Ohio Rev. Code § 4521.05 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 45 / Chapter 4521 / § 4521.05
§ 4521.05. Jurisdiction
Status: in_force

August 3, 1992 Senate Bill 256 - 119th General Assembly (A) If a parking violations bureau or a joint parking violations bureau is established pursuant to section 4521.04 of the Revised Code, notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, the bureau or joint bureau has jurisdiction over each parking infraction that is a violation of an ordinance, resolution, or regulation of any local authority and that occurs within the territory of the municipal corporation or the unincorporated area of the township that established the bureau or the territory of any of the municipal corporations or the unincorporated area of any of the townships that joined together to jointly establish the joint bureau, regardless of whether the local authority was the municipal corporation or township that established the bureau or was one of the municipal corporations or townships that joined together to jointly establish the joint bureau. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, each parking infraction that is a violation of an ordinance, resolution, or regulation of any local authority and that occurs within the jurisdiction of the bureau or the joint bureau and the enforcement of each such parking infraction shall be handled pursuant to and be governed by the provisions of this chapter. No traffic violations bureau established pursuant to Traffic Rule 13 that otherwise would have jurisdiction over such a parking infraction shall have jurisdiction over it. The operating costs of a parking violations bureau shall be paid by the municipal corporation or township that establishes it, and the operating costs of a joint parking violations bureau shall be paid by all of the municipal corporations or townships that jointly establish it, in the proportions agreed upon by the legislative authorities of the municipal corporations or townships. The legislative authority of the municipal corporation or township that establishes a parking violations bureau and the legislative authorities of all of the municipal corporations or townships that join together to establish a joint parking violations bureau, by agreement, shall appoint a violations clerk for the bureau or joint bureau, and, subject to the exception provided in this division, shall appoint hearing examiners and necessary clerical employees for the bureau or joint bureau. The legislative authority of the municipal corporation or township that establishes a bureau and the legislative authorities of all of the municipal corporations or townships that join together to establish a joint bureau, by agreement, may delegate its or their duty to appoint either hearing examiners or necessary clerical personnel, or both, to the violations clerk appointed for the bureau or joint bureau, in which case the violations clerk, upon his appointment, shall make those appointments in accordance with the delegation. No person shall be employed as a hearing examiner unless the person is an attorney admitted to the practice of law in this state or formerly was employed as a law enforcement officer. The fine and penalties established for a parking infraction by any local authority shall be collected, retained, and disbursed by the violations clerk if the parking infraction out of which the fine or penalties arose occurred within the jurisdiction of the bureau or joint bureau. The fine and penalties collected by a violations clerk for a parking infraction shall be disbursed by the clerk to the local authority whose ordinance, resolution, or regulation was violated. (B) A juvenile court and a traffic violations bureau established by a court pursuant to Traffic Rule 13 shall retain jurisdiction over each parking infraction that occurs within the territorial jurisdiction of the court or the court that established the bureau, and that is not within the jurisdiction of a parking violations bureau or a joint parking violations bureau, as determined under division (A) of this section. However, notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, each such parking infraction and the enforcement of each such parking infraction shall be handled by the juvenile court or the traffic violations bureau pursuant to and be governed by the provisions of this chapter. The fine and penalties established for a parking infraction by any local authority shall be collected, retained, and disbursed by the clerk of the juvenile court or the violations clerk of the traffic violations bureau if the parking infraction occurred within the territorial jurisdiction of the court or the court that established the bureau and if it did not occur within the jurisdiction of a parking violations bureau or joint parking violations bureau. The fine and penalties collected by a clerk for a parking infraction shall be disbursed by the clerk to the local authority whose ordinance, resolution, or regulation was violated. (C) If a local authority does not enact an ordinance, resolution, or regulation of the type described in division (A) of section 4521.02 of the Revised Code in relation to an ordinance, resolution, or regulation enacted by the local authority that regulates the standing or parking of vehicles and that is authorized by section 505.17 or 4511.07 of the Revised Code, a violation of the particular regulatory ordinance, resolution, or regulation is not a parking infraction for purposes of this chapter. (D) A municipal corporation or township that establishes a parking violations bureau, the municipal corporations or townships that jointly establish a joint parking violations bureau, by agreement, or a court that establishes a traffic violations bureau may contract with any governmental or nongovernmental entity to provide services in processing, collecting, and enforcing parking tickets issued by law enforcement officers and civil judgments and default civil judgments entered pursuant to this chapter.
Ohio Rev. Code § 4508.08 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 45 / Chapter 4508 / § 4508.08
§ 4508.08. Motorcycle safety and education program
Status: in_force

December 29, 2023 Senate Bill 131 - 134th General Assembly There is hereby created in the department of public safety the motorcycle safety and education program. The director of public safety shall administer the program in accordance with the following guidelines: (A)(1) The program shall include courses of instruction conducted at vocational schools, community colleges, or other suitable locations, by instructors who have obtained certification in the manner and form prescribed by the director. The courses shall meet standards established in rules adopted by the department in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code. The courses may include instruction for novice motorcycle operators, instruction in motorist awareness and alcohol and drug awareness, and any other kind of instruction the director considers appropriate. A reasonable tuition fee, as determined by the director, may be charged. All tuition fees collected by the director shall be deposited into the motorcycle safety and education fund created in section 4501.13 of the Revised Code. The director may authorize private organizations or corporations to offer courses without tuition fee restrictions, but such entities are not eligible for reimbursement of expenses or subsidies from the motorcycle safety and education fund. (2) The director shall do both of the following: (a) Authorize private organizations or corporations to offer any nationally recognized motorcycle operator training courses or curriculum and any course established in accordance with division (A)(1) of this section; (b) Permit an applicant for a motorcycle operator's endorsement or a restricted license that permits only the operation of a motorcycle who has completed any motorcycle operator training course or curriculum as authorized in division (A)(2)(a) of this section successfully within the preceding sixty days to be eligible for the examination waiver as described in division (B)(1) of section 4507.11 of the Revised Code. (B) In addition to courses of instruction, the program may include provisions for equipment purchases, marketing and promotion, improving motorcycle license testing procedures, and any other provisions the director considers appropriate. (C) The director shall evaluate all programs, including any nationally recognized motorcycle operator training course or curriculum authorized under division (A)(2)(a) of this section, every two years and shall periodically inspect the facilities, equipment, training course, curriculum, and procedures used in the courses of instruction. The director may suspend or revoke the authorization for a private organization or corporation to offer its course under division (A)(2)(a) of this section if the private organization or corporation fails to maintain the curriculum, standards, and any other requirements specified during its initial authorization. The director shall adopt rules in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code to implement and administer this division. (D) The director shall appoint at least one training specialist who shall oversee the operation of the program, establish courses of instruction, and supervise instructors. The training specialist shall be a licensed motorcycle operator and shall obtain certification in the manner and form prescribed by the director. (E) The director may contract with other public agencies or with private organizations or corporations to assist in administering the program. (F) Notwithstanding any provision of Chapter 102. of the Revised Code, the director, in order to administer the program, may participate in a motorcycle manufacturer's motorcycle loan program. (G) The director shall contract with an insurance company or companies authorized to do business in this state to purchase a policy or policies of insurance with respect to the establishment or administration, or any other aspect of the operation of the program. (H) A private organization or corporation that offers any nationally recognized motorcycle operator training course or curriculum is not required to use the end-of-course skills evaluation used by a course established in accordance with division (A) of this section if the evaluation used by the private organization or corporation meets or exceeds the requirements of the evaluation authorized by the director under this section. (I) An instructor for a nationally recognized motorcycle operator training course or curriculum offered by an authorized private organization or corporation shall obtain certification in the manner and form prescribed by the director under division (A)(1) of this section and in accordance with the rules adopted by the director. However, the director shall not require an instructor for a nationally recognized motorcycle operator training course or curriculum to participate in the state instructor training curriculum if the director determines that both of the following apply: (1) The instructor has completed the training required by the authorized private organization or corporation and the training meets or exceeds the state instructor training curriculum. (2) The instructor has met all other state requirements for certification. (J) The director shall charge the following fees: (1) Beginning on August 31, 2022, a one-time fee of four hundred dollars for the initial authorization of a private organization or corporation to offer a nationally recognized motorcycle operator training course or curriculum in accordance with division (A)(2)(a) of this section; (2) A one-time fee of fifty dollars for the initial state certification of an instructor of a course authorized under division (A)(2)(a) of this section; (3) One hundred seventy-five dollars at the time of the two-year program evaluation required under division (C) of this section for a private organization or corporation to continue to offer a nationally recognized motorcycle operator training course or curriculum in accordance with division (A)(2)(a) of this section. The director shall deposit all fees received under this division into the motorcycle safety and education fund established under section 4501.13 of the Revised Code. (K) Notwithstanding the requirements for a motorcycle instructor certificate issued under this section, the director shall issue a certificate in accordance with Chapter 4796. of the Revised Code to a person if either of the following applies: (1) The person holds a license or certificate in another state. (2) The person has satisfactory work experience, a government certification, or a private certification as described in that chapter as a motorcycle instructor in a state that does not issue that license or certificate. Last updated December 29, 2023 at 6:46 AM
Ohio Rev. Code § 4583.05 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 45 / Chapter 4583 / § 4583.05
§ 4583.05. Renewal of license
Status: in_force

October 1, 1953 House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly When a person applies for a renewal of his ferry license at the same place where he kept a ferry the preceding year, it may be granted or renewed without notice or petition.
Ohio Rev. Code § 4561.30 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 45 / Chapter 4561 / § 4561.30
§ 4561.30. Structures or objects near airport definitions
Status: in_force

October 15, 1991 House Bill 15 - 119th General Assembly As used in sections 4561.30 to 4561.39 of the Revised Code: (A) "Airport" means any airport certified for commercial purposes by the department of transportation. "Airport" does not include a military airport owned by the United States government and used for no commercial purposes. (B) "Person" has the same meaning as in section 4561.01 of the Revised Code. (C) "Commence to install" means undertaking any action that affects the natural environment of the site of a structure or object of natural growth, including, but not limited to, clearing of land, excavation, or planting, but excluding surveying changes needed for temporary use of the site and excluding uses in securing geological data, including making necessary borings to ascertain foundation conditions. (D) "Structure" means any object, whether permanent or temporary, including, but not limited to, a building, tower, crane, smokestack, earth formation, transmission line, flagpole, or ship mast, and includes a mobile object.
Ohio Rev. Code § 4582.35 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 45 / Chapter 4582 / § 4582.35
§ 4582.35. Private enterprise participation
Status: in_force

May 17, 2000 Senate Bill 137 - 123rd General Assembly The port authority shall foster and encourage the participation of private enterprise in the development of the port facilities to the fullest extent it considers practicable in the interest of limiting the necessity of construction and operation of the facilities by the port authority.
Ohio Rev. Code § 4582.031 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 45 / Chapter 4582 / § 4582.031
§ 4582.031. Civil immunity
Status: in_force

June 10, 1987 House Bill 295 - 117th General Assembly In addition to any immunity from civil liability that is conferred upon a director by any other provision of the Revised Code or by decisions of Ohio or federal courts, no member of the board of directors of a port authority shall be personally liable for any monetary damages that arise from actions taken in the performance of his official duties, except for acts or omissions that are not in good faith or that involve intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of law, or any transaction from which the director derived an improper personal benefit.
Ohio Rev. Code § 4511.38 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 45 / Chapter 4511 / § 4511.38
§ 4511.38. Rules for starting and backing vehicles
Status: in_force

October 29, 2018 House Bill 95 - 132nd General Assembly (A) No person shall start a vehicle, streetcar, or trackless trolley which is stopped, standing, or parked until such movement can be made with reasonable safety. Before backing, operators of vehicle, streetcars, or trackless trolleys shall give ample warning, and while backing they shall exercise vigilance not to injure person or property on the street or highway. No person shall back a motor vehicle on a freeway, except: in a rest area; in the performance of public works or official duties; as a result of an emergency caused by an accident or breakdown of a motor vehicle. (B) Except as otherwise provided in this division, whoever violates this section is guilty of a minor misdemeanor. If, within one year of the offense, the offender previously has been convicted of or pleaded guilty to one predicate motor vehicle or traffic offense, whoever violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor of the fourth degree. If, within one year of the offense, the offender previously has been convicted of two or more predicate motor vehicle or traffic offenses, whoever violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor of the third degree. If the offender commits the offense while distracted and the distracting activity is a contributing factor to the commission of the offense, the offender is subject to the additional fine established under section 4511.991 of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev. Code § 4582.30 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 45 / Chapter 4582 / § 4582.30
§ 4582.30. Area of jurisdiction
Status: in_force

April 3, 2025 House Bill 315 - 135th General Assembly (A)(1) Except as otherwise provided in division (A)(2) or (3) of this section, the area of jurisdiction of a port authority created in accordance with section 4582.22 of the Revised Code shall include all of the territory of the political subdivision or subdivisions creating it and, if the port authority owns or leases a railroad line or airport, the territory on which the railroad's line, terminals, and related facilities or the airport's runways, terminals, and related facilities are located, regardless of whether the territory is located in the political subdivision or subdivisions creating the port authority. (2) A municipal corporation with a population of at least one hundred thousand according to the most recent federal decennial census may create a port authority within a county that previously created an existing port authority, if the municipal corporation did not join with the county in creating the port authority or thereafter join that port authority. The newly created port authority and the previously created and existing port authority shall possess concurrent jurisdiction over any territory within the jurisdiction of both. (3) A county may create a port authority the area of jurisdiction of which excludes any territory that is located in that county and is in the area of jurisdiction of any port authority created in accordance with section 4582.02 or 4582.22 of the Revised Code that is then existing in the county. (B)(1) Except as provided in division (B)(2), (3), or (4) of this section, a political subdivision that has created a port authority or joined an existing port authority shall not be included in any other port authority. (2) A municipal corporation with a population of less than one hundred thousand according to the most recent federal decennial census that has joined an existing port authority in a county with a population of five hundred thousand or less may create a port authority within the territorial jurisdiction of the municipal corporation. (3) A municipal corporation and a county jointly may create a new port authority if both of the following apply: (a) The municipal corporation created a port authority after July 9, 1982, and that port authority operates an airport; (b) The county joined a port authority after July 9, 1982, and that port authority operated an airport. (4) A county with a population of less than one hundred thousand according to the most recent federal decennial census that is included in the jurisdiction of an existing port authority that has an area of jurisdiction that includes more than one county may create a port authority that includes the territorial jurisdiction of the county. Last updated February 19, 2025 at 11:13 AM
Ohio Rev. Code § 4551.03 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 45 / Chapter 4551 / § 4551.03
§ 4551.03. Demand for proof of ownership
Status: in_force

August 8, 1991 Senate Bill 144 - 119th General Assembly Any forest or park officer, peace officer, or state highway patrol trooper of this state may stop any truck, trailer, or other vehicle engaged in the transporting of the evergreen trees or boughs described in section 4551.01 of the Revised Code, except trucks or trailers licensed for and engaged in interstate commerce, and require the operator to produce the bill, invoice, or statement of ownership required by sections 4551.01 and 4551.02 of the Revised Code as evidence of lawful ownership or custody of the cut trees or boughs. Failure to produce upon demand such bill of sale, invoice, or statement, or offering a bill of sale, invoice, or statement, that fails to provide the information required by such sections, is a violation of such sections; and such truck, trailer, or other vehicle together with its contents, shall be impounded by the investigating officer for a period of forty-eight hours, unless a satisfactory and genuine bill of sale, invoice, or statement is sooner presented. Failure to furnish a satisfactory and genuine bill of sale, invoice, or statement within forty-eight hours from the time that such truck, trailer, or other vehicle is impounded constitutes prima-facie evidence that the trees or boughs so impounded are not the property of the person engaged in transporting them and that such person is unlawfully transporting such trees or boughs.
Ohio Rev. Code § 4506.12 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 45 / Chapter 4506 / § 4506.12
§ 4506.12. Classes of licenses - endorsements and restrictions
Status: in_force

