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As Introduced
123rd General Assembly
Regular Session
1999-2000 | H. B. No. 21 |
REPRESENTATIVES MOTTLEY-BATEMAN-NETZLEY-VESPER-BENDER-
PRINGLE-BOYD-PATTON-MEAD-CORBIN-BUCHY-LUCAS-PERZ-SULZER-
OPFER-ROBERTS-ALLEN-D.MILLER-OGG-THOMAS-CORE-TERWILLEGER-
BRITTON-JOLIVETTE-ROMAN-HEALY-JONES-HOUSEHOLDER-
KRUPINSKI-SALERNO-EVANS-CALVERT
A BILL
To amend sections 1345.71 to 1345.76 and 1345.99 and to enact
sections 1345.731, 1345.78, and 4505.112 of the Revised Code to make the
Nonconforming New Motor Vehicle law apply to motor vehicles
leased for a period of one month or more, to
require the
certificate of title to a vehicle returned under that law to be
marked as a "buyback" vehicle, and to make other changes in that
law.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF OHIO:
Section 1. That sections 1345.71, 1345.72, 1345.73, 1345.74,
1345.75, 1345.76, and 1345.99 be amended and sections 1345.731, 1345.78,
and 4505.112 of the Revised Code be enacted to read as follows:
Sec. 1345.71. As used in sections 1345.71 to 1345.77 1345.78
of the Revised Code:
(A) "Consumer" means the ANY OF THE FOLLOWING:
(1) THE purchaser, other than for
purposes of resale, of a motor vehicle, any;
(2) ANY LESSEE OF A MOTOR VEHICLE IN A CONTRACTUAL
ARRANGEMENT UNDER WHICH A CHARGE IS MADE FOR THE USE OF THE
VEHICLE AT A PERIODIC RATE FOR A TERM OF THIRTY DAYS OR MORE,
AND TITLE TO THE VEHICLE IS IN A PERSON OTHER THAN THE
USER;
(3) ANY
person to whom the
motor vehicle is transferred during the duration of the express
warranty that is applicable to the motor vehicle, and any;
(4) ANY other
person who is entitled by the terms of the warranty to enforce
the warranty.
(B) "Manufacturer" and "distributor" have the same
meanings as in section 4517.01 of the Revised Code, and
"manufacturer" includes a remanufacturer as defined in that
section.
(C) "Express warranty" and "warranty" mean the written
warranty of the manufacturer or distributor of a new motor
vehicle concerning the condition and fitness for use of the
vehicle, including any terms or conditions precedent to the
enforcement of obligations under that warranty.
(D) "Motor vehicle" means any passenger car or
noncommercial motor vehicle as defined in section 4501.01 of the
Revised Code, or those parts of any motor home, as defined in
section 4501.01 of the Revised Code, that are not part of the
permanently installed facilities for cold storage, cooking and
consuming of food, and for sleeping, but does not mean any
manufactured home as defined in division (O) of section 4501.01
of the Revised Code or recreational vehicle as defined in
division (Q) of that section.
(E) "Nonconformity" means any defect or condition which THAT
substantially impairs the use, value, or safety of a motor
vehicle TO THE CONSUMER and does not conform to the express warranty of
the
manufacturer or distributor.
(F) "Full purchase price" means BOTH OF THE FOLLOWING:
(1) IN THE CASE OF A SALE, the contract price for the
motor vehicle, including charges for transportation,
UNDERCOATING, dealer-installed OPTIONS AND
accessories, dealer services, dealer preparation,
and delivery and collateral charges; all finance, credit
insurance, warranty, and service contract charges incurred by the
buyer CONSUMER; and all sales tax, license and registration
fees, and other government charges.
(2) IN THE CASE OF A LEASE, THE CAPITALIZED
COST REDUCTION, SECURITY DEPOSIT, TAXES, TITLE FEES, ALL MONTHLY
LEASE PAYMENTS, THE RESIDUAL VALUE OF THE VEHICLE, AND ALL
FINANCE, CREDIT INSURANCE, WARRANTY, AND SERVICE CONTRACT
CHARGES INCURRED BY THE CONSUMER.
