AUTO TITLE MANUAL - Franklin County, Ohio

FRANKLIN COUNTY CLERK OF COURTS
AUTO TITLE MANUAL
The PURCHASE PRICE, TRADE-IN (if any), TAX BASE, GROSS TAX and, in the case
of a sale by an Ohio dealer or vendor, the NET TAX PAID must be entered. Care should
be taken to see that all figures are correctly entered. All taxable items should be included
in the purchase price (extended warranty, luxury tax and documentary fees, etc.). All
taxable items are listed in Ohio Dept. of Taxation section of this manual.
If the individual or company is claiming a TAX EXEMPTION, check the appropriate box
on the application and state the basis for exemption. A copy of the most recent tax
directive is enclosed in this manual for your guidance.
In the case of a dealer sale, enter the DEALER’S PERMIT NUMBER and VENDOR’S
NUMBER. The permit number should be complete with any -01*, -02, -03, etc. that is
needed to have the title reflect the name as the dealer wants it to appear. The asterisk
indicates that the dealer would like the DBA and Corp. name printed on the title. In the
case of a vehicle being sold to a leasing or rental company, this space on the application
should be reserved for the leasing or rental company’s permit and/or vendor’s number.
Please note that a rental company is not issued a dealer’s permit number. Only a
vendor’s number is to be entered in this space for rentals.
The APPLICANT’S SIGNATURE must be exactly as the name of the owner appears at the
top of the application. When the legal name of the applicant consists of initials only, the
legal name must appear after the applicant’s signature.
When a title is being applied for in the name of an organization or company, the company
name must appear with the signature of the individual acting on behalf of the company.
The person signing on behalf of the company must state their position with the company
or in what capacity they are signing, such as “title clerk”, “office manager”, “power of
attorney”, etc. In the case of someone signing by “power of attorney”, the power of
attorney form must accompany the paperwork to our office. For sample form, see
exhibit "A".
Replacement Title Application
A title application is required in the instance when a title has been defaced during the
execution of a casual sale. The application should be completed, signed by the titled
owner and notarized.
Duplicate Title Application
In the event that an original title is lost, stolen or destroyed, any Clerk of Courts’ office
can issue a duplicate title.
The process is expedited if the original title number is provided on this application. If
you do not have access to the original title number, you can call our office for this
information.
3 FRANKLIN COUNTY TITLE DIVISION CUSTOMER - CUSTOMER SERVICE LINE LINE (614) (614) 525-3090
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