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Ohio Rev Code § 4549.31 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 45 | Motor Vehicles-Aeronautics-Watercraft|Chapter 4549 | Motor Vehicle Crimes|Section 4549.31 | Venue.

Effective: March 28, 1985|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 632 - 115th General Assembly|(A) Any person who as a part of a continuing course of criminal conduct commits auto theft offenses in more than one county may be indicted and tried for all such offenses in any county where one such offense was committed. It is prima-facie evidence of a continuing course of criminal conduct if an offender commits two or more auto theft offenses within a period of six months.(B) As used in this section, "auto theft offense" means any of the following:(1) A violation of section 4505.19, 4549.05, 4549.08, or 4549.62 of the Revised Code;(2) A violation of a law of another state or the United States substantially equivalent to any offense listed in division (B)(1) of this section;(3) A violation of a law of this or any other state, or of the United States, of which an element is forging or altering a motor vehicle title or registration, or obtaining a motor vehicle or motor vehicle parts or accessories by theft or fraud, or wrongful conversion of a motor vehicle, or taking, operating, or keeping a motor vehicle without the consent of the owner, or receiving or disposing of a motor vehicle or motor vehicle parts or accessories knowing the same to have been unlawfully obtained.
Ohio Rev Code § 4549.41 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 45 | Motor Vehicles-Aeronautics-Watercraft|Chapter 4549 | Motor Vehicle Crimes|Section 4549.41 | Odometer Rollback and Disclosure Act Definitions.

Effective: July 23, 2002|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 345 - 124th General Assembly|As used in sections 4549.41 to 4549.51 of the Revised Code:(A) "Person" includes an individual, corporation, government, governmental subdivision or agency, business trust, estate, trust, partnership, association, or cooperative or any other legal entity, whether acting individually or by their agents, officers, employees, or representatives.(B) "Motor vehicle" means any vehicle driven or drawn by mechanical power for use on the public streets, roads, or highways.(C) "Odometer" means an instrument for measuring and recording the total distance that a motor vehicle travels while in operation, including any cable, line, or other part necessary to make the instrument function properly. Odometer does not include any auxiliary odometer designed to be reset by the operator of a motor vehicle for the purpose of recording mileage on trips.(D) "Transfer" means to change ownership of a motor vehicle by purchase, by gift, or, except as otherwise provided in this division, by any other means. A "transfer" does not include a change of ownership as a result of a bequest, under the laws of intestate succession, as a result of a surviving spouse's actions pursuant to section 2106.18 or 4505.10 of the Revised Code, as a result of the operation of section 2131.12 or 2131.13 of the Revised Code, or in connection with the creation of a security interest.(E) "Transferor" means the person involved in a transfer, who transfers ownership of a motor vehicle.(F) "Transferee" means the person involved in a transfer, to whom the ownership of a motor vehicle is transferred.(G) "Service" means to repair or replace an odometer that is not properly functioning.
Ohio Rev Code § 4549.42 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 45 | Motor Vehicles-Aeronautics-Watercraft|Chapter 4549 | Motor Vehicle Crimes|Section 4549.42 | Tampering With or Disconnection of Odometers.

Effective: January 1, 2004|Latest Legislation:  Senate Bill 123 - 124th General Assembly|(A) No person shall adjust, alter, change, tamper with, advance, set back, disconnect, or fail to connect, an odometer of a motor vehicle, or cause any of the foregoing to occur to an odometer of a motor vehicle with the intent to alter the number of miles registered on the odometer. (B) Division (A) of this section does not apply to the disconnection of an odometer used for registering the mileage of any new motor vehicle being tested by the manufacturer prior to delivery to a franchise dealer. (C) Nothing in this section prevents the service of an odometer, provided that after the service a completed form, captioned "notice of odometer repair," shall be attached to the left door frame of the motor vehicle by the person performing the repairs. The notice shall contain, in bold-face type, the following information and statements: "Notice of Odometer Repair The odometer of this motor vehicle was repaired or replaced on _________________ (date of service). The mileage registered on the odometer of this motor vehicle before repair was ___________ (mileage). The mileage registered on the odometer of this motor vehicle after repair is ___________ (mileage). _______________________ (Repairer's signature)" (D) No person shall intentionally remove or alter the notice required by division (C) of this section. (E) If after the service of an odometer, the odometer can be set at the same mileage as before the service, the odometer shall be adjusted to reflect that mileage registered on the odometer of the motor vehicle before the service. If the odometer cannot be set at the same mileage as before the service, the odometer of the motor vehicle shall be adjusted to read "zero." (F) Except as otherwise provided in this division, whoever violates this section is guilty of tampering with an odometer, a felony of the fifth degree. If the offender previously has been convicted of or pleaded guilty to a violation of this section or of any provision of sections 4549.43 to 4549.46 of the Revised Code, tampering with an odometer is a felony of the fourth degree.