(G) "BUYBACK" MEANS A
MOTOR VEHICLE THAT HAS BEEN REPLACED OR REPURCHASED BY A
MANUFACTURER AS THE RESULT
OF A COURT JUDGMENT, A DETERMINATION OF AN INFORMAL DISPUTE
SETTLEMENT MECHANISM, OR A SETTLEMENT AGREED TO BY A CONSUMER
REGARDLESS OF WHETHER IT IS IN THE CONTEXT OF A COURT OR AN INFORMAL DISPUTE
SETTLEMENT
MECHANISM OR OTHERWISE, IN THIS OR ANY OTHER STATE, WHEREIN THE
CONSUMER HAS ASSERTED THAT THE MOTOR VEHICLE DOES NOT CONFORM TO
THE WARRANTY, HAS PRESENTED DOCUMENTATION TO ESTABLISH THAT A NONCONFORMITY
EXISTS PURSUANT TO SECTION 1345.72 OR 1345.73 of the Revised Code, AND HAS REQUESTED
REPLACEMENT OR REPURCHASE OF THE
VEHICLE.
(H) "REASONABLY ACCESSIBLE REPAIR
FACILITY" MEANS ANY FACILITY WITHIN A TWENTY-MILE RADIUS FROM THE CONSUMER'S
RESIDENCE THAT IS AUTHORIZED TO ACCEPT AND PERFORM WARRANTY WORK ON BEHALF OF
THE MANUFACTURER OF A MOTOR VEHICLE, PROVIDED THAT, IF THERE IS NO SUCH REPAIR
FACILITY LOCATED WITHIN TWENTY MILES OF THE CONSUMER'S RESIDENCE, "REASONABLY
ACCESSIBLE REPAIR FACILITY" MEANS THE AUTHORIZED REPAIR FACILITY LOCATED
CLOSEST TO THE CONSUMER'S RESIDENCE.
Sec. 1345.72. (A) If a new motor vehicle does not conform
to any applicable express warranty and the consumer reports the
nonconformity to the manufacturer, its agent, or its authorized
dealer during the period of one year following the date of
original delivery or during the first eighteen thousand miles of
operation, whichever is earlier, the manufacturer, its agent, or
its authorized dealer shall make any repairs as are necessary to
conform the vehicle to such express warranty, notwithstanding the
fact that the repairs are made after the expiration of the
appropriate time period.
(B) If the manufacturer, its agent, or its authorized
dealer is unable to conform the motor vehicle to any applicable
express warranty by repairing or correcting any defect or
condition that substantially impairs the use, safety, or value of
the motor vehicle to the consumer NONCONFORMITY after a reasonable
number of repair attempts, the manufacturer shall, at the consumer's
option, and subject to division (D) of this section, EITHER
SHALL replace the motor vehicle with a new motor vehicle acceptable to the
consumer
or SHALL accept return of the vehicle from the consumer and refund each
of the following:
(1) The full purchase price including, but not limited to,
charges for undercoating, transportation, and installed options;
(2) All collateral charges, including but not limited to,
sales tax, license and registration fees, and similar government
charges;
(3) All finance charges incurred by the consumer;
(4) All incidental damages, including, BUT NOT LIMITED
TO, any reasonable fees charged by the lender OR
LESSOR for making or canceling the loan OR LEASE, AND ANY EXPENSES
INCURRED BY THE CONSUMER AS A RESULT OF
THE NONCONFORMITY, SUCH AS CHARGES FOR TOWING, VEHICLE RENTAL,
MEALS, AND LODGING.
(C) Nothing in this section imposes any liability on a new
motor vehicle dealer or creates a cause of action by a buyer
against a new motor vehicle dealer.
(D) Sections 1345.71 to 1345.77 1345.78 of the Revised Code
do not affect the obligation of a consumer under a loan or retail
installment sales contract or the interest of any secured party,
except as follows:
(1) If the consumer elects to take a refund, the
manufacturer shall forward the total sum required under division
(B) of this section by an instrument jointly payable to the
consumer and any lienholder that appears on the face of the
certificate of title OR THE LESSOR. Prior to disbursing the funds to
the consumer, the lienholder OR LESSOR may deduct the balance owing to
it, including any reasonable fees charged for canceling the loan OR
THE
LEASE and refunded pursuant to division (B) of this section, and shall
immediately remit the balance if any, to the consumer and cancel
the lien OR THE LEASE.
