As used in sections 4549.61 to 4549.63 of the Revised Code, "vehicle identification number or derivative thereof" means any number or derivative of such a number that is embossed, engraved, etched, or otherwise marked on any vehicle or vehicle part by the manufacturer. "Vehicle identification number" also includes a duplicate vehicle identification number replaced upon a vehicle under the authority of the registrar of motor vehicles.
Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 4549.61
Tampering with identifying numbers definitions
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case Term Auto Sales, Inc. v. City of Cleveland (1993)
Most recently applied in Term Auto Sales, Inc. v. City of Cleveland (June 1993)
Effective: March 28, 1985; Latest Legislation: House Bill 632 - 115th General Assembly
Official source: Ohio Laws & Administrative Rules (Legislative Service Commission). Reproduced from public-domain Ohio statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.