Ohio Rev Code § 4549.43 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 45 | Motor Vehicles-Aeronautics-Watercraft|Chapter 4549 | Motor Vehicle Crimes|Section 4549.43 | Sale or Use of Fraudulent Odometer.

Effective: January 1, 2004|Latest Legislation:  Senate Bill 123 - 124th General Assembly|(A) No person, with intent to defraud, shall advertise for sale, sell, use, or install on any part of any motor vehicle or an odometer in any motor vehicle any device that causes the odometer to register any mileage other than the actual mileage driven by the motor vehicle. For the purpose of this section, the actual mileage driven is that mileage driven by the motor vehicle as registered by an odometer within the manufacturer's designed tolerance.(B) Except as otherwise provided in this division, whoever violates this section is guilty of selling or installing an odometer tampering device, a felony of the fourth degree. If the offender previously has been convicted of or pleaded guilty to a violation of this section, section 4549.42, or any provision of sections 4549.44 to 4549.46 of the Revised Code, selling or installing an odometer tampering device is a felony of the third degree.
Ohio Rev Code § 4549.44 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 45 | Motor Vehicles-Aeronautics-Watercraft|Chapter 4549 | Motor Vehicle Crimes|Section 4549.44 | Operating With Disconnected or Nonfunctional Odometer.

Effective: January 1, 2004|Latest Legislation:  Senate Bill 123 - 124th General Assembly|(A) No person, with intent to defraud, shall operate a motor vehicle on any public street, road, or highway of this state knowing that the odometer of the vehicle is disconnected or nonfunctional.A person's intent to defraud under this section may be inferred from evidence of the circumstances of the vehicle's operation, including facts pertaining to the length of time or number of miles of operation with a nonfunctioning or disconnected odometer, and the fact that the person subsequently transferred the vehicle without disclosing the inoperative odometer to the transferee in violation of section 4549.45 of the Revised Code.(B) Except as otherwise provided in this division, whoever violates this section is guilty of fraudulent driving without a functional odometer, a felony of the fourth degree. If the offender previously has been convicted of or pleaded guilty to a violation of this section, section 4549.42 or 4549.43, or any provision of sections 4549.45 to 4549.46 of the Revised Code, fraudulent driving without a functional odometer is a felony of the third degree.
Ohio Rev Code § 4549.45 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 45 | Motor Vehicles-Aeronautics-Watercraft|Chapter 4549 | Motor Vehicle Crimes|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 lesser mileage or use, unless that person gives clear and unequivocal notice of the tampering or nonfunction or of the person's reasonable belief of tampering or nonfunction, to the transferee in writing prior to the transfer. In a prosecution for violation of this section, evidence that a transferor or the transferor's agent has changed, tampered with, disconnected, or failed to connect the odometer of the motor vehicle constitutes prima-facie evidence of knowledge of the odometer's altered condition.(B) Except as otherwise provided in this division, whoever violates this section is guilty of transferring a motor vehicle that has a tampered or nonfunctional odometer, a felony of the fourth degree. If the offender previously has been convicted of or pleaded guilty to a violation of this section, any provision of sections 4549.42 to 4549.44, or any provision of section 4549.451 or 4549.46 of the Revised Code, transferring a motor vehicle that has a tampered or nonfunctional odometer is a felony of the third degree.
