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(a) No holder of a temporary instruction permit issued under Ohio R.C. 4507.05(A) shall operate a motor vehicle upon a highway or any public or private property used by the public for purposes of vehicular travel or parking in violation of the conditions established under Ohio R.C. 4507.05(A).
(b) Except as provided in division (c) of this section, no holder of a temporary instruction permit that is issued under Ohio R.C. 4507.05(A) and that is issued on or after July 1, 1998, and who has not attained the age of 17 years, shall operate a motor vehicle upon a highway or any public or private property used by the public for purposes of vehicular travel or parking between the hours of 1:00 a.m. and 5:00 a.m.
(c) The holder of a temporary instruction permit issued under Ohio R.C. 4507.05(A) on or after July 1, 1998, who has not attained the age of 17 years, may operate a motor vehicle upon a highway or any public or private property used by the public for purposed of vehicular travel or parking between the hours of 1:00 a.m. and 5:00 a.m. if, at the time of such operation, the holder is accompanied by the holder's parent, guardian, or custodian, and the parent, guardian, or custodian holds a current valid driver's or commercial driver's license issued by this State and is actually occupying a seat beside the permit holder.
(d) Whoever violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor of the first degree.
(a) No driver's license shall be issued to any person under 18 years of age, except that a probationary license may be issued to a person who is at least 16 years of age and has held a temporary instruction permit for a period of at least six months.
(b) (1) A. No holder of a probationary driver's license who has not attained the age of 17 years shall operate a motor vehicle upon a highway or any public or private property used by the public for purposes of vehicular travel or parking between the hours of midnight and 6:00 a.m. unless the holder is accompanied by the holder's parent or guardian.
B. No holder of a probationary driver's license who has attained the age of 17 years but has not attained the age of 18 years shall operate a motor vehicle upon a highway or any public or private property used by the public for purposes of vehicular travel or parking between the hours of 1:00 a.m. and 5:00 a.m. unless the holder is accompanied by the holder's parent or guardian.
(2) A. Subject to division (d)(1)A. of this section, division (b)(1)A. of this section does not apply to the holder of a probationary driver's license who is traveling to or from work between the hours of midnight and 6:00 a.m. and has in the holder's immediate possession written documentation from the holder's employer.
B. Division (b)(1)B. of this section does not apply to the holder of a probationary driver's license who is traveling to or from work between the hours of 1:00 a.m. and 5:00 a.m. and has in the holder's immediate possession written documentation from the holder's employer.
(3) A. An employer is not liable in damages in a civil action for any injury, death, or loss to person or property that allegedly arises from, or is related to, the fact that the employer provided an employee who is the holder of a probationary driver's license with the written documentation described in division (b)(2) of this section.
B. The registrar of motor vehicles shall make available at no cost a form to serve as the written documentation described in division (b)(2) of this section, and employers and holders of probationary driver's licenses may utilize that form or may choose to utilize any other written documentation to meet the requirements of that division.
(4) No holder of a probationary driver's license who is less than 17 years of age shall operate a motor vehicle upon a highway or any public or private property used by the public for purposes of vehicular travel or parking with more than one person who is not a family member occupying the vehicle unless the probationary license holder is accompanied by the probationary license holder's parent, guardian, or custodian.
(c) It is an affirmative defense to a violation of division (b)(1)A. or B. of this section if, at the time of the violation, the holder of the probationary driver's license was traveling to or from an official function sponsored by the school the holder attends, or an emergency existed that required the holder to operate a motor vehicle in violation of division (b)(1)A. or B. of this section, or the holder was an emancipated minor.
(d) (1) A. If a person is issued a probationary driver's license prior to attaining the age of 17 years and the person pleads guilty to, is convicted of, or is adjudicated in juvenile court of having committed a moving violation during the six-month period commencing on the date on which the person is issued the probationary driver's license, the holder must be accompanied by the holder's parent or guardian whenever the holder is operating a motor vehicle upon a highway or any public or private property used by the public for purposes of vehicular parking during whichever of the following time periods applies:
1. If, on the date the holder of the probationary driver's license pleads guilty to, is convicted of, or is adjudicated in juvenile court of having committed the moving violation, the holder has not attained the age of 16 years six months, during the six-month period commencing on that date;
2. If, on the date the holder pleads guilty to, is convicted of, or is adjudicated in juvenile court of having committed the moving violation, the holder has attained the age of 16 years six months but not 17 years, until the person attains the age of 17 years.
