Effective: September 14, 2016
Latest Legislation: Senate Bill 293 - 131st General Assembly
No person shall do any of the following:
(A) Operate in this state a watercraft for which a certificate of title is required or a watercraft powered by an outboard motor for which a certificate of title is required without having the certificate, or a valid temporary permit and number, in accordance with this chapter or, if a physical certificate of title has not been issued for it, operate the watercraft or outboard motor in this state knowing that the ownership information relating to the watercraft or outboard motor has not been entered into the automated title processing system by a clerk of a court of common pleas;
(B) Operate in this state a watercraft for which a certificate of title is required or a watercraft powered by an outboard motor for which a certificate of title is required upon which the certificate of title has been canceled;
(C) Fail to surrender any certificate of title upon cancellation of it by the chief of the division of parks and watercraft and notice of the cancellation as prescribed in this chapter;
(D) Fail to surrender the certificate of title to a clerk of a court of common pleas as provided in this chapter, in case of the destruction or dismantling or change of a watercraft or outboard motor in such respect that it is not the watercraft or outboard motor described in the certificate of title;
(E) Violate any provision of this chapter for which no penalty is otherwise provided, or any lawful rules adopted pursuant to this chapter;
(F) Operate in this state a watercraft or outboard motor knowing that the certificate of title to or ownership of the watercraft or outboard motor as otherwise reflected in the automated title processing system has been canceled.
Structure Ohio Revised Code
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 1548.11 | 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 1548.21 | Watercraft Not Subject of Certificate of Title.
Section 1548.22 | Remaining Fees Paid to Treasurer of State Credited to Waterways Safety Fund.