Ohio
For Ohio, deadline to apply for title is within thirty days after the assignment or delivery of the motor vehicle; statute is Section 4505.06, verified against its source on 2026-08-18.
- State
- Ohio our reading
- Deadline to apply for title
- within thirty days after the assignment or delivery of the motor vehicle verified
- Statute
- Section 4505.06 verified
- Penalty for missing it
- the clerk shall collect a fee of five dollars for the issuance of the certificate per codes.ohio.gov
Values marked our reading are our classification of what the source says — the source does not print them in those words. The quote below is the evidence for each one; judge it yourself.
What the source says
(b) In all cases of transfer of a motor vehicle except the transfer of a manufactured home or mobile home, the application for certificate of title shall be filed within thirty days after the assignment or delivery of the motor vehicle.
— codes.ohio.gov, retrieved 2026-08-18
What codes.ohio.gov says
(6) If an application for a certificate of title is not filed within the period specified in division (A)(5)(b), (c), or (d) of this section, the clerk shall collect a fee of five dollars for the issuance of the certificate
— codes.ohio.gov, retrieved 2026-08-18
Source
- codes.ohio.govhttps://codes.ohio.gov/ohio-revised-code/section-4505.06