Ohio Rev Code § 4549.451 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 45 | Motor Vehicles-Aeronautics-Watercraft|Chapter 4549 | Motor Vehicle Crimes|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 been changed, tampered with, or disconnected, or in any other manner has been nonfunctional, unless the listing or description of the vehicle contained in the written advertisement, brochure, flyer, or other writing contains one of the two following statements:(1) "This motor vehicle has an odometer that has been changed, tampered with, or disconnected, or otherwise has been nonfunctional."(2) "Nonactual odometer reading: warning - odometer discrepancy."(B) The statement selected by the auctioneer shall be printed in type identical in size to the other type used in the listing or description, and shall be located within the listing or description and not located as a footnote to the listing or description.(C) Except as otherwise provided in this division, whoever violates this section is guilty of a felony of the fourth degree. If the offender previously has been convicted of or pleaded guilty to a violation of this section, any provision of section 4549.42 to 4549.45, or section 4549.46 of the Revised Code, whoever violates this section is guilty of a felony of the third degree.
Ohio Rev Code § 4549.46 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 45 | Motor Vehicles-Aeronautics-Watercraft|Chapter 4549 | Motor Vehicle Crimes|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 reading is incorrect due to a previous owner's violation of any of the provisions contained in sections 4549.42 to 4549.46 of the Revised Code, unless the transferor knows of or recklessly disregards facts indicating the violation.(B) No dealer or wholesaler who acquires ownership of a motor vehicle shall accept any written odometer disclosure statement unless the statement is completed as required by section 4505.06 of the Revised Code.(C) A motor vehicle leasing dealer may obtain a written odometer disclosure statement completed as required by section 4505.06 of the Revised Code from a motor vehicle lessee that can be used as prima-facie evidence in any legal action arising under sections 4549.41 to 4549.46 of the Revised Code.(D) Except as otherwise provided in this division, whoever violates division (A) or (B) of this section is guilty of an odometer disclosure violation, a felony of the fourth degree. If the offender previously has been convicted of or pleaded guilty to a violation of this section or any provision of sections 4549.42 to 4549.451 of the Revised Code, a violation of this section is a felony of the third degree.
Ohio Rev Code § 4549.48 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 45 | Motor Vehicles-Aeronautics-Watercraft|Chapter 4549 | Motor Vehicle Crimes|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 the violation. Upon a showing of a violation of sections 4549.41 to 4549.46 of the Revised Code, a temporary restraining order, preliminary injunction, or permanent injunction shall be granted without bond. The court may impose a penalty of not more than five thousand dollars for each day of violation of a temporary restraining order, preliminary injunction, or permanent injunction issued under this section. The court may issue an order requiring the reimbursement of a consumer for any loss that results from a violation of sections 4549.41 to 4549.46 of the Revised Code, for the recovery of any amounts for which a violator is liable pursuant to division (A) of section 4549.49 of the Revised Code, for the appointment of a referee or receiver, for the sequestration of assets, for the rescission of transfers of motor vehicles, or granting any other appropriate relief. The court may award the attorney general all costs together with all expenses of his investigation and reasonable attorneys' fees incurred in the prosecution of the action, which shall be deposited in the consumer protection enforcement fund created by section 1345.51 of the Revised Code.(B) In addition to the remedies otherwise provided by this section, the attorney general may request and the court shall impose a civil penalty of not less than one thousand nor more than two thousand dollars for each violation. A violation of any provision of sections 4549.41 to 4549.46 of the Revised Code shall, for purposes of this section, constitute a separate violation with respect to each motor vehicle or unlawful device involved, except that the maximum civil penalty shall not exceed one hundred thousand dollars for any related series of violations by a person. Civil penalties ordered pursuant to this division shall be paid as follows: one-fourth of the amount to the treasurer of the county in which the action is brought; three-fourths to the consumer protection enforcement fund created by section 1345.51 of the Revised Code.(C) The remedies prescribed by this section are cumulative and concurrent with any other remedy, and the existence or exercise of one remedy does not prevent the exercise of any other remedy.
