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habeas corpus
there are no Ohio repo laws aslong as you don't breach the peace. I am a professional repo man
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No
I would think theft
it means the retrieving of money or collateral. This act could be done by a reposession agent ie:repo-man. This is one meaning. it could mean something else entirely.
NO! Especially in California. It is illegal to threaten you period. My advise is to get a lawyer asap and have them take the case.
Yes
YES! reposession is a civil matter, reposession men have been sued over cases like this and lost. He should have approched you and stated he's there to repo the car because your behind on payments and if you declined, he should have left and came back later to get the car.
well you only get in trouble if you get busted. so the best thing to do if you get busted is to say that it was in your buddys grage while he worked on it.
Keep the car at a relatives or friends garage
This depends upon your credit score.