Effective: January 1, 2004 Latest Legislation: Senate Bill 123 – 124th General Assembly (A) No person while operating a motor vehicle shall fail to slow down and stop the vehicle when signalled to do so upon meeting or overtaking a horse-drawn vehicle or person on horseback and to remain stationary until the vehicle or person […]
Effective: September 13, 2016 Latest Legislation: House Bill 110 – 131st General Assembly (A)(1) In the case of a motor vehicle accident or collision with persons or property on a public road or highway, the operator of the motor vehicle, having knowledge of the accident or collision, immediately shall stop the operator’s motor vehicle at […]
Effective: September 13, 2016 Latest Legislation: House Bill 110 – 131st General Assembly (A)(1) In the case of a motor vehicle accident or collision resulting in injury or damage to persons or property on any public or private property other than a public road or highway, the operator of the motor vehicle, having knowledge of […]
Effective: September 23, 2011 Latest Legislation: House Bill 5 – 129th General Assembly (A) The driver of any vehicle involved in an accident resulting in damage to real property, or personal property attached to real property, legally upon or adjacent to a public road or highway immediately shall stop and take reasonable steps to locate […]
Effective: January 1, 2004 Latest Legislation: Senate Bill 123 – 124th General Assembly (A)(1) No person shall sell or otherwise dispose of a master key designed to fit more than one motor vehicle, knowing or having reasonable cause to believe the key will be used to commit a crime. (2) No person shall buy, receive, […]
Effective: January 1, 1974 Latest Legislation: House Bill 511 – 109th General Assembly A law enforcement officer may remove the ignition key left in the ignition switch of an unlocked and unattended motor vehicle parked on a street or highway. The officer removing said key shall place notification upon the vehicle detailing his name and […]
Effective: January 1, 2004 Latest Legislation: Senate Bill 123 – 124th General Assembly (A) No person shall operate or drive a motor vehicle upon the public roads and highways in this state if it displays a license plate or a distinctive number or identification mark that meets any of the following criteria: (1) Is fictitious; […]
Effective: September 16, 2004 Latest Legislation: House Bill 230 – 125th General Assembly (A) The superintendent of the state highway patrol shall adopt rules governing the use of an electronic clearance device that enables an operator of a commercial motor vehicle, in accordance with division (B) of section 4511.121 of the Revised Code, to bypass […]
Effective: July 1, 2020 Latest Legislation: House Bill 62 – 133rd General Assembly (A) No person shall operate or cause to be operated upon a public road or highway a motor vehicle of a manufacturer or dealer unless the vehicle carries and displays a placard, except as provided in section 4503.21 of the Revised Code, […]
Effective: January 1, 2004 Latest Legislation: Senate Bill 123 – 124th General Assembly (A) No person shall operate or drive upon the highways of this state a motor vehicle acquired from a former owner who has registered the motor vehicle, while the motor vehicle displays the distinctive number or identification mark assigned to it upon […]
Effective: October 16, 2009 Latest Legislation: House Bill 1 – 128th General Assembly (A) No person who is the owner of a motor vehicle and a resident of this state shall operate or drive the motor vehicle upon the highways of this state, while it displays a distinctive number or identification mark issued by or […]
Effective: October 25, 1979 Latest Legislation: Senate Bill 141 – 113th General Assembly Any motor vehicle used by a member of the state highway patrol or by any other peace officer, while said officer is on duty for the exclusive or main purpose of enforcing the motor vehicle or traffic laws of this state, provided […]
Effective: October 1, 1953 Latest Legislation: House Bill 1 – 100th General Assembly Any officer arresting, or participating or assisting in the arrest of, a person charged with violating the motor vehicle or traffic laws of this state, provided the offense is punishable as a misdemeanor, such officer being on duty exclusively or for the […]
Effective: October 25, 1979 Latest Legislation: Senate Bill 141 – 113th General Assembly Every member of the state highway patrol and every other peace officer, while such officer is on duty for the exclusive or main purpose of enforcing motor vehicle or traffic laws of this state, provided the offense is punishable as a misdemeanor, […]
Effective: October 1, 1953 Latest Legislation: House Bill 1 – 100th General Assembly Any officer arresting, or participating or assisting in the arrest of, a person charged with violating the motor vehicle or traffic laws of this state, provided the offense is punishable as a misdemeanor, such officer being on duty exclusively or for the […]
Effective: September 29, 2011 Latest Legislation: House Bill 153 – 129th General Assembly (A) No law enforcement officer employed by a law enforcement agency of a municipal corporation, township, or joint police district shall issue any citation, summons, or ticket for a violation of section 4511.21 of the Revised Code or a substantially similar municipal […]
Effective: January 1, 2004 Latest Legislation: Senate Bill 123 – 124th General Assembly (A) The operator of a “commercial car,” as defined in section 4501.01 of the Revised Code, when the commercial car is required to be registered under the Revised Code, shall, when operating the commercial car, trailer, or semitrailer on the streets, roads, […]
Effective: October 1, 1953 Latest Legislation: House Bill 1 – 100th General Assembly Proceedings to enforce section 4549.18 of the Revised Code shall be brought in any court of record situated in the county in which the violation occurred, and all municipal courts shall have county-wide jurisdiction over such violations. Such actions shall be governed […]
Effective: March 20, 2014 Latest Legislation: House Bill 177 – 130th General Assembly (A) As used in this section: (1) “Air bag” has the same meaning as in 49 C.F.R. 579.4, as amended. (2) “Counterfeit air bag” means an air bag displaying a mark identical or similar to the genuine mark of a motor vehicle […]
Effective: March 28, 1985 Latest Legislation: House Bill 632 – 115th General Assembly (A) Any person who as a part of a continuing course of criminal conduct commits auto theft offenses in more than one county may be indicted and tried for all such offenses in any county where one such offense was committed. It […]
