2006 Ohio Revised Code - 4549.49. Liability to transferee.
§ 4549.49. Liability to transferee.
(A) Any person who violates any requirement imposed by sections 4549.41 to 4549.46 of the Revised Code is liable to any transferee of the motor vehicle subsequent to the violation, in an amount equal to:
(1) Three times the amount of actual damages sustained or fifteen hundred dollars, whichever is greater; and
(2) In the case of any successful action to enforce the foregoing liability, the costs of the action together with reasonable attorneys' fees as determined by the court.
(B) An action to enforce any liability created under
sections 4549.41 to
4549.46 of the Revised Code may be brought in a court of common pleas without regard to the amount in controversy, or in any other court of competent jurisdiction, within two years from the date on which the liability arises. For the purpose of this section, liability arises when the transferee discovers, or with due diligence should have discovered, the violation.
HISTORY: 137 v S 78. Eff 9-6-77.
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