Ohio § 4549.46 Written odometer disclosure statement

Ohio Statutes

§ 4549.46 — Written odometer disclosure statement

Ohio § 4549.46

Title 45Motor Vehicles-Aeronautics-Watercraft

Ch. 4549Motor Vehicle Crimes

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Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 4549.46 (2026).

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(A)No transferor shall fail to provide the true and complete odometer disclosures required by section4505.06of the Revised Code. The transferor of a motor vehicle is not in violation of this division requiring a true odometer reading if the odometer reading is incorrect due to a previous owner's violation of any of the provisions contained in sections4549.42to4549.46of the Revised Code, unless the transferor knows of or recklessly disregards facts indicating the violation.

(B)No dealer or wholesaler who acquires ownership of a motor vehicle shall accept any written odometer disclosure statement unless the statement is completed as required by section4505.06of the Revised Code.

(C)A motor vehicle leasing dealer may obtain a written odometer disclosure statement completed as required b

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(A) No transferor shall fail to provide the true and complete odometer disclosures required by section4505.06of the Revised Code. The transferor of a motor vehicle is not in violation of this division requiring a true odometer reading if the odometer reading is incorrect due to a previous owner's violation of any of the provisions contained in sections4549.42to4549.46of the Revised Code, unless the transferor knows of or recklessly disregards facts indicating the violation.

(B) No dealer or wholesaler who acquires ownership of a motor vehicle shall accept any written odometer disclosure statement unless the statement is completed as required by section4505.06of the Revised Code.

(C) A motor vehicle leasing dealer may obtain a written odometer disclosure statement completed as required by section4505.06of the Revised Code from a motor vehicle lessee that can be used as prima-facie evidence in any legal action arising under sections4549.41to4549.46of the Revised Code.

(D) Except as otherwise provided in this division, whoever violates division (A) or (B) of this section is guilty of an odometer disclosure violation, a felony of the fourth degree. If the offender previously has been convicted of or pleaded guilty to a violation of this section or any provision of sections4549.42to4549.451of the Revised Code, a violation of this section is a felony of the third degree.