§ 1547.302 — Disposing of unclaimed vessel or motor

Ohio § 1547.302

• Jurisdiction: Ohio
• Title 15: Conservation of Natural Resources
• Ch. 1547: Watercraft And Waterways

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(A) Unclaimed vessels or outboard motors ordered into storage under division (B) of section1547.30or section1547.301of the Revised Code shall be disposed of at the order of the sheriff of the county, the chief of police of the municipal corporation, township, or township police district, or another chief of a law enforcement agency in any of the following ways:

(1) To a marine salvage dealer;

(2) To any other facility owned, operated, or under contract with the state or the county, municipal corporation, township, or other political subdivision;

(3) To a charitable organization, religious organization, or similar organization not used and operated for profit;

(4) By sale at public auction by the sheriff, the chief, or an auctioneer licensed under Chapter 4707. of the Revised Code, after giving notice of the auction by advertisement, published once a week for two consecutive weeks in a newspaper of general circulation in the county or as provided in section7.16of the Revised Code.

(B) Any moneys accruing from the disposition of an unclaimed vessel or motor that are in excess of the expenses resulting from the removal and storage of the vessel or motor shall be credited to the general revenue fund or to the general fund of the county, municipal corporation, township, or other political subdivision, as appropriate.

(C) As used in this section, "charitable organization" has the same meaning as in section1716.01of the Revised Code.

Legislative History

Effective: September 29, 2011 | Latest Legislation: House Bill 153 - 129th General Assembly