(a) No person shall:
(1) Operate in this Municipality a motor vehicle for which a certificate of title is required without having such certificate in accordance with Ohio R.C. 4505.01 to 4505.21, inclusive, or upon which the certificate of title has been canceled;
(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 or a certificate of title therefor as provided in Ohio R.C. 4505.01 to 4505.21, inclusive;
(3) Fail to surrender any certificate of title or any certificate of registration or license plates upon cancellation of the same by the Ohio Registrar of Motor Vehicles and notice thereof as prescribed in Ohio R.C. 4505.01 to 4505.21, inclusive;
(4) Fail to surrender the certificate of title to the Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas as provided in Ohio R.C. 4505.01 to 4505.21, inclusive, 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 promulgated pursuant to Ohio R.C. 4505.01 to 4505.21, inclusive; or
(6) Except as otherwise provided in Ohio R.C. Chapter 4517, sell at wholesale a motor vehicle the 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.
(b) This section does not apply to persons engaged in the business of warehousing or transporting motor vehicles for the purpose of salvage disposition. (ORC 4505.18)
(c) Whoever violates this section shall be fined not more than two hundred dollars ($200.00) or imprisoned not more than ninety days, or both.
(ORC 4505.99(C))