{"data":{"id":"us-oh/ohio-rev.-code-1548.03","jurisdiction":"us-oh","citation":"Ohio Rev. Code § 1548.03","heading":"Certificate of title.","body":"No person, except as provided in section 1548.05 of the Revised Code, shall sell or otherwise dispose of a watercraft or outboard motor without delivering to the purchaser or transferee a physical certificate of title with an assignment on it as is necessary to show title in the purchaser or transferee; nor shall any person purchase or otherwise acquire a watercraft or outboard motor without obtaining a certificate of title for it in the person's name in accordance with this chapter; however, a purchaser may take possession of and operate a watercraft or outboard motor on the waters in this state without a certificate of title for a period not exceeding sixty days if the purchaser has been issued and has in the purchaser's possession a dealer's dated bill of sale or, in the case of a casual sale, a notarized bill of sale.","path":["Title 15 Conservation of Natural Resources","Chapter 1548 Watercraft Certificates Of Title"],"source_url":"https://codes.ohio.gov/ohio-revised-code/section-1548.03","current_through":"2023-10-03 (House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:24:29Z","sha256":"dff4064824e455f5d3ba744a5f1a6edc9ba81546e06c12db5a04366a5b59974b","source_id":"us-oh","stale":false,"prev":"us-oh/ohio-rev.-code-1548.021","next":"us-oh/ohio-rev.-code-1548.031"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}