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AUTO TITLE MANUAL - Franklin County, Ohio

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FRANKLIN COUNTY CLERK OF COURTS<br />

<strong>AUTO</strong> <strong>TITLE</strong> <strong>MANUAL</strong><br />

Effective in September of 2000, a peace officer can elect to further restrict his or her<br />

motor vehicle record from disclosure. If this is done, our office is prohibited from<br />

disclosing the address of a peace officer to anyone or any entity other than law<br />

enforcement personnel.<br />

For sample forms, see exhibit "V" and "W".<br />

Watercraft<br />

The watercraft titling law went into effect on January 1, 1964. This law requires boats 14<br />

feet and longer and outboard motors of 10 horsepower and greater to be titled. A title is<br />

not generally issued on a boat trailer only because titles are not issued to trailers weighing<br />

less than 4000 pounds. Effective in 1973, all certificates of origin for boats must have a<br />

12-digit serial number (Hull Identification Number).<br />

Effective 01-01-2000, <strong>Ohio</strong> law provides for the titling of personal watercraft (commonly<br />

called jet skis, wave runners, etc.). A title must be issued for one of these items<br />

regardless of length if the motor is 10 horsepower or greater. These vessels are titled as<br />

inboard boats. If owned prior to 01-01-2000, a title is not required until sold, mortgaged<br />

or otherwise disposed of.<br />

Effective 07-04-2002, <strong>Ohio</strong> law requires all watercraft to have a 12-digit hull<br />

identification number before it can be titled.<br />

An outboard boat and outboard motor will have two separate titles. Inboard or<br />

inboard/outboard boats have one title describing both the boat and motor.<br />

Paperwork is completed and liens are filed in the same manner as motor vehicle titles<br />

with two exceptions:<br />

1. No out of state inspection is needed on a boat coming in from out-of state. If the boat<br />

doesn’t have a 12-digit HIN then it must be inspected by a Watercraft Officer through<br />

the <strong>Ohio</strong> Dept. of Natural Resources.<br />

2. No odometer statement is required.<br />

Watercraft Tax<br />

The following terms and their definitions are provided to clarify the text below:<br />

Gross tax = purchase price multiplied by county tax rate.<br />

Vendor discount = gross tax multiplied by .0075.<br />

Net tax = gross tax minus vendor discount.<br />

Casual Transactions<br />

The gross tax amount is remitted to the Clerk of Courts for a casual transaction.<br />

Currently, in <strong>Franklin</strong> <strong>County</strong>, the gross tax is 6.75% of the purchase price.<br />

25 FRANKLIN COUNTY <strong>TITLE</strong> DIVISION CUSTOMER - CUSTOMER SERVICE LINE (614) 525-3090<br />

462-3090

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