle until there is issued to the person a certificate of title to the moto…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 4505.05 Manufacturer's or importer's certificate

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No manufacturer, importer, dealer, or other person shall sell or otherwise dispose of a new motor vehicle to a dealer to be used by the dealer for purposes of display and resale, without delivering to the dealer a manufacturer's or importer's certificate executed in accordance wi…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 4505.06 Application for certificate of title

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(A)(1) Application for a certificate of title shall be made in a form prescribed by the registrar of motor vehicles and shall be sworn to before a notary public or other officer empowered to administer oaths. The application shall be filed with the clerk of any court of common pl…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 4505.061 Physical inspection certificate of motor vehicle last previously registered in another state

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(A) If the application for a certificate of title refers to a motor vehicle last previously registered in another state, the application shall be accompanied by a physical inspection certificate issued by the registrar of motor vehicles. A physical inspection of a motor vehicle s…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 4505.062 Use of term sworn to in casual sales

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Notwithstanding any general requirement in this chapter to the effect that an application for a certificate of title to a motor vehicle shall be "sworn to" or shall be "sworn to before a notary public or other officer empowered to administer oaths," that requirement shall apply o…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 4505.063 Motor vehicle dealer transfers

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Notwithstanding any provision of the Revised Code to the contrary that requires a document to be "sworn to before" or "signed in the presence of" a notary or other officer empowered to administer oaths, when a motor vehicle dealer licensed under Chapter 4517. of the Revised Code …

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 4505.07 Forms for certificates and applications

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(A) A physical certificate of title shall be printed upon a special paper with a secure printing process or other secure process, for the printing of motor vehicle titles, as required by section 2 of the "Truth in Mileage Act of 1986," 100 Stat. 3309, 15 U.S.C.A. 1901 et seq. An …

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 4505.071 Licensed motor vehicle dealer power of attorney

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(A)(1) Notwithstanding section 1337.06 of the Revised Code, a licensed motor vehicle dealer involved in a title transfer, or the employee or agent of the licensed motor vehicle dealer, may be granted power of attorney by the principal to become the principal's attorney in fact. (…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 4505.072 Replica motor vehicle certificate of title

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(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 t…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 4505.08 Issuance of physical certificate of title

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(A) When the clerk of a court of common pleas issues a physical certificate of title, the clerk shall issue the certificate of title on a form and in a manner prescribed by the registrar of motor vehicles. The clerk shall file a copy of the physical evidence for the creation of t…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 4505.09 Certificate of title fees - funds

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(A)(1) The clerk of a court of common pleas shall charge and retain fees as follows: (a) Five dollars for each certificate of title that is not applied for within thirty days after the later of the assignment or delivery of the motor vehicle described in it. The entire fee shall …

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 4505.10 Certificate of title when ownership changed by operation of law

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(A) In the event of the transfer of ownership of a motor vehicle by operation of law, as upon inheritance, devise, bequest, order in bankruptcy, insolvency, replevin, or execution sale, a motor vehicle is sold to satisfy storage or repair charges, or repossession is had upon defa…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 4505.101 Certificate of title to unclaimed motor vehicle

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(A)(1) Any repair garage or place of storage in which a motor vehicle with a value of less than three thousand five hundred dollars has been left unclaimed for fifteen days or more following completion of the requested repair or the agreed term of storage shall send a notice to r…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 4505.102 Issuance of certificate in pawnbroker's name - procedure

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(A) If a pawnbroker licensed under Chapter 4727. of the Revised Code makes a loan that is secured by a motor vehicle, watercraft, or outboard motor and has taken possession of the motor vehicle, watercraft, or outboard motor and the certificate of title to the motor vehicle, wate…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 4505.103 Salvage certificate of title

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(A) As used in this section: (1) "Authorized entity" means any business with which a person entered into an agreement for the repair of a motor vehicle, any for-hire motor carrier that tows motor vehicles, or any place to which such a for-hire motor carrier delivers a towed motor…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 4505.104 Obtaining certificate of title to unclaimed motor vehicle

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(A) A towing service or storage facility that is in possession of a motor vehicle may obtain a certificate of title to the vehicle as provided in division (B) of this section if all of the following apply: (1) The motor vehicle was towed or stored pursuant to section 4513.60, 451…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 4505.11 Surrender and cancellation of certificate of title - issuance of salvage or rebuilt salvage certificate of title

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This section shall also apply to all-purpose vehicles and off-highway motorcycles as defined in section 4519.01 of the Revised Code. (A) Each owner of a motor vehicle and each person mentioned as owner in the last certificate of title, when the motor vehicle is dismantled, destro…