B. If the holder of a probationary driver's license commits a moving violation during the six-month period after the person is issued the probationary driver's license and before the person attains the age of 17 years and on the date the person pleads guilty to, is convicted of, or is adjudicated in juvenile court of having committed the moving violation the person has attained the age of 17 years, or if the person commits the moving violation during the six-month period after the person is issued the probationary driver's license and after the person attains the age of 17 years, the holder is not subject to the restriction described in divisions (d)(1)A.1. and 2. of this section unless the court or juvenile court imposes such a restriction upon the holder.
(2) No person shall violate division (d)(1)A. of this section.
(e) No holder of a probationary license shall operate a motor vehicle upon a highway or any public or private property used by the public for purposes of vehicular travel or parking unless the total number of occupants of the vehicle does not exceed the total number of occupant restraining devices originally installed in the motor vehicle by its manufacturer, and each occupant of the vehicle is wearing all of the available elements of a properly adjusted occupant restraining device.
(f) A restricted license may be issued to a person who is 14 or 15 years of age under proof of hardship satisfactory to the Registrar of Motor Vehicles.
(g) Notwithstanding any other provisions of law to the contrary, no law enforcement officer shall cause the operator of a motor vehicle being operated on any street or highway to stop the motor vehicle for the sole purpose of determining whether each occupant of the motor vehicle is wearing all of the available elements of a properly adjusted occupant restraining device as required by division (e) of this section, or for the sole purpose of issuing a ticket, citation or summons if that requirement has been or is being violated, or for causing the arrest of or commencing a prosecution of a person for a violation of that requirement.
(h) Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, no law enforcement officer shall cause the operator of a motor vehicle being operated on any street or highway to stop the motor vehicle for the sole purpose of determining whether a violation of division (b)(1)A. or B. of this section has been or is being committed or for the sole purpose of issuing a ticket, citation or summons for such a violation or for causing the arrest or commencing a prosecution of a person for such a violation.
(i) As used in this section:
(1) “Occupant restraining device” has the same meaning as in Ohio R.C. 4513.263.
(2) “Family member” of a probationary license holder includes any of the following:
A. A spouse;
B. A child or stepchild;
C. A parent, stepparent, grandparent, or parent-in-law;
D. An aunt or uncle;
E. A sibling, whether of the whole or half blood or by adoption, a brother-in-law, or a sister-in-law;
F. A son or daughter of the probationary license holder's stepparent if the stepparent has not adopted the probationary license holder;
G. An eligible adult, as defined in Ohio R.C. 4507.05.
(3) “Moving violation” means any violation of any statute or ordinance that regulates the operation of vehicles, streetcars, or trackless trolleys on the highways or streets. “Moving violation” does not include a violation of Ohio R.C. 4513.263 or a substantially equivalent municipal ordinance, or a violation of any statute or ordinance regulating pedestrians or the parking of vehicles, vehicle size or load limitations, vehicle fitness requirements, or vehicle registration.
(j) Whoever violates division (b)(1) or (4), (d)(2) or (e) of this section is guilty of a minor misdemeanor.
(Ord. 194-2007. Passed 9-17-07.)
(a) No person shall:
(1) Display or cause or permit to be displayed, or possess any identification card, driver's or commercial driver's license, temporary instruction permit, or commercial driver's license temporary instruction permit knowing the same to be fictitious, or to have been canceled, revoked, suspended, or altered;
(2) Lend to a person not entitled thereto, or knowingly permit him or her to use any identification card, driver's or commercial driver's license, temporary instruction permit or commercial driver's license temporary instruction permit issued to the person so lending or permitting the use thereof;
(3) Display, or represent as one's own, any identification card, driver's or commercial driver's license, temporary instruction permit, or commercial driver's license temporary instruction permit not issued to the person so displaying the same;
(4) Fail to surrender to the Registrar of Motor Vehicles, upon his or her demand, any identification card, driver's or commercial driver's license, temporary instruction permit, or commercial driver's license temporary instruction permit which has been suspended, canceled or revoked;
(5) In any application for an identification card, driver's or commercial driver's license, temporary instruction permit, or commercial driver's license temporary instruction permit or any renewal or duplicate thereof, knowingly conceal a material fact or present any physician's statement required under Ohio R.C. 4507.08 or 4507.081 when knowing the same to be false or fictitious.
