# Ohio — Vehicle title transfer deadlines and late penalties by state

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, not quoted from the source)_
- **Deadline to apply for title:** within thirty days after the assignment or delivery of the motor vehicle _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Statute:** Section 4505.06 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Penalty for missing it:** the clerk shall collect a fee of five dollars for the issuance of the certificate _(per codes.ohio.gov, not stated by the source above)_

## 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.

## 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

Source: https://codes.ohio.gov/ohio-revised-code/section-4505.06

## Source

- https://codes.ohio.gov/ohio-revised-code/section-4505.06

Last verified: 2026-08-18. Review by: 2027-08-18.
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