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Ohio Rev Code § 1345.46 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 13 | Commercial Transactions|Chapter 1345 | Consumer Sales Practices|Section 1345.46 | Buyer to Deliver Goods or Evidence of Membership to Seller After Cancellation.

Effective: July 26, 1984|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 198 - 115th General Assembly|Within twenty days after a prepaid entertainment contract has been canceled pursuant to sections 1345.41 to 1345.50 of the Revised Code, the buyer upon demand must deliver to the seller any evidence of membership or other goods provided to the buyer by the seller pursuant to the contract. The buyer may deliver evidence of membership or other goods provided under the contract by certified mail, manual delivery, or other personal delivery. The goods shall not be diminished in quantity nor subjected to unreasonable wear or use. If the seller fails to demand possession of the goods within twenty days of the buyer's notice of cancellation, the goods become the property of the buyer without obligation to pay for them. The buyer has the duty to take reasonable care of the goods in his possession before cancellation and twenty days thereafter, during which time the goods are otherwise at the seller's risk.
Ohio Rev Code § 1345.47 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 13 | Commercial Transactions|Chapter 1345 | Consumer Sales Practices|Section 1345.47 | Defenses of Buyer Against Holder in Due Course.

Effective: August 19, 1994|Latest Legislation:  Senate Bill 147 - 120th General Assembly|Notwithstanding section 1303.35 of the Revised Code, a buyer who executes a prepaid entertainment contract or a note in connection with such a contract may assert as a defense to a claim by a holder in due course, as defined in section 1303.32 of the Revised Code, any defense that the buyer may assert against the seller of the prepaid entertainment contract.
Ohio Rev Code § 1345.48 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 13 | Commercial Transactions|Chapter 1345 | Consumer Sales Practices|Section 1345.48 | Deceptive Acts or Practices - Damages.

Effective: September 22, 1976|Latest Legislation:  Senate Bill 157 - 111th General Assembly|(A) Failure to comply with sections 1345.41 to 1345.50 of the Revised Code constitutes a deceptive act or practice in connection with a consumer transaction in violation of section 1345.02 of the Revised Code.(B) If the seller of a prepaid entertainment contract fails to comply with division (D) (4) (a) of section 1345.44 of the Revised Code, the buyer may recover the amount of money due to him under that section and, in addition, may recover damages in an amount equal to the amount of money due to him and reasonable attorney's fees.
Ohio Rev Code § 1345.49 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 13 | Commercial Transactions|Chapter 1345 | Consumer Sales Practices|Section 1345.49 | Buyer's Waiver Void.

Effective: September 22, 1976|Latest Legislation:  Senate Bill 157 - 111th General Assembly|Any waiver by the buyer of the provisions of sections 1345.41 to 1345.50 of the Revised Code is contrary to public policy and is void.
Ohio Rev Code § 1345.50 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 13 | Commercial Transactions|Chapter 1345 | Consumer Sales Practices|Section 1345.50 | Remedies.

Effective: September 22, 1976|Latest Legislation:  Senate Bill 157 - 111th General Assembly|The remedies provided in sections 1345.41 to 1345.50 of the Revised Code are in addition to remedies otherwise available under state or local law.
Ohio Rev Code § 1345.51 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 13 | Commercial Transactions|Chapter 1345 | Consumer Sales Practices|Section 1345.51 | Consumer Protection Enforcement Fund.

Effective: September 30, 2011|Latest Legislation:  Senate Bill 84 - 129th General Assembly|There is hereby created in the state treasury the consumer protection enforcement fund. The fund shall include civil penalties ordered pursuant to divisions (A) and (D) of section 1345.07 of the Revised Code and paid as provided in division (G) of that section, all civil penalties assessed under division (A) of section 1349.192 of the Revised Code, all costs awarded to the attorney general and all penalties imposed under section 4549.48 of the Revised Code, and all money unclaimed under section 4549.50 of the Revised Code. The money in the consumer protection enforcement fund shall be used for the sole purpose of paying expenses incurred by the consumer protection section of the office of the attorney general.
Ohio Rev Code § 1345.52 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 13 | Commercial Transactions|Chapter 1345 | Consumer Sales Practices|Section 1345.52 | Title Defect Recision Fund.