(b) Whoever violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor of the first degree.
(a) No person shall authorize or knowingly permit a motor vehicle owned by him or her or under his or her control to be driven by any person if either of the following applies:
(1) The offender knows or has reasonable cause to believe the other person has no legal right to drive the motor vehicle;
(2) The offender knows or has reasonable cause to believe the other person's act of driving the motor vehicle would violate any prohibition contained in Ohio R.C. 4507.01 to 4507.39.
(b) Whoever violates this section is guilty of permitting the operation of a vehicle by a person with no legal right to operate a vehicle and shall be punished as follows:
(1) Except as otherwise provided in division (b)(2) of this section, permitting the operation of a vehicle by a person with no legal right to operate a vehicle is a misdemeanor of the first degree. In addition to or independent of any other sentence that it imposes upon the offender and subject to Ohio R.C. 4503.235, the court shall order the immobilization for 30 days of the vehicle involved in the offense and the impoundment for 30 days of the identification license plates of that vehicle. The order for immobilization and impoundment shall be issued and enforced in accordance with Ohio R.C. 4503.233.
(2) If the offender previously has been convicted of or pleaded guilty to one or more violations of division (a) or Ohio R.C. 4507.33, permitting the operation of a vehicle by a person with no legal right to operate a vehicle is a misdemeanor of the first degree. In addition to or independent of any other sentence that it imposes upon the offender and subject to Ohio R.C. 4503.235, the court shall order the criminal forfeiture of the vehicle involved in the offense. The order of criminal forfeiture shall be issued and enforced in accordance with Ohio R.C. 4503.234.
(3) If title to a motor vehicle that is subject to an order for criminal forfeiture under this section is assigned or transferred and Ohio R.C. 4503.234(C)(2) or (C)(3) applies, in addition to or independent of any other penalty established by law, the court may fine the offender the value of the vehicle as determined by publications of the National Auto Dealer's Association. The proceeds from any fine imposed under this division shall be distributed in accordance with Ohio R.C. 4503.234(D)(4).
(a) The operator of a motor vehicle shall display his or her license, or furnish satisfactory proof that he or she has a license, upon demand of any peace officer or of any person damaged or injured in any collision in which the licensee may be involved. When a demand is properly made, and the operator has his or her license on or about his or her person, he or she shall not refuse to display the license. Failure to furnish satisfactory evidence that the person is licensed under Ohio R.C. 4507.01 through 4507.30 Chapter 4507, when the person does not have his or her license on or about his or her person, shall be prima facie evidence of not having obtained such license.
(b) Whoever violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor of the first degree.
(a) (1) No person, whose driver's or commercial driver's license or permit, or nonresident's operating privilege has been suspended or revoked pursuant to Ohio R.C. Chapter 4509, shall operate any motor vehicle within this Municipality, or knowingly permit any motor vehicle owned by him or her to be operated by another person in the Municipality, during the period of the suspension or revocation, except as specifically authorized by Ohio R.C. Chapter 4509. No person shall operate a motor vehicle within this Municipality, or knowingly permit any motor vehicle owned by him or her to be operated by any person in this Municipality during the period in which he or she is required by Ohio R.C. 4509.45 to file and maintain proof of financial responsibility for a violation of Ohio R.C. 4509.101, unless proof of financial responsibility is maintained with respect to that vehicle.
(2) No person shall operate any motor vehicle upon a highway or any public or private property used by the public for purposes of vehicular travel or parking in this Municipality in violation of any restriction of the person's driver's or commercial driver's license imposed under Ohio R.C. 4506.10(D) or Ohio R.C. 4507.14.
(b) No person, whose driver's or commercial driver's license or permit has been suspended pursuant to Ohio R.C. 4507.16(B), 4511.191 or 4511.196, or any substantially similar municipal ordinance, shall operate any motor vehicle within this Municipality until he or she has paid the license reinstatement fee required pursuant to Ohio R.C. 4511.191(L) and the license or permit has been returned to the person or a new license or permit has been issued to the person.
