Ohio Revised Code
Chapter 1548 | Watercraft Certificates of Title
Section 1548.10 | Fees.

Effective: September 14, 2016
Latest Legislation: Senate Bill 293 - 131st General Assembly
(A) The clerk of the court of common pleas shall charge and retain fees as follows:
(1) Fifteen dollars for each duplicate copy of a certificate of title. The clerk shall retain that entire fee.
(2) Fifteen dollars for each certificate of title, which shall include any notation or indication of any lien or security interest on a certificate of title and any memorandum certificate of title or non-negotiable evidence of ownership requested at the time the certificate of title is issued. The clerk shall retain ten dollars and fifty cents of that fee when there is a notation of a lien or security interest on the certificate of title and twelve dollars when there is no lien or security interest noted on the certificate of title.
(3) Five dollars for each certificate of title with no security interest noted that is issued to a licensed watercraft dealer for resale purposes. The clerk shall retain two dollars of that fee.
(4) Five dollars for each memorandum certificate of title or non-negotiable evidence of ownership that is applied for separately. The clerk shall retain that entire fee.
(B) The fees charged for a certificate of title and the notation or indication of any lien or security interest on a certificate of title that are not retained by the clerk shall be paid to the chief of the division of parks and watercraft by monthly returns, which shall be forwarded to the chief not later than the fifth day of the month next succeeding that in which the certificate is forwarded, or that in which the chief is notified of a lien or security interest or cancellation of a lien or security interest.
The chief shall deposit one dollar of the amount the chief receives for each certificate of title in the automated title processing fund created in section 4505.09 of the Revised Code. Moneys deposited in that fund under this section shall be used for the purpose specified in division (B)(3)(b) of that section.

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Title 15 | Conservation of Natural Resources

Chapter 1548 | Watercraft Certificates of Title

Section 1548.01 | Exceptions to Chapter - Forms.

Section 1548.02 | Chief of Division of Watercraft - Powers and Duties.

Section 1548.021 | Election for Issuance of Physical Certificate of Title.

Section 1548.03 | Certificate of Title.

Section 1548.031 | Sale by Minor Requires Signature of Custodial Adult.

Section 1548.032 | Physical Certificate Not Required in Private Sale to Dealer.

Section 1548.04 | Evidencing Ownership.

Section 1548.05 | Manufacturer's or Importer's Certificate.

Section 1548.06 | Application for Certificate of Title.

Section 1548.061 | Casual Sales.

Section 1548.07 | Application Contents - Permanent Identification Number.

Section 1548.071 | Joint Ownership With Right of Survivorship.

Section 1548.072 | Designating Transfer-on-Death Beneficiary or Beneficiaries.

Section 1548.08 | Information Contained on Physical Certificate of Title.

Section 1548.09 | Issuing Physical or Electronic Certificate of Title.

Section 1548.10 | Fees.

Section 1548.11 | Ownership of Vehicle Changed by Operation of Law.

Section 1548.12 | Surrender and Cancellation of Certificate of Title.

Section 1548.13 | Duplicate Certificates.

Section 1548.14 | Title Information Furnished - Reports - Copies - Fees.

Section 1548.141 | Public Access to Title Information via Electronic Means.

Section 1548.15 | Authorized Agents.

Section 1548.16 | Administration of Oaths.

Section 1548.17 | Notification of Watercraft Thefts.

Section 1548.18 | Prohibited Acts.

Section 1548.19 | Offenses Concerning Stolen Watercraft and Certificates of Title.

Section 1548.20 | Security Interest Covering Watercraft or Outboard Motor for Which Certificate of Title Is Required.

Section 1548.21 | Watercraft Not Subject of Certificate of Title.

Section 1548.22 | Remaining Fees Paid to Treasurer of State Credited to Waterways Safety Fund.

Section 1548.99 | Penalty.