Effective: September 28, 1973 Latest Legislation: House Bill 200 – 110th General Assembly The director of transportation shall not be suable, either as a sole defendant or jointly with other defendants, in any court outside Franklin county except in actions brought by a railroad company under section 4957.30 of the Revised Code, or by a […]
Effective: September 28, 1973 Latest Legislation: House Bill 200 – 110th General Assembly The director of transportation, either in person or through a representative of the department of transportation, may accept invitations to give addresses or lectures before persons interested in transportation improvement and development. In such cases the director, or the person designated by […]
Effective: September 28, 1973 Latest Legislation: House Bill 200 – 110th General Assembly The director of transportation may call into conference any employee of the department of transportation or the officials of any county, township, or municipal corporation for any purpose connected with the director’s official duties. Any employee of the department so called into […]
Effective: September 28, 1973 Latest Legislation: House Bill 200 – 110th General Assembly Each employee or appointee under Chapters 5501., 5503., 5511., 5512., 5513., 5515., 5516., 5517., 5519., 5521., 5523., 5525., 5527., 5528., 5529., 5531., 5533., and 5535. of the Revised Code in cases other than where the amount of the bond is fixed, may […]
Effective: June 1, 2004 Latest Legislation: House Bill 52 – 125th General Assembly (A) The director of transportation shall adopt rules that do the following: (1) Rules governing the posting of signs advising motorists that increased penalties apply for certain traffic violations occurring on streets or highways in a construction zone; (2) Rules governing the […]
Effective: July 1, 2013 Latest Legislation: House Bill 51 – 130th General Assembly The director of transportation shall have general supervision of all roads comprising the state highway system. The director may alter, widen, straighten, realign, relocate, establish, construct, reconstruct, improve, maintain, repair, and preserve any road or highway on the state highway system, and, […]
Effective: August 5, 2016 Latest Legislation: House Bill 233 – 131st General Assembly (A) Notwithstanding sections 123.01 and 127.16 of the Revised Code the director of transportation may lease or lease-purchase all or any part of a transportation facility to or from one or more persons, one or more governmental agencies, a transportation improvement district, […]
Effective: September 29, 2013 Latest Legislation: House Bill 59 – 130th General Assembly (A) The director of transportation may do all of the following: (1) Contract in the manner provided by this section with one or more persons, a transportation improvement district, one or more governmental agencies, or any combination thereof, desiring the use or […]
Effective: April 5, 2001 Latest Legislation: Senate Bill 295 – 123rd General Assembly The director of transportation may purchase property in fee simple in the name of the state by warranty deed, and all or any part of a tract of land when the acquisition of a part of the land needed for highway purposes […]
Effective: June 21, 1990 Latest Legislation: Senate Bill 185 – 118th General Assembly At any time during the development of a highway project, subject to section 5501.331 of the Revised Code, the owner of an interest in real property may donate to the state, and the director of transportation may accept in the name of […]
Effective: June 21, 1990 Latest Legislation: Senate Bill 185 – 118th General Assembly If an interest in real property is donated under section 5501.33 of the Revised Code before adoption of an environmental document prepared by the department of transportation for the highway project, the deed by which the donation is made shall clearly state […]
Effective: September 30, 2021 Latest Legislation: House Bill 110 – 134th General Assembly Upon the occurrence of the condition stated in a deed pursuant to division (C) of section 5501.331 of the Revised Code, the director of transportation shall prepare and issue a certification of the occurrence to the grantor or the grantor’s successors or […]
Effective: July 1, 2009 Latest Legislation: House Bill 2 – 128th General Assembly (A) If circumstances alter the highway requirements after the director of transportation has acquired property so that the real property or part of the real property is no longer required for highway purposes, the director, in the name of the state, may […]
Effective: June 30, 1997 Latest Legislation: House Bill 215 – 122nd General Assembly The director of transportation has determined that it is feasible to use in the construction of highways sands, gravel, and soils that contain varying amounts of petroleum products resulting from the upgrading of underground storage tanks. In order to maximize the beneficial […]
Effective: November 23, 1977 Latest Legislation: Senate Bill 221 – 112th General Assembly The director of transportation shall maintain a laboratory of research and tests and employ qualified personnel to conduct research pertaining to materials, supplies, and equipment used in road construction and maintenance and to test materials, supplies, and equipment used in the construction […]
Effective: September 28, 1973 Latest Legislation: House Bill 200 – 110th General Assembly The director of transportation may secure suitable buildings for housing, storing, caring for, and keeping in repair, automobiles, motor trucks, road machinery, and other equipment owned by the department of transportation. Such buildings may be secured by purchase or lease or by […]
Effective: July 3, 2019 Latest Legislation: House Bill 62 – 133rd General Assembly (A) The director of transportation may remove snow and ice from state highways, purchase the necessary equipment including snow fences, employ the necessary labor, and make all contracts necessary to enable such removal. The director may remove snow and ice from the […]
Effective: September 28, 1973 Latest Legislation: House Bill 200 – 110th General Assembly The director of transportation shall have supervision and control of all trees and shrubs within the limits of a state highway. The department of agriculture or other proper department may, with the consent of the director of transportation, take charge of the […]
Effective: September 17, 1996 Latest Legislation: House Bill 572 – 121st General Assembly Any contract made by the director of transportation under Chapters 4561., 5501., 5503., 5511., 5513., 5515., 5516., 5517., 5519., 5521., 5523., 5525., 5527., 5528., 5529., 5531., 5533., and 5535. of the Revised Code shall be made in the name of the state […]
Effective: September 11, 2014 Latest Legislation: House Bill 533 – 130th General Assembly (A)(1) Notwithstanding section 5735.27 of the Revised Code, the director of transportation, when the director determines it in the interest of the welfare and safety of the citizens of Ohio, may enter into agreements with other states or subdivisions thereof or the […]