(2) If the consumer elects to take a new motor vehicle,
the manufacturer shall notify any lienholder noted on the
certificate of title under section 4505.13 of the Revised Code OR THE
LESSOR. If both the lienholder OR THE LESSOR and the consumer
consent to finance OR LEASE the new motor vehicle obtained through the
exchange in division (B)
of this section, the lienholder OR THE LESSOR shall release the lien on
OR SURRENDER THE TITLE TO the
nonconforming motor vehicle after it has obtained a lien on OR TITLE TO
the new motor vehicle. If the existing lienholder OR LESSOR does not
finance OR LEASE the new motor vehicle, it has no obligation to
discharge the note
or cancel the lien on OR SURRENDER THE TITLE TO the nonconforming motor
vehicle until the
original indebtedness is OR THE LEASE TERMS ARE satisfied.
Sec. 1345.73. It shall be presumed that a reasonable
number of attempts have been undertaken by the manufacturer, its
dealer, or its authorized agent to conform a motor vehicle to any
applicable express warranty if, during the period of one year
following the date of original delivery or during the first
eighteen thousand miles of operation, whichever is earlier, any
of the following apply:
(A) Substantially the same nonconformity has been subject
to repair three or more times and EITHER continues to exist
OR RECURS;
(B) The vehicle is out of service by reason of repair for
a cumulative total of thirty or more calendar days;
(C) There have been eight or more attempts to repair any
nonconformity that substantially impairs the use and value of the
motor vehicle to the consumer;
(D) There has been at least one attempt to repair a
nonconformity that results in a condition that is likely to cause
death or serious bodily injury if the vehicle is driven, and the
nonconformity EITHER continues to exist OR RECURS.
Sec. 1345.731. (A) A CONSUMER SHALL
NOTIFY THE MANUFACTURER OF THE NEED TO REPAIR A NONCONFORMITY UNDER ANY OF THE
FOLLOWING SITUATIONS:
(1) AFTER A SECOND ATTEMPT TO REPAIR SUBSTANTIALLY THE SAME
NONCONFORMITY THAT HAS EITHER CONTINUED TO EXIST OR RECURRED;
(2) WHEN THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN OUT OF SERVICE BY REASON OF REPAIR FOR A
CUMULATIVE TOTAL OF TWENTY OR MORE CALENDAR DAYS;
(3) AFTER A SEVENTH ATTEMPT TO REPAIR ANY NONCONFORMITY;
(4) AFTER ONE ATTEMPT TO REPAIR A NONCONFORMITY THAT IS LIKELY TO CAUSE
DEATH OR SERIOUS BODILY INJURY IF THE VEHICLE IS DRIVEN, AND THE NONCONFORMITY
EITHER CONTINUES TO EXIST OR RECURS.
(B) WITHIN FOUR BUSINESS DAYS OF RECEIVING A NOTICE UNDER DIVISION
(A) OF THIS SECTION, THE MANUFACTURER SHALL
NOTIFY THE CONSUMER THAT THE MANUFACTURER WILL ATTEMPT ONE FINAL REPAIR OF THE
VEHICLE AT A REASONABLY ACCESSIBLE REPAIR FACILITY DESIGNATED IN THE NOTICE TO
THE CONSUMER.
(C) THE MANUFACTURER SHALL CONFORM THE
MOTOR VEHICLE TO THE WARRANTY WITHIN NINE BUSINESS DAYS OF DELIVERY OF THE
VEHICLE TO THE DESIGNATED REPAIR FACILITY. AT THE TIME THE NONCONFORMING MOTOR
VEHICLE IS DELIVERED TO THE DESIGNATED REPAIR FACILITY THE MANUFACTURER SHALL
OFFER AND MAKE AVAILABLE A MOTOR VEHICLE FOR USE BY THE CONSUMER DURING THE
TIME REQUIRED BY THE MANUFACTURER TO CONFORM THE MOTOR VEHICLE TO THE
WARRANTY.
(D) THE FAILURE OF A MANUFACTURER TO COMPLY WITH DIVISION
(B) OF THIS SECTION IS A WAIVER OF THE
OPPORTUNITY AFFORDED A MANUFACTURER UNDER THIS SECTION FOR A FINAL ATTEMPT TO
CURE THE NONCONFORMITY. THE FAILURE OF A MANUFACTURER TO CURE THE
NONCONFORMITY WITHIN THE TIME PRESCRIBED BY DIVISION
(C) OF THIS SECTION IS A WAIVER OF THE
OPPORTUNITY AFFORDED A MANUFACTURER UNDER THIS SECTION FOR A FINAL ATTEMPT TO
CURE THE NONCONFORMITY.