July 1, 2015 House Bill 53 - 131st General Assembly (A) Commercial driver's licenses shall be issued in the following classes and shall include any endorsements and restrictions that are applicable. Subject to any such endorsements and restrictions, the holder of a valid commercial driver's license may drive all commercial motor vehicles in the class for which that license is issued and all lesser classes of vehicles, except that the holder shall not operate a motorcycle unless the holder is licensed to do so under Chapter 4507. of the Revised Code. (B) The classes of commercial driver's licenses and the commercial motor vehicles that they authorize the operation of are as follows: (1) Class A--any combination of vehicles with a combined gross vehicle weight or combined gross vehicle weight rating of twenty-six thousand one pounds or more, if the gross vehicle weight or gross vehicle weight rating of the vehicle or vehicles being towed is in excess of ten thousand pounds. (2) Class B--any single vehicle with a gross vehicle weight or gross vehicle weight rating of twenty-six thousand one pounds or more or any such vehicle towing a vehicle having a gross vehicle weight or gross vehicle weight rating that is not in excess of ten thousand pounds. (3) Class C--any single vehicle, or combination of vehicles, that is not a class A or class B vehicle, but that is designed to transport sixteen or more passengers, including the driver, or is transporting hazardous materials in an amount requiring placarding, or any school bus with a gross vehicle weight or gross vehicle weight rating of less than twenty-six thousand one pounds that is designed to transport fewer than sixteen passengers including the driver. (C) The following endorsements apply to commercial drivers' licenses: (1) H--authorizes the driver to drive a vehicle transporting hazardous materials in an amount requiring placarding; (2) T--authorizes the driver to drive a vehicle configured with double or triple trailers that create more than one articulation point for the combination; (3) P--authorizes the driver to drive vehicles designed to transport sixteen or more passengers, including the driver; (4) N--authorizes the driver to drive tank vehicles; (5) S--authorizes the driver to drive school buses transporting children; (6) X--authorizes the driver to drive tank vehicles transporting hazardous materials in a quantity requiring placarding. (D) The following restrictions apply to commercial driver's licenses: (1) E--restricts the driver to vehicles equipped with an automatic transmission; (2) K--restricts the driver to only intrastate operation; (3) L--restricts the driver to vehicles not equipped with air brakes; (4) M--restricts the driver from operating class A passenger vehicles; (5) N--restricts the driver from operating class A and B passenger vehicles; (6) O--restricts the driver from operating tractor-trailer commercial motor vehicles; (7) V--indicates the existence of a medical variance on the driver's commercial driver's license information system driver record; (8) W--restricts the driver to the operation of commercial motor vehicles in accordance with a waiver for farm-related service industries issued under section 4506.24 of the Revised Code; (9) Z--restricts the driver to vehicles not equipped with full air brakes. (E) In addition to any endorsement that otherwise may apply, a person who is engaged in the towing of a disabled or wrecked motor vehicle shall hold a commercial driver's license bearing any endorsement required to drive the towed vehicle except the driver is not required to have either of the following: (1) A passenger endorsement to tow an unoccupied passenger vehicle; (2) Any endorsement required for the wrecked or disabled vehicle when the driver initially removes a vehicle from the site of the emergency where the vehicle became wrecked or disabled to the nearest appropriate repair, disposal, or storage facility, as applicable. (F) The following endorsements apply to commercial driver's license temporary instruction permits: (1) N--authorizes the holder to drive tank vehicles; (2) P--authorizes the permit holder to drive vehicles designed to transport sixteen or more passengers, including the driver; (3) S--authorizes the holder to drive school buses transporting children. (G) The following restrictions apply to commercial driver's license temporary instruction permits: (1) K--restricts the driver to only intrastate operation; (2) L--restricts the driver to vehicles not equipped with air brakes; (3) M--restricts the driver from operating class A passenger vehicles; (4) N--restricts the driver from operating class A and B passenger vehicles; (5) P--restricts the driver from transporting passengers in a commercial motor vehicle bus; (6) V--indicates the existence of a medical variance on the driver's commercial driver's license information system driver record; (7) X--restricts the driver from transporting cargo in a tank vehicle. (H) A commercial driver's license temporary instruction permit holder shall not have an endorsement other than an endorsement set forth in division (F) of this section. A commercial driver's license temporary instruction permit holder with a tank vehicle (N) endorsement may only operate an empty tank vehicle, and is prohibited from operating any tank vehicle that previously contained hazardous materials that have not been purged from the tank vehicle. A commercial driver's license temporary instruction permit holder with a passenger (P) or school bus (S) endorsement is prohibited from operating a school bus or commercial motor vehicle carrying passengers. (I) No person shall drive any commercial motor vehicle for which an endorsement is required under this section unless the proper endorsement appears on the person's commercial driver's license or commercial driver's license temporary instruction permit. No person shall drive a commercial motor vehicle in violation of a restriction established under this section that appears on the person's commercial driver's license or commercial driver's license temporary instruction permit. (J)(1) Whoever violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor of the first degree. (2) The offenses established under division (I) of this section are strict liability offenses and section 2901.20 of the Revised Code does not apply. The designation of these offenses as strict liability offenses shall not be construed to imply that any other offense for which there is no specified degree of culpability, whether in this section or another section of the Revised Code, is not a strict liability offense.
Ohio Rev. Code § 4503.946 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 45 / Chapter 4503 / § 4503.946
§ 4503.946. Historical and Patriotic Education license plates
Status: in_force

April 9, 2025 Senate Bill 163 - 135th General Assembly (A) The owner or lessee of any passenger car, noncommercial motor vehicle, recreational vehicle, or other vehicle of a class approved by the registrar of motor vehicles may apply to the registrar for the registration of the vehicle and issuance of "Historical and Patriotic Education" license plates. The application may be combined with a request for a special reserved license plate under section 4503.40 or 4503.42 of the Revised Code. Upon receipt of the completed application and compliance by the applicant with divisions (B) and (C) of this section, the registrar shall issue to the applicant the appropriate vehicle registration and a set of "Historical and Patriotic Education" license plates and a validation sticker, or a validation sticker alone when required by section 4503.191 of the Revised Code. In addition to the letters and numbers ordinarily inscribed on the license plates, "Historical and Patriotic Education" license plates shall display an appropriate logo and words selected by representatives of the Ohio society, sons of the American revolution and that are approved by the registrar. "Historical and Patriotic Education" license plates shall display county identification stickers that identify the county of registration as required under section 4503.19 of the Revised Code. (B) "Historical and Patriotic Education" license plates and a validation sticker, or validation sticker alone, shall be issued upon receipt of an application for registration of a motor vehicle under this section; payment of the regular license tax as prescribed under section 4503.04 of the Revised Code, any applicable motor vehicle license tax levied under Chapter 4504. of the Revised Code, any applicable additional fee prescribed by section 4503.40 or 4503.42 of the Revised Code, an additional administrative fee of ten dollars, and a contribution as provided in division (C)(1) of this section; and compliance with all other applicable laws relating to the registration of motor vehicles. (C)(1) For each application for registration and registration renewal notice the registrar receives under this section, the registrar shall collect a contribution of twenty dollars. The registrar shall deposit this contribution into the state treasury to the credit of the license plate contribution fund created in section 4501.21 of the Revised Code. (2) The registrar shall deposit the administrative fee of ten dollars, the purpose of which is to compensate the bureau of motor vehicles for additional services required in the issuing of "Historical and Patriotic Education" license plates, into the state treasury to the credit of the public safety - highway purposes fund created in section 4501.06 of the Revised Code. Last updated February 20, 2025 at 2:43 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 4505.17 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 45 / Chapter 4505 / § 4505.17
§ 4505.17. Reports and records of motor vehicle thefts
Status: in_force

March 23, 2015 Senate Bill 274 - 130th General Assembly (A) Every sheriff, chief of police, constable, state highway patrol trooper, employee of the state highway patrol, and designated officer of the department of public safety, having knowledge of a stolen motor vehicle, immediately shall furnish the registrar of motor vehicles with full information concerning such theft. Whenever the registrar receives a report of the theft or conversion of a motor vehicle, whether the same has been registered or not and whether owned in this or any other state, the registrar shall make a distinctive record thereof, including the make of the stolen vehicle and its manufacturer's vehicle identification number. The registrar shall prepare a report listing motor vehicles stolen and recovered as disclosed by the reports submitted to the registrar, to be distributed as the registrar determines advisable. In the event of the receipt from any clerk of the court of common pleas of a copy of a certificate of title to such a motor vehicle, the registrar immediately shall notify the rightful owner thereof and the clerk who issued such certificate of title, and if, upon investigation, it appears that such certificate of title was improperly issued, the registrar immediately shall cancel the certificate unless the title is deemed valid pursuant to section 4505.191 of the Revised Code. In the event of the recovery of a stolen or converted motor vehicle, the owner immediately shall notify the registrar, who shall remove the record of the theft or conversion from the registrar's file. (B) Whoever violates this section shall be fined not more than two hundred dollars, imprisoned not more than ninety days, or both.
Ohio Rev. Code § 4501.11 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 45 / Chapter 4501 / § 4501.11
§ 4501.11. Security, investigations, and policing fund
Status: in_force

July 1, 2015 House Bill 53 - 131st General Assembly (A) There is hereby created in the state treasury the security, investigations, and policing fund. Notwithstanding section 5503.04 of the Revised Code, no fines collected from or money arising from bonds or bail forfeited by persons apprehended or arrested by state highway patrol troopers shall be credited to the general revenue fund until sufficient revenue to fund appropriations for the activities described under division (B) of this section are credited to the security, investigations, and policing fund. All investment earnings of the security, investigations, and policing fund shall be credited to that fund. This division does not apply to fines for violations of division (B) of section 4513.263 of the Revised Code, or to fines for violations of any municipal ordinance that is substantively comparable to that division, which fines shall be delivered to the treasurer of state as provided in division (E) of section 4513.263 of the Revised Code. (B) The money credited to the security, investigations, and policing fund shall be used to pay the costs of: (1) Providing security for the governor, other officials and dignitaries, the capitol square, and other state property pursuant to division (E) of section 5503.02 of the Revised Code; (2) Undertaking major criminal investigations that involve state property interests; (3) Providing traffic control and security for the Ohio expositions commission on a full-time, year-round basis; (4) Performing nonhighway-related duties of the state highway patrol at the Ohio state fair.
Ohio Rev. Code § 4517.50 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 45 / Chapter 4517 / § 4517.50
§ 4517.50. Notice of establishment of new dealer or relocation
Status: in_force

October 12, 1994 House Bill 687 - 120th General Assembly (A) Except as provided in division (C) of this section, when a franchisor seeks to enter into a franchise to establish an additional new motor vehicle dealer in, or relocate an existing new motor vehicle dealer at a location in, a relevant market area where the same line-make of motor vehicle is then represented, the franchisor shall first give notice in writing, by certified mail, to the motor vehicle dealers board and to each franchisee of such line-make in the relevant market area of the franchisor's intention to establish an additional new motor vehicle dealer in, or relocate an existing new motor vehicle dealer at a location in, that relevant market area. Each notice shall set forth the specific grounds for the proposed establishment of an additional motor vehicle dealer or relocation of an existing motor vehicle dealer. Within fifteen days after receiving the notice, or within fifteen days after the conclusion of any appeal procedure provided by the franchisor, whichever is later, the franchisee of the same line-make may file with the board a protest against the establishment or relocation of the proposed new motor vehicle dealer. When such a protest has been filed, the board shall inform the franchisor that a timely protest has been filed and that a hearing is required pursuant to section 4517.57 of the Revised Code. When more than one protest is filed against the establishment or relocation of the same dealer, the board may consolidate the hearings to expedite disposition of the issue. (B) No franchisor shall establish an additional new motor vehicle dealer or relocate an existing new motor vehicle dealer before giving notice as required in division (A) of this section or before the holding of a hearing on any protest filed under this section, and no franchisor shall establish or relocate such a dealership after the hearing if the board determines that there is good cause for not permitting the new motor vehicle dealer to be established or relocated. (C) Division (A) of this section does not apply to any of the following: (1) The relocation of an existing new motor vehicle dealer within one mile from the existing location; (2) The sale or transfer of an existing new motor vehicle dealer where the transferee proposes to engage in business at the same location; (3) The relocation of an existing new motor vehicle dealer that relocates further from an existing line-make new motor vehicle dealer although the relocation is within the same line-make new motor vehicle dealer's relevant market area. (D)(1) Except as provided in division (D)(2) of this section, for purposes of this section, the reopening in a relevant market area of a new motor vehicle dealership that has ceased to operate as a new motor vehicle dealership for a period of forty-five days or longer, irrespective of whether the cessation was voluntary or involuntary, shall be considered to be the establishment of an additional new motor vehicle dealership. (2) If a new motor vehicle dealership has ceased to operate as a new motor vehicle dealership due to fire, flood, or other natural disaster, the reopening in a relevant market area of the new motor vehicle dealership by the same owner within one year of the date on which the dealership ceased to operate shall not be considered to be the establishment of an additional new motor vehicle dealership.
Ohio Rev. Code § 4513.38 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 45 / Chapter 4513 / § 4513.38
§ 4513.38. Collector's, historical, or replica motor vehicle equipment exemptions
Status: in_force

December 27, 2025 House Bill 54 - 136th General Assembly (A) No person shall be prohibited from owning or operating a licensed collector's vehicle, historical motor vehicle, or replica motor vehicle that is equipped with a feature of design, type of material, or article of equipment that was not in violation of any motor vehicle equipment law of this state or of its political subdivisions in effect during the calendar year the vehicle was manufactured or the calendar year that it replicates, and no licensed collector's vehicle, historical motor vehicle, or replica motor vehicle shall be prohibited from displaying or using any such feature of design, type of material, or article of equipment. No person shall be prohibited from owning or operating a licensed collector's vehicle, historical motor vehicle, or replica motor vehicle for failing to comply with an equipment provision contained in Chapter 4513. of the Revised Code or in any state rule that was enacted or adopted in a year subsequent to that in which the vehicle was manufactured or the calendar year that it replicates, and no licensed collector's vehicle, historical motor vehicle, or replica motor vehicle shall be required to comply with an equipment provision enacted into Chapter 4513. of the Revised Code or adopted by state rule subsequent to the calendar year in which it was manufactured or the calendar year that it replicates. No political subdivision shall require an owner of a licensed collector's vehicle, historical motor vehicle, or replica motor vehicle to comply with equipment provisions contained in laws or rules that were enacted or adopted subsequent to the calendar year in which the vehicle was manufactured or the calendar year that it replicates, and no political subdivision shall prohibit the operation of a licensed collector's vehicle, historical motor vehicle, or replica motor vehicle for failure to comply with any such equipment laws or rules. (B) As used in this section, "replica motor vehicle" means a replica motor vehicle for which a certificate of title is issued under section 4505.072 of the Revised Code. Last updated December 27, 2025 at 4:01 AM
Ohio Rev. Code § 4517.23 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 45 / Chapter 4517 / § 4517.23
§ 4517.23. Notifying registrar of changes of status
Status: in_force

September 29, 2011 House Bill 153 - 129th General Assembly (A) Any licensed motor vehicle dealer, motor vehicle leasing dealer, or distributor shall notify the registrar of motor vehicles concerning any change in status as a dealer, motor vehicle leasing dealer, or distributor during the period for which the dealer, or distributor is licensed, if the change of status concerns any of the following: (1) Personnel of owners, partners, officers, or directors; (2) Location of office or principal place of business; (3) In the case of a motor vehicle dealer, any contract or agreement with any manufacturer or distributor; and in the case of a distributor, any contract or agreement with any manufacturer. (B) The notification required by division (A) of this section shall be made by filing with the registrar, within fifteen days after the change of status, a supplemental statement in a form prescribed by the registrar showing in what respect the status has been changed. If the change involves a change in any contract or agreement between any manufacturer or distributor, and dealer, or any manufacturer and distributor, the supplemental statement shall be accompanied by such copies of contracts, statements, and certificates as would have been required by sections 4517.01 to 4517.45 of the Revised Code if the change had occurred prior to the licensee's application for license. The motor vehicle dealers board may adopt a rule exempting from the notification requirement of division (A)(1) of this section any dealer if stock in the dealer or its parent company is publicly traded and if there are public records with state or federal agencies that provide the information required by division (A)(1) of this section. (C) Whoever violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor of the fourth degree.
Ohio Rev. Code § 4510.05 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 45 / Chapter 4510 / § 4510.05
§ 4510.05. Suspension of driver's license for violation of municipal ordinance substantially similar to state statute
Status: in_force

January 1, 2004 Senate Bill 123 - 124th General Assembly Except as otherwise provided in section 4510.07 or in any other provision of the Revised Code, whenever an offender is convicted of or pleads guilty to a violation of a municipal ordinance that is substantially similar to a provision of the Revised Code, and a court is permitted or required to suspend a person's driver's or commercial driver's license or permit for a violation of that provision, a court, in addition to any other penalties authorized by law, may suspend the offender's driver's or commercial driver's license or permit or nonresident operating privileges for the period of time the court determines appropriate, but the period of suspension imposed for the violation of the municipal ordinance shall not exceed the period of suspension that is permitted or required to be imposed for the violation of the provision of the Revised Code to which the municipal ordinance is substantially similar.
Ohio Rev. Code § 4585.10 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 45 / Chapter 4585 / § 4585.10
§ 4585.10. Notice of sale by officer
Status: in_force

September 29, 2011 House Bill 153 - 129th General Assembly The officer holding a writ for the sale of a watercraft, its apparel, or furniture, before proceeding to sell it, shall give public notice of the time and place of sale for at least ten days previous thereto or as provided in section 7.16 of the Revised Code, by advertisement in a newspaper of general circulation in the county, and by advertisement posted in at least five public places in the county. Such sales shall be conducted, and the court shall have the same power over them as sales upon execution.
Ohio Rev. Code § 4511.0910 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 45 / Chapter 4511 / § 4511.0910
§ 4511.0910. Violations for which civil penalty imposed
Status: in_force

July 3, 2019 House Bill 62 - 133rd General Assembly A traffic law violation for which a civil penalty is imposed under sections 4511.097 and 4511.098 of the Revised Code is not a moving violation and points shall not be assessed against a person's driver's license under section 4510.036 of the Revised Code. In no case shall such a violation be reported to the bureau of motor vehicles or motor vehicle registration bureau, department, or office of any other state, nor shall such a violation be recorded on the driving record of the owner or operator of the vehicle involved in the violation.
Ohio Rev. Code § 4511.194 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 45 / Chapter 4511 / § 4511.194
§ 4511.194. Having physical control of vehicle while under the influence
Status: in_force

August 17, 2006 Senate Bill 8 - 126th General Assembly (A) As used in this section: (1) "National highway traffic safety administration" has the same meaning as in section 4511.19 of the Revised Code. (2) "Physical control" means being in the driver's position of the front seat of a vehicle or in the driver's position of a streetcar or trackless trolley and having possession of the vehicle's, streetcar's, or trackless trolley's ignition key or other ignition device. (B) No person shall be in physical control of a vehicle, streetcar, or trackless trolley if, at the time of the physical control, any of the following apply: (1) The person is under the influence of alcohol, a drug of abuse, or a combination of them. (2) The person's whole blood, blood serum or plasma, breath, or urine contains at least the concentration of alcohol specified in division (A)(1)(b), (c), (d), or (e) of section 4511.19 of the Revised Code. (3) Except as provided in division (E) of this section, the person has a concentration of a listed controlled substance or a listed metabolite of a controlled substance in the person's whole blood, blood serum or plasma, or urine that equals or exceeds the concentration specified in division (A)(1)(j) of section 4511.19 of the Revised Code. (C)(1) In any criminal prosecution or juvenile court proceeding for a violation of this section or a substantially equivalent municipal ordinance, if a law enforcement officer has administered a field sobriety test to the person in physical control of the vehicle involved in the violation and if it is shown by clear and convincing evidence that the officer administered the test in substantial compliance with the testing standards for any reliable, credible, and generally accepted field sobriety tests that were in effect at the time the tests were administered, including, but not limited to, any testing standards then in effect that were set by the national highway traffic safety administration, all of the following apply: (a) The officer may testify concerning the results of the field sobriety test so administered. (b) The prosecution may introduce the results of the field sobriety test so administered as evidence in any proceedings in the criminal prosecution or juvenile court proceeding. (c) If testimony is presented or evidence is introduced under division (C)(1)(a) or (b) of this section and if the testimony or evidence is admissible under the Rules of Evidence, the court shall admit the testimony or evidence, and the trier of fact shall give it whatever weight the trier of fact considers to be appropriate. (2) Division (C)(1) of this section does not limit or preclude a court, in its determination of whether the arrest of a person was supported by probable cause or its determination of any other matter in a criminal prosecution or juvenile court proceeding of a type described in that division, from considering evidence or testimony that is not otherwise disallowed by division (C)(1) of this section. (D) Whoever violates this section is guilty of having physical control of a vehicle while under the influence, a misdemeanor of the first degree. In addition to other sanctions imposed, the court may impose on the offender a class seven suspension of the offender's driver's license, commercial driver's license, temporary instruction permit, probationary license, or nonresident operating privilege from the range specified in division (A)(7) of section 4510.02 of the Revised Code. (E) Division (B)(3) of this section does not apply to a person who is in physical control of a vehicle, streetcar, or trackless trolley while the person has a concentration of a listed controlled substance or a listed metabolite of a controlled substance in the person's whole blood, blood serum or plasma, or urine that equals or exceeds the amount specified in division (A)(1)(j) of section 4511.19 of the Revised Code, if both of the following apply: (1) The person obtained the controlled substance pursuant to a prescription issued by a licensed health professional authorized to prescribe drugs. (2) The person injected, ingested, or inhaled the controlled substance in accordance with the health professional's directions.
Ohio Rev. Code § 4503.501 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 45 / Chapter 4503 / § 4503.501
§ 4503.501. 4-H license plates
Status: in_force

