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MOTOR VEHICLE
TITLES
For
detailed information regarding motor vehicle titles, see
Chapter
4505: Certificate of Motor Vehicle Title Law
of the Ohio Revised Code.
If you are in doubt
concerning the transferring, buying, selling or mortgaging of a motor vehicle or
watercraft, you may wish to contact your attorney or call the Clerk of Courts'
Office for
additional information.
PRECAUTION
The Certificate of Title is your proof of ownership. Keep it in a safe place. Do not carry
the Certificate of Title on you or in your car.
LICENSE PLATES
Effective March 19, 1987, a Title or Memorandum of Title is NO longer
required for Renewal of registration. Contact your local license bureau
for additional information.
Effective July 13, 2003 the Main Title Office, located at 1261 Superior Ave., Cleveland, Ohio, now offers
LIMITED DEPUTY REGISTRAR TRANSACTIONS, if you are titling a passenger vehicle, non-commercial truck or a motor cycle.
Type of Transactions:
- NEW: First Time License Plates
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- NEW/RENEW: New registration and
registration renewal
(within 90 days of birthday)
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- TRANSFER: Transfer of current license
plates to newly purchased vehicle.
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- TRANSFER/RENEW: Transfer of current
license plates to newly purchased vehicle and Renewal of that plate.
(within 90 days of birthday)
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- OUT-of-STATE VEHICLE INSPECTION
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JUNKED
CARS
When you dismantle, destroy
or change the character of your automobile so that it no longer is a complete
car, you must surrender your Certificate of Title to our office for
cancellation. When you sell your vehicle to a junk dealer, you must assign the
title to the dealer and have your signature notarized.
SALVAGE TITLE
To convert a Salvage Title, an inspection must be made by the Highway Patrol. A fee of $50.00 is charged. An application for the inspection can be obtained at the Clerk's office or salvage yards. After the inspection by the Highway Patrol, a new title will be issued.
HOMEMADE VEHICLE
If you build a Motor Vehicle you must execute an affidavit of facts to
present to the Title Department along with the bills of sale for purchased parts
and CERTIFICATE OF TITLE for any motor vehicle used in the construction. Self
assembled vehicles must be inspected by the Highway Patrol.
LATE FILING FEE
To avoid an additional $5.00
fee, your title must be issued within 30 days of the date it is assigned to you.
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