Ohio § 4519.53 Showing evidence of ownership

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§ 4519.53 — Showing evidence of ownership

Ohio § 4519.53

Title 45Motor Vehicles-Aeronautics-Watercraft

Ch. 4519Special Vehicles

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Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 4519.53 (2026).

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No person who acquires an off-highway  motorcycle  or all-purpose vehicle from the owner  of it,  whether the owner is a  manufacturer, importer,  dealer, or any  other person,  acquires any right, title,  claim, or interest in or  to the off-highway motorcycle or  all-purpose vehicle until the  person has been issued a certificate of title to  the off-highway  motorcycle or all-purpose vehicle, or there is  delivered to the  person a  manufacturer's or importer's certificate for it, or a  certificate of title to it is assigned as authorized by section4519.521of the Revised Code. No waiver or estoppel  operates in  favor of  that person against a person having possession of  the certificate of title to, or manufacturer's or  importer's  certificate for, the  off-highway motorcycle or all-p

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No person who acquires an off-highway motorcycle or all-purpose vehicle from the owner of it, whether the owner is a manufacturer, importer, dealer, or any other person, acquires any right, title, claim, or interest in or to the off-highway motorcycle or all-purpose vehicle until the person has been issued a certificate of title to the off-highway motorcycle or all-purpose vehicle, or there is delivered to the person a manufacturer's or importer's certificate for it, or a certificate of title to it is assigned as authorized by section4519.521of the Revised Code. No waiver or estoppel operates in favor of that person against a person having possession of the certificate of title to, or manufacturer's or importer's certificate for, the off-highway motorcycle or all-purpose vehicle, for a valuable consideration.

No court in any case at law or in equity shall recognize the right, title, claim, or interest of any person in or to any off-highway motorcycle or all-purpose vehicle sold or disposed of, or mortgaged or encumbered, unless evidenced by one of the following:

(A) A certificate of title or a manufacturer's or importer's certificate issued in accordance with this chapter, or an assignment of a certificate of title made under section4519.521of the Revised Code;

(B) Admission in the pleadings or stipulation of the parties.