(E) THE OPPORTUNITY AFFORDED A MANUFACTURER UNDER THIS SECTION
FOR A FINAL ATTEMPT TO CURE THE NONCONFORMITY DOES NOT CREATE A NEW CAUSE OF
ACTION FOR THE MANUFACTURER AND DOES NOT LIMIT THE CONSUMER'S RIGHTS UNDER
SECTIONS 1345.71 TO 1345.78 OF THE REVISED
CODE. ABSENT A WAIVER UNDER DIVISION
(D) OF THIS SECTION, THE ACTIONS OF A
MANUFACTURER UNDER THIS SECTION CONSTITUTE GROUNDS FOR AN AUTOMATIC STAY OF ANY
PENDING ARBITRATION OR COURT ACTION UNTIL SUCH TIME AS THE OPPORTUNITY FOR THE
MANUFACTURER'S FINAL ATTEMPT TO CURE THE NONCONFORMITY HAS BEEN
PROVIDED.
Sec. 1345.74. (A) At the time of purchase, the manufacturer, either directly
or through its agent or its authorized dealer, shall provide to the consumer a
written statement on a separate piece of paper, in ten-point type, all capital
letters, in substantially the following form: IMPORTANT: IF THIS VEHICLE
IS DEFECTIVE, YOU MAY BE ENTITLED UNDER STATE LAW TO A REPLACEMENT OR TO
COMPENSATION.
IN THE CASE OF A LEASED MOTOR VEHICLE, THE WRITTEN
STATEMENT DESCRIBED IN THIS DIVISION SHALL BE PROVIDED TO THE
CONSUMER BY THE MANUFACTURER, EITHER DIRECTLY OR THROUGH THE
LESSOR, AT THE TIME OF EXECUTION OF THE LEASE AGREEMENT.
(B) THE MANUFACTURER SHALL PROVIDE NOTICE TO
THE CONSUMER OF THE MANUFACTURER'S OPPORTUNITY TO MAKE A FINAL REPAIR ATTEMPT
AS DESCRIBED IN SECTION 1345.731 OF THE
REVISED CODE. IN ACCORDANCE WITH CHAPTER 119. OF
THE REVISED CODE,
THE ATTORNEY GENERAL SHALL ADOPT RULES TO SPECIFY THE CONTENT OF THE NOTICE
AND
THE MANNER FOR PROVIDING THE NOTICE. FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH THE NOTICE
REQUIREMENTS OF THIS SECTION OR THE RULES ADOPTED UNDER THIS SECTION
CONSTITUTE
A WAIVER OF THE MANUFACTURER'S OPPORTUNITY FOR A FINAL REPAIR ATTEMPT TO CURE
THE NONCONFORMITY.
(C) The manufacturer or authorized dealer shall provide to the
consumer, each
time the motor vehicle of the consumer is returned from being serviced or
repaired, a fully itemized written statement indicating all work performed on
the vehicle, including, but not limited to, parts and labor as described in
the rules adopted pursuant to section 1345.77 of the Revised Code.
Sec. 1345.75. (A) Any purchaser of a new motor vehicle
who suffers any loss due to nonconformity of the motor vehicle as
a result of failure by the manufacturer, its agent, or its
authorized dealer to comply with section 1345.72 of the Revised
Code, CONSUMER may bring a civil action in a court of common pleas
or other court of competent jurisdiction
AGAINST ANY MANUFACTURER IF THE MANUFACTURER
FAILS TO
COMPLY WITH SECTION 1345.72 OF THE REVISED CODE
and, in addition to other THE relief TO WHICH THE CONSUMER IS
ENTITLED UNDER THAT SECTION, shall be entitled to recover reasonable
attorney's fees and all court costs.
(B) The remedies in sections 1345.71 to 1345.77 1345.78 of
the Revised Code are in addition to remedies otherwise available to
consumers under law.
(C) Any action brought under division (A) of this section
shall be commenced within two FOUR years of the expiration of
the express warranty term DATE OF ORIGINAL DELIVERY OF THE MOTOR
VEHICLE. Any period of limitation of actions under
any federal or Ohio laws with respect to any consumer shall be
tolled for the period that begins on the date that a complaint is
filed with an informal dispute resolution mechanism established
pursuant to section 1345.77 of the Revised Code and ends on the
date of the decision by the informal dispute resolution
mechanism.
