Ohio
What is the what makes it abandoned on private property for Ohio?
For Ohio, what makes it abandoned on private property is left on private residential or private agricultural property for at least four hours; minimum time before sale/disposal is remains unclaimed by the owner for thirty days; statutory citation is Ohio Rev. Code § 4513.60, recorded from its source on 2026-09-28.
(A)(1) The sheriff of a county or chief of a law enforcement agency of a municipal corporation, township, port authority, conservancy district, or township or joint police district, within the sheriff's or chief's respective territorial jurisdiction, upon complaint of any person adversely affected, may order into storage any motor vehicle, other than an abandoned junk motor vehicle as defined in section 4513.63 of the Revised Code, that has been left on private residential or private agricultural property for at least four hours without the permission of the person having the right to the possession of the property.
— codes.ohio.gov, retrieved 2026-09-28
- State
- Ohio our reading
- What makes it abandoned on private property
- left on private residential or private agricultural property for at least four hours verified
- Minimum time before sale/disposal
- remains unclaimed by the owner for thirty days verified
- Statutory citation
- Ohio Rev. Code § 4513.60 our reading
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What makes it abandoned on private property
(A)(1) The sheriff of a county or chief of a law enforcement agency of a municipal corporation, township, port authority, conservancy district, or township or joint police district, within the sheriff's or chief's respective territorial jurisdiction, upon complaint of any person adversely affected, may order into storage any motor vehicle, other than an abandoned junk motor vehicle as defined in section 4513.63 of the Revised Code, that has been left on private residential or private agricultural property for at least four hours without the permission of the person having the right to the possession of the property.
Minimum time before sale/disposal
(3) If a motor vehicle that is ordered into storage pursuant to division (A)(1) of this section remains unclaimed by the owner for thirty days, the procedures established by sections 4513.61 and 4513.62 of the Revised Code apply.
— all from codes.ohio.gov, retrieved 2026-09-28
Source
- codes.ohio.govhttps://codes.ohio.gov/ohio-revised-code/section-4513.60