July 1, 2017 House Bill 26 - 132nd General Assembly (A) The owner or lessee of any passenger car, noncommercial motor vehicle, recreational vehicle, or other vehicle of a class approved by the registrar of motor vehicles may apply to the registrar for the registration of the vehicle and issuance of 4-H license plates. An application made under this section may be combined with a request for a special reserved license plate under section 4503.40 or 4503.42 of the Revised Code. Upon receipt of the completed application and compliance by the applicant with divisions (B) and (C) of this section, the registrar shall issue to the applicant the appropriate vehicle registration and a set of 4-H license plates and a validation sticker, or a validation sticker alone when required by section 4503.191 of the Revised Code. In addition to the letters and numbers ordinarily inscribed on the license plates, 4-H license plates shall be inscribed with identifying words or markings designated by the 4-H youth development program of the Ohio state university extension program and approved by the registrar. 4-H license plates shall display county identification stickers that identify the county of registration as required under section 4503.19 of the Revised Code. (B) The 4-H license plates and a validation sticker, or validation sticker alone, shall be issued upon receipt of a contribution as provided in division (C) of this section and upon payment of the regular license tax as prescribed under section 4503.04 of the Revised Code, any applicable motor vehicle license tax levied under Chapter 4504. of the Revised Code, any applicable additional fee prescribed by section 4503.40 or 4503.42 of the Revised Code, a fee of ten dollars for the purpose of compensating the bureau of motor vehicles for additional services required in the issuing of 4-H license plates, and compliance with all other applicable laws relating to the registration of motor vehicles. (C) For each application for registration and registration renewal notice the registrar receives under this section, the registrar shall collect a contribution of fifteen dollars. The registrar shall transmit this contribution to the treasurer of state for deposit in the license plate contribution fund created in section 4501.21 of the Revised Code. The registrar shall transmit the additional fee of ten dollars paid to compensate the bureau for the additional services required in the issuing of 4-H license plates to the treasurer of state for deposit into the state treasury to the credit of the public safety - highway purposes fund created by section 4501.06 of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev. Code § 4511.512 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 45 / Chapter 4511 / § 4511.512
§ 4511.512. Operation of electric personal assistive mobility devices
Status: in_force

June 30, 2025 House Bill 54 - 136th General Assembly (A)(1) Electric personal assistive mobility devices, as defined in section 4501.01 of the Revised Code, may be operated on the public streets, highways, sidewalks, and paths and portions of roadways set aside for the exclusive use of bicycles in accordance with this section. (2) Except as otherwise provided in this section, those sections of this chapter that by their nature are applicable to an electric personal assistive mobility device apply to the device and the person operating it whenever it is operated upon any public street, highway, sidewalk, or path or upon any portion of a roadway set aside for the exclusive use of bicycles. (3) A local authority may regulate or prohibit the operation of electric personal assistive mobility devices on public streets, highways, sidewalks, and paths, and portions of roadways set aside for the exclusive use of bicycles, under its jurisdiction. (B) No operator of an electric personal assistive mobility device shall do any of the following: (1) Fail to yield the right-of-way to all pedestrians and human-powered vehicles at all times; (2) Fail to give an audible signal before overtaking and passing a pedestrian; (3) Operate the device at night unless the device or its operator is equipped with or wearing both of the following: (a) A lamp pointing to the front that emits a white light visible from a distance of not less than five hundred feet; (b) A red reflector facing the rear that is visible from all distances from one hundred feet to six hundred feet when directly in front of lawful lower beams of head lamps on a motor vehicle. (4) Operate the device on any portion of a street or highway that has an established speed limit of fifty-five miles per hour or more; (5) Operate the device upon any path set aside for the exclusive use of pedestrians or other specialized use when an appropriate sign giving notice of the specialized use is posted on the path; (6) If under eighteen years of age, operate the device unless wearing a protective helmet on the person's head with the chin strap properly fastened; (7) If under sixteen years of age, operate the device unless, during the operation, the person is under the direct visual and audible supervision of another person who is eighteen years of age or older and is responsible for the immediate care of the person under sixteen years of age. (C) No person who is under fourteen years of age shall operate an electric personal assistive mobility device. (D) No person shall distribute or sell an electric personal assistive mobility device unless the device is accompanied by a written statement that is substantially equivalent to the following: "WARNING: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF SERIOUS INJURY, USE ONLY WHILE WEARING FULL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT - HELMET, WRIST GUARDS, ELBOW PADS, AND KNEE PADS." (E) Nothing in this section affects or shall be construed to affect any rule of the director of natural resources or a board of park district commissioners governing the operation of vehicles on lands under the control of the director or board, as applicable. (F)(1) Whoever violates division (B) or (C) of this section is guilty of a minor misdemeanor and shall be punished as follows: (a) The offender shall be fined ten dollars. (b) If the offender previously has been convicted of or pleaded guilty to a violation of division (B) or (C) of this section or a substantially similar municipal ordinance, the court, in addition to imposing the fine required under division (F)(1) of this section, shall do one of the following: (i) Order the impoundment for not less than one day but not more than thirty days of the electric personal assistive mobility device that was involved in the current violation of that division. The court shall order the device to be impounded at a safe indoor location designated by the court and may assess storage fees of not more than five dollars per day, provided the total storage, processing, and release fees assessed against the offender or the device in connection with the device's impoundment or subsequent release shall not exceed fifty dollars. (ii) If the court does not issue an impoundment order pursuant to division (F)(1)(b)(i) of this section, issue an order prohibiting the offender from operating any electric personal assistive mobility device on the public streets, highways, sidewalks, and paths and portions of roadways set aside for the exclusive use of bicycles for not less than one day but not more than thirty days. (2) Whoever violates division (D) of this section is guilty of a minor misdemeanor. Last updated April 30, 2025 at 10:56 AM
Ohio Rev. Code § 4510.02 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 45 / Chapter 4510 / § 4510.02
§ 4510.02. Definite periods of suspension - suspension classes
Status: in_force

January 1, 2004 Senate Bill 123 - 124th General Assembly (A) When a court elects or is required to suspend the driver's license, commercial driver's license, temporary instruction permit, probationary license, or nonresident operating privilege of any offender from a specified suspension class, for each of the following suspension classes, the court shall impose a definite period of suspension from the range specified for the suspension class: (1) For a class one suspension, a definite period for the life of the person subject to the suspension; (2) For a class two suspension, a definite period of three years to life; (3) For a class three suspension, a definite period of two to ten years; (4) For a class four suspension, a definite period of one to five years; (5) For a class five suspension, a definite period of six months to three years; (6) For a class six suspension, a definite period of three months to two years; (7) For a class seven suspension, a definite period not to exceed one year. (B) When the bureau of motor vehicles elects or is required to suspend the driver's license, commercial driver's license, temporary instruction permit, probationary license, or nonresident operating privilege of any person from a specified suspension class, for each of the following suspension classes, the period of suspension shall be as follows: (1) For a class A suspension, three years; (2) For a class B suspension, two years; (3) For a class C suspension, one year; (4) For a class D suspension, six months; (5) For a class E suspension, three months; (6) For a class F suspension, until conditions are met. (C) The court may require a person to successfully complete a remedial driving course as a condition for the return of full driving privileges after a suspension period imposed from any range in division (A) of this section or otherwise imposed by the court pursuant to any other provision of law ends. (D) When a court or the bureau suspends the driver's license, commercial driver's license, temporary instruction permit, probationary license, or nonresident operating privilege of any offender or person pursuant to any provision of law that does not provide for the suspension to be from a class set forth in division (A) or (B) of this section, except as otherwise provided in the provision that authorizes or requires the suspension, the suspension shall be subject to and governed by this chapter.
Ohio Rev. Code § 4503.181 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 45 / Chapter 4503 / § 4503.181
§ 4503.181. Historical motor vehicles
Status: in_force

September 29, 2015 House Bill 64 - 131st General Assembly (A) As used in this section, "historical motor vehicle" means any motor vehicle that is more than twenty-five years old and that is owned solely as a collector's item and for participation in club activities, exhibitions, tours, parades, and similar uses. A historical motor vehicle shall not be used for general transportation, but may be operated on the public roads and highways to and from a location where maintenance is performed on the vehicle. (B) In lieu of the annual license tax levied in sections 4503.02 and 4503.04 of the Revised Code, a license fee of ten dollars is levied on the operation of a historical motor vehicle. (C) A person who owns a historical motor vehicle and applies for a historical license plate under this section shall execute an affidavit that the vehicle for which the plate is requested is owned and operated solely for the purposes enumerated in division (A) of this section. The affidavit also shall set forth that the vehicle has been inspected and found safe to operate on the public roads and highways in the state. A person who owns a historical motor vehicle and desires to display a model year license plate on the vehicle as permitted by this section shall execute at the time of registration an affidavit setting forth that the model year license plate the person desires to display on the person's historical motor vehicle is a legible and serviceable license plate that originally was issued by this state. No registration issued pursuant to this section need specify the weight of the vehicle. (D) A vehicle registered under this section may display either a historical vehicle license plate issued by the registrar of motor vehicles or a model year license plate procured by the applicant. A historical vehicle license plate shall not bear a date, but shall bear the inscription "Historical Vehicle--Ohio" and the registration number, which shall be shown thereon. A model year license plate shall be a legible and serviceable license plate issued by this state and inscribed with the date of the year corresponding to the model year when the vehicle was manufactured. Two model year license plates, duplicates of each other, may be displayed on the historical motor vehicle at any time, one plate on the front and one plate on the rear of the vehicle. The registration certificate and the historical vehicle license plate issued by the registrar shall be kept in the vehicle at all times the vehicle is operated on the public roads and highways in this state. Notwithstanding section 4503.21 of the Revised Code, the owner of a historical motor vehicle that was manufactured for military purposes and that is registered under this section may display the assigned registration number of the vehicle by painting the number on the front and rear of the vehicle. The number shall be painted, in accordance with the size and style specifications established for numerals and letters shown on license plates in section 4503.22 of the Revised Code, in a color that contrasts clearly with the color of the vehicle, and shall be legible and visible at all times. Upon application for registration under this section and payment of the license fee prescribed in division (B) of this section, the owner of such a historical motor vehicle shall be issued a historical vehicle license plate. The registration certificate and the license plate shall be kept in the vehicle at all times the vehicle is operated on the public roads and highways in this state. If ownership of such a vehicle is transferred, the transferor shall surrender the historical vehicle license plate or transfer it to another historical motor vehicle the transferor owns, and remove or obliterate the registration numbers painted on the vehicle. (E) Historical vehicle and model year license plates are valid without renewal as long as the vehicle for which they were issued or procured is in existence. A historical vehicle plate is issued for the owner's use only for such vehicle unless later transferred to another historical motor vehicle owned by that person. In order to effect such a transfer, the owner of the historical motor vehicle that originally displayed the historical vehicle plate shall comply with division (C) of this section. In the event of a transfer of title, the transferor shall surrender the historical vehicle license plate or transfer it to another historical motor vehicle owned by the transferor, but a model year license plate or plates may be retained by the transferor. The registrar may revoke license plates issued under this section, for cause shown and after hearing, for failure of the applicant to comply with this section. Upon revocation, a historical vehicle license plate shall be surrendered; a model year license plate or plates may be retained, but the plate or plates are no longer valid for display on the vehicle. (F) The owner of a historical motor vehicle bearing a historical vehicle license plate may replace it with a model year license plate by surrendering the historical vehicle license plate and motor vehicle certificate of registration to the registrar. The owner, at the time of registration, shall execute an affidavit setting forth that the model year plate is a legible and serviceable license plate that originally was issued by this state. Such an owner is required to pay the license fee prescribed by division (B) of this section, but the owner is not required to have the historical motor vehicle reinspected under division (C) of this section. A person who owns a historical motor vehicle bearing a model year license plate may replace it with a historical vehicle license plate by surrendering the motor vehicle certificate of registration and applying for issuance of a historical vehicle license plate. Such a person is required to pay the license fee prescribed by division (B) of this section, but the person is not required to have the historical motor vehicle reinspected under division (C) of this section.
Ohio Rev. Code § 4511.30 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 45 / Chapter 4511 / § 4511.30
§ 4511.30. Driving upon left side of roadway
Status: in_force

October 29, 2018 House Bill 95 - 132nd General Assembly (A) No vehicle or trackless trolley shall be driven upon the left side of the roadway under the following conditions: (1) When approaching the crest of a grade or upon a curve in the highway, where the operator's view is obstructed within such a distance as to create a hazard in the event traffic might approach from the opposite direction; (2) When the view is obstructed upon approaching within one hundred feet of any bridge, viaduct, or tunnel; (3) When approaching within one hundred feet of or traversing any intersection or railroad grade crossing. (B) This section does not apply to vehicles or trackless trolleys upon a one-way roadway, upon a roadway where traffic is lawfully directed to be driven to the left side, or under the conditions described in division (A)(2) of section 4511.25 of the Revised Code. (C) Except as otherwise provided in this division, whoever violates this section is guilty of a minor misdemeanor. If, within one year of the offense, the offender previously has been convicted of or pleaded guilty to one predicate motor vehicle or traffic offense, whoever violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor of the fourth degree. If, within one year of the offense, the offender previously has been convicted of two or more predicate motor vehicle or traffic offenses, whoever violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor of the third degree. If the offender commits the offense while distracted and the distracting activity is a contributing factor to the commission of the offense, the offender is subject to the additional fine established under section 4511.991 of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev. Code § 4503.895 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 45 / Chapter 4503 / § 4503.895
§ 4503.895. Lakeside Chautauqua license plates
Status: in_force

April 9, 2025 Senate Bill 163 - 135th General Assembly (A) The owner or lessee of any passenger car, noncommercial motor vehicle, recreational vehicle, or other vehicle of a class approved by the registrar of motor vehicles may apply to the registrar for the registration of the vehicle and issuance of "Lakeside Chautauqua" license plates. The application may be combined with a request for a special reserved license plate under section 4503.40 or 4503.42 of the Revised Code. Upon receipt of the completed application and compliance by the applicant with divisions (B) and (C) of this section, the registrar shall issue to the applicant the appropriate vehicle registration and a set of "Lakeside Chautauqua" license plates and a validation sticker, or a validation sticker alone when required by section 4503.191 of the Revised Code. In addition to the letters and numbers ordinarily inscribed on the license plates, "Lakeside Chautauqua" license plates shall display an appropriate logo and words that are selected by representatives of the Lakeside Chautauqua foundation and approved by the registrar. "Lakeside Chautauqua" license plates shall display county identification stickers that identify the county of registration as required under section 4503.19 of the Revised Code. (B) "Lakeside Chautauqua" license plates and a validation sticker, or validation sticker alone, shall be issued upon receipt of an application for registration of a motor vehicle under this section; payment of the regular license tax as prescribed under section 4503.04 of the Revised Code, any applicable motor vehicle license tax levied under Chapter 4504. of the Revised Code, any applicable additional fee prescribed by section 4503.40 or 4503.42 of the Revised Code, an additional administrative fee of ten dollars, and a contribution as provided in division (C)(1) of this section; and compliance with all other applicable laws relating to the registration of motor vehicles. (C)(1) For each application for registration and registration renewal notice the registrar receives under this section, the registrar shall collect a contribution of twenty-five dollars. The registrar shall deposit this contribution into the state treasury to the credit of the license plate contribution fund created in section 4501.21 of the Revised Code. (2) The registrar shall deposit the administrative fee of ten dollars, the purpose of which is to compensate the bureau of motor vehicles for additional services required in the issuing of "Lakeside Chautauqua" license plates, into the state treasury to the credit of the public safety - highway purposes fund created in section 4501.06 of the Revised Code. Last updated February 20, 2025 at 2:40 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 4503.29 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 45 / Chapter 4503 / § 4503.29
§ 4503.29. Program to establish and issue specialty license plates recognizing military service and military honors
Status: in_force

