Voluntary transfer or encumbrance of a registered estate or any interest therein shall be made only as prescribed by sections 5309.02 to 5310.21 of the Revised Code, and by entry on the register of land titles. No estate, legal or equitable, in registered land, shall pass by a mere assignment or delivery of a duplicate certificate of title or other instrument.

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Terms Used In Ohio Code 5309.92

  • Certificate of title: includes all memorials and notations noted under a certificate of title. See Ohio Code 5309.01
  • Equitable: Pertaining to civil suits in "equity" rather than in "law." In English legal history, the courts of "law" could order the payment of damages and could afford no other remedy. See damages. A separate court of "equity" could order someone to do something or to cease to do something. See, e.g., injunction. In American jurisprudence, the federal courts have both legal and equitable power, but the distinction is still an important one. For example, a trial by jury is normally available in "law" cases but not in "equity" cases. Source: U.S. Courts
  • Registered land: means any land registered under this chapter and Chapter 5310 of the Revised Code. See Ohio Code 5309.01

This section does not apply upon implementation of a resolution of abolition under section 5310.38 of the Revised Code.