AUTO TITLE MANUAL - Franklin County, Ohio

i. Off-highway motorcycle (OHM) purchased prior to July 1, 1999; Clerk of Courts must
have confirmation of the purchase date. (OH)
j. New or used manufactured home or mobile home purchased on or after Jan. 1, 2000.
(MH)
k. Personal watercraft sold before Jan. 1, 2000. (WP)
l. Transfer of a motor vehicle into the name of a franchised motor vehicle dealer for
purposes of demonstration to prospective purchasers. When issuing title, the word
“Demonstrator” is to be placed on the title. (RD)
m. Sales of emergency and fire-protection vehicles to volunteer fire departments that are
under contract with a political subdivision of this state (county, township or municipality)
to provide fire protection and emergency services. (VF)
n. A foreign diplomat may purchase a motor vehicle exempt from Ohio sales or use tax if
the diplomat is the holder of an exemption card issued by the U.S. Department of State
that grants exemption for all state taxes on the purchase of motor vehicles and other items
of tangible personal property. The exemption card indicates the extent of the exemption
granted. (FD)
o. The transfer of title to a motor vehicle that was purchased outside of Ohio for use
outside of Ohio by a member of the Armed Services. The titleholder must be able to
establish the fact that the vehicle has been or will be used outside of Ohio for at least six
months after it is acquired. (CM)
p. The purchaser of a motor vehicle is using the vehicle (through a power take-off unit) in
the production of a product for sale by manufacturing, processing or refining (i.e., cement
mixer where the mixing unit is operated through a power take-off unit instead of a
separate power source). (MO)
q. The purchaser of a motor vehicle is purchasing a specially designed and equipped
motor vehicle for use in rendering a public utility service. (PU)
Note: The PU exemption will cover ambulance services if the following conditions exist:
1) the service is provided without discrimination, 2) the territory that the service provider
services is restricted and it services that territory exclusively, 3) its service is highly
regulated at both the state and local level, and 4) its service of providing emergency
medical care and transportation of the sick and injured is a service of public consequence
or need. The purchaser must provide a motor vehicle exemption certificate indicating that
the vehicle is “used directly in the rendition of a public utility service.”
r. The transfer of title to the beneficiary or beneficiaries stated on a title that is in the
name of a sole owner with transfer-on-death designation. (TD)
(F) Where there is no “good and valuable consideration” given in exchange for the
transfer of title to the motor vehicle, watercraft or outboard motor:
a. The transfer of an asset of a corporation to the surviving corporation as a result of a
merger or to a new corporation as a result of a consolidation. (MR or CS)
b. The transfer of title from a corporation to one of its stockholders upon dissolution of
the corporation. (DS)
c. The transfer of title due to a corporate name change only. (NC)
d. Transfer of title from an individual to a partnership of which the individual is a
member if no clear consideration is given by the partnership for the transfer. (IP)