September 30, 2025 House Bill 96 - 136th General Assembly (A) The director of veterans services in conjunction with the registrar of motor vehicles shall develop and maintain a program to establish and issue specialty license plates recognizing military service and military honors pertaining to valor and service. (B) The director and the registrar shall jointly adopt rules in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code for purposes of establishing the program under this section. The director and registrar shall adopt the rules as soon as possible after June 29, 2018, but not later than nine months after June 29, 2018. The rules shall do all of the following: (1) Establish specialty license plates recognizing military service; (2) Establish specialty license plates recognizing military honors pertaining to valor and service; (3) Establish eligibility criteria that apply to each specialty license plate issued under this section; (4) Establish requirements governing any necessary documentary evidence required to be presented by an applicant for a specialty license plate issued under this section. The rules shall allow an applicant to present a veterans identification card issued in accordance with section 317.241 of the Revised Code in lieu of a copy of the applicant's DD-214 or an equivalent document. An applicant may be required to present additional evidence if the veterans identification card does not show all of the information needed for issuance of the specific nonstandard license plate requested by the applicant. (5) Establish guidelines for the designs, markings, and inscriptions on a specialty license plate established under this section; (6) Establish procedures for altering the designs, markings, or inscriptions on a specialty license plate established under this section; (7) Prohibit specialty license plates established under this section from recognizing achievement awards or unit awards; (8) Establish any other procedures or requirements that are necessary for the implementation and administration of this section. (C) The rules adopted under division (B) of this section shall provide for the establishment of the military specialty license plates created prior to June 29, 2018, that are no longer codified in the Revised Code. (D)(1) Any person who meets the applicable qualifications for the issuance of a specialty license plate established by rule adopted under division (B) of this section may apply to the registrar of motor vehicles for the registration of any passenger car, noncommercial motor vehicle, recreational vehicle, or other vehicle the person owns or leases of a class approved by the registrar. The application may be combined with a request for a special reserved license plate under section 4503.40 or 4503.42 of the Revised Code. (2)(a) Except as provided in division (D)(2)(b) of this section, upon receipt of an application for registration of a motor vehicle under this section and the required taxes and fees, compliance with all applicable laws relating to the registration of a motor vehicle, and, if necessary, upon presentation of the required documentary evidence, the registrar shall issue to the applicant the appropriate motor vehicle registration and a set of license plates and a validation sticker, or a validation sticker alone when required by section 4503.191 of the Revised Code. (b) Any disabled veteran who qualifies to apply to the registrar for the registration of a motor vehicle under section 4503.41 of the Revised Code without the payment of any registration taxes or fees, may apply instead for registration of the motor vehicle under this section. The disabled veteran applying for registration under this section is not required to pay any registration taxes or fees as required by sections 4503.038 , 4503.04 , 4503.10 , 4503.102 , and 4503.103 of the Revised Code, any local motor vehicle tax levied under Chapter 4504. of the Revised Code, any fee charged under section 4503.19 of the Revised Code for up to two motor vehicles, including any motor vehicle registered under section 4503.41 of the Revised Code, or any fees associated with transferring a registration under section 4503.12 of the Revised Code. Upon receipt of an application for registration of the motor vehicle and presentation of any documentation the registrar may require by rule, the registrar shall issue to the applicant the appropriate motor vehicle registration and a set of license plates authorized under this section and a validation sticker, or a validation sticker alone when required by section 4503.191 of the Revised Code. (3) The license plates shall display county identification stickers that identify the county of registration as required under section 4503.19 of the Revised Code. Last updated July 21, 2025 at 10:56 AM
Ohio Rev. Code § 4503.56 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 45 / Chapter 4503 / § 4503.56
§ 4503.56. Scenic rivers license plates
Status: in_force

July 1, 2017 House Bill 26 - 132nd General Assembly (A) The owner or lessee of any passenger car, noncommercial motor vehicle, recreational vehicle, or other vehicle of a class approved by the registrar of motor vehicles may apply to the registrar for the registration of the vehicle and issuance of scenic rivers license plates. The application for scenic rivers license plates may be combined with a request for a special reserved license plate under section 4503.40 or 4503.42 of the Revised Code. Upon receipt of the completed application and compliance with division (B) of this section, the registrar shall issue to the applicant the appropriate vehicle registration and a set of scenic rivers license plates with a validation sticker or a validation sticker alone when required by section 4503.191 of the Revised Code. In addition to the letters and numbers ordinarily inscribed thereon, scenic rivers license plates shall be inscribed with identifying words or markings designed by the department of natural resources and approved by the registrar. Scenic rivers license plates shall bear county identification stickers that identify the county of registration as required under section 4503.19 of the Revised Code. (B) The scenic rivers license plates and validation sticker shall be issued upon receipt of a contribution as provided in division (C) of this section and upon payment of the regular license fees as prescribed under section 4503.04 of the Revised Code, a fee not to exceed ten dollars for the purpose of compensating the bureau of motor vehicles for additional services required in the issuing of the scenic rivers license plates, any applicable motor vehicle tax levied under Chapter 4504. of the Revised Code, and compliance with all other applicable laws relating to the registration of motor vehicles. If the application for scenic rivers license plates is combined with a request for a special reserved license plate under section 4503.40 or 4503.42 of the Revised Code, the license plate and validation sticker shall be issued upon payment of the contribution, fees, and taxes contained in this division and the additional fee prescribed under section 4503.40 or 4503.42 of the Revised Code. (C) For each application for registration and registration renewal under this section, the registrar shall collect a contribution in an amount not to exceed forty dollars as determined by the department of natural resources. The registrar shall transmit this contribution to the treasurer of state for deposit in the scenic rivers protection fund created in section 4501.24 of the Revised Code. The registrar shall deposit the additional fee not to exceed ten dollars specified in division (B) of this section that the applicant for registration voluntarily pays for the purpose of compensating the bureau for the additional services required in the issuing of the applicant's scenic rivers license plates in the public safety - highway purposes fund created in section 4501.06 of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev. Code § 4501.043 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 45 / Chapter 4501 / § 4501.043
§ 4501.043. Distribution of township license taxes
Status: in_force

July 3, 2019 House Bill 62 - 133rd General Assembly All moneys received under section 4504.09 of the Revised Code with respect to townships levying township license taxes pursuant to sections 4504.18 and 4504.181 of the Revised Code and paid into the state treasury under section 4501.031 of the Revised Code shall be distributed to the respective townships levying such taxes for allocation and distribution as provided in section 4504.19 of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev. Code § 4511.213 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 45 / Chapter 4511 / § 4511.213
§ 4511.213. Approaching stationary public safety vehicle displaying emergency light
Status: in_force

October 29, 2018 Senate Bill 127, House Bill 95 - 132nd General Assembly (A) The driver of a motor vehicle, upon approaching a stationary public safety vehicle, emergency vehicle, road service vehicle, waste collection vehicle, vehicle used by the public utilities commission to conduct motor vehicle inspections in accordance with sections 4923.04 and 4923.06 of the Revised Code, or a highway maintenance vehicle that is displaying the appropriate visual signals by means of flashing, oscillating, or rotating lights, as prescribed in section 4513.17 of the Revised Code, shall do either of the following: (1) If the driver of the motor vehicle is traveling on a highway that consists of at least two lanes that carry traffic in the same direction of travel as that of the driver's motor vehicle, the driver shall proceed with due caution and, if possible and with due regard to the road, weather, and traffic conditions, shall change lanes into a lane that is not adjacent to that of the stationary public safety vehicle, emergency vehicle, road service vehicle, waste collection vehicle, vehicle used by the public utilities commission to conduct motor vehicle inspections in accordance with sections 4923.04 and 4923.06 of the Revised Code, or a highway maintenance vehicle. (2) If the driver is not traveling on a highway of a type described in division (A)(1) of this section, or if the driver is traveling on a highway of that type but it is not possible to change lanes or if to do so would be unsafe, the driver shall proceed with due caution, reduce the speed of the motor vehicle, and maintain a safe speed for the road, weather, and traffic conditions. (B) This section does not relieve the driver of a public safety vehicle, emergency vehicle, road service vehicle, waste collection vehicle, vehicle used by the public utilities commission to conduct motor vehicle inspections in accordance with sections 4923.04 and 4923.06 of the Revised Code, or a highway maintenance vehicle from the duty to drive with due regard for the safety of all persons and property upon the highway. (C) No person shall fail to drive a motor vehicle in compliance with division (A)(1) or (2) of this section when so required by division (A) of this section. (D)(1) Except as otherwise provided in this division, whoever violates this section is guilty of a minor misdemeanor. If, within one year of the offense, the offender previously has been convicted of or pleaded guilty to one predicate motor vehicle or traffic offense, whoever violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor of the fourth degree. If, within one year of the offense, the offender previously has been convicted of two or more predicate motor vehicle or traffic offenses, whoever violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor of the third degree. (2) Notwithstanding section 2929.28 of the Revised Code, upon a finding that a person operated a motor vehicle in violation of division (C) of this section, the court, in addition to all other penalties provided by law, shall impose a fine of two times the usual amount imposed for the violation. (3) If the offender commits the offense while distracted and the distracting activity is a contributing factor to the commission of the offense, the offender is subject to the additional fine established under section 4511.991 of the Revised Code. (E) The offense established under this section is a strict liability offense and section 2901.20 of the Revised Code does not apply. The designation of this offense as a strict liability offense shall not be construed to imply that any other offense, for which there is no specified degree of culpability, is not a strict liability offense. The Legislative Service Commission presents the text of this section as a composite of the section as amended by multiple acts of the General Assembly. This presentation recognizes the principle stated in R.C. 1.52(B) that amendments are to be harmonized if reasonably capable of simultaneous operation.
Ohio Rev. Code § 4503.714 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 45 / Chapter 4503 / § 4503.714
§ 4503.714. Ohio association of chiefs of police license plates
Status: in_force

October 22, 2020 Senate Bill 163 - 133rd General Assembly (A) Any member or staff of the Ohio association of chiefs of police, or any spouse thereof, may apply to the registrar of motor vehicles for the registration of any passenger car, noncommercial motor vehicle, recreational vehicle, or other vehicle of a class approved by the registrar that the person owns or leases and for issuance of "Ohio Association of Chiefs of Police" license plates. The application may be combined with a request for a special reserved license plate under section 4503.40 or 4503.42 of the Revised Code. An applicant shall include with the application for registration such documentary evidence in support of the applicant's status as a member or staff of the Ohio association of chiefs of police, or spouse thereof, as the registrar may require. Upon receipt of the completed application and compliance by the applicant with divisions (B) and (C) of this section, the registrar shall issue to the applicant the appropriate vehicle registration and a set of "Ohio Association of Chiefs of Police" license plates and a validation sticker, or a validation sticker alone when required by section 4503.191 of the Revised Code. In addition to the letters and numbers ordinarily inscribed on the license plates, "Ohio Association of Chiefs of Police" license plates shall display an appropriate logo and words selected by representatives of the Ohio association of chiefs of police and that are approved by the registrar. "Ohio Association of Chiefs of Police" license plates shall display county identification stickers that identify the county of registration as required under section 4503.19 of the Revised Code. (B) "Ohio Association of Chiefs of Police" license plates and a validation sticker, or validation sticker alone, shall be issued upon receipt of an application for registration of a motor vehicle under this section; payment of the regular license tax as prescribed under section 4503.04 of the Revised Code, any applicable motor vehicle license tax levied under Chapter 4504. of the Revised Code, any applicable additional fee prescribed by section 4503.40 or 4503.42 of the Revised Code, an additional administrative fee of ten dollars, and a contribution as provided in division (C)(1) of this section; and compliance with all other applicable laws relating to the registration of motor vehicles. (C)(1) For each application for registration and registration renewal notice the registrar receives under this section, the registrar shall collect a contribution of ten dollars. The registrar shall deposit this contribution into the state treasury to the credit of the license plate contribution fund created in section 4501.21 of the Revised Code. (2) The registrar shall deposit the administrative fee of ten dollars, the purpose of which is to compensate the bureau of motor vehicles for additional services required in the issuing of "Ohio Association of Chiefs of Police" license plates, into the state treasury to the credit of the public safety - highway purposes fund created in section 4501.06 of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev. Code § 4501.07 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 45 / Chapter 4501 / § 4501.07
§ 4501.07. Public safety highway patrol custodial fund
Status: in_force

September 29, 2017 House Bill 49 - 132nd General Assembly There is hereby created the public safety highway patrol custodial fund, which shall be in the custody of the treasurer of state, but shall not be part of the state treasury. Except as otherwise provided in section 5502.1321 of the Revised Code, all money seized during investigations or other enforcement activities of the highway patrol shall be deposited into the fund or otherwise safeguarded as provided in Chapter 2981. of the Revised Code. The director of public safety shall transfer money upon resolution of all legal proceedings in accordance with Chapter 2981. of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev. Code § 4505.22 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 45 / Chapter 4505 / § 4505.22
§ 4505.22. Issuance of salvage certificate of title based on information from national motor vehicle title information system
Status: in_force

June 30, 2021 House Bill 74 - 134th General Assembly A clerk of court shall not issue a salvage certificate of title for a motor vehicle under sections 4505.08 and 4505.11 of the Revised Code, or enter any notation on a certificate of title under those sections, based solely on information reported by an entity pursuant to 49 U.S.C. 30504 and regulations promulgated under it unless one of the following applies: (A) The clerk receives information from the automated title processing system indicating that a previously issued certificate of title in this state was a salvage certificate of title. (B) The vehicle was previously titled in another state and the previous certificate of title indicated that the vehicle was considered or categorized as salvage. (C) An entity that is authorized under section 4505.11 of the Revised Code to apply for a salvage certificate of title applies for a salvage title pursuant to that section. Last updated April 14, 2021 at 9:52 AM
Ohio Rev. Code § 4503.04 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 45 / Chapter 4503 / § 4503.04
§ 4503.04. Schedule of rates
Status: in_force

April 6, 2023 House Bill 281 (GA 134), House Bill 74 (GA 134) Except as provided in sections 4503.042 and 4503.65 of the Revised Code for the registration of commercial cars, trailers, semitrailers, and certain buses, the rates of the taxes imposed by section 4503.02 of the Revised Code shall be as follows: (A)(1) For motor vehicles having three wheels or less, the license tax is: (a) For each motorized bicycle or moped, ten dollars; (b) For each motorcycle, autocycle, cab-enclosed motorcycle, motor-driven cycle, or motor scooter, fourteen dollars. (2) For each low-speed, under-speed, and utility vehicle, and each mini-truck, ten dollars. (B) For each passenger car, twenty dollars; (C) For each manufactured home, each mobile home, and each travel trailer or house vehicle, ten dollars; (D) For each noncommercial motor vehicle designed by the manufacturer to carry a load of no more than three-quarters of one ton and for each motor home, thirty-five dollars; for each noncommercial motor vehicle designed by the manufacturer to carry a load of more than three-quarters of one ton, but not more than one ton, seventy dollars; (E) For each noncommercial trailer, the license tax is: (1) Eighty-five cents for each one hundred pounds or part thereof for the first two thousand pounds or part thereof of weight of vehicle fully equipped; (2) One dollar and forty cents for each one hundred pounds or part thereof in excess of two thousand pounds up to and including ten thousand pounds. (F) Notwithstanding its weight, twelve dollars for any: (1) Vehicle equipped, owned, and used by a charitable or nonprofit corporation exclusively for the purpose of administering chest x-rays or receiving blood donations; (2) Van used principally for the transportation of persons with disabilities that has been modified by being equipped with adaptive equipment to facilitate the movement of such persons into and out of the van; (3) Bus used principally for the transportation of persons with disabilities or persons sixty-five years of age or older. (G) Notwithstanding its weight, twenty dollars for any bus used principally for the transportation of persons in a ridesharing arrangement. (H) For each transit bus having motor power the license tax is twelve dollars. "Transit bus" means either a motor vehicle having a seating capacity of more than seven persons which is operated and used by any person in the rendition of a public mass transportation service primarily in a municipal corporation or municipal corporations and provided at least seventy-five per cent of the annual mileage of such service and use is within such municipal corporation or municipal corporations or a motor vehicle having a seating capacity of more than seven persons which is operated solely for the transportation of persons associated with a charitable or nonprofit corporation, but does not mean any motor vehicle having a seating capacity of more than seven persons when such vehicle is used in a ridesharing capacity or any bus described by division (F)(3) of this section. The application for registration of such transit bus shall be accompanied by an affidavit prescribed by the registrar of motor vehicles and signed by the person or an agent of the firm or corporation operating such bus stating that the bus has a seating capacity of more than seven persons, and that it is either to be operated and used in the rendition of a public mass transportation service and that at least seventy-five per cent of the annual mileage of such operation and use shall be within one or more municipal corporations or that it is to be operated solely for the transportation of persons associated with a charitable or nonprofit corporation. The form of the license plate, and the manner of its attachment to the vehicle, shall be prescribed by the registrar of motor vehicles. (I) Except as otherwise provided in division (A) or (J) of this section, the minimum tax for any vehicle having motor power is ten dollars and eighty cents, and for each noncommercial trailer, five dollars. (J)(1) Except as otherwise provided in division (J) of this section, for each farm truck, except a noncommercial motor vehicle, that is owned, controlled, or operated by one or more farmers exclusively in farm use as defined in this section, and not for commercial purposes, and provided that at least seventy-five per cent of such farm use is by or for the one or more owners, controllers, or operators of the farm in the operation of which a farm truck is used, the license tax is five dollars plus: (a) Fifty cents per one hundred pounds or part thereof for the first three thousand pounds; (b) Seventy cents per one hundred pounds or part thereof in excess of three thousand pounds up to and including four thousand pounds; (c) Ninety cents per one hundred pounds or part thereof in excess of four thousand pounds up to and including six thousand pounds; (d) Two dollars for each one hundred pounds or part thereof in excess of six thousand pounds up to and including ten thousand pounds; (e) Two dollars and twenty-five cents for each one hundred pounds or part thereof in excess of ten thousand pounds; (f) The minimum license tax for any farm truck shall be twelve dollars. (2) The owner of a farm truck may register the truck for a period of one-half year by paying one-half the registration tax imposed on the truck under this chapter and one-half the amount of any tax imposed on the truck under Chapter 4504. of the Revised Code. (3) A farm bus may be registered for a period of three hundred ten days from the date of issue of the license plates for the bus, for a fee of ten dollars, provided such license plates shall not be issued for more than one such period in any calendar year. Such use does not include the operation of trucks by commercial processors of agricultural products. (4) License plates for farm trucks and for farm buses shall have some distinguishing marks, letters, colors, or other characteristics to be determined by the director of public safety. (5) Every person registering a farm truck or bus under this section shall furnish an affidavit certifying that the truck or bus licensed to that person is to be so used as to meet the requirements necessary for the farm truck or farm bus classification. Any farmer may use a truck owned by the farmer for commercial purposes by paying the difference between the commercial truck registration fee and the farm truck registration fee for the remaining part of the registration period for which the truck is registered. Such remainder shall be calculated from the beginning of the semiannual period in which application for such commercial license is made. Taxes at the rates provided in this section are in lieu of all taxes on or with respect to the ownership of such motor vehicles, except as provided in sections 4503.042 , 4503.06 , and 4503.65 of the Revised Code. (K) Other than trucks registered under the international registration plan in another jurisdiction and for which this state has received an apportioned registration fee, the license tax for each truck which is owned, controlled, or operated by a nonresident, and licensed in another state, and which is used exclusively for the transportation of nonprocessed agricultural products intrastate, from the place of production to the place of processing, is twenty-four dollars. "Truck," as used in this division, means any pickup truck, straight truck, semitrailer, or trailer other than a travel trailer. Nonprocessed agricultural products, as used in this division, does not include livestock or grain. A license issued under this division shall be issued for a period of one hundred thirty days in the same manner in which all other licenses are issued under this section, provided that no truck shall be so licensed for more than one one-hundred-thirty-day period during any calendar year. The license issued pursuant to this division shall consist of a windshield decal to be designed by the director of public safety. Every person registering a truck under this division shall furnish an affidavit certifying that the truck licensed to the person is to be used exclusively for the purposes specified in this division. (L) Every person registering a motor vehicle as a noncommercial motor vehicle as defined in section 4501.01 of the Revised Code, or registering a trailer as a noncommercial trailer as defined in that section, shall furnish an affidavit certifying that the motor vehicle or trailer so licensed to the person is to be so used as to meet the requirements necessary for the noncommercial vehicle classification. (M) Every person registering a van or bus as provided in divisions (F)(2) and (3) of this section shall furnish a notarized statement certifying that the van or bus licensed to the person is to be used for the purposes specified in those divisions. The form of the license plate issued for such motor vehicles shall be prescribed by the registrar. (N) Every person registering as a passenger car a motor vehicle designed and used for carrying more than nine but not more than fifteen passengers, and every person registering a bus as provided in division (G) of this section, shall furnish an affidavit certifying that the vehicle so licensed to the person is to be used in a ridesharing arrangement and that the person will have in effect whenever the vehicle is used in a ridesharing arrangement a policy of liability insurance with respect to the motor vehicle in amounts and coverages no less than those required by section 4509.79 of the Revised Code. The form of the license plate issued for such a motor vehicle shall be prescribed by the registrar. (O)(1) If an application for registration renewal is not applied for prior to the expiration date of the registration or within thirty days after that date, the registrar or deputy registrar shall collect a fee of ten dollars for the issuance of the vehicle registration. For any motor vehicle that is used on a seasonal basis, whether used for general transportation or not, and that has not been used on the public roads or highways since the expiration of the registration, the registrar or deputy registrar shall waive the fee established under this division if the application is accompanied by supporting evidence of seasonal use as the registrar may require. The registrar or deputy registrar may waive the fee for other good cause shown if the application is accompanied by supporting evidence as the registrar may require. The fee shall be in addition to all other fees established by this section. A deputy registrar shall retain fifty cents of the fee and shall transmit the remaining amount to the registrar at the time and in the manner provided by section 4503.10 of the Revised Code. The registrar shall deposit all moneys received under this division into the public safety - highway purposes fund established in section 4501.06 of the Revised Code. (2) Division (O)(1) of this section does not apply to a farm truck or farm bus registered under division (J) of this section. (P) As used in this section: (1) "Van" means any motor vehicle having a single rear axle and an enclosed body without a second seat. (2) "Person with a disability" means any person who has lost the use of one or both legs, or one or both arms, or is blind, deaf, or unable to move about without the aid of crutches or a wheelchair. (3) "Farm truck" means a truck used in the transportation from the farm of products of the farm, including livestock and its products, poultry and its products, floricultural and horticultural products, and in the transportation to the farm of supplies for the farm, including tile, fence, and every other thing or commodity used in agricultural, floricultural, horticultural, livestock, and poultry production and livestock, poultry, and other animals and things used for breeding, feeding, or other purposes connected with the operation of the farm. (4) "Farm bus" means a bus used only for the transportation of agricultural employees and used only in the transportation of such employees as are necessary in the operation of the farm. (5) "Farm supplies" includes fuel used exclusively in the operation of a farm, including one or more homes located on and used in the operation of one or more farms, and furniture and other things used in and around such homes. The Legislative Service Commission presents the text of this section as a composite of the section as amended by multiple acts of the General Assembly. This presentation recognizes the principle stated in R.C. 1.52(B) that amendments are to be harmonized if reasonably capable of simultaneous operation. Last updated March 17, 2023 at 1:18 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 4510.035 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 45 / Chapter 4510 / § 4510.035
§ 4510.035. Failure to comply with traffic record requirements
Status: in_force

