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Ohio Rev Code § 5577.043 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 55 | Roads-Highways-Bridges|Chapter 5577 | Load Limits on Highways|Section 5577.043 | Permissible Weight Variations for Certain Vehicles.

Effective: July 27, 2011|Latest Legislation:  Senate Bill 187 - 129th General Assembly|(A) Notwithstanding sections 5577.02 and 5577.04 of the Revised Code, the following vehicles under the described conditions may exceed by no more than seven and one-half per cent the weight provisions of sections 5577.01 to 5577.09 of the Revised Code and no penalty prescribed in section 5577.99 of the Revised Code shall be imposed: (1) A surface mining truck transporting minerals from the place where the minerals are loaded to any of the following:(a) The construction site where the minerals are discharged;(b) The place where title to the minerals is transferred;(c) The place of processing.(2) A vehicle transporting hot mix asphalt material from the place where the material is first mixed to the paving site where the material is discharged;(3) A vehicle transporting concrete from the place where the material is first mixed to the site where the material is discharged;(4) A vehicle transporting manure, turf, sod, or silage from the site where the material is first produced to the first place of delivery;(5) A vehicle transporting chips, sawdust, mulch, bark, pulpwood, biomass, or firewood from the site where the product is first produced or harvested to the first point where the product is transferred.(B) In addition, if any of the vehicles listed in division (A) of this section and operated under the conditions described in that division do not exceed by more than seven and one-half per cent the gross vehicle weight provisions of sections 5577.01 to 5577.09 of the Revised Code and do not exceed the wheel or axle load limits of those sections by more than seven and one-half per cent, no penalty prescribed in section 5577.99 of the Revised Code for a wheel or axle overload shall be imposed.(C) If any of the vehicles listed in division (A) of this section and operated under the conditions described in that division exceed the weight provisions of sections 5577.01 to 5577.09 of the Revised Code by more than the percentage allowance of either division (A) or (B) of this section, both of the following apply without regard to the allowance provided by division (A) or (B) of this section:(1) The applicable penalty prescribed in section 5577.99 of the Revised Code;(2) The civil liability imposed by section 5577.12 of the Revised Code.(D) Divisions (A) and (B) of this section do not apply to the operation of a vehicle listed in division (A) of this section on either of the following:(1) A highway that is part of the interstate system;(2) A highway, road, or bridge that is subject to reduced maximum weights under section 4513.33, 5577.07, 5577.071, 5577.08, 5577.09, or 5591.42 of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev Code § 5577.044 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 55 | Roads-Highways-Bridges|Chapter 5577 | Load Limits on Highways|Section 5577.044 | Weight Restrictions for Vehicles Fueled by Natural Gas.

Effective: July 3, 2019|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 62 - 133rd General Assembly|(A) Notwithstanding sections 5577.02 and 5577.04 of the Revised Code, a vehicle fueled solely by compressed natural gas or liquid natural gas may exceed by not more than two thousand pounds the gross vehicle weight provisions of sections 5577.01 to 5577.09 of the Revised Code or the axle load limits of those sections.(B) If a vehicle described in division (A) of this section exceeds the weight provisions of sections 5577.01 to 5577.09 of the Revised Code by more than the allowance provided for in division (A) of this section, both of the following apply:(1) The applicable penalty prescribed in section 5577.99 of the Revised Code;(2) The civil liability imposed by section 5577.12 of the Revised Code.(C) Division (A) of this section does not apply to the operation of a vehicle on a highway, road, or bridge that is subject to reduced maximum weights under section 4513.33, 5577.07, 5577.071, 5577.08, 5577.09, or 5591.42 of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev Code § 5577.045 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 55 | Roads-Highways-Bridges|Chapter 5577 | Load Limits on Highways|Section 5577.045 | Fire Engine Weight Exemptions; Permits for Overweight Vehicles.

Effective: June 30, 2021|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 74 - 134th General Assembly|(A) As used in this section, "fire engine" means a fire engine, fire truck, or other vehicle or apparatus belonging to or used by any municipal, township, or volunteer fire department, while in the discharge of its functions. (B) Notwithstanding sections 5577.02 and 5577.04 of the Revised Code, a person may do both of the following without a written permit issued under section 4513.34 of the Revised Code: (1) Operate a two-axle fire engine, with a front axle maximum weight of twenty-four thousand pounds and a rear axle maximum weight of thirty-three thousand five hundred pounds and a minimum wheelbase of fifteen feet, on all roadways in the state; (2) Operate a fire engine with a maximum gross vehicle weight of eighty-six thousand pounds on the interstate highway system and within one road mile of an interstate highway system entrance or exit ramp. (C) Notwithstanding section 4513.34 of the Revised Code, for any fire engine that requires a permit, the director of transportation or local authority shall do both of the following: (1) Issue the permit at no cost to the municipal, township, or volunteer fire department; (2) Issue a permit that expires five years after the date of issuance. Last updated April 13, 2021 at 4:52 PM
Ohio Rev Code § 5577.06 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 55 | Roads-Highways-Bridges|Chapter 5577 | Load Limits on Highways|Section 5577.06 | Prohibition Against Violation.

