Ohio Code § 3953.26
Ohio Code § 3953.26. Reproduced from the official Ohio Revised Code, with a citation summary, verification link, and related provisions.
§ 3953.26.
No title insurance company and no title insurance agent shall pay or give any applicant
for insurance, or to any person, firm, or corporation who is acting as agent, representative,
attorney, or employee of the owner, lessee, mortgagee, or of the prospective owner,
lessee, or mortgagee of the real property or any interest therein, either directly
or indirectly, any commission or any part of its fees or charges, or any other consideration
or valuable thing, as an inducement for, or as compensation for, any title insurance
business. Nothing in this section shall preclude the payment by a title insurance company
of a commission to any attorney, if said attorney is also a licensed title insurance
agent of such title insurance company, or the payment by such title insurance company
or its agent of a fee to an attorney for services rendered in the examination of title
or certification thereof.
Source: official Ohio text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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- Citation: Ohio Revised Code § 3953.26
- Jurisdiction: Ohio
- Code: Ohio Revised Code
- Text: transcribed from the official source (verify below)
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