January 1, 2004 Senate Bill 123 - 124th General Assembly The purposeful failure or refusal of any person to comply with any provision of section 4510.03 , 4510.032 , 4510.034 , 4510.036 , or 4510.037 of the Revised Code constitutes misconduct in office and is a ground for removal of the person from the office.
Ohio Rev. Code § 4511.69 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 45 / Chapter 4511 / § 4511.69
§ 4511.69. Parking requirements
Status: in_force

October 3, 2023 House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly (A) Every vehicle stopped or parked upon a roadway where there is an adjacent curb shall be stopped or parked with the right-hand wheels of the vehicle parallel with and not more than twelve inches from the right-hand curb, unless it is impossible to approach so close to the curb; in such case the stop shall be made as close to the curb as possible and only for the time necessary to discharge and receive passengers or to load or unload merchandise. Local authorities by ordinance may permit angle parking on any roadway under their jurisdiction, except that angle parking shall not be permitted on a state route within a municipal corporation unless an unoccupied roadway width of not less than twenty-five feet is available for free-moving traffic. (B) Local authorities by ordinance may permit parking of vehicles with the left-hand wheels adjacent to and within twelve inches of the left-hand curb of a one-way roadway. (C)(1)(a) Except as provided in division (C)(1)(b) of this section, no vehicle or trackless trolley shall be stopped or parked on a road or highway with the vehicle or trackless trolley facing in a direction other than the direction of travel on that side of the road or highway. (b) The operator of a motorcycle may back the motorcycle into an angled parking space so that when the motorcycle is parked it is facing in a direction other than the direction of travel on the side of the road or highway. (2) The operator of a motorcycle may back the motorcycle into a parking space that is located on the side of, and parallel to, a road or highway. The motorcycle may face any direction when so parked. Not more than two motorcycles at a time shall be parked in a parking space as described in division (C)(2) of this section irrespective of whether or not the space is metered. (D) Notwithstanding any statute or any rule, resolution, or ordinance adopted by any local authority, air compressors, tractors, trucks, and other equipment, while being used in the construction, reconstruction, installation, repair, or removal of facilities near, on, over, or under a street or highway, may stop, stand, or park where necessary in order to perform such work, provided a flagperson is on duty or warning signs or lights are displayed as may be prescribed by the director of transportation. (E) Accessible parking locations and privileges for persons with disabilities that limit or impair the ability to walk shall be provided and designated by all political subdivisions and by the state and all agencies and instrumentalities thereof at all offices and facilities, where parking is provided, whether owned, rented, or leased, and at all publicly owned parking garages. The locations shall be designated through the posting of an elevated sign, whether permanently affixed or movable, imprinted with the international symbol of access and shall be reasonably close to exits, entrances, elevators, and ramps. All elevated signs posted in accordance with this division and division (C) of section 3781.111 of the Revised Code shall be mounted on a fixed or movable post, and the distance from the ground to the bottom edge of the sign shall measure not less than five feet. If a new sign or a replacement sign designating an accessible parking location is posted on or after October 14, 1999, there also shall be affixed upon the surface of that sign or affixed next to the designating sign a notice that states the fine applicable for the offense of parking a motor vehicle in the designated accessible parking location if the motor vehicle is not legally entitled to be parked in that location. (F)(1)(a) No person shall stop, stand, or park any motor vehicle at accessible parking locations provided under division (E) of this section or at accessible clearly marked parking locations provided in or on privately owned parking lots, parking garages, or other parking areas and designated in accordance with that division, unless one of the following applies: (i) The motor vehicle is being operated by or for the transport of a person with a disability that limits or impairs the ability to walk and is displaying a valid removable windshield placard or accessible license plates; (ii) The motor vehicle is being operated by or for the transport of a person with a disability and is displaying a parking card or accessible license plates. (b) Any motor vehicle that is parked in an accessible marked parking location in violation of division (F)(1)(a)(i) or (ii) of this section may be towed or otherwise removed from the parking location by the law enforcement agency of the political subdivision in which the parking location is located. A motor vehicle that is so towed or removed shall not be released to its owner until the owner presents proof of ownership of the motor vehicle and pays all towing and storage fees normally imposed by that political subdivision for towing and storing motor vehicles. If the motor vehicle is a leased vehicle, it shall not be released to the lessee until the lessee presents proof that that person is the lessee of the motor vehicle and pays all towing and storage fees normally imposed by that political subdivision for towing and storing motor vehicles. (c) If a person is charged with a violation of division (F)(1)(a)(i) or (ii) of this section, it is an affirmative defense to the charge that the person suffered an injury not more than seventy-two hours prior to the time the person was issued the ticket or citation and that, because of the injury, the person meets at least one of the criteria contained in division (A)(1) of section 4503.44 of the Revised Code. (2) No person shall stop, stand, or park any motor vehicle in an area that is commonly known as an access aisle, which area is marked by diagonal stripes and is located immediately adjacent to an accessible parking location provided under division (E) of this section or at an accessible clearly marked parking location provided in or on a privately owned parking lot, parking garage, or other parking area and designated in accordance with that division. (G) When a motor vehicle is being operated by or for the transport of a person with a disability that limits or impairs the ability to walk and is displaying a removable windshield placard or accessible license plates, or when a motor vehicle is being operated by or for the transport of a person with a disability and is displaying a parking card or accessible license plates, the motor vehicle is permitted to park for a period of two hours in excess of the legal parking period permitted by local authorities, except where local ordinances or police rules provide otherwise or where the vehicle is parked in such a manner as to be clearly a traffic hazard. (H) No owner of an office, facility, or parking garage where accessible parking locations are required to be designated in accordance with division (E) of this section shall fail to properly mark the accessible parking locations in accordance with that division or fail to maintain the markings of the accessible locations, including the erection and maintenance of the fixed or movable signs. (I) Nothing in this section shall be construed to require a person or organization to apply for a removable windshield placard or accessible license plates if the parking card or accessible license plates issued to the person or organization under prior law have not expired or been surrendered or revoked. (J)(1) Whoever violates division (A) or (C) of this section is guilty of a minor misdemeanor. (2)(a) Whoever violates division (F)(1)(a)(i) or (ii) of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be punished as provided in division (J)(2)(a) and (b) of this section. Except as otherwise provided in division (J)(2)(a) of this section, an offender who violates division (F)(1)(a)(i) or (ii) of this section shall be fined not less than two hundred fifty nor more than five hundred dollars. An offender who violates division (F)(1)(a)(i) or (ii) of this section shall be fined not more than one hundred dollars if the offender, prior to sentencing, proves either of the following to the satisfaction of the court: (i) At the time of the violation of division (F)(1)(a)(i) of this section, the offender or the person for whose transport the motor vehicle was being operated had been issued a removable windshield placard that then was valid or accessible license plates that then were valid but the offender or the person neglected to display the placard or license plates as described in division (F)(1)(a)(i) of this section. (ii) At the time of the violation of division (F)(1)(a)(ii) of this section, the offender or the person for whose transport the motor vehicle was being operated had been issued a parking card that then was valid or accessible license plates that then were valid but the offender or the person neglected to display the card or license plates as described in division (F)(1)(a)(ii) of this section. (b) In no case shall an offender who violates division (F)(1)(a)(i) or (ii) of this section be sentenced to any term of imprisonment. An arrest or conviction for a violation of division (F)(1)(a)(i) or (ii) of this section does not constitute a criminal record and need not be reported by the person so arrested or convicted in response to any inquiries contained in any application for employment, license, or other right or privilege, or made in connection with the person's appearance as a witness. The clerk of the court shall pay every fine collected under divisions (J)(2) and (3) of this section to the political subdivision in which the violation occurred. Except as provided in division (J)(2) of this section, the political subdivision shall use the fine moneys it receives under divisions (J)(2) and (3) of this section to pay the expenses it incurs in complying with the signage and notice requirements contained in division (E) of this section. The political subdivision may use up to fifty per cent of each fine it receives under divisions (J)(2) and (3) of this section to pay the costs of educational, advocacy, support, and assistive technology programs for persons with disabilities, and for public improvements within the political subdivision that benefit or assist persons with disabilities, if governmental agencies or nonprofit organizations offer the programs. (3) Whoever violates division (F)(2) of this section shall be fined not less than two hundred fifty nor more than five hundred dollars. In no case shall an offender who violates division (F)(2) of this section be sentenced to any term of imprisonment. An arrest or conviction for a violation of division (F)(2) of this section does not constitute a criminal record and need not be reported by the person so arrested or convicted in response to any inquiries contained in any application for employment, license, or other right or privilege, or made in connection with the person's appearance as a witness. (4) Whoever violates division (H) of this section shall be punished as follows: (a) Except as otherwise provided in division (J)(4) of this section, the offender shall be issued a warning. (b) If the offender previously has been convicted of or pleaded guilty to a violation of division (H) of this section or of a municipal ordinance that is substantially similar to that division, the offender shall not be issued a warning but shall be fined not more than twenty-five dollars for each parking location that is not properly marked or whose markings are not properly maintained. (K) As used in this section: (1) "Person with a disability" means any person who has lost the use of one or both legs or one or both arms, who is blind, deaf, or unable to move without the aid of crutches or a wheelchair, or whose mobility is restricted by a permanent cardiovascular, pulmonary, or other disabling condition. (2) "Person with a disability that limits or impairs the ability to walk" has the same meaning as in section 4503.44 of the Revised Code. (3) "Accessible license plates" and "removable windshield placard" mean any license plates, standard removable windshield placard, permanent removable windshield placard, or temporary removable windshield placard issued under section 4503.41 or 4503.44 of the Revised Code, and also mean any substantially similar license plates or removable windshield placard issued by a state, district, country, or sovereignty. Last updated September 5, 2023 at 11:40 AM
Ohio Rev. Code § 4511.452 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 45 / Chapter 4511 / § 4511.452
§ 4511.452. Right-of-way yielded by pedestrian to public safety vehicle
Status: in_force

January 1, 2004 Senate Bill 123 - 124th General Assembly (A) Upon the immediate approach of a public safety vehicle, as stated in section 4511.45 of the Revised Code, every pedestrian shall yield the right-of-way to the public safety vehicle. (B) This section shall not relieve the driver of a public safety vehicle from the duty to exercise due care to avoid colliding with any pedestrian. (C) Except as otherwise provided in this division, whoever violates this section is guilty of a minor misdemeanor. If, within one year of the offense, the offender previously has been convicted of or pleaded guilty to one predicate motor vehicle or traffic offense, whoever violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor of the fourth degree. If, within one year of the offense, the offender previously has been convicted of two or more predicate motor vehicle or traffic offenses, whoever violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor of the third degree.
Ohio Rev. Code § 4563.19 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 45 / Chapter 4563 / § 4563.19
§ 4563.19. Appeals to court of common pleas
Status: in_force

October 5, 1955 House Bill 812 - 101st General Assembly Any person aggrieved, or any taxpayer, or any legislative authority, or any airport zoning board affected by any order of the airport zoning board of appeals may appeal within 30 days to the court of common pleas of the county in which the affected real estate lies, and upon appeal thereof a trial de novo shall be had.
Ohio Rev. Code § 4505.13 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 45 / Chapter 4505 / § 4505.13
§ 4505.13. Security interests - automated title processing system
Status: in_force

