Ohio Administrative Code › Title 4501:1 - Bureau of Motor Vehicles › Chapter 4501:1-3 - Motor Vehicle Dealers and Salespersons › Section 4501:1-3-32 - Place of business required for motor vehicle leasing dealers

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
A motor vehicle leasing dealer who makes motor vehicles
				available for personal, family, or household use by another in the manner
				described in the definition of "motor vehicle leasing dealer" contained in
				section 4517.01 of the Revised Code
				shall have an easily recognizable established place of business and meet all of
				the following requirements:
(A) Is
			 separated with a 
			 barrier, as defined in rule
			 4501:1-3-08
			 of the Administrative Code, from any residence and any other business that is
			 not primarily related to leasing motor vehicles to any person desiring to lease
			 a motor vehicle for personal, family, or household use, with the exception of
			 the business operated as a new motor vehicle dealership, a used motor vehicle
			 dealership, or a motor vehicle renting dealership, as defined in section
			 4549.65 of the Revised Code,
			 located at the place of business;
(B) Has an office that is clearly identified,
			 easily accessible
								and at least one hundred eighty square feet that shall
			 not be used as a storage or other utility area. The office shall include, at
			 minimum, a desk, three chairs, and a filing cabinet, or similar furnishings to
			 create an environment conducive to transacting business, consummating sales,
			 and facilitating the storage of records, all of which shall be kept in a neat
			 and orderly fashion at all times. The office shall include adequate lighting,
			 electrical service, heating and ventilation that is secure and safe for a
			 retail office environment. The entire premises, including any plumbing
			 fixtures, shall not be in violation of any applicable building and zoning
			 requirements. The dealer shall provide evidence to show building and zoning
			 requirements have been met upon request of the registrar or the registrar's
			 designee. Upon request of the dealer, the registrar of motor vehicles shall
			 consider, and may approve, reasonable variances to these requirements except
			 for variances to the building and zoning requirements;
(C) Has a business telephone in service at
			 all times that shall be answered in the name of the lending dealer. The
			 business telephone number shall be legible and posted in a conspicuous place in
			 public view. A motor vehicle leasing dealer shall notify the registrar in
			 writing within fifteen days of any change in the
			 business telephone number;
(D) Has
			 a sign that displays the business name in which the application is made, is
			 permanent, properly maintained, and prominently displayed by the entrance of
			 the office, if the sign is not visible from the public roadway. The sign's
			 letters identifying the business name shall be no less than six inches
			 high;
(E) Maintain at all times the
			 capability to send and receive electronic documents;
(F) Is open during the posted business hours.
			 The business hours shall be legible and posted in a conspicuous place near the
			 entrance of the office. A motor vehicle leasing dealer shall notify the
			 registrar in writing within fifteen days of any
			 change in the posted business hours;
(G) Is staffed by a
			 
								sole
			 proprietor, officer of a corporation, trustee of a business trust, or in the
			 case of a partnership or limited liability company, partner or member, or any
			 such entity as defined in division (A) of section
			 4517.01 of the Revised
			 Code, or a licensed salesperson.