Ohio Rev Code § 4549.49 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 45 | Motor Vehicles-Aeronautics-Watercraft|Chapter 4549 | Motor Vehicle Crimes|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 damages sustained or fifteen hundred dollars, whichever is greater; and(2) In the case of any successful action to enforce the foregoing liability, the costs of the action together with reasonable attorneys' fees as determined by the court.(B) An action to enforce any liability created under sections 4549.41 to 4549.46 of the Revised Code may be brought in a court of common pleas without regard to the amount in controversy, or in any other court of competent jurisdiction, within two years from the date on which the liability arises. For the purpose of this section, liability arises when the transferee discovers, or with due diligence should have discovered, the violation.
Ohio Rev Code § 4549.50 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 45 | Motor Vehicles-Aeronautics-Watercraft|Chapter 4549 | Motor Vehicle Crimes|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 to defraud and constitutes cause for the revocation or denial of the license of such person to sell any motor vehicle in this state.Any person who violates sections 4549.41 to 4549.46 of the Revised Code, upon receiving notice from the registrar of motor vehicles or motor vehicle dealers board of the intent to revoke or suspend a license or permit, shall immediately post a surety bond with the registrar in favor of the state in the amount of twenty-five thousand dollars and shall maintain the bond while the license or permit is in effect. The bond shall be for the use, benefit, and protection of any transferee damaged by the licensee's or permitee's violation of sections 4549.41 to 4549.46 of the Revised Code or for the payment of civil penalties or costs resulting from enforcement actions. Any transferee claiming against the bond or the attorney general may maintain an action against the transferor or the surety, except that the surety is liable only for actual damages. The aggregate liability of the surety shall not exceed twenty-five thousand dollars. Any money unclaimed by transferees after two years from the date of the conviction of or judgment against the transferor shall be deposited in the consumer protection enforcement fund created by section 1345.51 of the Revised Code. The surety bond shall remain in effect until the license or permit is revoked or suspended by the motor vehicle dealers board pursuant to section 4517.33 of the Revised Code. Upon reinstatement of a license or permit that has been suspended, or upon reissuance of a license or permit after the period of revocation, the licensee or permitee shall post an additional surety bond in accordance with this section. The surety bond shall remain in effect during the period in which the licensee or permitee engages in business in the state.
Ohio Rev Code § 4549.51 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 45 | Motor Vehicles-Aeronautics-Watercraft|Chapter 4549 | Motor Vehicle Crimes|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.
Ohio Rev Code § 4549.52 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 45 | Motor Vehicles-Aeronautics-Watercraft|Chapter 4549 | Motor Vehicle Crimes|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 the Revised Code. The attorney general and the prosecuting attorney of the county in which a person licensed or granted a permit under Chapter 4517. of the Revised Code is convicted of or pleads guilty to a violation of any provision of sections 4549.41 to 4549.46 of the Revised Code shall report the conviction or guilty plea to the registrar of motor vehicles within five business days of the conviction or plea.
Ohio Rev Code § 4549.61 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 45 | Motor Vehicles-Aeronautics-Watercraft|Chapter 4549 | Motor Vehicle Crimes|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 manufacturer. "Vehicle identification number" also includes a duplicate vehicle identification number replaced upon a vehicle under the authority of the registrar of motor vehicles.
Ohio Rev Code § 4549.63 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 45 | Motor Vehicles-Aeronautics-Watercraft|Chapter 4549 | Motor Vehicle Crimes|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, altered, or destroyed in such a manner that the identity of the vehicle or part cannot be determined by visual examination of the number at the site where the manufacturer placed the number. The seizure shall be pursuant to a warrant, unless the circumstances are within one of the exceptions to the warrant requirement that have been established by the supreme court of the United States or of the supreme court of this state. (B) A vehicle or vehicle part seized under division (A) of this section shall be held in custody pursuant to section 2981.11 of the Revised Code or any applicable municipal ordinance.(C) A law enforcement officer who acts in good faith in the belief that the seizure of a vehicle or vehicle part is justified under division (A) of this section is immune from any civil or criminal liability for such seizure.(D) The lawful owner of a vehicle or vehicle part seized under this section that is not needed as evidence and is not subject to forfeiture under division (D)(2) of section 4549.62 of the Revised Code may reclaim the property by submitting satisfactory proof of ownership to the law enforcement agency or court holding the property.