October 24, 2024 Senate Bill 94 - 135th General Assembly (A)(1) Chapter 1309. and section 1701.66 of the Revised Code do not permit or require the deposit, filing, or other record of a security interest covering a motor vehicle, except as provided in division (A)(2) of this section. (2) Chapter 1309. of the Revised Code applies to a security interest in a motor vehicle held as inventory for sale by a dealer. The security interest has priority over creditors of the dealer as provided in Chapter 1309. of the Revised Code without notation of the security interest on a certificate of title, without entry of a notation of the security interest into the automated title processing system if a physical certificate of title for the motor vehicle has not been issued, or without the retention of a manufacturer's or importer's certificate. (B) Subject to division (A) of this section, any security agreement covering a security interest in a motor vehicle, if a notation of the agreement has been made by a clerk of a court of common pleas on the face of the certificate of title or the clerk has entered a notation of the agreement into the automated title processing system and a physical certificate of title for the motor vehicle has not been issued, is valid as against the creditors of the debtor, whether armed with process or not, and against subsequent purchasers, secured parties, and other lienholders or claimants. All security interests, liens, mortgages, and encumbrances entered into the automated title processing system in relation to a particular certificate of title, regardless of whether a physical certificate of title is issued, take priority according to the order of time in which they are entered into the automated title processing system by the clerk. Exposure for sale of any motor vehicle by its owner, with the knowledge or with the knowledge and consent of the holder of any security interest, lien, mortgage, or encumbrance on it, does not render that security interest, lien, mortgage, or encumbrance ineffective as against the creditors of that owner, or against holders of subsequent security interests, liens, mortgages, or encumbrances upon that motor vehicle. The secured party, upon presentation of evidence of a security interest to a clerk of a court of common pleas, together with the certificate of title if a physical certificate of title for the motor vehicle exists, and the fee prescribed by section 4505.09 of the Revised Code, may have a notation of the security interest made. Unless the secured party specifically requests the clerk not to issue a physical certificate of title and instead to issue an electronic certificate of title, the clerk shall issue, over the clerk's signature and seal of office, a new original certificate of title from the automated title processing records that indicates the security interest and the date of the security interest. If a security interest is fully discharged as a result of its holder's receipt of good funds in the correct amount and if the holder holds a physical certificate of title, the holder shall note the discharge of the security interest on the face of the certificate of title over the holder's signature, or over the holder's signature on a form prescribed by the registrar of motor vehicles when there is no space for the discharge on the face of the certificate of title. Except as otherwise provided in this section, prior to delivering the certificate of title to the owner, the holder or the holder's agent shall convey the certificate of title or a separate statement of the discharge of the security interest to a clerk. The conveyance shall occur not more than seven business days after the date good funds in the correct amount to fully discharge the security interest have been credited to an account of the holder, provided the holder has been provided accurate information concerning the motor vehicle. Conveyance of the certificate of title or separate statement of the discharge within the required seven business days may be indicated by postmark or receipt by a clerk within that period, or, in the case of a written confirmation that is sent electronically as provided in division (C)(1) of this section, by the date of the electronic mail or other electronic communication. If the discharge of the security interest appears to be genuine, the clerk shall note the cancellation of the security interest on the face of the certificate of title, if it was so conveyed, and note it in the automated title processing system. If a security interest is fully discharged as a result of its holder's receipt of good funds in the correct amount and the holder does not hold a physical certificate of title, when the holder notifies a clerk of the discharge of its security interest, the holder at that time also may request the clerk to issue a physical certificate of title to the vehicle. The request shall specify whether the clerk is to send the certificate of title directly to the owner or to the holder or the holder's agent for transmission to the owner. If such a request is made, the clerk shall issue a physical certificate of title and send it to the specified person. The clerk shall not honor such a request for a physical certificate of title if it is not made by the holder at the same time as the holder's notification to the clerk of the discharge of its security interest. The holder shall send written notice, which may be sent electronically, either at the time the security interest is placed on the motor vehicle or at the time the security interest is discharged, to the owner with reference to the web site address of the bureau of motor vehicles that includes the owner's titling options once the security interest is discharged. This notice may be included in a communication to the owner confirming that the security interest has been discharged. The registrar of motor vehicles shall include on the bureau of motor vehicles web site the titling options, including fees, for the owner of a motor vehicle when the security interest in that motor vehicle is fully discharged. (C)(1) In all cases, a secured party may choose to present a clerk with evidence of a security interest via written confirmation through electronic means, and the clerk shall enter the security interest into the automated title processing system. A secured party also may choose to notify a clerk of the discharge of its security interest via electronic means, and the clerk shall enter the cancellation into the automated title processing system. (2) In the case of a security interest that is being satisfied by a dealer to whom a certificate of title is being transferred, the cancellation of the security interest shall occur during the course of the transfer. The dealer shall submit a discharge request to the secured party. A discharge request shall include good funds in the correct amount to fully discharge the security interest and accurate information concerning the motor vehicle. (3)(a) Upon receiving a discharge request that complies with division (C)(2) of this section, if the current automated title processing system record indicates that a physical title exists for that motor vehicle, a secured party shall convey the physical certificate of title, with the discharge of the security interest noted on its face, to the dealer within seven business days after the date good funds in the correct amount to fully discharge the security interest have been credited to an account of the secured party. If a secured party is unable to convey to the dealer the physical certificate of title within the required seven business days, the secured party instead shall convey to the dealer an affidavit stating that the security interest has been discharged, together with payment for a duplicate certificate of title, within that period. If the current automated title processing system record for a motor vehicle indicates that an electronic title exists for that motor vehicle, the secured party shall convey to the dealer within the required seven business days written confirmation that the security interest has been satisfied. (b) Conveyance of a physical certificate of title, or affidavit and required payment, or written confirmation that the security interest has been satisfied from a secured party to a dealer under the circumstances described in division (C)(3)(a) of this section within the required seven business days may be indicated by a postmark within that period or, in the case of a written confirmation that is sent electronically, the date of the electronic mail or other electronic communication. (4) A secured party is liable to a dealer for a late fee of ten dollars per day for each physical certificate of title, or affidavit and required payment, or written confirmation that the security interest has been satisfied that is conveyed to the dealer more than seven business days but less than twenty-one days after the date specified in division (C)(3)(a) of this section and, from then on, twenty-five dollars per day until the physical certificate of title, or affidavit and required payment, or written confirmation that the security interest has been satisfied is conveyed to the dealer. (D) Notwithstanding any provision of Chapter 1310. of the Revised Code or of any other law, the lease of a motor vehicle or trailer does not constitute a conditional sale or create a security interest merely because the lease agreement permits or requires the lessor, at the end of the lease term, to adjust the rental price to either a higher or a lower amount by reference to the amount the lessor realizes upon the sale or other disposition of the motor vehicle or trailer. (E) If a physical certificate of title has not been issued for a motor vehicle and all the security interests relating to that motor vehicle have been discharged, the owner of the motor vehicle may obtain a physical certificate of title from the clerk of any court of common pleas upon payment of the fee specified in section 4505.09 of the Revised Code. (F) If a clerk of a court of common pleas, other than the clerk of the court of common pleas of the county in which the owner of a motor vehicle resides, enters a notation of the existence of, or the cancellation of, a security interest relating to the motor vehicle, the clerk shall transmit the data relating to the notation to the automated title processing system. (G) The registrar of motor vehicles, in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code, shall adopt rules governing the electronic transmission of security interest and other information under this section. In adopting the rules, the registrar shall confer with the clerks of the courts of common pleas. (H) As used in this section: (1) "Accurate information" means the make and model of the motor vehicle, its vehicle identification number, and the name and address of its owner as they appear on the certificate of title that is to be conveyed. (2) "Dealer" has the same meaning as in section 4517.01 of the Revised Code. (3) "Good funds" includes cash, or a wire transfer, cashier's check, certified check, draft, money order, or teller's check issued by an insured financial institution, or a dealer's check for which the secured party has received funds that are available for withdrawal pursuant to "Availability of Funds and Collection of Checks (Regulation CC)," 12 C.F.R. 229. (4) "Inventory" has the same meaning as in section 1309.102 of the Revised Code. (5) "Electronic certificate of title" means an electronic record stored in the automated title processing system that established ownership of a motor vehicle, as well as any security interest that exists in that motor vehicle. (6) "Written confirmation" means a communication from a secured party to a motor vehicle dealer regarding the secured party's security interest in a motor vehicle. A written confirmation may be either a physical document or an electronic communication such as electronic mail. Both types of written confirmation may be conveyed under this section. Last updated August 27, 2024 at 3:17 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 4508.11 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 45 / Chapter 4508 / § 4508.11
§ 4508.11. Enforcement
Status: in_force

July 1, 2015 House Bill 53 - 131st General Assembly The attorney general, the prosecuting attorney of the county, or the city director of law, upon complaint of the director of public safety, shall prosecute to termination or bring an action for injunction against any person violating this chapter or the rules adopted under it. The court of common pleas in which an action for an injunction is filed has jurisdiction to grant injunctive relief upon a showing that the respondent named in the complaint is in violation of this chapter or the rules adopted under it. Disclaimer Contact About
Ohio Rev. Code § 4511.33 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 45 / Chapter 4511 / § 4511.33
§ 4511.33. Driving in marked lanes
Status: in_force

October 29, 2018 House Bill 95 - 132nd General Assembly (A) Whenever any roadway has been divided into two or more clearly marked lanes for traffic, or wherever within municipal corporations traffic is lawfully moving in two or more substantially continuous lines in the same direction, the following rules apply: (1) A vehicle or trackless trolley shall be driven, as nearly as is practicable, entirely within a single lane or line of traffic and shall not be moved from such lane or line until the driver has first ascertained that such movement can be made with safety. (2) Upon a roadway which is divided into three lanes and provides for two-way movement of traffic, a vehicle or trackless trolley shall not be driven in the center lane except when overtaking and passing another vehicle or trackless trolley where the roadway is clearly visible and such center lane is clear of traffic within a safe distance, or when preparing for a left turn, or where such center lane is at the time allocated exclusively to traffic moving in the direction the vehicle or trackless trolley is proceeding and is posted with signs to give notice of such allocation. (3) Official signs may be erected directing specified traffic to use a designated lane or designating those lanes to be used by traffic moving in a particular direction regardless of the center of the roadway, or restricting the use of a particular lane to only buses during certain hours or during all hours, and drivers of vehicles and trackless trolleys shall obey the directions of such signs. (4) Official traffic control devices may be installed prohibiting the changing of lanes on sections of roadway and drivers of vehicles shall obey the directions of every such device. (B) Except as otherwise provided in this division, whoever violates this section is guilty of a minor misdemeanor. If, within one year of the offense, the offender previously has been convicted of or pleaded guilty to one predicate motor vehicle or traffic offense, whoever violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor of the fourth degree. If, within one year of the offense, the offender previously has been convicted of two or more predicate motor vehicle or traffic offenses, whoever violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor of the third degree. If the offender commits the offense while distracted and the distracting activity is a contributing factor to the commission of the offense, the offender is subject to the additional fine established under section 4511.991 of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev. Code § 4503.26 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 45 / Chapter 4503 / § 4503.26
§ 4503.26. Lists of registration information - acceptance of bids for preparation
Status: in_force

July 1, 2017 House Bill 26 - 132nd General Assembly (A) As used in this section, "registration information" means information in license plate applications on file with the bureau of motor vehicles. (B) The director of public safety may advertise for and accept sealed bids for the preparation of lists containing registration information in such form as the director authorizes. Where the expenditure is more than five hundred dollars, the director shall give notice to bidders as provided in section 5513.01 of the Revised Code as for purchases by the department of transportation. The notice shall include the latest date, as determined by the director, on which bids will be accepted and the date, also determined by the director, on which bids will be opened by the director at the central office of the department of public safety. The contract to prepare the list shall be awarded to the lowest responsive and responsible bidder, in accordance with section 9.312 of the Revised Code, provided there is compliance with the specifications. Such contract shall not extend beyond twenty-four consecutive registration periods as provided in section 4503.101 of the Revised Code. The successful bidder shall furnish without charge a complete list to the bureau of motor vehicles, and shall also furnish without charge to the county sheriffs or chiefs of police in cities, at such times and in such manner as the director determines necessary, lists of registration information for the county in which they are situated. The registrar shall provide to the successful bidder all necessary information for the preparation of such lists. The registrar, upon application of any person and payment of the proper fee, may search the records of the bureau and furnish reports of those records under the signature of the registrar. (C) The registrar shall charge and collect a fee of five dollars for each search of the records and report of those records furnished under the signature and seal of the registrar. A copy of any such report is prima-facie evidence of the facts therein stated, in any court. The registrar shall receive these fees and deposit each such fee into the state treasury to the credit of the public safety - highway purposes fund established in section 4501.06 of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev. Code § 4513.14 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 45 / Chapter 4513 / § 4513.14
§ 4513.14. Two lighted lights to be displayed
Status: in_force

October 16, 2009 House Bill 1 - 128th General Assembly (A) At all times mentioned in section 4513.03 of the Revised Code at least two lighted lights shall be displayed, one near each side of the front of every motor vehicle and trackless trolley, except when such vehicle or trackless trolley is parked subject to the regulations governing lights on parked vehicles and trackless trolleys. The director of public safety shall prescribe and promulgate regulations relating to the design and use of such lights and such regulations shall be in accordance with currently recognized standards. (B) Whoever violates this section is guilty of a minor misdemeanor.
Ohio Rev. Code § 4503.702 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 45 / Chapter 4503 / § 4503.702
§ 4503.702. Improved Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks of the World license plates
Status: in_force

July 1, 2017 House Bill 26 - 132nd General Assembly (A) The owner or lessee of any passenger car, noncommercial motor vehicle, recreational vehicle, or other vehicle of a class approved by the registrar of motor vehicles may apply to the registrar for the registration of the vehicle and issuance of Improved Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks of the World (IBPOEW) license plates. The application for IBPOEW license plates may be combined with a request for a special reserved license plate under section 4503.40 or 4503.42 of the Revised Code. Upon receipt of the completed application and compliance by the applicant with this section, the registrar shall issue to the applicant the appropriate vehicle registration and a set of IBPOEW license plates with a validation sticker or a validation sticker alone when required by section 4503.191 of the Revised Code. In addition to the letters and numbers ordinarily inscribed thereon, IBPOEW license plates shall bear the acronym "IBPOEW" and a marking designed by the Ohio Association of the Improved Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks of the World that is approved by the registrar. IBPOEW license plates shall bear county identification stickers that identify the county of registration by name or number. (B) IBPOEW license plates and validation stickers shall be issued upon receipt of a contribution as provided in division (C) of this section and upon payment of the regular license fee required by section 4503.04 of the Revised Code, payment of any local motor vehicle license tax levied under Chapter 4504. of the Revised Code, payment of an additional fee of ten dollars, and compliance with all other applicable laws relating to the registration of motor vehicles. If the application for IBPOEW license plates is combined with a request for a special reserved license plate under section 4503.40 or 4503.42 of the Revised Code, the license plates and validation sticker shall be issued upon payment of the fees and taxes contained in this section and the additional fee prescribed under section 4503.40 or 4503.42 of the Revised Code. The additional fee of ten dollars is for the purpose of compensating the bureau of motor vehicles for additional services required in the issuing of IBPOEW license plates. (C) For each application for registration and registration renewal notice the registrar receives under this section, the registrar shall collect a contribution of twenty-five dollars. The registrar shall transmit this contribution to the treasurer of state for deposit in the license plate contribution fund created in section 4501.21 of the Revised Code. The registrar shall transmit the additional fee of ten dollars paid to compensate the bureau to the treasurer of state for deposit into the state treasury to the credit of the public safety - highway purposes fund created by section 4501.06 of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev. Code § 4511.195 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 45 / Chapter 4511 / § 4511.195
§ 4511.195. Seizing and detaining vehicle if operator has prior conviction
Status: in_force

