1513.01 FIRE DAMAGE TO MOTOR VEHICLES REQUIRED TO BE REPORTED.

   (a)   Any person owning a motor vehicle that is damaged by fire in the City shall file a report with the Fire Department if the motor vehicle is an actual, economic or constructive loss due to the fire or if the fire is determined to be incendiary by the Fire Department. The report shall disclose all owners and lienholders of the motor vehicle, the purchase price of the motor vehicle, the amount of the loan payments, if any, all insurance claims concerning the motor vehicle in the five-year period prior to the fire, the condition of the motor vehicle prior to the fire and such additional information as deemed necessary by the Chief of the Fire Department.

   (b)   The report required by this section shall be acknowledged before a notary public subject to the penalties for falsification contained in Ohio R.C. 2921.13 and Section 525.02 of the Codified Ordinances.

   (c)   No fire report shall be available to anyone until the Fire Department's investigation is completed. Such investigation cannot be completed until the above report is completed and filed.

   (d)   Penalty. Whoever fails to file a report is guilty of failing to file a fire damage report, a misdemeanor of the second degree.

(Ord. 91-38. Passed 1-30-91.)