Ohio Revised Code Title XIII. Commercial Transactions § 1345.032

(1) “Deed” means a written instrument entitled to be recorded in the office of the county recorder of the county in which the subject property is situated that purports to convey or transfer title in fee simple of real property in this state. “Deed” includes a leasehold interest for ninety-nine years or more. “Deed” does not include instruments providing for any of the following:

(2) “Public body” means any township, county, municipal corporation, commission, district, authority, other subdivision, or public body of this state.

(3) “Solicit” means to advertise or market to a person with whom the solicitor has no pre-existing business relationship.

(B)(1) A supplier soliciting a fee for providing a copy of a deed or a free copy of a deed in connection with the solicitation for any other service or product shall state on the top of the document used for the solicitation, in at least twenty-four-point type, all of the following:

(2) The document used for a solicitation under this section shall not be in a form or use deadline dates or other language that makes the document appear to be a document issued by a public body or that appears to impose a legal duty on the person being solicited.

(3) A supplier soliciting a fee for providing a copy of a deed shall not charge a fee of more than four times the fee charged by the county recorder for a copy of that deed pursuant to section 317.32 of the Revised Code.

(1) A title insurance company authorized to do business in this state or its authorized agent;

(2) A mortgage loan originator, mortgage broker, lender, or servicer or a depository financial institution authorized under state and federal law to originate or service mortgage loans;

(3) A real estate broker or salesperson licensed under Chapter 4735. of the Revised Code.