{"data":{"id":"us-oh/ohio-rev.-code-4519.54","jurisdiction":"us-oh","citation":"Ohio Rev. Code § 4519.54","heading":"Manufacturer's or importer's certificate of origin.","body":"No manufacturer, importer, dealer, or other person shall sell or otherwise dispose of a new off-highway motorcycle or all-purpose vehicle to a dealer to be used by the dealer for purposes of display and resale, without delivering to the dealer a manufacturer's or importer's certificate executed in accordance with this section, and with such assignments thereon as are necessary to show title in the purchaser. No dealer shall purchase or acquire a new off-highway motorcycle or all-purpose vehicle without obtaining from the seller the manufacturer's or importer's certificate.\nA manufacturer's or importer's certificate of the origin of an off-highway motorcycle or all-purpose vehicle shall contain the following information, in such form and together with such further information as the registrar of motor vehicles may require:\n(A) A description of the off-highway motorcycle or all-purpose vehicle, including its make, year, series or model, if any, body type, and manufacturer's vehicle identification number;\n(B) Certification of the date of transfer of the off-highway motorcycle or all-purpose vehicle to a distributor or dealer or other transferee, and the name and address of the transferee;\n(C) Certification that this was the first transfer of the new off-highway motorcycle or all-purpose vehicle in ordinary trade and commerce;\n(D) The signature and address of a representative of the transferor.\nAn assignment of a manufacturer's or importer's certificate before a notary public or other officer empowered to administer oaths shall be printed on the reverse side of the manufacturer's or importer's certificate in a form to be prescribed by the registrar. The assignment form shall include the name and address of the transferee, a certification that the off-highway motorcycle or all-purpose vehicle is new, and a warranty that the title at the time of delivery is subject only to such liens and encumbrances as are set forth and described in full in the assignment.","path":["Title 45 Motor Vehicles-Aeronautics-Watercraft","Chapter 4519 Special Vehicles"],"source_url":"https://codes.ohio.gov/ohio-revised-code/section-4519.54","current_through":"1999-07-01 (House Bill 611 - 122nd General Assembly)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:24:37Z","sha256":"d244f6e6b4b1e9a8e16f7199121567e54d53088aff3b46ee11e55e6385cf473c","source_id":"us-oh","stale":false,"prev":"us-oh/ohio-rev.-code-4519.53","next":"us-oh/ohio-rev.-code-4519.55"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}