(D) It is an affirmative defense to any claim under this
section that a nonconformity is the result of abuse, neglect, or
the unauthorized modification or alteration of a motor vehicle by
anyone other than the manufacturer, its agent, or its authorized
dealer.
Sec. 1345.76. (A) If
a motor vehicle has been returned
under the provisions of sections 1345.71 to 1345.77 of the
Revised Code or a similar law of another state, whether as
a result of legal action or of an informal dispute settlement
proceeding, the vehicle A BUYBACK may not be resold OR
LEASED
in this state unless each of the following applies:
(1) The manufacturer provides the same express warranty
that was provided to the original purchaser CONSUMER, except
that the term
of the warranty shall be only for ONLY twelve thousand miles or
twelve
months after the date of resale, whichever is earlier;
(2) The manufacturer provides to the consumer, either
directly or through its agent or its authorized dealer, and prior
to obtaining the signature of the consumer on any document, a
written statement on a separate piece of paper, in ten-point
type, all capital letters, in substantially the following form:
IMPORTANT WARNING: THIS VEHICLE
PREVIOUSLY
WAS SOLD AS NEW. IT WAS RETURNED TO THE
MANUFACTURER
BECAUSE
IT DID NOT CONFORM TO THE MANUFACTURER'S EXPRESS WARRANTY AND THE
NONCONFORMITY WAS NOT CURED WITHIN A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME AS
PROVIDED BY OHIO LAW
OR DEALER IN EXCHANGE FOR A REPLACEMENT VEHICLE OR
REFUND AS A RESULT OF THE FOLLOWING DEFECT(S) OR
CONDITION(S):
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
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DATE
BUYER'S SIGNATURE
THE MANUFACTURER
SHALL LIST EACH NONCONFORMITY ON A SEPARATE LINE OF THE WRITTEN
STATEMENT PROVIDED TO THE CONSUMER.
(B) Notwithstanding the provisions of
division (A) of this
section, if a new motor vehicle has been returned under the
provisions of section 1345.72 of the Revised Code or a similar
law of another state because of a nonconformity likely to cause
death or serious bodily injury if the vehicle is driven, the
motor vehicle may not be sold, LEASED, OR OPERATED in this
state.
(C) A MANUFACTURER
THAT TAKES POSSESSION OF A
BUYBACK SHALL OBTAIN THE CERTIFICATE OF TITLE FOR THE BUYBACK
FROM THE CONSUMER, LIENHOLDER, OR THE LESSOR. THE MANUFACTURER
AND ANY SUBSEQUENT
TRANSFEREE, WITHIN THIRTY DAYS AND PRIOR TO TRANSFERRING TITLE
TO THE BUYBACK, SHALL DELIVER THE CERTIFICATE OF TITLE TO THE
CLERK OF THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS AND SHALL MAKE APPLICATION
FOR A CERTIFICATE OF TITLE FOR THE BUYBACK. THE CLERK SHALL ISSUE A
BUYBACK CERTIFICATE OF TITLE FOR THE VEHICLE ON A FORM, PRESCRIBED BY THE
REGISTRAR OF MOTOR VEHICLES, THAT
BEARS OR IS STAMPED ON ITS FACE WITH THE WORD "BUYBACK" IN BLACK
BOLDFACE LETTERS IN AN APPROPRIATE LOCATION AS DETERMINED BY THE
REGISTRAR. THE BUYBACK
CERTIFICATE OF TITLE SHALL BE ASSIGNED UPON TRANSFER OF THE
BUYBACK, FOR USE AS EVIDENCE OF OWNERSHIP OF THE BUYBACK AND IS
TRANSFERABLE TO ANY PERSON. EVERY SUBSEQUENT CERTIFICATE OF
TITLE, MEMORANDUM CERTIFICATE OF TITLE, OR DUPLICATE COPY OF A
CERTIFICATE OF TITLE OR MEMORANDUM CERTIFICATE OF TITLE ISSUED
FOR THE BUYBACK ALSO SHALL BEAR OR BE STAMPED ON ITS FACE WITH
THE WORD "BUYBACK" IN BLACK
BOLDFACE LETTERS IN THE APPROPRIATE LOCATION.
