Effective: January 15, 2020
Latest Legislation: House Bill 166 - 133rd General Assembly
(A) As used in this section:
(1) "Motor vehicle leasing dealer" has the meaning set forth in division (M) of section 4517.01 of the Revised Code.
(2) "Motor vehicle renting dealer" means any person engaged in the business of regularly making available, offering to make available, or arranging for another person to use a motor vehicle pursuant to a bailment, rental agreement, or other contractual arrangement for a period of less than thirty days under which a charge is made for its use at a periodic rate and the title to the motor vehicle is in a person other than the user, but does not mean a manufacturer or its affiliate renting to its employees or to dealers.
(B) A motor vehicle leasing dealer or a motor vehicle renting dealer and its officers, employees, agents, and representatives are not liable to a lessee or renter for damages or injuries sustained as a result of the lessee's or renter's being stopped, detained, arrested, or charged in connection with a theft offense involving the leased or rented motor vehicle if such dealer, its officers, employees, agents, or representatives act in good faith upon a reasonable belief that the motor vehicle was or is being converted or stolen or if both of the following apply:
(1) The lessee or renter did not return the motor vehicle at the time and place specified in the lease or rental contract;
(2) The lessee or renter failed to return the motor vehicle within twenty-four hours after the dealer, or an officer, employee, agent, or representative of the dealer has served a written notice upon the lessee or renter, requesting the return of the motor vehicle, at the lessee's or renter's address set forth in the lease or rental contract. Service may be by certified mail, return receipt requested, or by personal or residence service.
(C)(1) Any agreement, when the transaction is for purposes that are primarily personal, family, or household, between a motor vehicle leasing dealer and the lessee or a motor vehicle renting dealer and renter is a consumer transaction for purposes of sections 1345.01 to 1345.13 of the Revised Code. The dealer is the supplier and the lessee or renter is the consumer for purposes of those sections.
(2) A dealer is not liable for a violation under sections 1345.01 to 1345.13 of the Revised Code when the alleged violation is the result of false, misleading, or inaccurate information provided to the dealer by the lessee or renter and the dealer relied on that information in good faith.
Structure Ohio Revised Code
Title 45 | Motor Vehicles-Aeronautics-Watercraft
Chapter 4549 | Motor Vehicle Crimes
Section 4549.01 | Stopping Motor Vehicle When Signaled by Horse-Drawn Vehicle or Horse Rider.
Section 4549.02 | Stopping After Accident on Public Roads or Highways.
Section 4549.021 | Stopping After Accident on Other Than Public Roads or Highways.
Section 4549.042 | Sale or Possession of Master Key Designed to Fit More Than One Motor Vehicle.
Section 4549.05 | Removing Ignition Key Left in Ignition Switch.
Section 4549.08 | Fictitious License Plates or Identification Number or Mark.
Section 4549.081 | Rules for Electronic Clearance Devices.
Section 4549.10 | Operating Manufacturer Vehicle Without Placard.
Section 4549.11 | Operating With Number of Former Owner.
Section 4549.12 | Resident Operating With Number Issued by Foreign State.
Section 4549.13 | Marking and Equipment for Motor Vehicle Used by Traffic Enforcement Officers.
Section 4549.14 | Incompetency of Officer as Witness.
Section 4549.15 | Distinctive Uniform for Traffic Officers.
Section 4549.16 | Arresting Officer as Witness.
Section 4549.18 | Certificate of Registration of Commercial Vehicles.
Section 4549.19 | Enforcement of Proceedings Against Violators.
Section 4549.20 | Improper Replacement of Motor Vehicle Air Bag.
Section 4549.41 | Odometer Rollback and Disclosure Act Definitions.
Section 4549.42 | Tampering With or Disconnection of Odometers.
Section 4549.43 | Sale or Use of Fraudulent Odometer.
Section 4549.44 | Operating With Disconnected or Nonfunctional Odometer.
Section 4549.45 | Written Notice of Tampering or Nonfunction.
Section 4549.451 | Auctioneer's Statement of Disconnected or Nonfunctional Odometer.
Section 4549.46 | Written Odometer Disclosure Statement.
Section 4549.47 | Attorney General Investigations.
Section 4549.48 | Injunctions.
Section 4549.49 | Liability to Transferee Subsequent to Violation.
Section 4549.50 | Revocation or Denial of License or Permit as Motor Vehicle Dealer.
Section 4549.52 | Criminal Action to Enforce Odometer Violations.
Section 4549.61 | Tampering With Identifying Numbers Definitions.
Section 4549.62 | Offenses With Purpose to Conceal or Destroy Identity.