Effective: March 23, 2015|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 318 - 130th General Assembly|There is hereby created in the state treasury the title defect recision fund. The fund shall consist of money collected under section 4505.09 of the Revised Code when a motor vehicle dealer is issued a certificate of title, money collected under section 4517.10 of the Revised Code when the registrar of motor vehicles grants the initial application of a person for a license as a motor vehicle dealer or motor vehicle leasing dealer, money collected under division (L) of section 4517.22 of the Revised Code, money paid to the attorney general by motor vehicle dealers under division (A)(2) of section 4505.181 of the Revised Code for deposit into the fund, the proceeds of all sales conducted and collections obtained by the attorney general under division (E) of that section, and any recoveries to the fund obtained by the attorney general in actions filed under section 1345.07 of the Revised Code for violations of section 4505.181 of the Revised Code.Money in the fund shall be used solely for maintaining and administering the fund, providing restitution or other remedies pursuant to division (E)(1) or (F) of section 4505.181 of the Revised Code to retail purchasers of motor vehicles who suffer damages due to failure of a motor vehicle dealer or person acting on behalf of such a dealer to comply with that section, and pursuit of deficiencies in the fund caused by the failure of motor vehicle dealers to comply with divisions (A), (B), and (G) of that section. The attorney general may adopt rules governing the maintenance and administration of the fund.
Ohio Rev Code § 1345.61 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 13 | Commercial Transactions|Chapter 1345 | Consumer Sales Practices|Section 1345.61 | Invention Development Services Definitions.

Effective: March 28, 1985|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 385 - 115th General Assembly|As used in sections 1345.61 to 1345.68 of the Revised Code:(A) "Contract for invention development services" means a contract by which an invention developer undertakes invention development services for a customer.(B) "Customer" means any person who enters into a contract for invention development services regarding an invention, except any person, other than an individual, who purchases invention development services as an adjunct to the traditional commercial enterprises in which it engages as a livelihood. "Customer" does not include a corporation.(C) "Invention development services" means any act, including the evaluation, perfecting, marketing, brokering, or promoting of an invention, that is done by or for an invention developer in connection with the procurement or attempted procurement by the invention developer of a licensee or buyer of an intellectual property right in the invention.(D) "Invention developer" means any person who offers to perform or performs for a customer any invention development services. "Invention developer" does not include any of the following:(1) Any department or agency of the federal, state, or a local government;(2) Any nonprofit, charitable, scientific, or educational organization that is tax exempt under section 501(a) and described in section 501(c)(3), or described in section 170(b)(1)(A), of the "Internal Revenue Code of 1954," 68A Stat. 3, 26 U.S.C. 1, as amended, or any nonprofit, scientific, or educational organization qualified under a state nonprofit organization statute;(3) Any attorney acting within the scope of the attorney's professional license;(4) Any person duly registered before the United States patent and trademark office acting within the scope of that person's professional license;(5) Any person who does not charge a fee for invention development services other than any payment made from a portion of the income received by a customer by virtue of invention development services performed by the person. For the purposes of this division, "fee" includes any payment made by the customer to the person including reimbursement for expenditures made or costs incurred by the person.(E) "Invention" means a discovery, process, machine, design, formulation, product, concept, or idea, or any combination of them, whether patentable or not.
Ohio Rev Code § 1345.62 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 13 | Commercial Transactions|Chapter 1345 | Consumer Sales Practices|Section 1345.62 | Invention Development Services Contracts.