(c) (1) No person whose driver's or commercial driver's license, or permit or nonresident operating privilege, has been suspended or revoked, under the provisions of this Traffic Code or the Revised Code other than Ohio R.C. Chapter 4509, or under any applicable law in any other jurisdiction in which the person's license or permit was issued, shall operate any motor vehicle upon the highways or streets within this Municipality during the period of suspension or within one year after the date of the revocation. No person who has been granted occupational driving privileges by any court shall operate any motor vehicle upon the highways or streets in this Municipality, except in accordance with the terms of the privileges.
(2) No person, whose driver's or commercial driver's license or permit or nonresident operating privilege has been suspended under Ohio R.C. 4507.16(B) shall operate any motor vehicle upon the highways or streets within this Municipality during the period of suspension. No person who is granted occupational driving privileges by any court shall operate any motor vehicle upon the highways or streets in this Municipality except in accordance with the terms of those privileges.
(d) (1) It is an affirmative defense to any prosecution brought pursuant to this section that the alleged offender drove under suspension or in violation of a restriction because of a substantial emergency, provided no other person was reasonably available to drive in response to the emergency.
(2) It is an affirmative defense to any prosecution brought pursuant to division (a)(1) of this section that the order of suspension resulted from the failure of the alleged offender to respond to a financial responsibility random verification request under Ohio R.C. 4509.101(A)(3)(c) and that, upon a showing of proof of financial responsibility, the alleged offender was in compliance with Ohio R.C. 4509.101(A)(1) at the time of the initial financial responsibility random verification request.
(e) (1) Whoever violates division (a)(2) or (c)(1) of this section is guilty of driving under suspension or revocation, or in violation of license restrictions, a misdemeanor of the first degree. Whoever violates division (b) of this section is guilty of driving without paying a license reinstatement fee, a misdemeanor of the first degree. Except as otherwise provided in Ohio R.C. 4507.162(D), the court in addition to or independent of all other penalties provided by law, may suspend for a period not to exceed one year the driver's or commercial driver's license or permit or nonresident operating privilege of any person who pleads guilty to or is convicted of a violation of this section.
(2) Whoever violates division (c)(2) of this section is guilty of driving under OMVI suspension or revocation and shall be punished as follows:
A. Except as otherwise provided in division (e)(2)B. or C. of this section, driving under OMVI suspension or revocation is a misdemeanor of the first degree, and the court shall sentence that offender to a term of imprisonment of not less than three consecutive days and may sentence the offender pursuant to Ohio R.C. 2929.21 to a longer term of imprisonment. As an alternative to the term of imprisonment required to be imposed by this division, but subject to division (e)(2)F. of this section, the court may sentence the offender to a term of not less than 30 consecutive days of electronically monitored house arrest as defined in Ohio R.C. 2929.23(A)(4). The period of electronically monitored house arrest shall not exceed six months. In addition, the court shall impose upon the offender a fine of not less than two hundred fifty dollars ($250.00) and not more than one thousand dollars ($1,000.00). Regardless of whether the vehicle the offender was operating at the time of the offense is registered in his or her name or in the name of another person, the court, in addition to or independent of any other sentence that it imposes upon the offender and subject to Ohio R.C. 4503.235, shall order the immobilization for 30 days of the vehicle the offender was operating at the time of the offense and the impoundment for 30 days of the identification license plates of that vehicle. The order for immobilization and impoundment shall be issued and enforced in accordance with Ohio R.C. 4503.233.
