Ohio § 4549.451 Auctioneer's statement of disconnected or nonfunctional odometer

Ohio Statutes

§ 4549.451 — Auctioneer's statement of disconnected or nonfunctional odometer

Ohio § 4549.451

Title 45Motor Vehicles-Aeronautics-Watercraft

Ch. 4549Motor Vehicle Crimes

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Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 4549.451 (2026).

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(A)No auctioneer licensed under Chapter 4707. of the Revised Code shall advertise for sale by means of any written advertisement, brochure, flyer, or other writing, any motor vehicle the auctioneer knows or has reason to believe has an odometer that has been changed, tampered with, or disconnected, or in any other manner has been nonfunctional, unless the listing or description of the vehicle contained in the written advertisement, brochure, flyer, or other writing contains one of the two following statements:

(1)"This motor vehicle has an odometer that has been changed, tampered with, or disconnected, or otherwise has been nonfunctional."

(2)"Nonactual odometer reading: warning - odometer discrepancy."

(B)The statement selected by the auctioneer shall be printed in type identical

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(A) No auctioneer licensed under Chapter 4707. of the Revised Code shall advertise for sale by means of any written advertisement, brochure, flyer, or other writing, any motor vehicle the auctioneer knows or has reason to believe has an odometer that has been changed, tampered with, or disconnected, or in any other manner has been nonfunctional, unless the listing or description of the vehicle contained in the written advertisement, brochure, flyer, or other writing contains one of the two following statements:

(1) "This motor vehicle has an odometer that has been changed, tampered with, or disconnected, or otherwise has been nonfunctional."

(2) "Nonactual odometer reading: warning - odometer discrepancy."

(B) The statement selected by the auctioneer shall be printed in type identical in size to the other type used in the listing or description, and shall be located within the listing or description and not located as a footnote to the listing or description.

(C) Except as otherwise provided in this division, whoever violates this section is guilty of a felony of the fourth degree. If the offender previously has been convicted of or pleaded guilty to a violation of this section, any provision of section4549.42to4549.45, or section4549.46of the Revised Code, whoever violates this section is guilty of a felony of the third degree.