Effective: March 28, 1985|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 385 - 115th General Assembly|(A) Every contract for invention development services shall be in writing and is subject to sections 1345.61 to 1345.68 of the Revised Code. The invention developer shall give a copy of the written contract to the customer at the time the customer signs the contract.(B) The invention developer shall provide in writing a description of the services to be performed pursuant to each contract. At the time the customer signs the contract, it shall state the fees and other consideration, if any, that may be required of the customer.(C) Any contract for invention development services signed by the invention developer and the customer may be revoked by either party prior to the expiration of a four working day period commencing on the date on which the customer and the invention developer sign the contract.(D) The invention developer or the customer may revoke the contract as follows:(1) Either the invention developer or the customer may revoke the contract by written notice to the other within four working days of the date the contract was signed by both. Written notice of revocation is effective upon the date of postmarking, if mailed, or upon receipt.(2) The invention developer upon revocation shall return to the customer any payment made on account of the performance of services specified in the contract and the customer shall return all materials and contracts submitted to him by the invention developer.
Ohio Rev Code § 1345.63 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 13 | Commercial Transactions|Chapter 1345 | Consumer Sales Practices|Section 1345.63 | Conspicuous and Legible Cover Sheet With Notice.

Effective: March 28, 1985|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 385 - 115th General Assembly|(A) Every contract for invention development services shall have a conspicuous and legible cover sheet attached to it with the following notice to the customer imprinted on the cover sheet in boldface type of not less than ten-point size, or in capital letters of a size not less than that used in a standard office typewriter:"The purchase of invention development services is a high risk expenditure. The performance of the services detailed in the contract provides no guarantee or promise of profits, or that your invention or idea will be purchased by a manufacturer. Only a very small percentage of inventions have a chance at receiving profits. An invention developer can assist you in your efforts."(B) The cover sheet notice shall contain the name, home office address, and local office address of the invention developer.(C) The cover sheet notice shall contain the items required by divisions (A) and (B) of this section and shall not contain anything except those items.
Ohio Rev Code § 1345.64 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 13 | Commercial Transactions|Chapter 1345 | Consumer Sales Practices|Section 1345.64 | Record of Contacts.

Effective: March 28, 1985|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 385 - 115th General Assembly|The invention developer shall maintain a record with respect to each contract which contains the name and address of each person to whom the customer's invention or idea is submitted, and the date of submission. The customer may request a copy of or inspect the record during normal working hours.
Ohio Rev Code § 1345.65 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 13 | Commercial Transactions|Chapter 1345 | Consumer Sales Practices|Section 1345.65 | Contract Contents.

Effective: March 28, 1985|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 385 - 115th General Assembly|Every contract for invention development services shall set forth in boldface type of not less than ten-point size, or in capital letters of a size not less than that used in a standard office typewriter, both of the following:(A) The terms and conditions of payment and contract revocation rights required by section 1345.62 of the Revised Code.(B) The name and principal place of business in Ohio of the invention developer. In the event that a substantial portion of the contractual services are to be performed outside of the state of Ohio, the name and address of the invention developer who will perform those services.
Ohio Rev Code § 1345.66 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 13 | Commercial Transactions|Chapter 1345 | Consumer Sales Practices|Section 1345.66 | Remedies.

Effective: March 28, 1985|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 385 - 115th General Assembly|(A) Any customer who is injured by a violation of sections 1345.61 to 1345.67 of the Revised Code has an action at law as provided by this section.(B) A customer has a cause of action pursuant to this division to remedy any injury caused by the invention developer arising from:(1) A violation of sections 1345.61 to 1345.67 of the Revised Code, or(2) The customer's acceptance of the invention development services contract in reliance upon any fraudulent misrepresentation or omission of material fact.
Ohio Rev Code § 1345.67 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 13 | Commercial Transactions|Chapter 1345 | Consumer Sales Practices|Section 1345.67 | Maintaining Bond.

