(A) No person shall do any of the following:
(1) Operate in the municipality a motor vehicle for which a certificate of title is required without having that certificate in accordance with Ohio R.C. Ch. 4505 or, if a physical certificate of title has not been issued for a motor vehicle, operate the motor vehicle in the state knowing that the ownership information relating to the vehicle has not been entered into the automated title processing system by a Clerk of a Court of Common Pleas;
(2) Display or display for sale or sell as a dealer or acting on behalf of a dealer, a motor vehicle without having obtained a manufacturer’s or importer’s certificate, a certificate of title or an assignment of a certificate of title for it as provided in Ohio R.C. Ch. 4505;
(3) Fail to surrender any certificate of title or any certificate of registration or license plates upon cancellation of the same by the Registrar of Motor Vehicles and notice of the cancellation as prescribed in Ohio R.C. Ch. 4505;
(4) Fail to surrender the certificate of title to a Clerk of a Court of Common Pleas as provided in Ohio R.C. Ch. 4505 in case of the destruction or dismantling or change of a motor vehicle in such respect that it is not the motor vehicle described in the certificate of title;
(5) Violate any rules adopted pursuant to Ohio R.C. Ch. 4505;
(6) Except as otherwise provided in Ohio R.C. Ch. 4505 and 4517, sell at wholesale a motor vehicle ownership of which is not evidenced by an Ohio certificate of title, or the current certificate of title issued for the motor vehicle, or the manufacturer’s certificate of origin, and all title assignments that evidence the seller’s ownership of the motor vehicle, and an odometer disclosure statement that complies with Ohio R.C. 4505.06 and Subchapter IV of the Motor Vehicle Information and Cost Savings Act, 86 Stat. 961 (1972), 15 U.S.C. § 1981; and
(7) Operate in the state a motor vehicle knowing that the certificate of title to the vehicle or ownership of the vehicle as otherwise reflected in the automated title processing system has been canceled.
(B) This section does not apply to persons engaged in the business of warehousing or transporting motor vehicles for the purpose of salvage disposition.
(C) Whoever violates this section shall be fined not more than $200, imprisoned not more than 90 days, or both.
(ORC 4505.18)