Effective: September 28, 1973|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 200 - 110th General Assembly|No person shall violate any rule or regulation promulgated by the director of transportation in accordance with section 5577.05 of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev Code § 5577.07 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 55 | Roads-Highways-Bridges|Chapter 5577 | Load Limits on Highways|Section 5577.07 | Reduction of Weight and Speed During Times of Thaws and Moisture.

Effective: September 28, 1973|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 200 - 110th General Assembly|When thaws or excessive moisture render the improved highways of this state or any sections of them insufficient to bear the traffic thereon, or when such highways would be damaged or destroyed by heavy traffic during the period of thawing or excessive moisture, the maximum weight of vehicle and load, or the maximum speed, or both, for motor vehicles, as prescribed by law shall be reduced in the following manner:(A) On state highways, the director of transportation shall prescribe such reduction which shall not be more than twenty-five per cent;(B) On improved highways and all other roads in the county, other than state highways, the board of county commissioners shall prescribe such reduction as the condition of the road or highway justifies, but in no case shall the reduction be more than fifty per cent.The schedule of the reduction of maximum weights and speeds shall be filed, for the information of the public, in the office of the board of each county in which the schedule is operative and in the office of the director. The director or board, at least one day before such reduction becomes effective, shall cause to be placed and retained on such highways, at both ends and at the points of intersections by principal roads, during the period of such reduced limitation of weight, speed, or both, signs, of substantial construction, which will conspicuously indicate the limitations of weight and speed, which are allowed on the highway and the date on which such limitations shall go into effect. No person shall operate upon any such highway, a motor vehicle whose maximum weight or speed is in excess of the limitations prescribed. The expense of the purchase and erection of signs, provided for in this section, shall be paid from funds for the maintenance and repair of roads.
Ohio Rev Code § 5577.071 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 55 | Roads-Highways-Bridges|Chapter 5577 | Load Limits on Highways|Section 5577.071 | Reduction of Weight of Vehicle or Load or Speed on Deteriorated or Vulnerable Bridge.

Effective: May 31, 1988|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 409 - 117th General Assembly|(A) When deterioration renders any bridge or section of a bridge in a county insufficient to bear the traffic thereon, or when the bridge or section of a bridge would be damaged or destroyed by heavy traffic, the board of county commissioners may reduce the maximum weight of vehicle and load, or the maximum speed, or both, for motor vehicles, as prescribed by law, and prescribe whatever reduction the condition of the bridge or section of the bridge justifies. This section does not apply to bridges on state highways.(B) A schedule of any reductions made pursuant to division (A) of this section shall be filed, for the information of the public, in the office of the board of county commissioners in each county in which the schedule is operative. A board of county commissioners that makes a reduction pursuant to division (A) of this section shall, at least one day before a reduction becomes effective, cause to be placed and retained on any bridge on which a reduction is made, at both ends of the bridge, during the period of a reduced limitation of weight, speed, or both, signs of substantial construction conspicuously indicating the limitations of weight or speed or both which are permitted on the bridge and the date on which these limitations go into effect. No person shall operate upon any such bridge a motor vehicle whose maximum weight or speed is in excess of the limitations prescribed. The cost of purchasing and erecting the signs provided for in this division shall be paid from any fund for the maintenance and repair of bridges and culverts.(C) Except as otherwise provided in this division, no reduction shall be made pursuant to division (A) of this section on a joint bridge as provided in section 5591.25 of the Revised Code unless the board of county commissioners of every county sharing the joint bridge agrees to the reduction, the amount of the reduction, and how the cost of purchasing and erecting signs indicating the limitations of weight and speed is to be borne. A board of county commissioners may make a reduction pursuant to division (A) of this section on a section of a joint bridge, without the agreement any other county sharing the bridge, if the section of the bridge on which the reduction is to be made is located solely in that county.
Ohio Rev Code § 5577.08 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 55 | Roads-Highways-Bridges|Chapter 5577 | Load Limits on Highways|Section 5577.08 | Classification of Roads and Bridges by Board of County Commissioners.