Effective: March 28, 1985|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 385 - 115th General Assembly|(A) Every invention developer rendering or offering to render invention development services in this state shall maintain a bond in the amount of ten thousand dollars issued by a surety company that is authorized to do business in this state. The invention developer shall file a copy of the bond with the secretary of state prior to the time the invention developer first commences business in this state.(B) The bond required by division (A) of this section shall be payable in favor of the state for the benefit of any person who, after entering into a contract for invention development services with an invention developer, is damaged by fraud, dishonesty, or the failure of the invention developer to provide the invention development services required in performance of the contract. Any person claiming against the bond may maintain an action against the invention developer and the surety. The aggregate liability of the surety to all persons for all breaches of conditions of the bond provided in this section shall not exceed the amount of the bond.(C) In lieu of furnishing the bond as required by this section, the invention developer may deposit with the secretary of state a deposit in an amount equal to the required amount of the bond. The deposit may be satisfied by any of the following:(1) Certificates of deposit payable to the secretary of state issued by banks doing business in this state and insured by the federal deposit insurance corporation;(2) Investment certificates of share accounts assigned to the secretary of state and issued by a savings and loan association doing business in this state and insured by the federal savings and loan insurance corporation;(3) Cash.(D) The bond or deposit required by this section shall be canceled or returned to the invention developer two years after he ceases doing business in this state so long as no lawsuits by Ohio customers are pending against it at the time. The secretary of state shall cancel or return the bond or deposit as required by this section no later than sixty days after the invention developer gives notice of his eligibility for the cancellation and return of the bond or deposit.
Ohio Rev Code § 1345.68 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 13 | Commercial Transactions|Chapter 1345 | Consumer Sales Practices|Section 1345.68 | Effect on Other Obligations, Rights, or Remedies.

Effective: March 28, 1985|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 385 - 115th General Assembly|Sections 1345.61 to 1345.68 of the Revised Code do not annul or limit any obligations, rights, or remedies that might otherwise be applicable or available under the laws of this state.
Ohio Rev Code § 1345.73 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 13 | Commercial Transactions|Chapter 1345 | Consumer Sales Practices|Section 1345.73 | Presumptions.

Effective: September 29, 2011|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 153 - 129th General Assembly|(A) Except as provided in division (B) of this section, it shall be presumed that a reasonable number of attempts have been undertaken by the manufacturer, its dealer, or its authorized agent to conform a motor vehicle to any applicable express warranty if, during the period of one year following the date of original delivery or during the first eighteen thousand miles of operation, whichever is earlier, any of the following apply: (1) Substantially the same nonconformity has been subject to repair three or more times and either continues to exist or recurs;(2) The vehicle is out of service by reason of repair for a cumulative total of thirty or more calendar days;(3) There have been eight or more attempts to repair any nonconformity;(4) There has been at least one attempt to repair a nonconformity that results in a condition that is likely to cause death or serious bodily injury if the vehicle is driven, and the nonconformity either continues to exist or recurs.(B)(1) Any period of time described in division (A) of this section shall be extended by any period of time during which the vehicle could not be reasonably repaired due to war, invasion, civil unrest, strike, fire, flood, or natural disaster.(2) If an extension of time is necessitated under division (B)(1) of this section due to the conditions described in that division, the manufacturer shall arrange for the use of a vehicle for the consumer whose vehicle is out of service at no cost to the consumer. If the manufacturer utilizes or contracts with a motor vehicle dealer or other third party to provide the vehicle, the manufacturer shall reimburse the motor vehicle dealer or other third party at a reasonable rate for the use of the vehicle.
Ohio Rev Code § 1345.74 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 13 | Commercial Transactions|Chapter 1345 | Consumer Sales Practices|Section 1345.74 | Providing Written Statement of Rights.