B. If, within five years of the offense, the offender has been convicted of or pleaded guilty to one violation of division (c)(2), or a state law or municipal ordinance that is substantially equivalent to that division, driving under OMVI suspension or revocation is a misdemeanor, and the court shall sentence the offender to a term of imprisonment of not less than ten consecutive days and may sentence the offender to a longer definite term of imprisonment of not more than one year. As an alternative to the term of imprisonment required to be imposed by this division, but subject to division (e)(2)F. of this section, the court may sentence the offender to a term of not less than 90 consecutive days of electronically monitored house arrest as defined in Ohio R.C. 2929.23(A)(4). The period of electronically monitored house arrest shall not exceed one year. In addition, the court shall impose upon the offender a fine of not less than five hundred dollars ($500.00) and not more than two thousand five hundred dollars ($2,500.00). Regardless of whether the vehicle the offender was operating at the time of the offense is registered in his or her name or in the name of another person, the court, in addition to or independent of any other sentence that it imposes upon the offender and subject to Ohio R.C. 4503.235, shall order the immobilization for 60 days of the vehicle the offender was operating at the time of the offense and the impoundment for 60 days of the identification license plates of that vehicle. The order for immobilization and impoundment shall be issued and enforced in accordance with Ohio R.C. 4503.233.
C. If within five years of the offense, the offender has been convicted of or pleaded guilty to two or more violations of division (c)(2), or a state law or municipal ordinance that is substantially equivalent to that division, driving under OMVI suspension or revocation is a misdemeanor. The court shall sentence the offender to a term of imprisonment of not less than 30 consecutive days and may sentence the offender to a longer definite term of imprisonment of not more than one year. The court shall not sentence the offender to a term of electronically monitored house arrest as defined in Ohio R.C. 2929.23(A)(4). In addition, the court shall impose upon the offender a fine of not less than five hundred dollars ($500.00) and not more than two thousand five hundred dollars ($2,500.00). Regardless of whether the vehicle the offender was operating at the time of the offense is registered in his or her name or in the name of another person, the court, in addition to or independent of any other sentence that it imposes upon the offender and subject to Ohio R.C. 4503.235, shall order the criminal forfeiture of the vehicle the offender was operating at the time of the offense. The order of criminal forfeiture shall be issued and enforced in accordance with Ohio R.C. 4503.234. If title to a motor vehicle that is subject to an order for criminal forfeiture under this section is assigned or transferred and Ohio R.C. 4503.234(C)(2) or (C)(3) applies, in addition to or independent of any other penalty established by law, the court may fine the offender the value of the vehicle as determined by publications of the National Auto Dealer's Association. The proceeds from any fine imposed under this division shall be distributed in accordance with Ohio R.C. 4503.234(D)(4).
D. In addition to or independent of all other penalties provided by law or ordinance, the trial judge of any court of record or the Mayor of a Mayor's Court shall suspend for a period not to exceed one year the driver's or commercial driver's license or permit or nonresident operating privilege of any offender who is sentenced under divisions (e)(2)A. through C. of this section.
E. Fifty percent of any fine imposed by a court under division (e)(2)A. through C. of this section shall be deposited into the county indigent drivers alcohol treatment fund or municipal indigent drivers alcohol treatment fund under the control of that court, as created by the County or Municipality pursuant to Ohio R.C. 4511.191(N).
F. No court shall impose the alternative sentence of not less than 30 consecutive days of electronically monitored house arrest permitted to be imposed by division (e)(2)A. of this section, or the alternative sentence of a term of not less than 90 consecutive days of electronically monitored house arrest permitted to be imposed by division (e)(2)B. of this section, unless within 60 days of the date of sentencing, the court issues a written finding, entered into the record, that, due to the unavailability of space at the incarceration facility where the offender is required to serve the term of imprisonment imposed upon him or her, the offender will not be able to begin serving his or her term of imprisonment within the 60-day period following the date of sentencing. If the court issues such a finding, the court may impose the alternative sentence comprised of or including electronically monitored house arrest permitted to be imposed by division (e)(2)A. or B. of this section.
G. An offender sentenced under this section to a period of electronically monitored house arrest shall be permitted work release during such period. The duration of the work release shall not exceed the time necessary each day for the offender to commute to and from the place of employment and his or her home or other place specified by the sentencing court and the time actually spent under employment.
H. Suspension of a commercial driver's license under this section shall be concurrent with any period of disqualification under Ohio R.C. 3123.611 or 4506.16 or any period of suspension under Ohio R.C. 3123.58. No person who is disqualified for life from holding a commercial driver's license under Ohio R.C. 4506.16 shall be issued a driver's license under Ohio R.C. Chapter 4507 during the period for which the commercial driver's license was suspended under this section, and no person whose commercial driver's license is suspended under this section shall be issued a driver's license under Ohio R.C. Chapter 4507 during the period of suspension.
