Ohio Code § 1329.501

Ohio Code § 1329.501. Reproduced from the official Ohio Revised Code, with a citation summary, verification link, and related provisions.

§ 1329.501.

No person, other than the owner, shall launder, wash, clean, renovate, or cause to

be laundered, washed, cleaned, or renovated, any towels, coats, aprons, toilet devices,

or other supplies used for the purpose of cleanliness and sanitation, upon which a

name, mark, or device filed under the provisions of sections 1329.41 to 1329.53, inclusive, of the Revised Code is produced, the possession of which, claimed by lease or rental from the owner thereof,

except by the written consent of the owner thereof.  Any person who finds or receives such property in the ordinary course of business

and under circumstances which gives him knowledge and means of inquiring as to the

true owner, or who appropriates such articles to his own use, or the use of another

person, contrary to sections 1329.41 to 1329.53, inclusive, of the Revised Code , without having first made reasonable efforts to find the owner and restore the property

to him, is presumed guilty of traffic in the same, contrary to such sections.

Source: official Ohio text · Last verified 2026-08-27

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  • Citation: Ohio Revised Code § 1329.501
  • Jurisdiction: Ohio
  • Code: Ohio Revised Code
  • Text: transcribed from the official source (verify below)

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