Ohio Code § 1548.05

Ohio Code § 1548.05. Reproduced from the official Ohio Revised Code, with a citation summary, verification link, and related provisions.

§ 1548.05.

No manufacturer, importer, dealer, or other person shall sell or otherwise dispose

of a new watercraft or outboard motor to a dealer to be used by the dealer for purposes

of display and resale without delivering to the dealer a manufacturer's or importer's

certificate executed in accordance with this section and with such assignments on

it as are necessary to show title in the name of the purchaser.  No dealer shall purchase or acquire a new watercraft or outboard motor without obtaining

from the seller the manufacturer's or importer's certificate. A manufacturer's or importer's certificate of the origin of a watercraft or outboard

motor shall contain the following information in such form and together with such

further information as the chief of the division of parks and watercraft may require: (A) Description of the watercraft, including the make, year, length, series or model,

if any, body type, hull identification number or serial number, and make, manufacturer's

serial number, and horsepower of any inboard motor or motors;  or description of the

outboard motor, including the make, year, series or model, if any, manufacturer's

serial number, and horsepower; (B) Certification of the date of transfer of the watercraft or outboard motor to a distributor

or dealer or other transferee, and the name and address of the transferee; (C) Certification that this was the first transfer of the new watercraft or outboard

motor in ordinary trade and commerce; (D) Signature and address of a representative of the transferor. An assignment of a manufacturer's or importer's certificate before a notary public

or other officer empowered to administer oaths shall be printed on the reverse side

of the manufacturer's or importer's certificate in the form to be prescribed by the

chief.  The assignment form shall include the name and address of the transferee, a certification

that the watercraft or outboard motor is new, and a warranty that the title at the

time of delivery is subject only to such liens and encumbrances as are set forth and

described in full in the assignment.

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

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  • Citation: Ohio Revised Code § 1548.05
  • Jurisdiction: Ohio
  • Code: Ohio Revised Code
  • Text: transcribed from the official source (verify below)

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