Ohio Revised Code Chapter 4519 - Special Vehicles

• Section 4519.01 - [Effective Until 1/1/2017] Special Vehicle Definitions.
  As used in this chapter: (A) "Snowmobile" means any self-propelled vehicle designed primarily for use on snow or ice, and steered by skis, runners,...
• Section 4519.01 - [Effective 1/1/2017] Special Vehicle Definitions.
  As used in this chapter: (A) "Snowmobile" means any self-propelled vehicle designed primarily for use on snow or ice, and steered by skis, runners,...
• Section 4519.02 - [Effective Until 1/1/2017] Registration Required - Exceptions - Operation Of Watercraft.
  (A) Except as provided in divisions (B), (C), and (D) of this section, no person shall operate any snowmobile, off-highway motorcycle, or all-purpose vehicle...
• Section 4519.02 - [Effective 1/1/2017] Registration Required - Exceptions - Operation Of Watercraft.
  (A) (1) Except as provided in divisions (B), (C), and (D) of this section, no person shall operate any snowmobile, off-highway motorcycle, or all-purpose...
• Section 4519.03 - Application For Registration Or Renewal - Fee.
  (A) The owner of every snowmobile, off-highway motorcycle, and all-purpose vehicle required to be registered under section 4519.02 of the Revised Code shall file...
• Section 4519.031 - Registration Information To Be Transmitted To Tax Commissioner.
  The registrar of motor vehicles shall transmit to the tax commissioner the names, addresses, and any other information requested by the commissioner, of all...
• Section 4519.032 - [Repealed].
  Effective Date: 11-02-1991
• Section 4519.04 - Vehicles To Be Issued Distinctive Number, Certificate Of Registration And Registration Sticker.
  (A) Upon the filing of an application for registration of a snowmobile, off-highway motorcycle, or all-purpose vehicle and the payment of the tax therefor,...
• Section 4519.05 - Destruction Or Transfer Of Vehicle - Lost Or Destroyed Registration.
  (A) Whenever a registered snowmobile, off-highway motorcycle, or all-purpose vehicle is destroyed or similarly disposed of, the owner shall surrender the certificate of registration...
• Section 4519.06 - [Repealed].
  Effective Date: 01-01-2004; 09-29-2005
• Section 4519.07 - [Repealed].
  Effective Date: 03-07-1972; 09-29-2005
• Section 4519.08 - Vehicles Used For Emergency Purposes Registered Free Of Charge.
  Any snowmobile, off-highway motorcycle, or all-purpose vehicle owned or leased by the state, by any of its political subdivisions, or by any volunteer organization...
• Section 4519.09 - Temporary Operating Permit For Nonresidents.
  Every owner or operator of a snowmobile, off-highway motorcycle, or all-purpose vehicle who is a resident of a state not having a registration law...
• Section 4519.10 - Temporary License Placard For Off-highway Motorcycle Or All-purpose Vehicle.
  (A) The purchaser of an off-highway motorcycle or all-purpose vehicle, upon application and proof of purchase, may obtain a temporary license placard for it....
• Section 4519.11 - State Bureau Of Motor Vehicles Fund - Recreational Vehicle Fund.
  One dollar and twenty-five cents of each fee collected under sections 4519.04 and 4519.09 of the Revised Code shall be paid into the state...
• Section 4519.20 - Rules For Equipment Of Snowmobiles, Off-highway Motorcycles, And All-purpose Vehicles.
  (A) The director of public safety, pursuant to Chapter 119. of the Revised Code, shall adopt rules for the equipment of snowmobiles, off-highway motorcycles,...
• Section 4519.21 - Director May Authorize Sample Tests To Determine Conformity.
  The director of public safety may authorize sample tests of new snowmobiles, off-highway motorcycles, and all-purpose vehicles to determine their degree of conformity to...
• Section 4519.22 - Sale, Lease Or Rental Of Nonconforming Vehicle.
  (A) No person shall have for sale, sell, offer for sale, lease, rent, or otherwise furnish for hire in this state any new snowmobile,...
• Section 4519.40 - Prohibited Acts.
  (A) The applicable provisions of Chapters 4511. and 4549. of the Revised Code shall be applied to the operation of snowmobiles, off-highway motorcycles, and...
• Section 4519.401 - [Effective 1/1/2017] Operation Of A Mini-truck.
  (A) Except as provided in this section and section 4511.215 of the Revised Code, no person shall operate a mini-truck within this state. (B)...
• Section 4519.41 - Operation Of Vehicle On Or Near Highway, Street Or Road.
  Snowmobiles, off-highway motorcycles, and all-purpose vehicles may be operated as follows: (A) To make a crossing of a highway, other than a highway as...
• Section 4519.42 - Powers And Duties Of Director Of Natural Resources.
  The director of natural resources shall adopt rules for the operation of snowmobiles, off-highway motorcycles, and all-purpose vehicles on land or waters controlled by...
• Section 4519.43 - Powers Of Board Of Park Commissioners.
  A board of park commissioners of any park district created under Chapter 1545. of the Revised Code may provide by rule for the operation...
• Section 4519.44 - Driver's License Required.
  (A) No person who does not hold a valid, current motor vehicle driver's or commercial driver's license, motorcycle operator's endorsement, or probationary license, issued...
• Section 4519.45 - Dealer To Maintain Vehicles.
  (A) Any dealer who rents, leases, or otherwise furnishes a snowmobile, off-highway motorcycle, or all-purpose vehicle for hire shall maintain the vehicle in safe...
• Section 4519.46 - Reporting Of Accident.
