Ohio Administrative Code › Title 4775 - Motor Vehicle Collision Repair Board › Chapter 4775-1 - Ohio Motor Vehicle Collision Repair Board; Definitions › Section 4775-1-01 - Definitions

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) Motor vehicle
			 has the same meaning as in section
			  4501.01  of the Revised
			 Code.
(B) Collision means an
			 occurrence in which two or more objects, whether mobile or stationary, contact
			 one another in a manner that causes the alteration of the surface, structure,
			 or appearance, whether separately or collectively, of an object that is party
			 to the occurrence.
(C) Collision
			 repair means any and all restorative or replacement procedures that are
			 performed on and affect or potentially affect the structural, life safety, and
			 cosmetic components of a motor vehicle that has been damaged as a result of a
			 collision,
			 including glass. Collision repair also includes any procedure that is
			 employed for the purpose of repairing, restoring, replacing, or refinishing,
			 whether wholly or separately, any structural, life safety, or cosmetic
			 component of a motor vehicle to a condition approximating or replicating the
			 function, use, or appearance of the component prior to a collision.
(D)
								Motor vehicle
			 window tint operator means any person, sole proprietorship, foreign or domestic
			 partnership, limited liability corporation, or other legal entity that installs
			 tinted glass, or transparent, nontransparent, translucent, and reflectorized
			 material in or on five or more motor vehicle windshields, side windows,
			 sidewings, and rear windows in a calendar year.
(E) A
			 motor vehicle  repair operator
			 means a person who owns or manages, in whole or in part, a motor vehicle
			  repair business, an auto glass
			 repair or replacement business, a paintless dent repair (PDR) business, an
			 airbag repair or replacement company, or a window tint
			 installation business, whether mobile or stationary and whether or not
			 mechanical or other repairs also are performed at the business, but does not
			 mean any of the following:
(1) An employee,
			 other than a manager, of a motor vehicle  repair business;
(2) A motor vehicle dealer, licensed pursuant
			 to sections  4517.01  to
			  4517.45  of the Revised
			 Code;
(3) A motor vehicle dealer
			 licensed pursuant to sections
			  4517.01  to
			  4517.45  of the Revised Code who
			 also is the owner, part owner, or operator of a motor vehicle
			  repair business;
(4) A motor vehicle auction owner licensed
			 pursuant to sections  4517.01  to
			  4517.45  of the Revised
			 Code;
(5) A motor vehicle leasing
			 dealer licensed pursuant to sections
			  4517.01  to
			  4517.45  of the Revised
			 Code;
(6) A motor vehicle salvage
			 dealer licensed pursuant to sections
			  4738.01  to
			  4738.18  of the Revised
			 Code;
(7) A person or lessee who
			 owns or leases ten or more motor vehicles used principally in connection with
			 any established business and who does not perform motor vehicle
			  repairs on motor vehicles other
			 than the motor vehicles used principally in connection with the established
			 business.
(8) A motor vehicle
			 renting dealer as defined in division (A)(2) of section
			  4549.65  of the Revised Code who
			 does not perform motor vehicle 
			 repairs on motor vehicles other than the motor vehicles used in connection with
			 the established motor vehicle renting business;
(9) A person who performs
			  repairs to the motor vehicles of
			 a single commercial, industrial, or governmental establishment exclusively and
			 does not offer or provide motor vehicle  repair service to the general
			 public;
(10) The owner, part owner,
			 or officer of, or instructor employed by an educational institution that
			 provides instruction in motor vehicle  repair while the owner, part owner,
			 officer of, or instructor is engaging in activity in furtherance of instruction
			 in motor vehicle collision repair.