Effective: May 31, 1988|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 409 - 117th General Assembly|The board of county commissioners may classify the county and township roads and bridges and all other roads and bridges within their respective counties, except state highways and bridges on state highways, with reference to the maximum weights and speeds permitted on such roads and bridges.The classifications made by the board under this section shall not apply to vehicles of a weight of five tons or less for vehicle and load.In making the classifications, the board shall take into consideration the nature of the roadbed, construction, and any other factors which are material in the proper classification of such roads and bridges.The board shall make rules governing the weight of vehicle and load and the speed permitted on the several classes of roads and bridges.
Ohio Rev Code § 5577.081 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 55 | Roads-Highways-Bridges|Chapter 5577 | Load Limits on Highways|Section 5577.081 | Surface Mining Vehicles Over Load Limit to Use Designated Roads.

Effective: September 29, 2017|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 49 - 132nd General Assembly|(A) Except when transferring unfinished aggregate material between facilities that are under the control of the same owner or operator that is subject to Chapter 1514. of the Revised Code or when unloading or loading finished aggregate product within a ten-mile radius of a surface mining operation that is permitted and regulated under that chapter, all vehicles entering or leaving such an operation that have a gross vehicle weight as defined in division (JJ) of section 4501.01 of the Revised Code that is in excess of sixty-six thousand pounds shall use the specific roads designated pursuant to sections 303.14 and 303.141 or 519.14 and 519.141 of the Revised Code as the primary means of ingress to and egress from the facilities or operation.(B) The owner or operator of a surface mining operation that is permitted under Chapter 1514. of the Revised Code and that is subject to the use of specific roads as the primary means of ingress to and egress from the operation pursuant to sections 303.14 and 303.141 or 519.14 and 519.141 of the Revised Code shall post a sign in a conspicuous location to inform the drivers of trucks entering and leaving the operation of the roads to use as the primary means of ingress to and egress from the operation.(C)(1) Whoever violates this section shall receive a written warning in such a manner that it becomes a part of the person's permanent record that is maintained by the bureau of motor vehicles and assists in monitoring violations of this section.(2) A person who commits a second offense within one year after committing the first offense is guilty of a minor misdemeanor.(3) A person who commits a third or subsequent offense within one year after committing the first offense is guilty of a misdemeanor of the fourth degree.(D) Fine money that is collected under division (C) of this section shall be deposited in the state treasury to the credit of the mining regulation and safety fund created in section 1513.30 of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev Code § 5577.09 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 55 | Roads-Highways-Bridges|Chapter 5577 | Load Limits on Highways|Section 5577.09 | Rules - Signs.

Effective: May 31, 1988|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 409 - 117th General Assembly|All rules as provided by section 5577.08 of the Revised Code shall be made by the board of county commissioners, at regular meetings, by a majority vote. Such rules shall be kept on file in the office of the board and open for inspection by the public.At least two days before such rules become effective the board shall cause to be placed and retained on county and township highways classified under section 5577.08 of the Revised Code or sections thereof, and on any bridge classified under section 5577.08 of the Revised Code, at both ends and at any points of intersection, signs, of substantial construction, which will conspicuously indicate the limitations of weight of vehicle and load or speed which will be allowed on such highways or bridges.It shall be unlawful to operate upon such highway or bridge a vehicle whose maximum weight or speed is in excess of the limitations prescribed. The expense of the purchase and erection of signs provided for in this section shall be paid from the county funds for the maintenance and repair of highways, bridges, and culverts.
Ohio Rev Code § 5577.10 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 55 | Roads-Highways-Bridges|Chapter 5577 | Load Limits on Highways|Section 5577.10 | Statement of Gross Vehicle Weight.

Effective: October 1, 1953|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly|No person shall issue or aid in issuing any bill of lading or other document of like nature in lieu thereof, which bill or document is to accompany a shipment of goods or property by truck, trailer, semitrailer, commercial tractor, or any other commercial vehicle used for the transportation of property, the gross weight of which, with load, exceeds three tons, with intent to defraud by misrepresenting thereon the weight of such goods or property to be so transported.Any driver or operator of a commercial car, trailer, or semitrailer may obtain from any person, firm, partnership, corporation, or association, including the owner, lessee, or operator of such commercial car, trailer, or semitrailer, owning and operating sealed scales in this state, a written "statement of gross vehicle weight" showing the gross weight of the vehicle including the cargo on the vehicle, the name and address of the person issuing the statement, and the date and place where the vehicle and its cargo were weighed. The driver or operator of the commercial car, trailer, or semitrailer shall retain such statement of gross vehicle weight on his person, and any law enforcement officer of this state may request that such driver or operator exhibit it to him. If, upon examining the statement of gross vehicle weight, the law enforcement officer has reason to believe that the information contained therein is correct in every respect, he shall indorse it with his name and the date and place where it was exhibited to him. The law enforcement officer may then permit such driver or operator to proceed without weighing by a law enforcement officer of this state. No person shall willfully issue a written statement of gross vehicle weight and knowingly give any false information in such statement.
Ohio Rev Code § 5577.11 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 55 | Roads-Highways-Bridges|Chapter 5577 | Load Limits on Highways|Section 5577.11 | Wheel Protectors.

