(a) Violations of Rules and Regulations (711.102 O.R.C.).
“Whoever willfully violates any rule or regulation adopted by the legislative authority of a municipal corporation or a board of county commissioners pursuant to Section 711.101 of the Revised Code or fails to comply with an order issued pursuant thereto, shall forfeit and pay not less than ten nor more than one thousand dollars.
“Such sum may be recovered with costs in civil action brought in the court of common pleas of the county in which the land lies relative to which such violation occurred, by the legal representative of the village, city or county, in the name of such village, city, or county and for the use thereof.”
(b) Forfeiture for Wrongfully Recording Plats (711.12 O.R.C.).
“A county recorder who records a plat contrary to Section 711.01 to 711.38, inclusive, of the Revised Code, shall forfeit and pay not less than one hundred nor more than five hundred dollars to be recovered with costs in a civil action by the prosecuting attorney in the name and of the use of the county.”
(c) Transfer of Land Before Recording; Forfeiture (711.13 O.R.C.)
“Whoever, being the owner or agent of the owner of any land within or without a municipal corporation, willfully transfers any lot, parcel, or tract of such land from or in accordance with a plat of a subdivision as specifically defined in this chapter, before the plat has been recorded in the office of the county recorder, shall forfeit and pay the sum of not less than ten nor more than five hundred dollars for each lot, parcel, or tract of land so sold. The description of the lot, parcel, or tract by metes and bounds in the deed or transfer shall not serve to exempt the seller from the forfeiture provided in this section.
“If the land is within a municipal corporation, the sum may be recovered in a civil action, brought in any court of competent jurisdiction by the city director of law or other corresponding official of the municipal corporation in the name of the municipal corporation and for the use of the street repair fund thereof. If the land is situated outside a municipal corporation, the sum may be recovered in a civil action, brought by the prosecuting attorney, or other corresponding official, or planning commission of the county in which the land is situated, in the name of the county and for the use of road repair fund thereof.
“If the land is situated outside a municipal corporation, the sum may be recovered in a civil action, brought by the prosecuting attorney, or other corresponding official, or planning commission of the county in which the land is situated, in the name of the county and for the use of the road repair fund thereof.
“The sale of lots, parcels, or tracts from a plat of a subdivision on which any and all areas indicated as streets or open grounds are expressly indicated as for the exclusive use of the abutting or other owners in the subdivision and not as public streets, ways, or grounds shall not serve to exempt the seller from the requirements of this chapter or from the forfeiture provided in this section.”
(d) Disposal of Lots; Forfeiture (711.15 O.R.C.),
“Any person who disposes of, offers for sale, or leases for a time exceeding five years, any lot, or part of a lot, in a subdivision with intent to violate Sections 711.001 to 711.14, inclusive, of the Revised Code, shall forfeit and pay the sum of not less than ten nor more than five hundred dollars for each lot or part of a lot so sold, offered for sale, or leased, to be recovered, with costs, in a civil action, in the name of the county treasurer for the use of the county.”
(Ord. 95-35. Passed 11-20-95.)