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Nothing contained in this subchapter shall prevent the municipality from regulating the operation of snowmobiles, off-highway motorcycle, and all- purpose vehicles on streets and highways and other public property under municipal jurisdiction, and within the reasonable exercise of the police power, except that no registration or licensing of any snowmobile, off-highway motorcycle, or all-purpose vehicle required to be registered or titled under R.C. Ch. 4519 shall be required.
(R.C. § 4519.48) (2000 Code, § 75.33)
(A) (1) Except as provided in divisions (B), (C), and (D) below, no person shall operate any snowmobile, off-highway motorcycle, or all-purpose vehicle within this municipality unless the snowmobile, off-highway motorcycle, or all-purpose vehicle is registered and numbered in accordance with R.C. §§ 4519.03 and 4519.04.
(2) Except as provided in R.C. § 4511.215 or a substantially equivalent municipal ordinance, no registration is required for a mini-truck that is operated within this state. A mini-truck may be operated only in accordance with R.C. § 4511.215 and R.C. § 4519.401, or any substantially equivalent municipal ordinance. This division (A)(2) shall take effect on January 1, 2017.
(B) (1) No registration is required for a snowmobile or off-highway motorcycle that is operated exclusively upon lands owned by the owner of the snowmobile or off-highway motorcycle, or on lands to which the owner of the snowmobile or off- highway motorcycle has a contractual right.
(2) No registration is required for an all- purpose vehicle that is used primarily for agricultural purposes when the owner qualifies for the current agricultural use valuation tax credit, unless it is to be used on any public land, trail, or right-of-way.
(3) Any all-purpose vehicle exempted from registration under division (B)(2) above and operated for agricultural purposes may use public roads and rights-of-way when traveling from one farm field to another, when such use does not violate R.C. § 4519.41.
(4) No registration is required for a snowmobile or all-purpose vehicle that is operated on a state highway as authorized by R.C. § 4519.41(F).
(C) No registration is required for a snowmobile, off-highway motorcycle, or all-purpose vehicle owned and used in this state by a resident of another state whenever that state has in effect a registration law similar to R.C. Ch. 4519 and the snowmobile, off-highway motorcycle, or all-purpose vehicle is properly registered under that state’s law. Any snowmobile, off-highway motorcycle, or all- purpose vehicle owned and used in this state by a resident of a state not having a registration law similar to R.C. Ch. 4519 shall comply with R.C. § 4519.09.
(D) No registration is required for a snowmobile, off-highway motorcycle, or all-purpose vehicle owned and used in this municipality by the United States, another state or a political subdivision thereof, but the snowmobile, off-highway motorcycle, or all-purpose vehicle shall display the name of the owner thereon.
(E) The owner or operator of any all-purpose vehicle operated or used upon the waters in this municipality shall comply with R.C. Ch. 1547 and R.C. Ch. 1548 relative to the operation of watercraft.
(F) Whoever violates division (A) above shall be fined not less than $50 nor more than $100.
(R.C. § 4519.02) (2000 Code, § 75.34)
Statutory reference:
Destruction or disposal of vehicle; transfer of ownership; change of address; loss of certificate, see R.C. § 4519.05
Registration of emergency vehicles, see R.C. § 4519.08
Registration procedure, see R.C. § 4519.03
Temporary license placards and fees, see R.C. § 4519.10
Temporary operating permit for certain nonresidents, see R.C. § 4519.09
(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 of title for the off-highway motorcycle or all-purpose vehicle if such a certificate is required by R.C. Ch. 4519 to be issued for the off-highway motorcycle or all-purpose vehicle, or, if a physical certificate of title has not been issued for it, operate an off-highway motorcycle or all-purpose vehicle knowing that the ownership information related to the motorcycle or vehicle has not been entered into the automated title processing system by a Clerk of a Court of Common Pleas.
(2) Operate in this municipality an off- highway motorcycle or all-purpose vehicle is a certificate of title to the off-highway motorcycle or all- purpose vehicle has been issued and then has been canceled.
(3) Fail to surrender any certificate of title upon cancellation of it by the Registrar of Motor Vehicles and notice of the cancellation as prescribed in R.C. Ch. 4519.
(4) Fail to surrender the certificate of title to a Clerk of a Court of Common Pleas as provided in R.C. Ch. 4519, in case of the destruction or dismantling of, or change in, the off-highway motorcycle or all-purpose vehicle described in the certificate of title.
(5) Violate any provision of R.C. §§ 4519.51 through 4519.70 for which no penalty is otherwise provided or any lawful rules adopted pursuant to those sections.
(6) Operate in this state an off-highway motorcycle or all-purpose vehicle knowing that the certificate of title to or ownership of the motorcycle or vehicle as otherwise reflected in the automated title processing system has been canceled.
(B) Whoever violates this section shall be fined not more than $200, imprisoned not more than 90 days, or both.
(R.C. § 4519.66) (2000 Code, § 75.36)
Statutory reference:
Certificate of title: rules and procedures, see R.C. §§ 4519.51 et seq.
Stolen vehicles and restrictions on sale or transfer, felony provisions, see R.C. § 4519.67