{"data":{"id":"us-oh/ohio-rev.-code-4519.53","jurisdiction":"us-oh","citation":"Ohio Rev. Code § 4519.53","heading":"Showing evidence of ownership.","body":"No person who acquires an off-highway motorcycle or all-purpose vehicle from the owner of it, whether the owner is a manufacturer, importer, dealer, or any other person, acquires any right, title, claim, or interest in or to the off-highway motorcycle or all-purpose vehicle until the person has been issued a certificate of title to the off-highway motorcycle or all-purpose vehicle, or there is delivered to the person a manufacturer's or importer's certificate for it, or a certificate of title to it is assigned as authorized by section 4519.521 of the Revised Code. No waiver or estoppel operates in favor of that person against a person having possession of the certificate of title to, or manufacturer's or importer's certificate for, the off-highway motorcycle or all-purpose vehicle, for a valuable consideration.\nNo court in any case at law or in equity shall recognize the right, title, claim, or interest of any person in or to any off-highway motorcycle or all-purpose vehicle sold or disposed of, or mortgaged or encumbered, unless evidenced by one of the following:\n(A) A certificate of title or a manufacturer's or importer's certificate issued in accordance with this chapter, or an assignment of a certificate of title made under section 4519.521 of the Revised Code;\n(B) Admission in the pleadings or stipulation of the parties.","path":["Title 45 Motor Vehicles-Aeronautics-Watercraft","Chapter 4519 Special Vehicles"],"source_url":"https://codes.ohio.gov/ohio-revised-code/section-4519.53","current_through":"2001-10-31 (Senate Bill 59 - 124th General Assembly)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:24:37Z","sha256":"b1e18e268ccd573f0d77b75be9131394a125acd982a65fc6f1c738debe75bd7f","source_id":"us-oh","stale":false,"prev":"us-oh/ohio-rev.-code-4519.521","next":"us-oh/ohio-rev.-code-4519.54"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}