(f) Whoever violates division (a)(1) of this section is guilty of driving under financial responsibility law suspension or revocation and shall be punished as provided in divisions (f)(1) through (4) of this section.
(1) Except as otherwise provided in division (f)(2) or (3) of this section, driving under financial responsibility law suspension or revocation is a misdemeanor of the first degree. Regardless of whether the vehicle the offender was operating at the time of the offense is registered in his or her name or in the name of another person, the court, in addition to or independent of any other sentence that it imposes upon the offender and subject to Ohio R.C. 4503.235, shall order the immobilization for 30 days of the vehicle the offender was operating at the time of the offense and the impoundment for 30 days of the identification license plates of that vehicle. The order for immobilization and impoundment shall be issued and enforced in accordance with Ohio R.C. 4503.233.
(2) If, within five years of the offense, the offender has been convicted of or pleaded guilty to one violation of division (a)(1), or a state law or municipal ordinance that is substantially equivalent to that division, driving under financial responsibility law suspension or revocation is a misdemeanor of the first degree. Regardless of whether the vehicle the offender was operating at the time of the offense is registered in his or her name or in the name of another person, the court, in addition to or independent of any other sentence that it imposes upon the offender and subject to Ohio R.C. 4503.235, shall order the immobilization for 60 days of the vehicle the offender was operating at the time of the offense and the impoundment for 60 days of the identification license plates of that vehicle. The order for immobilization and impoundment shall be issued and enforced in accordance with Ohio R.C. 4503.233.
(3) If, within five years of the offense, the offender has been convicted of or pleaded guilty to two or more violations of division (a)(1), or a state law or municipal ordinance that is substantially equivalent to that division, driving under financial responsibility law suspension or revocation is a misdemeanor of the first degree. Regardless of whether the vehicle the offender was operating at the time of the offense is registered in his or her name or in the name of another person, the court, in addition to or independent of any other sentence that it imposes upon the offender and subject to Ohio R.C. 4503.235, shall order the criminal forfeiture of the vehicle the offender was operating at the time of the offense. The order of criminal forfeiture shall be issued and enforced in accordance with Ohio R.C. 4503.234. If title to a motor vehicle that is subject to an order for criminal forfeiture under this section is assigned or transferred and Ohio R.C. 4503.234(C)(2) or (C)(3) applies, in addition to or independent of any other penalty established by law, the court may fine the offender the value of the vehicle as determined by publications of the National Auto Dealer's Association. The proceeds from any fine imposed under this division shall be distributed in accordance with Ohio R.C. 4503.234(D)(4).
(4) Except as otherwise provided in Ohio R.C. 4507.162(D), the court, in addition to or independent of all other penalties provided by law, may suspend for a period not to exceed one year the driver or commercial driver's license or permit or nonresident operating privilege of an offender who is sentenced under divisions (f)(1) through (3) of this section.
(5) The court shall not release a vehicle from the immobilization ordered under divisions (f)(1) or (f)(2) of this section unless the court is presented with current proof of financial responsibility with respect to that vehicle.
Statutory reference:
Driving under financial responsibility law suspension or cancellation, see Ohio R.C. 4510.16
Driving under OVI suspension, see Ohio R.C. 4510.14
Driving under suspension or in violation of license restriction, see Ohio R.C. 4510.11
Failure to reinstate license, see Ohio R.C. 4510.21
Operating motor vehicle without valid license, see Ohio R.C. 4510.12
(a) No person shall do any of the following:
(1) Operate in this municipality a motor vehicle for which a certificate of title is required without having that certificate in accordance with Ohio R.C. Chapter 4505 or, if a physical certificate of title has not been issued for a motor vehicle, operate the motor vehicle in this 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. Chapter 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. Chapter 4505;
(4) Fail to surrender the certificate of title to a Clerk of a Court of Common Pleas as provided in Ohio R.C. Chapter 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. Chapter 4505;
(6) Except as otherwise provided in Ohio R.C. Chapters 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;
(7) Operate in this 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 two hundred dollars ($200.00) or imprisoned not more than 90 days, or both.
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