Ohio Code § 1548.031

§ 1548.031.

(A) No minor under eighteen years of age shall sell or otherwise dispose of a watercraft

or outboard motor or purchase or otherwise acquire a watercraft or outboard motor

unless the application for a certificate of title is accompanied by a form prescribed

by the chief of the division of parks and watercraft and signed in the presence of

a clerk or deputy clerk of a court of common pleas or any notary public by one of

the minor's parents, the minor's guardian, or another person having custody of the

minor authorizing the sale, disposition, purchase, or acquisition of the watercraft

or outboard motor.  At the time the adult signs the form, the adult shall provide identification establishing

that the adult is the individual whose signature appears on the form. (B) No right, title, or claim to or interest in a watercraft or outboard motor shall

be acquired by or from a minor unless the application for a certificate of title is

accompanied by the form required by this section. (C) No clerk of a court of common pleas shall be held liable in any civil action that

arises under the law of this state for injury or loss to persons or property caused

when a person has obtained a certificate of title in violation of this section unless

the clerk failed to use reasonable diligence in ascertaining the age of the minor

or the identity of the adult who signed the form authorizing the sale, disposition,

purchase, or acquisition of the watercraft or outboard motor by the minor.