Section 5591.44 | Prosecutions.
Effective: July 1, 1989 Latest Legislation: House Bill 111 – 118th General Assembly Prosecution under sections 5591.42 and 5591.43 of the Revised Code shall be in the name of the state and be commenced within three months after the offense is committed. Sections 5591.33 to 5591.43 of the Revised Code do not take away from […]
Section 5591.24 | Construction of Approaches to County Bridges.
Effective: October 1, 1953 Latest Legislation: House Bill 1 – 100th General Assembly The board of county commissioners shall construct, without unnecessary delay, good and sufficient approaches or ways to bridges erected by it. The board shall contract for such construction in the same manner as for contracting for the construction of such bridges.
Section 5591.25 | Board of County Commissioners of One or More Counties May Build Bridges.
Effective: October 1, 1953 Latest Legislation: House Bill 1 – 100th General Assembly When it becomes necessary for the public convenience to bridge a stream of water which is on or near the lines of two or more counties, which are traversed by, or lie on or near the road on which such bridge is […]
Section 5591.26 | Suits for Injuries to Bridges, Roads, and Buildings – Action by Property Owners – Disposition of Money Recovered.
Effective: October 1, 1953 Latest Legislation: House Bill 1 – 100th General Assembly If a bridge, any state or county road, or any public building, the property of or under the control or supervision of a county, is injured or destroyed, or when any state or county road or public highway has been injured or […]
Section 5591.27 | Bridge to Replace One Destroyed.
Effective: October 1, 1953 Latest Legislation: House Bill 1 – 100th General Assembly In rebuilding a bridge destroyed or injured by flood or fire, the board of county commissioners may select a new site therefor. Before the change is made, or a contract for that purpose is entered into, the board shall give at least […]
Section 5591.33 | Bridges Over Millraces.
Effective: October 1, 1953 Latest Legislation: House Bill 1 – 100th General Assembly No person possessed of the right to a water privilege shall be required to erect or keep in repair a bridge over a millrace or watercourse, excavated or constructed by him across a public road or highway for hydraulic purposes.
Section 5591.34 | Purchase and Appropriation of Materials.
Effective: October 1, 1953 Latest Legislation: House Bill 1 – 100th General Assembly The board of county commissioners may contract for and purchase stone, gravel, earth, dirt, or other material necessary for the construction or keeping in repair of approaches or ways to bridges as required by section 5591.24 of the Revised Code. The cost […]
Section 5591.35 | Lighting of Bridges – Highway Intersections.
Effective: August 18, 1955 Latest Legislation: House Bill 878 – 101st General Assembly The board of county commissioners may provide for the proper lighting of bridges over streams, highway intersections, highway or railroad grade separations or interchange areas erected by it. The cost of such lighting shall be paid from the bridge fund of the […]
Section 5591.36 | Guardrails for Bridge or Steep Embankment.
Effective: April 9, 2003 Latest Legislation: Senate Bill 106 – 124th General Assembly The board of county commissioners shall erect and maintain on county roads, where not already done, one or more guardrails on each end of a county bridge, viaduct, or culvert more than five feet high. The board also shall protect, by guardrails, […]
Section 5591.37 | Noncompliance.
Effective: April 9, 2003 Latest Legislation: Senate Bill 106 – 124th General Assembly Negligent failure to comply with section 5591.36 of the Revised Code shall render the county liable for all accidents or damages resulting from that failure.