April 4, 2023 Senate Bill 288 - 134th General Assembly (A) As used in this section: (1) "Arrested person" means a person who is arrested for a violation of division (A) of section 4511.19 of the Revised Code or a municipal OVI ordinance and whose arrest results in a vehicle being seized under division (B) of this section. (2) "Vehicle owner" means either of the following: (a) The person in whose name is registered, at the time of the seizure, a vehicle that is seized under division (B) of this section; (b) A person to whom the certificate of title to a vehicle that is seized under division (B) of this section has been assigned and who has not obtained a certificate of title to the vehicle in that person's name, but who is deemed by the court as being the owner of the vehicle at the time the vehicle was seized under division (B) of this section. (3) "Interested party" includes the owner of a vehicle seized under this section, all lienholders, the arrested person, the owner of the place of storage at which a vehicle seized under this section is stored, and the person or entity that caused the vehicle to be removed. (B)(1) The arresting officer or another officer of the law enforcement agency that employs the arresting officer, in addition to any action that the arresting officer is required or authorized to take by section 4511.19 or 4511.191 of the Revised Code or by any other provision of law, shall seize the vehicle that a person was operating at the time of the alleged offense and its license plates if the vehicle is registered in the arrested person's name and if either of the following applies: (a) The person is arrested for a violation of division (A) of section 4511.19 of the Revised Code or of a municipal OVI ordinance and, within ten years of the alleged violation, the person previously has been convicted of or pleaded guilty to one or more violations of division (A) of section 4511.19 of the Revised Code or one or more other equivalent offenses. (b) The person is arrested for a violation of division (A) of section 4511.19 of the Revised Code or of a municipal OVI ordinance and the person previously has been convicted of or pleaded guilty to a violation of division (A) of section 4511.19 of the Revised Code under circumstances in which the violation was a felony, regardless of when the prior felony violation of division (A) of section 4511.19 of the Revised Code and the conviction or guilty plea occurred. (2) A law enforcement agency that employs a law enforcement officer who makes an arrest of a type that is described in division (B)(1) of this section and that involves a rented or leased vehicle that is being rented or leased for a period of thirty days or less shall notify, within twenty-four hours after the officer makes the arrest, the lessor or owner of the vehicle regarding the circumstances of the arrest and the location at which the vehicle may be picked up. At the time of the seizure of the vehicle, the law enforcement officer who made the arrest shall give the arrested person written notice that the vehicle and its license plates have been seized; that the vehicle either will be kept by the officer's law enforcement agency or will be immobilized at least until the operator's initial appearance on the charge of the offense for which the arrest was made; that, at the initial appearance, the court in certain circumstances may order that the vehicle and license plates be released to the arrested person until the disposition of that charge; and that, if the arrested person is convicted of that charge, the court generally must order the immobilization of the vehicle and the impoundment of its license plates, or the forfeiture of the vehicle. (3) The arresting officer or a law enforcement officer of the agency that employs the arresting officer shall give written notice of the seizure to the court that will conduct the initial appearance of the arrested person on the charges arising out of the arrest. Upon receipt of the notice, the court promptly shall determine whether the arrested person is the vehicle owner. If the court determines that the arrested person is not the vehicle owner, it promptly shall send by regular mail written notice of the seizure to the vehicle's registered owner. The written notice shall contain all of the information required by division (B)(2) of this section to be in a notice to be given to the arrested person and also shall specify the date, time, and place of the arrested person's initial appearance. The notice also shall inform the vehicle owner that if title to a motor vehicle that is subject to an order for criminal forfeiture under this section is assigned or transferred and division (B)(2) or (3) of section 4503.234 of the Revised Code applies, the court may fine the arrested person the value of the vehicle. The notice also shall state that if the vehicle is immobilized under division (A) of section 4503.233 of the Revised Code, seven days after the end of the period of immobilization a law enforcement agency will send the vehicle owner a notice, informing the owner that if the release of the vehicle is not obtained in accordance with division (D)(3) of section 4503.233 of the Revised Code, the vehicle shall be forfeited. The notice also shall inform the vehicle owner that the vehicle owner may be charged expenses or charges incurred under this section and section 4503.233 of the Revised Code for the removal and storage of the vehicle. The written notice that is given to the arrested person also shall state that if the person is convicted of or pleads guilty to the offense and the court issues an immobilization and impoundment order relative to that vehicle, division (D)(4) of section 4503.233 of the Revised Code prohibits the vehicle from being sold during the period of immobilization without the prior approval of the court. (4) At or before the initial appearance, the vehicle owner may file a motion requesting the court to order that the vehicle and its license plates be released to the vehicle owner. Except as provided in this division and subject to the payment of expenses or charges incurred in the removal and storage of the vehicle, the court, in its discretion, then may issue an order releasing the vehicle and its license plates to the vehicle owner. Such an order may be conditioned upon such terms as the court determines appropriate, including the posting of a bond in an amount determined by the court. If the arrested person is not the vehicle owner and if the vehicle owner is not present at the arrested person's initial appearance, and if the court believes that the vehicle owner was not provided with adequate notice of the initial appearance, the court, in its discretion, may allow the vehicle owner to file a motion within seven days of the initial appearance. If the court allows the vehicle owner to file such a motion after the initial appearance, the extension of time granted by the court does not extend the time within which the initial appearance is to be conducted. If the court issues an order for the release of the vehicle and its license plates, a copy of the order shall be made available to the vehicle owner. If the vehicle owner presents a copy of the order to the law enforcement agency that employs the law enforcement officer who arrested the arrested person, the law enforcement agency promptly shall release the vehicle and its license plates to the vehicle owner upon payment by the vehicle owner of any expenses or charges incurred in the removal and storage of the vehicle. (5) A vehicle seized under division (B)(1) of this section either shall be towed to a place specified by the law enforcement agency that employs the arresting officer to be safely kept by the agency at that place for the time and in the manner specified in this section or shall be otherwise immobilized for the time and in the manner specified in this section. The license plates shall remain on the seized vehicle unless otherwise ordered by the court. No vehicle that is seized and either towed or immobilized pursuant to this division shall be considered contraband for purposes of Chapter 2981. of the Revised Code. The vehicle shall not be immobilized at any place other than a commercially operated private storage lot, a place owned by a law enforcement agency or other government agency, or a place to which one of the following applies: (a) The place is leased by or otherwise under the control of a law enforcement agency or other government agency. (b) The place is owned by the vehicle operator, the vehicle operator's spouse, or a parent or child of the vehicle operator. (c) The place is owned by a private person or entity, and, prior to the immobilization, the private entity or person that owns the place, or the authorized agent of that private entity or person, has given express written consent for the immobilization to be carried out at that place. (d) The place is a street or highway on which the vehicle is parked in accordance with the law. (C)(1) A vehicle seized under division (B) of this section shall be safely kept at the place to which it is towed or otherwise moved by the law enforcement agency that employs the arresting officer until the initial appearance of the arrested person relative to the charge in question. The license plates shall remain on the seized vehicle unless otherwise ordered by the court. (2)(a) At the initial appearance or not less than seven days prior to the date of final disposition, the court shall notify the arrested person that, if title to a motor vehicle that is subject to an order for criminal forfeiture under this section is assigned or transferred and division (B)(2) or (3) of section 4503.234 of the Revised Code applies, the court may fine the arrested person the value of the vehicle. If, at the initial appearance, the arrested person pleads guilty to the violation of division (A) of section 4511.19 of the Revised Code or of the municipal OVI ordinance or pleads no contest to and is convicted of the violation, the court shall impose sentence upon the person as provided by law or ordinance; the court shall order the immobilization of the vehicle the arrested person was operating at the time of the offense if registered in the arrested person's name and the impoundment of its license plates under section 4503.233 and section 4511.19 or 4511.193 of the Revised Code or the criminal forfeiture to the state of the vehicle if registered in the arrested person's name under section 4503.234 and section 4511.19 or 4511.193 of the Revised Code, whichever is applicable; and the vehicle and its license plates shall not be returned or released to the arrested person. (b) If, at any time, the charge that the arrested person violated division (A) of section 4511.19 of the Revised Code or the municipal OVI ordinance is dismissed for any reason, the court shall order that the vehicle seized at the time of the arrest and its license plates immediately be released to the person. (D) If a vehicle and its license plates are seized under division (B) of this section and are not returned or released to the arrested person pursuant to division (C) of this section, the vehicle and its license plates shall be retained until the final disposition of the charge in question. Upon the final disposition of that charge, the court shall do whichever of the following is applicable: (1) If the arrested person is convicted of or pleads guilty to the violation of division (A) of section 4511.19 of the Revised Code or of the municipal OVI ordinance, the court shall impose sentence upon the person as provided by law or ordinance and shall order the immobilization of the vehicle the person was operating at the time of the offense if it is registered in the arrested person's name and the impoundment of its license plates under section 4503.233 and section 4511.19 or 4511.193 of the Revised Code, or the criminal forfeiture of the vehicle if it is registered in the arrested person's name under section 4503.234 and section 4511.19 or 4511.193 of the Revised Code, whichever is applicable. (2) If the arrested person is found not guilty of the violation of division (A) of section 4511.19 of the Revised Code or of the municipal OVI ordinance, the court shall order that the vehicle and its license plates immediately be released to the arrested person. (3) If the charge that the arrested person violated division (A) of section 4511.19 of the Revised Code or the municipal OVI ordinance is dismissed for any reason, the court shall order that the vehicle and its license plates immediately be released to the arrested person. (4) If the impoundment of the vehicle was not authorized under this section, the court shall order that the vehicle and its license plates be returned immediately to the arrested person or, if the arrested person is not the vehicle owner, to the vehicle owner, and shall order that the state or political subdivision of the law enforcement agency served by the law enforcement officer who seized the vehicle pay all expenses and charges incurred in its removal and storage. (E) If a vehicle is seized under division (B) of this section, the time between the seizure of the vehicle and either its release to the arrested person under division (C) of this section or the issuance of an order of immobilization of the vehicle under section 4503.233 of the Revised Code shall be credited against the period of immobilization ordered by the court. (F)(1) Except as provided in division (D)(4) of this section, the arrested person may be charged expenses or charges incurred in the removal and storage of the immobilized vehicle. The court with jurisdiction over the case, after notice to all interested parties, including lienholders, and after an opportunity for them to be heard, if the court finds that the arrested person does not intend to seek release of the vehicle at the end of the period of immobilization under section 4503.233 of the Revised Code or that the arrested person is not or will not be able to pay the expenses and charges incurred in its removal and storage, may order that title to the vehicle be transferred, in order of priority, first into the name of the person or entity that removed it, next into the name of a lienholder, or lastly into the name of the owner of the place of storage. Any lienholder that receives title under a court order shall do so on the condition that it pay any expenses or charges incurred in the vehicle's removal and storage. If the person or entity that receives title to the vehicle is the person or entity that removed it, the person or entity shall receive title on the condition that it pay any lien on the vehicle. The court shall not order that title be transferred to any person or entity other than the owner of the place of storage if the person or entity refuses to receive the title. Any person or entity that receives title either may keep title to the vehicle or may dispose of the vehicle in any legal manner that it considers appropriate, including assignment of the certificate of title to the motor vehicle to a salvage dealer or a scrap metal processing facility. The person or entity shall not transfer the vehicle to the person who is the vehicle's immediate previous owner. If the person or entity that receives title assigns the motor vehicle to a salvage dealer or scrap metal processing facility, the person or entity shall send the assigned certificate of title to the motor vehicle to the clerk of the court of common pleas of the county in which the salvage dealer or scrap metal processing facility is located. The person or entity shall mark the face of the certificate of title with the words "FOR DESTRUCTION" and shall deliver a photocopy of the certificate of title to the salvage dealer or scrap metal processing facility for its records. (2) Whenever a court issues an order under division (F)(1) of this section, the court also shall order removal of the license plates from the vehicle and cause them to be sent to the registrar of motor vehicles if they have not already been sent to the registrar. Thereafter, no further proceedings shall take place under this section or under section 4503.233 of the Revised Code. (3) Prior to initiating a proceeding under division (F)(1) of this section, and upon payment of the fee under division (B) of section 4505.14 of the Revised Code, any interested party may cause a search to be made of the public records of the bureau of motor vehicles or the clerk of the court of common pleas, to ascertain the identity of any lienholder of the vehicle. The initiating party shall furnish this information to the clerk of the court with jurisdiction over the case, and the clerk shall provide notice to the arrested person, any lienholder, and any other interested parties listed by the initiating party, at the last known address supplied by the initiating party, by certified mail or, at the option of the initiating party, by personal service or ordinary mail. Last updated March 8, 2023 at 12:19 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 4503.596 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 45 / Chapter 4503 / § 4503.596
§ 4503.596. Cuyahoga valley scenic railroad license plates
Status: in_force

October 22, 2020 Senate Bill 163 - 133rd General Assembly (A) The owner or lessee of any passenger car, noncommercial motor vehicle, recreational vehicle, or other vehicle of a class approved by the registrar of motor vehicles may apply to the registrar for the registration of the vehicle and issuance of "Cuyahoga Valley Scenic Railroad" license plates. The application for "Cuyahoga Valley Scenic Railroad" license plates may be combined with a request for a special reserved license plate under section 4503.40 or 4503.42 of the Revised Code. Upon receipt of the completed application and compliance by the applicant with divisions (B) and (C) of this section, the registrar shall issue to the applicant the appropriate vehicle registration and a set of "Cuyahoga Valley Scenic Railroad" license plates and a validation sticker, or a validation sticker alone when required by section 4503.191 of the Revised Code. In addition to the letters and numbers ordinarily inscribed on the license plates, "Cuyahoga Valley Scenic Railroad" license plates shall display an appropriate logo and words selected by representatives of the Cuyahoga valley scenic railroad and that are approved by the registrar. "Cuyahoga Valley Scenic Railroad" license plates shall display county identification stickers that identify the county of registration as required under section 4503.19 of the Revised Code. (B) "Cuyahoga Valley Scenic Railroad" license plates and a validation sticker, or a validation sticker alone, shall be issued upon receipt of an application for registration of a motor vehicle under this section; payment of the regular license tax as prescribed under section 4503.04 of the Revised Code, any applicable motor vehicle license tax levied under Chapter 4504. of the Revised Code, any applicable additional fee prescribed by section 4503.40 or 4503.42 of the Revised Code, an additional administrative fee of ten dollars, and a contribution as provided in division (C)(1) of this section; and compliance with all other applicable laws relating to the registration of motor vehicles. (C)(1) For each application for registration and registration renewal notice the registrar receives under this section, the registrar shall collect a contribution of fifteen dollars. The registrar shall deposit this contribution into the state treasury to the credit of the license plate contribution fund created in section 4501.21 of the Revised Code. (2) The registrar shall deposit the administrative fee of ten dollars, the purpose of which is to compensate the bureau of motor vehicles for additional services required in the issuing of "Cuyahoga Valley Scenic Railroad" license plates, into the state treasury to the credit of the public safety - highway purposes fund created in section 4501.06 of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev. Code § 4511.181 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 45 / Chapter 4511 / § 4511.181
§ 4511.181. OVI definitions
Status: in_force

April 4, 2023 Senate Bill 288 - 134th General Assembly As used in sections 4511.181 to 4511.198 of the Revised Code: (A) "Equivalent offense" means any of the following: (1) A violation of division (A) of section 4511.19 of the Revised Code; (2) A violation of a municipal OVI ordinance; (3) A violation of section 2903.04 of the Revised Code in a case in which the offender was subject to the sanctions described in division (D) of that section; (4) A violation of division (A)(1) of section 2903.06 or 2903.08 of the Revised Code or a municipal ordinance that is substantially equivalent to either of those divisions; (5) A violation of division (A)(2), (3), or (4) of section 2903.06 , division (A)(2) of section 2903.08 , or former section 2903.07 of the Revised Code, or a municipal ordinance that is substantially equivalent to any of those divisions or that former section, in a case in which a judge or jury as the trier of fact found that the offender was under the influence of alcohol, a drug of abuse, or a combination of them; (6) A violation of division (A) of section 1547.11 of the Revised Code; (7) A violation of a municipal ordinance prohibiting a person from operating or being in physical control of any vessel underway or from manipulating any water skis, aquaplane, or similar device on the waters of this state while under the influence of alcohol, a drug of abuse, or a combination of them or prohibiting a person from operating or being in physical control of any vessel underway or from manipulating any water skis, aquaplane, or similar device on the waters of this state with a prohibited concentration of alcohol, a controlled substance, or a metabolite of a controlled substance in the whole blood, blood serum or plasma, breath, or urine; (8) A violation of an existing or former municipal ordinance, law of another state, or law of the United States that is substantially equivalent to division (A) of section 4511.19 or division (A) of section 1547.11 of the Revised Code; (9) A violation of a former law of this state that was substantially equivalent to division (A) of section 4511.19 or division (A) of section 1547.11 of the Revised Code. (B) "Mandatory jail term" means the mandatory term in jail of three, six, ten, twenty, thirty, or sixty days that must be imposed under division (G)(1)(a), (b), or (c) of section 4511.19 of the Revised Code upon an offender convicted of a violation of division (A) of that section and in relation to which all of the following apply: (1) Except as specifically authorized under section 4511.19 of the Revised Code, the term must be served in a jail. (2) Except as specifically authorized under section 4511.19 of the Revised Code, the term cannot be suspended, reduced, or otherwise modified pursuant to sections 2929.21 to 2929.28 or any other provision of the Revised Code. (C) "Municipal OVI ordinance" and "municipal OVI offense" mean any municipal ordinance prohibiting a person from operating a vehicle while under the influence of alcohol, a drug of abuse, or a combination of them or prohibiting a person from operating a vehicle with a prohibited concentration of alcohol, a controlled substance, or a metabolite of a controlled substance in the whole blood, blood serum or plasma, breath, or urine. (D) "Community residential sanction," "continuous alcohol monitoring," "jail," "mandatory prison term," "mandatory term of local incarceration," "sanction," and "prison term" have the same meanings as in section 2929.01 of the Revised Code. (E) "Drug of abuse" has the same meaning as in section 4506.01 of the Revised Code. (F) "Equivalent offense that is vehicle-related" means an equivalent offense that is any of the following: (1) A violation described in division (A)(1), (2), (3), (4), or (5) of this section; (2) A violation of an existing or former municipal ordinance, law of another state, or law of the United States that is substantially equivalent to division (A) of section 4511.19 of the Revised Code; (3) A violation of a former law of this state that was substantially equivalent to division (A) of section 4511.19 of the Revised Code. Last updated March 8, 2023 at 12:17 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 4513.111 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 45 / Chapter 4513 / § 4513.111
§ 4513.111. Light and reflector requirements for older model farm machinery and agricultural tractors
Status: in_force

August 31, 2022 House Bill 30 - 134th General Assembly (A) At the times specified in section 4513.03 of the Revised Code, no person shall operate either of the following vehicles unless it is equipped with and displays the lamps described in division (B) of this section: (1) A vehicle not specifically required to be equipped with lamps or other lighting devices by sections 4513.03 to 4513.10 of the Revised Code; (2) A vehicle referred to in division (G) of section 4513.02 of the Revised Code. (B) Vehicles described in division (A) of this section shall be equipped with both of the following: (1) At least one lamp displaying a white light visible from a distance of not less than one thousand feet to the front of the vehicle; (2) Two lamps displaying red light visible from a distance of not less than one thousand feet to the rear of the vehicle, or as an alternative, one lamp displaying a red light visible from a distance of not less than one thousand feet to the rear and two red reflectors visible from all distances of six hundred feet to one hundred feet to the rear when illuminated by the lawful lower beams of headlamps. (C)(1) At the times specified in section 4513.03 of the Revised Code, no person shall operate a multi-wheel agricultural tractor model year 2001 or earlier on a street or highway unless it is equipped with and displays reflectors and illuminated amber lamps so that the extreme left and right projections of the tractor are indicated by all of the following: (a) Flashing lamps displaying amber light, visible to the front and the rear. The lamps need not flash simultaneously and need not flash in conjunction with any directional signals of the tractor. (b) Amber reflectors, all visible to the front; (c) Red reflectors, all visible to the rear. (2) Rules adopted by the director of public safety under this section governing the lamps and reflectors described in division (C)(1) of this section and their placement shall correlate with and, as far as possible, conform with paragraphs 4.1.4.1, 4.1.7.1, and 4.1.7.2 respectively of the American society of agricultural engineers standard ANSI/ASAE S279.10 OCT 98, lighting and marking of agricultural equipment on highways. (D) At the times specified in section 4513.03 of the Revised Code, no person shall operate a unit of farm machinery model year 2002 or later on a street or highway unless it is equipped with and displays markings and illuminated lamps that meet or exceed the lighting, illumination, and marking standards and specifications that are applicable to that type of farm machinery for the unit's model year specified in the American society of agricultural engineers standard ANSI/ASAE S279.10 OCT 98, lighting and marking of agricultural equipment on highways. (E) Any unit of farm machinery designed by its manufacturer to operate at a speed of twenty-five miles per hour or greater or any SMV may be equipped with and display a red flashing light that is visible from a distance of not less than one thousand feet to the rear at all times specified in section 4513.03 of the Revised Code. When a double-faced light is used, it shall display amber light to the front and red light to the rear. (F) Lights and reflectors required under divisions (C) and (D) of this section and authorized under division (E) of this section are in addition to other lights required or permitted by this section or section 4513.17 of the Revised Code. (G) The director of public safety shall adopt rules in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code that establish standards and specifications for lamps and reflectors required or authorized by this section. Lamps and reflectors required or authorized by this section shall meet those standards and specifications. (H) This section does not apply to a bicycle, motorized bicycle, electric bicycle, or animal-drawn vehicle. (I) Whoever violates this section is guilty of a minor misdemeanor. Last updated January 13, 2023 at 12:28 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 4505.19 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 45 / Chapter 4505 / § 4505.19
§ 4505.19. Prohibited acts involving certificates of title
Status: in_force

