Ohio Code § 1547.302

§ 1547.302.

(A) Unclaimed vessels or outboard motors ordered into storage under division (B) of section 1547.30 or section 1547.301 of the Revised Code shall be disposed of at the order of the sheriff of the county, the chief of police

of the municipal corporation, township, or township police district, or another chief

of a law enforcement agency in any of the following ways: (1) To a marine salvage dealer; (2) To any other facility owned, operated, or under contract with the state or the county,

municipal corporation, township, or other political subdivision; (3) To a charitable organization, religious organization, or similar organization not

used and operated for profit; (4) By sale at public auction by the sheriff, the chief, or an auctioneer licensed under

Chapter 4707. of the Revised Code, after giving notice of the auction by advertisement,

published once a week for two consecutive weeks in a newspaper of general circulation

in the county or as provided in section 7.16 of the Revised Code . (B) Any moneys accruing from the disposition of an unclaimed vessel or motor that are

in excess of the expenses resulting from the removal and storage of the vessel or

motor shall be credited to the general revenue fund or to the general fund of the

county, municipal corporation, township, or other political subdivision, as appropriate. (C) As used in this section, “charitable organization” has the same meaning as in section 1716.01 of the Revised Code .