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Ohio Rev. Code § 4511.071 (2026)

No liability for lessor under written lease

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Effective:
September 21, 2006
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 389 - 126th General Assembly
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(A) Except as provided in division (C) of this section, the owner of a vehicle shall be entitled to establish nonliability for prosecution for violation of an ordinance, resolution, or regulation enacted under division (A)(1) of section 4511.07 of the Revised Code by proving the vehicle was in the care, custody, or control of a person other than the owner at the time of the violation pursuant to a written rental or lease agreement or affidavit providing that except for such agreement, no other business relationship with respect to the vehicle in question exists between the operator and owner.

(B) Proof that the vehicle was in the care, custody, or control of a person other than the owner shall be established by sending a copy of such written rental or lease agreement or affidavit to the prosecuting authority within thirty days from the date of receipt by the owner of the notice of violation. The furnishing of a copy of a written rental or lease agreement or affidavit shall be prima-facie evidence that a vehicle was in the care, custody, or control of a person other than the owner.

(C) This section does not apply to a violation of an ordinance, resolution, or regulation enacted under division (A)(1) of section 4511.07 of the Revised Code if the ordinance, resolution, or regulation is one that is required to be enforced in compliance with Chapter 4521. of the Revised Code.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3 cases, 1993–2013 · leading case: Zilba v. City of Port Clinton, 924 F. Supp. 2d 867 (N.D. Ohio 2013).
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Zilba v. City of Port Clinton, 924 F. Supp. 2d 867 (N.D. Ohio 2013). · cites it 5× “07(A)(1) to be enforced in compliance with § 4511.071, unless the local authority also enacted an ordinance pursuant to § 4521.”
Geauga Cnty. Bd. of Commissioners v. Munn Road Sand & Gravel, 67 Ohio St. 3d 579 (Ohio 1993). “See, also, R.C. 4511.071(A) and (C) (regulation “enacted under” R.”
Geauga Cty. Bd. of Commrs. v. Munn Rd. Sand & Gravel, 1993 Ohio 55 (Ohio 1993). “See, also, R.C. 4511.071(A) and (C) (regulation "enacted under" R.”
Ohio Rev. Code § 4511.071(A): 3 cases
Zilba v. City of Port Clinton, 924 F. Supp. 2d 867 (N.D. Ohio 2013). “07(A)(1) to be enforced in compliance with § 4511.071, unless the local authority also enacted an ordinance pursuant to § 4521.”
Geauga Cnty. Bd. of Commissioners v. Munn Road Sand & Gravel, 67 Ohio St. 3d 579 (Ohio 1993). “See, also, R.C. 4511.071(A) and (C) (regulation “enacted under” R.”
Geauga Cty. Bd. of Commrs. v. Munn Rd. Sand & Gravel, 1993 Ohio 55 (Ohio 1993). “See, also, R.C. 4511.071(A) and (C) (regulation "enacted under" R.”
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