THE CLERK OF THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS SHALL CHARGE A FEE
OF FIVE DOLLARS FOR EACH BUYBACK CERTIFICATE OF TITLE, DUPLICATE
COPY OF A BUYBACK CERTIFICATE OF TITLE, MEMORANDUM BUYBACK
CERTIFICATE OF TITLE, AND NOTATION OF ANY LIEN ON A BUYBACK
CERTIFICATE OF TITLE. THE CLERK SHALL RETAIN TWO DOLLARS AND
TWENTY-FIVE CENTS OF THE FEE CHARGED FOR EACH BUYBACK
CERTIFICATE OF TITLE, FOUR DOLLARS AND SEVENTY-FIVE CENTS OF THE
FEE CHARGED FOR EACH DUPLICATE COPY OF A BUYBACK CERTIFICATE OF
TITLE, ALL OF THE FEES CHARGED FOR EACH MEMORANDUM BUYBACK
CERTIFICATE OF TITLE, AND FOUR DOLLARS AND TWENTY-FIVE CENTS OF THE FEE
CHARGED FOR EACH NOTATION OF A LIEN.
THE REMAINING TWO DOLLARS AND SEVENTY-FIVE CENTS CHARGED
FOR THE BUYBACK CERTIFICATE OF TITLE, THE REMAINING TWENTY-FIVE
CENTS CHARGED FOR THE DUPLICATE COPY OF A BUYBACK CERTIFICATE OF
TITLE, AND THE REMAINING SEVENTY-FIVE CENTS CHARGED FOR THE
NOTATION OF ANY LIEN ON A BUYBACK CERTIFICATE OF TITLE SHALL BE
PAID TO THE REGISTRAR IN ACCORDANCE WITH DIVISION
(A) OF SECTION 4505.09 OF THE REVISED
CODE, WHO SHALL DEPOSIT IT AS
REQUIRED BY DIVISION (B) OF
THAT SECTION.
(D) NO MANUFACTURER
THAT APPLIES FOR A
CERTIFICATE OF TITLE FOR A BUYBACK SHALL FAIL TO CLEARLY AND
UNEQUIVOCALLY INFORM THE CLERK OF THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS TO
WHOM APPLICATION FOR A BUYBACK CERTIFICATE OF TITLE FOR THE
MOTOR VEHICLE IS SUBMITTED THAT THE MOTOR VEHICLE FOR WHICH
APPLICATION FOR A BUYBACK CERTIFICATE OF TITLE IS BEING MADE IS
A BUYBACK AND THAT THE MANUFACTURER, ITS AGENT, OR ITS
AUTHORIZED DEALER IS APPLYING FOR A BUYBACK CERTIFICATE OF TITLE
FOR THE MOTOR VEHICLE AND NOT A CERTIFICATE OF TITLE.
Sec. 1345.78. (A) FAILURE TO COMPLY
WITH SECTION 1345.76 OF THE
REVISED
CODE, IN CONNECTION WITH A
CONSUMER TRANSACTION AS DEFINED IN DIVISION
(A) OF SECTION 1345.01 OF THE
REVISED
CODE, IS AN UNFAIR AND
DECEPTIVE ACT OR PRACTICE IN VIOLATION OF DIVISION
(A) OF SECTION 1345.02 OF THE
REVISED
CODE.
(B) THE ATTORNEY GENERAL SHALL
INVESTIGATE ANY ALLEGED VIOLATION OF DIVISION
(D) OF SECTION 1345.76 OF THE
REVISED CODE AND, IN AN APPROPRIATE
CASE, MAY BRING AN APPROPRIATE ACTION IN A COURT OF COMPETENT
JURISDICTION, CHARGING A MANUFACTURER
WITH A VIOLATION OF THAT DIVISION.
Sec. 1345.99. (A) Whoever violates section 1345.23 or 1345.24 of
the Revised Code
is guilty of a minor misdemeanor.
(B) WHOEVER VIOLATES DIVISION (D) OF SECTION 1345.76
of the Revised Code SHALL BE FINED NOT MORE THAN ONE THOUSAND DOLLARS.
Sec. 4505.112. A CERTIFICATE OF TITLE TO A
MOTOR VEHICLE THAT IS A BUYBACK MOTOR VEHICLE AS DEFINED IN
SECTION 1345.71 OF THE REVISED CODE SHALL BE
ISSUED IN
ACCORDANCE WITH DIVISION (C) OF SECTION 1345.76 of the Revised Code.
Section 2. That existing sections 1345.71, 1345.72, 1345.73,
1345.74, 1345.75, 1345.76, and 1345.99 of the Revised Code are
hereby repealed.
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