  The operator of a snowmobile, off-highway motorcycle, or all-purpose vehicle involved in any accident resulting in bodily injury to or death of any person,...
• Section 4519.47 - Impoundment Of Vehicle.
  (A) Whenever a person is found guilty of operating a snowmobile, off-highway motorcycle, or all-purpose vehicle in violation of any rule authorized to be...
• Section 4519.48 - Local Regulations.
  Nothing contained in this chapter shall prevent local authorities from regulating the operation of snowmobiles, off-highway motorcycles, and all-purpose vehicles on streets and highways...
• Section 4519.51 - Adoption Of Rules.
  The registrar of motor vehicles shall adopt rules the registrar considers necessary to ensure uniform and orderly operation of sections 4519.51 to 4519.70 of...
• Section 4519.511 - Electronic Dealers.
  The registrar of motor vehicles shall designate as an electronic dealer a dealer who meets both of the following criteria: (A) The dealer has...
• Section 4519.512 - Electing Entry Of Certificate Of Title Information Into Automated System Without Issuance Of Physical Certificate.
  The owner of an off-highway motorcycle or all-purpose vehicle shall apply for a certificate of title for the motorcycle or vehicle when required by...
• Section 4519.52 - Obtaining Certificate Of Title Prerequisite For Selling Vehicle.
  (A) Except as provided in sections 4519.521 and 4519.54 of the Revised Code, no dealer engaged in the business of selling new or used...
• Section 4519.521 - Selling Motorcycle Or Vehicle Where Physical Certificate Of Title Has Not Been Issued.
  (A) (1) If a person who is not an electronic dealer owns an off-highway motorcycle or all-purpose vehicle for which a physical certificate of...
• Section 4519.53 - Showing Evidence Of Ownership.
  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...
• Section 4519.54 - Manufacturer's Or Importer's Certificate Of Origin.
  No manufacturer, importer, dealer, or other person shall sell or otherwise dispose of a new off-highway motorcycle or all-purpose vehicle to a dealer to...
• Section 4519.55 - Application For Certificate Of Title.
  Application for a certificate of title for an off-highway motorcycle or all-purpose vehicle shall be made upon a form prescribed by the registrar of...
• Section 4519.551 - Use Of Term Sworn To In Casual Sales.
  Notwithstanding any general requirement in this chapter to the effect that an application for a certificate of title to an off-highway motorcycle or all-purpose...
• Section 4519.56 - Application Contents.
  (A) An application for a certificate of title shall be sworn to before a notary public or other officer empowered to administer oaths by...
• Section 4519.57 - Issuing Physical Certificate.
  (A) When the clerk of a court of common pleas issues a physical certificate of title for an off-highway motorcycle or all-purpose vehicle, the...
• Section 4519.58 - Issuing Duplicate Certificate.
  (A) When the clerk of a court of common pleas issues a physical certificate of title, the clerk shall issue the certificate of title...
• Section 4519.59 - Fees.
  (A) (1) The clerk of a court of common pleas shall charge and retain fees as follows: (a) Fifteen dollars for each certificate of...
• Section 4519.60 - Transfer Of Ownership By Operation Of Law.
  In the event of the transfer of ownership of an off-highway motorcycle or all-purpose vehicle by operation of law, as upon inheritance, devise, bequest,...
• Section 4519.61 - Surrender And Cancelling Certificate.
  (A) Each owner of an off-highway motorcycle or all-purpose vehicle and each person mentioned as owner in the last certificate of title, when the...
• Section 4519.62 - Duplicate And Memorandum Certificates.
  In the event of a lost or destroyed certificate of title, application shall be made to a clerk of a court of common pleas,...
• Section 4519.63 - Fees For Supplying Title Information And Copies.
  (A) The registrar of motor vehicles or the clerk of the court of common pleas, upon the application of any person and payment of...
• Section 4519.631 - Public Access To Title Information via Electronic Means.
  The registrar of motor vehicles shall enable the public to access off-highway motorcycle and all-purpose vehicle title information via electronic means. No fee shall...
• Section 4519.64 - Appointing Agents To Sign.
  Manufacturers and importers of off-highway motorcycles or all-purpose vehicles shall appoint and authorize agents who shall sign manufacturer's or importer's certificates. The registrar of...
• Section 4519.65 - Administration Of Oaths.
  The clerk of the court of common pleas and the clerk's deputies may administer oaths on any application or affidavit required by this chapter....
• Section 4519.66 - Prohibited Acts.
  (A) No person shall do any of the following: (1) Operate in this state an off-highway motorcycle or all-purpose vehicle without having a certificate...
• Section 4519.67 - Additional Prohibited Acts.
  (A) No person shall do any of the following: (1) Procure or attempt to procure a certificate of title to an off-highway motorcycle or...
• Section 4519.68 - Effect Of Secured Transaction Restrictions.
  (A) (1) Chapter 1309. of the Revised Code does not permit or require the deposit, filing, or other record of a security interest covering...
• Section 4519.69 - Application Accompanied By Physical Inspection Certificate.
  If the application for a certificate of title refers to an off-highway motorcycle or all-purpose vehicle last previously registered in another state, the application...
• Section 4519.70 - Minor Prohibited From Acquiring Or Disposing Of Vehicle.
  (A) (1) No minor under eighteen years of age shall purchase or otherwise acquire an off-highway motorcycle or all-purpose vehicle and obtain a certificate...
• Section 4519.99 - [Repealed].
  Effective Date: 01-01-2004

Last modified: October 10, 2016