June 30, 2021 House Bill 74 - 134th General Assembly (A) No person shall do any of the following: (1) Procure or attempt to procure a certificate of title or a salvage certificate of title or assignment form as prescribed by the registrar of motor vehicles for a motor vehicle, or pass or attempt to pass a certificate of title, a salvage certificate of title, an assignment form, or any assignment of a certificate of title or salvage certificate of title or assignment form for a motor vehicle, or in any other manner gain or attempt to gain ownership to a motor vehicle, knowing or having reason to believe that the motor vehicle or any part of the motor vehicle has been acquired through commission of a theft offense as defined in section 2913.01 of the Revised Code; (2) Purport to sell or transfer a motor vehicle without delivering to the purchaser or transferee of it a certificate of title, a salvage certificate of title, an assignment form, or a manufacturer's or importer's certificate to it, assigned to the purchaser as provided for in this chapter, except as otherwise provided in this chapter; (3) With intent to defraud, possess, sell, offer to sell, counterfeit, or supply a blank, forged, fictitious, counterfeit, stolen, or fraudulently or unlawfully obtained certificate of title, registration, bill of sale, or other instruments of ownership of a motor vehicle, or conspire to do any of the foregoing; (4) Knowingly obtain goods, services, credit, or money by means of an invalid, fictitious, forged, counterfeit, stolen, or unlawfully obtained original or duplicate certificate of title, registration, bill of sale, or other instrument of ownership of a motor vehicle; (5) Knowingly obtain goods, services, credit, or money by means of a certificate of title to a motor vehicle, which is required to be surrendered to the registrar of motor vehicles or the clerk of the court of common pleas as provided in this chapter. (B) Whoever violates this section shall be fined not more than five thousand dollars or imprisoned in the county jail not less than six months nor more than one year, or both, or in a state correctional institution not less than one year nor more than five years. Last updated April 14, 2021 at 7:28 AM
Ohio Rev. Code § 4501.10 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 45 / Chapter 4501 / § 4501.10
§ 4501.10. Public safety investigative unit salvage and exchange fund
Status: in_force

October 17, 2019 House Bill 166 - 133rd General Assembly (A) Except as provided in division (B) of this section, money received by the department of public safety from the sale of motor vehicles and related equipment pursuant to section 125.13 of the Revised Code shall be transferred to the public safety - highway purposes fund created in section 4501.06 of the Revised Code. The money shall be used only to purchase replacement motor vehicles and related equipment. (B) Money received by the department of public safety investigative unit established under section 5502.13 of the Revised Code from the sale of motor vehicles and other equipment pursuant to section 125.13 of the Revised Code shall be deposited into the Ohio investigative unit fund created in section 5502.132 of the Revised Code. The money shall be used only to purchase replacement motor vehicles and other equipment for that unit.
Ohio Rev. Code § 4563.06 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 45 / Chapter 4563 / § 4563.06
§ 4563.06. Adoption of airport zoning regulations - procedure
Status: in_force

October 5, 1955 House Bill 812 - 101st General Assembly No airport zoning regulations shall be adopted, amended, or changed under sections 4563.01 to 4563.21 , inclusive, of the Revised Code, except by action of the legislative body of the political subdivision, after a public hearing in relation thereto, at which parties in interest and citizens shall have an opportunity to be heard. At least thirty days notice of the hearing shall be published in a newspaper of general circulation in the political subdivision in which the airport hazard area to be zoned is located.
Ohio Rev. Code § 4511.103 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 45 / Chapter 4511 / § 4511.103
§ 4511.103. Administrative rules for placement of tourist-oriented directional signs and trailblazer markers
Status: in_force

January 1, 2018 House Bill 26 - 132nd General Assembly (A) The director of transportation, in accordance with 23 U.S.C. 109(d) and 315, with the provisions of the manual of uniform traffic control devices relating to tourist-oriented directional signs and trailblazer markers, and with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code, shall adopt rules to carry out a program for the placement of tourist-oriented directional signs and trailblazer markers within the rights-of-way of those portions of rural state highways that are not on the interstate system. The rules shall prohibit the placement of tourist-oriented directional signs and trailblazer markers at interchanges on state system expressways and freeways. The rules shall include, but need not be limited to, all of the following: (1) The form of the application to participate in the program. The form shall include such necessary information as the director requires to ensure that a tourist-oriented activity for which signing is sought is an eligible attraction. (2) Provisions for covering or otherwise obscuring signs during off-seasons for eligible attractions that operate on a seasonal basis; (3) A determination as to the circumstances that justify including on a sign the hours of operation of an eligible attraction; (4) Criteria for use of the signs at at-grade intersections on expressways. (B) The program established pursuant to division (A) of this section may be operated, maintained, and marketed either by the department of transportation or by any private person with whom the director, in accordance with rules adopted by the director pursuant to Chapter 119. of the Revised Code, contracts for the operation, maintenance, and marketing. The rules shall describe the terms of the contract and shall allow for a reasonable profit to be made by the successful applicant. In awarding the contract, the director shall consider the skill, expertise, prior experience, and other qualifications of each applicant. (C) All direct and indirect costs of the program shall be fully paid by the eligible attractions that participate in the program. The director shall develop a fee schedule for participation in the program, and shall charge each program participant the appropriate fee. Direct and indirect costs include, but are not limited to, the cost of all of the following: (1) Capital; (2) Insurance; (3) Directional signs, sign blanks, and posts, and the design, engineering, installation, repair, replacement, and removal of directional signs and posts; (4) Program administration. (D) Money generated from participating businesses in excess of the direct and indirect costs and any reasonable profit earned by a person awarded a contract under division (B) of this section shall be remitted to the department, which shall deposit all such money into the state treasury to the credit of the highway operating fund created by section 5735.051 of the Revised Code. (E) Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to prohibit the director from establishing such a program. If the department operates such a program and does not contract with a private entity to operate the program, all money collected from participating businesses shall be deposited into the state treasury to the credit of the highway operating fund.
Ohio Rev. Code § 4510.45 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 45 / Chapter 4510 / § 4510.45
§ 4510.45. License for ignition interlock device required for certification
Status: in_force

April 6, 2017 House Bill 388 - 131st General Assembly (A)(1) A manufacturer of ignition interlock devices that desires for its devices to be certified under section 4510.43 of the Revised Code and then to be included on the list of certified devices that the department of public safety compiles and makes available to courts pursuant to that section first shall obtain a license from the department under this section. The department, in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code, shall adopt any rules that are necessary to implement this licensing requirement. (2) A manufacturer shall apply to the department for the license and shall include all information the department may require by rule. Each application, including an application for license renewal, shall be accompanied by an application fee of one hundred dollars, which the department shall deposit into the state treasury to the credit of the indigent drivers alcohol treatment fund created by section 4511.191 of the Revised Code. Each application also shall be accompanied by a signed agreement, in a form established by the director, affirming that the manufacturer agrees to install and monitor all devices produced by that manufacturer and affirming that the manufacturer agrees to charge a reduced fee, established by the department, for the installation and monitoring of a device used by a person who is deemed to be an indigent offender by the court that granted limited or unlimited driving privileges to the offender subject to the condition that the offender use a certified ignition interlock device. (3) Upon receipt of a completed application, if the department finds that a manufacturer has complied with all application requirements, the department shall issue a license to the manufacturer. A manufacturer that has been issued a license under this section is eligible immediately to have the models of ignition interlock devices it produces certified under section 4510.43 of the Revised Code and then included on the list of certified devices that the department compiles and makes available to courts pursuant to that section. (4)(a) A license issued under this section shall expire annually on a date selected by the department. The department shall reject the license application of a manufacturer if any of the following apply: (i) The application is not accompanied by the application fee or the required agreement. (ii) The department finds that the manufacturer has not complied with all application requirements. (iii) The license application is a renewal application and the manufacturer failed to file the annual report or failed to pay the fee as required by division (B) of this section. (iv) The license application is a renewal application and the manufacturer failed to monitor or report violations as required under section 4510.46 of the Revised Code. (b) The department may reject the license application of a manufacturer if the manufacturer has a history of failing to properly install immobilizing or disabling devices. (c) A manufacturer whose license application is rejected by the department may appeal the decision to the director of public safety. The director or the director's designee shall hold a hearing on the matter not more than thirty days from the date of the manufacturer's appeal. If the director or the director's designee upholds the denial of the manufacturer's application for a license, the manufacturer may appeal the decision to the Franklin county court of common pleas. If the director or the director's designee reverses the denial of the manufacturer's application for a license, the director or the director's designee shall issue a written order directing that the department issue a license to the manufacturer. (B) Every manufacturer of ignition interlock devices that is issued a license under this section shall file an annual report with the department on a form the department prescribes on or before a date the department prescribes. The annual report shall state the amount of net profit the manufacturer earned during a twelve-month period specified by the department that is attributable to the sales of that manufacturer's certified ignition interlock devices to purchasers in this state. Each manufacturer shall pay a fee equal to five per cent of the amount of the net profit described in this division. The department may permit annual reports to be filed via electronic means. (C) The department shall deposit all fees it receives from manufacturers under this section into the state treasury to the credit of the indigent drivers alcohol treatment fund created by section 4511.191 of the Revised Code. All money so deposited into that fund that is paid by the department of mental health and addiction services to county indigent drivers alcohol treatment funds, county juvenile indigent drivers alcohol treatment funds, and municipal indigent drivers alcohol treatment funds shall be used only as described in division (H)(3) of section 4511.191 of the Revised Code. (D)(1) The director may make an assessment, based on any information in the director's possession, against any manufacturer that fails to file an annual report or pay the fee required by division (B) of this section. The director, in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code, shall adopt rules governing assessments and assessment procedures and related provisions. In adopting these rules, the director shall incorporate the provisions of section 5751.09 of the Revised Code to the greatest extent possible, except that the director is not required to incorporate any provisions of that section that by their nature are not applicable, appropriate, or necessary to assessments made by the director under this section. (2) A manufacturer may appeal the final determination of the director regarding an assessment made by the director under this section. The director, in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code, shall adopt rules governing such appeals. In adopting these rules, the director shall incorporate the provisions of section 5717.02 of the Revised Code to the greatest extent possible, except that the director is not required to incorporate any provisions of that section that by their nature are not applicable, appropriate, or necessary to appeals of assessments made by the director under this section. (E) The director, in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code, shall adopt a penalty schedule setting forth the monetary penalties to be imposed upon a manufacturer that is issued a license under this section and fails to file an annual report or pay the fee required by division (B) of this section in a timely manner. The penalty amounts shall not exceed the maximum penalty amounts established in section 5751.06 of the Revised Code for similar or equivalent facts or circumstances. (F)(1) No manufacturer of ignition interlock devices that is required by division (B) of this section to file an annual report with the department or to pay a fee shall fail to do so as required by that division. (2) No manufacturer of ignition interlock devices that is required by division (B) of this section to file an annual report with the department shall file a report that contains incorrect or erroneous information. (G) Whoever violates division (F)(2) of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor of the first degree. The department shall remove from the list of certified devices described in division (A)(1) of this section the ignition interlock devices manufactured by a manufacturer that violates division (F)(1) or (2) of this section. Last updated October 20, 2025 at 11:47 AM
Ohio Rev. Code § 4517.63 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 45 / Chapter 4517 / § 4517.63
§ 4517.63. Writing required for certain actions
Status: in_force

March 14, 1980 Senate Bill 206 - 113th General Assembly All actions of the franchisor or its officers, agents, or employees with respect to the creation, modification, interpretation, or termination of the franchise, or failure to renew or extend the franchise or the original investment or the increasing or supplementing of the investment by the franchisee in the franchise and its stipulations as to facilities, purchases of goods, vehicles, accessories, parts, or commodities by the franchisee from the franchisor, the sufficiency of the franchisee's performance as a franchisee, advertising and promotional activity by the franchisee, and the franchisee's right to sell, assign, or transfer, or otherwise dispose of his business, shall be in writing and signed by the authorized representative of the franchisor.
Ohio Rev. Code § 4501.81 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 45 / Chapter 4501 / § 4501.81
§ 4501.81. Licensee next-of-kin database
Status: in_force

June 29, 2011 House Bill 114 - 129th General Assembly (A) The bureau of motor vehicles shall establish a database of the next of kin of persons who are issued driver's licenses, commercial driver's licenses, temporary instruction permits, motorcycle operator's licenses and endorsements, and identification cards. Information in the database shall be accessible only to employees of the bureau and to criminal justice agencies and is not a public record for purposes of section 149.43 of the Revised Code. (B) When an individual submits an application to the registrar of motor vehicles or a deputy registrar for a driver's license, commercial driver's license, temporary instruction permit, motorcycle operator's license or endorsement, or identification card, or renewal of any of them, the individual shall be furnished with a next of kin information form on which the individual may list the name, address, telephone number, and relationship to the individual of at least one contact person whom the individual wishes to be contacted if the individual is involved in a motor vehicle accident or emergency situation and the individual dies or is seriously injured or rendered unconscious and is unable to communicate with the contact person. The contact person may or may not be the next of kin of the applicant, except that if the applicant is under eighteen years of age and is not emancipated, the contact person shall include the parent, guardian, or custodian of the applicant. The form described in this division shall inform the individual that, after completing the form, the individual may return the form to the registrar or any deputy registrar, each of whom shall accept the form from the individual without payment of any fee. The form also shall contain the mailing address of the bureau, to which the individual may mail the completed form, and also instructions whereby the individual may furnish the information described in this division to the registrar through use of the internet. (C) The bureau, in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code, shall adopt rules to implement this section. The rules shall address all of the following: (1) The methods whereby a person who has submitted the name of a contact person for inclusion in the database may make changes to that entry; (2) The contents of the next of kin information form; (3) Any other aspect of the database or its operation that the registrar determines is necessary in order to implement this section. (D) In the event of a motor vehicle accident or emergency situation in which a person dies or is seriously injured or rendered unconscious and is unable to communicate with the contact person specified in the database, an employee of a criminal justice agency shall make a good faith effort to notify the contact person of the situation, but neither the bureau nor the employee nor the criminal justice agency that employs that employee incurs any liability if the employee is not able to make contact with the contact person. Disclaimer Contact About
Ohio Rev. Code § 4517.12 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 45 / Chapter 4517 / § 4517.12
§ 4517.12. Denial of license as motor vehicle dealer, motor vehicle leasing dealer, manufactured home broker, or motor vehicle auction owner
Status: in_force

April 6, 2023 House Bill 281 - 134th General Assembly (A) The registrar of motor vehicles shall deny the application of any person for a license as a motor vehicle dealer, motor vehicle leasing dealer, or motor vehicle auction owner and refuse to issue the license if the registrar finds that the applicant: (1) Has made any false statement of a material fact in the application; (2) Has not complied with sections 4517.01 to 4517.45 of the Revised Code; (3) Is of bad business repute or has habitually defaulted on financial obligations; (4) Is engaged or will engage in the business of selling at retail any new motor vehicles without having written authority from the manufacturer or distributor thereof to sell new motor vehicles and to perform repairs under the terms of the manufacturer's or distributor's new motor vehicle warranty, except as provided in division (C) of this section and except that a person who assembles or installs special equipment or accessories for persons with disabilities, as defined in section 4503.44 of the Revised Code, upon a motor vehicle chassis supplied by a manufacturer or distributor shall not be denied a license pursuant to division (A)(4) of this section; (5) Has been convicted of a disqualifying offense as determined in accordance with section 9.79 of the Revised Code; (6) Has entered into or is about to enter into a contract or agreement with a manufacturer or distributor of motor vehicles that is contrary to sections 4517.01 to 4517.45 of the Revised Code; (7) Is insolvent; (8) Is of insufficient responsibility to ensure the prompt payment of any final judgments that might reasonably be entered against the applicant because of the transaction of business as a motor vehicle dealer, motor vehicle leasing dealer, or motor vehicle auction owner during the period of the license applied for, or has failed to satisfy any such judgment; (9) Has no established place of business that, where applicable, is used or will be used for the purpose of selling, displaying, offering for sale, dealing in, or leasing motor vehicles at the location for which application is made; (10) Has, less than twelve months prior to making application, been denied a motor vehicle dealer's, motor vehicle leasing dealer's, or motor vehicle auction owner's license, or has any such license revoked; (11) Is a manufacturer, or a parent company, subsidiary, or affiliated entity of a manufacturer, applying for a license to sell or lease new or used motor vehicles at retail. Division (A)(11) of this section shall not serve as a basis for the termination, revocation, or nonrenewal of a license granted prior to September 4, 2014. Nothing in division (A)(11) of this section shall prohibit a manufacturer from doing either of the following: (a) Owning, operating, or controlling not more than three licensed motor vehicle dealerships if, as of January 1, 2014, the manufacturer was selling or otherwise distributing its motor vehicles at an established place of business in this state. Such ownership, operation, or control may continue unless the manufacturer's motor vehicle operations are sold or acquired or the manufacturer produces any motor vehicles other than all-electric motor vehicles. (b) Disposing of motor vehicles at wholesale at the termination of a consumer lease through a motor vehicle auction. (B) If the applicant is a corporation or partnership, the registrar may refuse to issue a license if any officer, director, or partner of the applicant has been guilty of any act or omission that would be cause for refusing or revoking a license issued to such officer, director, or partner as an individual. The registrar's finding may be based upon facts contained in the application or upon any other information the registrar may have. Immediately upon denying an application for any of the reasons in this section, the registrar shall enter a final order together with the registrar's findings and certify the same to the motor vehicle dealers' and salespersons' licensing board. (C) Notwithstanding division (A)(4) of this section, the registrar shall not deny the application of any person and refuse to issue a license if the registrar finds that the applicant is engaged or will engage in the business of selling at retail any new motor vehicles and demonstrates all of the following in the form prescribed by the registrar: (1) That the applicant has posted a bond, surety, or certificate of deposit with the registrar in an amount not less than one hundred thousand dollars for the protection and benefit of the applicant's customers except that a new motor vehicle dealer who is not exclusively engaged in the business of selling remanufactured vehicles shall not be required to post the bond, surety, or certificate of deposit otherwise required by division (C)(1) of this section; (2) That, at the time of the sale of the vehicle, each customer of the applicant will be furnished with a warranty issued by the remanufacturer for a term of at least one year; (3) That the applicant provides and maintains at the applicant's location and place of business a permanent facility with all of the following: (a) A showroom with space, under roof, for the display of at least one new motor vehicle; (b) A service and parts facility for remanufactured vehicles; (c) Full-time service and parts personnel with the proper training and technical expertise to service the remanufactured vehicles sold by the applicant. Last updated March 10, 2023 at 12:36 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 4509.61 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 45 / Chapter 4509 / § 4509.61
§ 4509.61. Judgment creditor may bring action against bond
Status: in_force

October 1, 1953 House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly If a judgment against a principal on a bond filed as proof of financial responsibility is not satisfied within thirty days after it has become final, the judgment creditor may, for his own benefit and at his sole expense, bring an action in the name of the state against the company or persons executing such bond, including an action to foreclose this lien upon the sureties' real estate.