Effective: September 1, 2000|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 600 - 123rd General Assembly|No person shall drive or operate, or cause to be driven or operated, any commercial car, trailer, or semitrailer, used for the transportation of goods or property, the gross weight of which, with load, exceeds three tons, upon the public highways, streets, bridges, and culverts within this state, unless such vehicle is equipped with suitable metal protectors or substantial flexible flaps on the rearmost wheels of such vehicle or combination of vehicles to prevent, as far as practicable, the wheels from throwing dirt, water, or other materials on the windshields of following vehicles. Such protectors or flaps shall have a ground clearance of not more than one third of the distance from the center of the rearmost axle to the center of the flaps under any conditions of loading of the vehicle, and they shall be at least as wide as the tires they are protecting. If the vehicle is so designed and constructed that such requirements are accomplished by means of fenders, body construction, or other means of enclosure, then no such protectors or flaps are required. Rear wheels not covered at the top by fenders, bodies, or other parts of the vehicle shall be covered at the top by protective means extending at least to the center line of the rearmost axle.
Ohio Rev Code § 5577.12 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 55 | Roads-Highways-Bridges|Chapter 5577 | Load Limits on Highways|Section 5577.12 | Liability for Damages - Prosecution - Application of Moneys.

Effective: September 28, 1973|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 200 - 110th General Assembly|Any person violating any law relating to or regulating the use of the improved public roads shall be liable for all damage resulting to any such street, highway, bridge, or culvert by reason of such violation. In case of any injury to such a street, highway, bridge, or culvert, such damages shall be collected by civil action, brought in the name of the state, on the relation of the director of transportation with respect to highways under his jurisdiction, and the attorney general or prosecuting attorney of any county shall institute such action, when requested by the director and prosecute it to final judgment. In case of any injury to an improved public road, bridge, or culvert of a county, by reason of the violations of any of the rules or regulations made by the board of county commissioners, the damages shall be recovered by a civil action prosecuted by the board; in case of an injury to an improved public street, highway, bridge, or culvert of a municipal corporation, it shall be the duty of the proper authorities of such municipal corporation to institute an action for the recovery of such damages; and in the case of an injury to an improved public street, road, bridge, or culvert of a township, the damages shall be recovered by a civil action prosecuted by the board of township trustees. All damages collected under this section shall be paid into the treasury of the state or proper political subdivision, and credited to any fund for the repair of streets, highways, roads, bridges, or culverts.
Ohio Rev Code § 5577.13 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 55 | Roads-Highways-Bridges|Chapter 5577 | Load Limits on Highways|Section 5577.13 | Enforcement by Deputies.

Effective: October 1, 1953|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly|In those counties having forty miles or more of improved intercounty or state highways, the sheriff of each such county shall, and in all other counties may, detail one or more deputies for the work of enforcing sections 5577.01 to 5577.14, inclusive, of the Revised Code. The board of county commissioners shall appropriate such amount of money annually, from the road fund of the county, as is necessary to equip and compensate such deputy. The patrolmen of the county highways may be deputized by the sheriffs of the counties in which they are employed, as deputy sheriffs, but shall receive no extra compensation.
Ohio Rev Code § 5577.14 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 55 | Roads-Highways-Bridges|Chapter 5577 | Load Limits on Highways|Section 5577.14 | Notice of Arrest.

Effective: January 9, 1961|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 1 - 104th General Assembly|Whenever the driver or operator of any truck, trailer, semitrailer, commercial tractor, or any other commercial vehicle used for the transportation of goods or property, the gross weight of which, with load, exceeds three tons, has been arrested for a violation of any provision of sections 4511.01 to 4511.76, inclusive, and 4513.01 to 4513.40, inclusive, or sections 5577.01 to 5577.09, inclusive, of the Revised Code, the officer making such arrest shall immediately notify, in writing, the person, firm, association, or corporation holding the certificate of public convenience and necessity or permit under which such vehicle is being driven or operated, and in whose name the vehicle is registered with and licensed by the bureau of motor vehicles, of the fact of such arrest. Such notification shall describe the vehicle involved, the name of the driver or operator thereof, and the time, place, and nature of the offense committed. Copies of such notification shall be immediately transmitted by the arresting officer to the public utilities commission and to the superintendent of the state highway patrol.