Effective: September 15, 1999|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 21 - 123rd General Assembly|(A) At the time of purchase, the manufacturer, either directly or through its agent or its authorized dealer, shall provide to the consumer a written statement on a separate piece of paper, in ten-point type, all capital letters, in substantially the following form: IMPORTANT: IF THIS VEHICLE IS DEFECTIVE, YOU MAY BE ENTITLED UNDER STATE LAW TO A REPLACEMENT OR TO COMPENSATION.In the case of a leased motor vehicle, the written statement described in this division shall be provided to the consumer by the manufacturer, either directly or through the lessor, at the time of execution of the lease agreement.(B) The manufacturer or authorized dealer shall provide to the consumer, each time the motor vehicle of the consumer is returned from being serviced or repaired, a fully itemized written statement indicating all work performed on the vehicle, including, but not limited to, parts and labor as described in the rules adopted pursuant to section 1345.77 of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev Code § 1345.75 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 13 | Commercial Transactions|Chapter 1345 | Consumer Sales Practices|Section 1345.75 | Civil Action for Loss.

Effective: September 15, 1999|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 21 - 123rd General Assembly|(A) Any consumer may bring a civil action in a court of common pleas or other court of competent jurisdiction against any manufacturer if the manufacturer fails to comply with section 1345.72 of the Revised Code and, in addition to the relief to which the consumer is entitled under that section, shall be entitled to recover reasonable attorney's fees and all court costs.(B) The remedies in sections 1345.71 to 1345.78 of the Revised Code are in addition to remedies otherwise available to consumers under law.(C) Any action brought under division (A) of this section shall be commenced within five years of the date of original delivery of the motor vehicle. Any period of limitation of actions under any federal or Ohio laws with respect to any consumer shall be tolled for the period that begins on the date that a complaint is filed with an informal dispute resolution mechanism established pursuant to section 1345.77 of the Revised Code and ends on the date of the decision by the informal dispute resolution mechanism.(D) It is an affirmative defense to any claim under this section that a nonconformity is the result of abuse, neglect, or the unauthorized modification or alteration of a motor vehicle by anyone other than the manufacturer, its agent, or its authorized dealer.
Ohio Rev Code § 1345.77 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 13 | Commercial Transactions|Chapter 1345 | Consumer Sales Practices|Section 1345.77 | Establishment and Qualification of Informal Dispute Resolution Mechanism.

Effective: October 22, 1987|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 232 - 117th General Assembly|(A) The attorney general shall adopt rules for the establishment and qualification of an informal dispute resolution mechanism to provide for the resolution of warranty disputes between the consumer and the manufacturer, its agent, or its authorized dealer. The mechanism shall be under the supervision of the division of consumer protection of the office of the attorney general and shall meet or exceed the minimum requirements for an informal dispute resolution mechanism as provided by the "Magnuson-Moss Warranty Federal Trade Commission Improvement Act," 88 Stat. 2183, 15 U.S.C.A. 2301, and regulations adopted thereunder.(B) If a qualified informal dispute resolution mechanism exists and the consumer receives timely notification, in writing, of the availability of the mechanism with a description of its operation and effect, the cause of action under section 1345.75 of the Revised Code may not be asserted by the consumer until after the consumer has initially resorted to the informal dispute resolution mechanism. If such a mechanism does not exist, if the consumer is dissatisfied with the decision produced by the mechanism, or if the manufacturer, its agents, or its authorized dealer fails to promptly fulfill the terms determined by the mechanism, the consumer may assert a cause of action under section 1345.75 of the Revised Code.(C) Any violation of a rule adopted pursuant to division (A) of this section is an unfair and deceptive act or practice as defined by section 1345.02 of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev Code § 1345.78 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 13 | Commercial Transactions|Chapter 1345 | Consumer Sales Practices|Section 1345.78 | Buyback Violations.

Effective: September 15, 1999|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 21 - 123rd General Assembly|(A) Failure to comply with section 1345.76 of the Revised Code, in connection with a consumer transaction as defined in division (A) of section 1345.01 of the Revised Code, is an unfair and deceptive act or practice in violation of division (A) of section 1345.02 of the Revised Code.(B) The attorney general shall investigate any alleged violation of division (D) of section 1345.76 of the Revised Code and, in an appropriate case, may bring an appropriate action in a court of competent jurisdiction, charging a manufacturer with a violation of that division.