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Ohio Rev. Code § 4505.18 (2026)

Prohibited acts

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Effective:
January 1, 2004
Latest Legislation:
Senate Bill 123 - 124th General Assembly
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(A) No person shall do any of the following:

(1) Operate in this state a motor vehicle for which a certificate of title is required without having that certificate in accordance with this chapter or, if a physical certificate of title has not been issued for a motor vehicle, operate the motor vehicle in this state knowing that the ownership information relating to the vehicle has not been entered into the automated title processing system by a clerk of a court of common pleas;

(2) Display or display for sale or sell as a dealer or acting on behalf of a dealer, a motor vehicle without having obtained a manufacturer's or importer's certificate, a certificate of title, or an assignment of a certificate of title for it as provided in this chapter;

(3) Fail to surrender any certificate of title or any certificate of registration or license plates upon cancellation of the same by the registrar of motor vehicles and notice of the cancellation as prescribed in this chapter;

(4) Fail to surrender the certificate of title to a clerk of a court of common pleas as provided in this chapter in case of the destruction or dismantling or change of a motor vehicle in such respect that it is not the motor vehicle described in the certificate of title;

(5) Violate any rules adopted pursuant to this chapter;

(6) Except as otherwise provided in this chapter and Chapter 4517. of the Revised Code, sell at wholesale a motor vehicle the ownership of which is not evidenced by an Ohio certificate of title, or the current certificate of title issued for the motor vehicle, or the manufacturer's certificate of origin, and all title assignments that evidence the seller's ownership of the motor vehicle, and an odometer disclosure statement that complies with section 4505.06 of the Revised Code and subchapter IV of the "Motor Vehicle Information and Cost Savings Act," 86 Stat. 961 (1972), 15 U.S.C. 1981;

(7) Operate in this state a motor vehicle knowing that the certificate of title to the vehicle or ownership of the vehicle as otherwise reflected in the automated title processing system has been canceled.

(B) This section does not apply to persons engaged in the business of warehousing or transporting motor vehicles for the purpose of salvage disposition.

(C) Whoever violates this section shall be fined not more than two hundred dollars, imprisoned not more than ninety days, or both.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 6 cases, 1964–1996 · leading case: North Dixie Theatre, Inc. v. McCullion, 613 F. Supp. 1339 (S.D. Ohio 1985).
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North Dixie Theatre, Inc. v. McCullion, 613 F. Supp. 1339 (S.D. Ohio 1985). · cites it 7× “Dollison, wrote Plaintiff a letter (a genuine photocopy of which is attached to the Complaint as Exhibit B) stating that if Plaintiff obtained a motor vehicle dealer’s license and did not obtain a certificate of title to each motor vehicle being offered for sale, pursuant to…”
Harris v. Chrysler Credit Corp. (In re Charlie Bisang Chrysler-Plymouth, Inc.), 24 B.R. 350 (Bankr. N.D. Ohio 1982). · cites it 6× “Credit argues that Sections 4505.18 and 4505.05, require that the dealer must have the M.”
State v. Miner, 331 N.W.2d 683 (Iowa 1983). “9(1); Ohio Rev.Code Ann. § 4505.18(B). 1 In contrast to a dealer who buys to sell again, Black’s Law Dictionary 359 (rev.”
Harris v. Chrysler Credit Corp. (In re Charlie Bisang Chrysler-Plymouth, Inc.), 37 B.R. 599 (N.D. Ohio 1983). · cites it 4× “The Court held that O.R.C. § 4505.18 clearly requires dealers to hold title to automobiles which they display for sale.”
State v. Don Wood Buick, Olds, Pontiac, Cadillac, GMC Truck, Inc., 680 N.E.2d 1269 (Ohio Ct. App. 4th Dist. 1996). · cites it 18× “R.C. 4505.18 provides as follows: “No person shall: U * * * “(B) Display or display for sale or sell as a dealer or acting on behalf of a dealer, a motor vehicle without having obtained a manufacturer’s or importer’s certificate or a certificate of title therefor as provided in…”
State ex rel. Ohio Auto & Truck Wrecking Ass'n. v. Mainwaring, 175 Ohio St. (N.S.) 497 (Ohio 1964). · cites it 6× “) Section 4505.18, entitled “Operation or sale of motor vehicle without certificate of title,” provides in pertinent part: “No person shall: (( # * * “(D) Fail to surrender the certificate of title to the clerk of the court of common pleas as provided in sections 4505.”
Ohio Rev. Code § 4505.18(B): 4 cases
North Dixie Theatre, Inc. v. McCullion, 613 F. Supp. 1339 (S.D. Ohio 1985). “Dollison, wrote Plaintiff a letter (a genuine photocopy of which is attached to the Complaint as Exhibit B) stating that if Plaintiff obtained a motor vehicle dealer’s license and did not obtain a certificate of title to each motor vehicle being offered for sale, pursuant to…”
State v. Miner, 331 N.W.2d 683 (Iowa 1983). “9(1); Ohio Rev.Code Ann. § 4505.18(B). 1 In contrast to a dealer who buys to sell again, Black’s Law Dictionary 359 (rev.”
Harris v. Chrysler Credit Corp. (In re Charlie Bisang Chrysler-Plymouth, Inc.), 37 B.R. 599 (N.D. Ohio 1983). “The Court held that O.R.C. § 4505.18 clearly requires dealers to hold title to automobiles which they display for sale.”
State v. Don Wood Buick, Olds, Pontiac, Cadillac, GMC Truck, Inc., 680 N.E.2d 1269 (Ohio Ct. App. 4th Dist. 1996). “R.C. 4505.18 provides as follows: “No person shall: U * * * “(B) Display or display for sale or sell as a dealer or acting on behalf of a dealer, a motor vehicle without having obtained a manufacturer’s or importer’s certificate or a certificate of title therefor as provided in…”
Ohio Rev. Code § 4505.18(F): 1 case
State v. Don Wood Buick, Olds, Pontiac, Cadillac, GMC Truck, Inc., 680 N.E.2d 1269 (Ohio Ct. App. 4th Dist. 1996). “R.C. 4505.18 provides as follows: “No person shall: U * * * “(B) Display or display for sale or sell as a dealer or acting on behalf of a dealer, a motor vehicle without having obtained a manufacturer’s or importer’s certificate or a certificate of title therefor as provided in…”
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