Ohio Administrative Code

11.15 PDF: A towing service must include its certificate number on all written advertisements that could reasonably be used by a consumer to determine whether to hire the towing service. It is not required to be displayed on any promotional items, or when the towing service's nam…

19.03 PDF: (A) "Applicant" means an entity who submits to the commission the required application forms necessary to receive a transportation network company permit.(B) "Commission" means the public utilities commission of Ohio.(C) "Permit" means a transportation network company …

19.03 PDF: (A) This chapter governs the permitting of transportation network companies operating with this state, and implements the requirement of Chapter 4925. of the Revised Code.(B) The commission may, upon application or upon a motion filed by a party, waive any requirement …

19.03 PDF: (A) No transportation network company may operate within this state unless such transportation network company possesses a current and valid permit issued by the commission pursuant to this chapter.(B) To obtain a permit from the commission, an applicant makes payment …

19.03 PDF: (A) Upon a request from the staff, an applicant should provide, within fifteen days, or within a longer time period if agreed to by the staff, any additional information necessary for the processing of an application for a permit or renewal of a permit. Failure to resp…

19.03 PDF: (A) Following receipt of a completed application form submitted by an applicant pursuant to rule 4901:2-23-03 of the Administrative Code, the staff should issue a permit, provided that the applicant:(1) Has affirmed that it will maintain compliance with the applicable …

19.03 PDF: (A) Authorized employees of the commission's transportation department may examine any records, documents, or property of transportation network companies for the purpose of assessing its compliance with the provisions of sections 4925.03 to 4925.08 of the Revised Code…

19.03 PDF: (A) No transportation network company may operate in this state if the commission has suspended or revoked the permit of such transportation network company.(B) The commission may, suspend or revoke the permit issued to a transportation network company if the commissio…

19.03 PDF: (A) "Commission" means the public utilities commission of Ohio.(B) "For-hire motor carrier" has the same meaning as in section 4923.01 of the Revised Code.(C) "Gross vehicle weight rating" has the same meaning as in section 4506.01 of the Revised Code.(D) "Motor vehicl…

19.03 PDF: (A) This chapter governs the establishment of maximum fees for towing and storage of motor vehicles and other requirements applicable to for-hire motor carriers charging such fees.(B) The commission may, upon an application or motion filed by a party, waive any require…

19.03 PDF: (A) The maximum fees that may be charged relative to the towing of motor vehicles are as follows:(1) If a motor vehicle has a manufacturer's gross vehicle weight rating less than ten thousand one pounds, any fee for the removal of the motor vehicle charged by a towing …

11.15 PDF: (A) "Authorized personnel" means employees of the commission's transportation department authorized to conduct inspections of motor vehicles and drivers, and employees of the state highway patrol designated by the superintendent to conduct inspections of motor vehicles…

11.15 PDF: (A) This chapter governs the establishment and enforcement of safety standards applicable to the operations of motor carriers, excepted carriers, hazardous materials transporters, and offerors.(B) The commission may, upon an application or a motion filed by a party, wa…

11.15 PDF: (A) The commission hereby adopts the provisions of the regulations of the U.S. department of transportation contained in 49 C.F.R. 40, 367, 372.107(i), 372.113, 380, 382, 383, 385, 386, 387, and 390 to 397, as effective on the date referenced in paragraph (C) of rule 4…

11.15 PDF: (A) No motor carrier, excepted carrier, or hazardous materials transporter shall operate or permit the operation of a motor vehicle in intrastate commerce by a person under the age of eighteen years. No motor carrier, or excepted carrier, shall operate or permit the op…

11.15 PDF: (A) The commission may grant a motor carrier operating in intrastate commerce, a temporary exemption from some or all provisions of this chapter when any of the following apply:(1) When such action is consistent with regulatory relief issued by the U.S. department of t…

11.15 PDF: (A) Authorized personnel may declare "out-of-service":(1) Any commercial motor vehicle, operated by a motor carrier, which by reason of its mechanical condition or loading would likely cause an accident or breakdown.(2) Any motor vehicle or driver that is found to be i…

11.15 PDF: No motor carrier shall operate a motor vehicle, the gross weight of which, with load, exceeds three tons, on the public highways in Ohio unless the rearmost wheels of the vehicle or combination of vehicles are equipped with wheel protectors as required by section 5577.…

11.15 PDF: (A) Exceptions to compliance with the marking requirements of 49 C.F.R. 390.21, as effective on the date referenced in paragraph (C) of rule 4901:2-5-02 of the Administrative Code, apply where:(1) The identification number issued by the commission preceded by the lette…

11.15 PDF: (A) Inspections conducted by authorized personnel pursuant to rule 4901:2-5-13 of the Administrative Code, are mandatory and no motor carrier, excepted carrier, or hazardous materials transporter may deviate from its route for the purpose of circumventing or evading an…

11.15 PDF: (A) For the purpose of enforcing the provisions of Chapters 4921. and 4923. of the Revised Code, and Chapter 4901:2-5 of the Administrative Code, authorized personnel may enter in or upon any motor vehicle of any motor carrier, excepted carrier, or hazardous materials …

11.15 PDF: (A) Whenever it is determined that a violation of Chapters 4921. or 4923. of the Revised Code, or Chapter 4901:2-5 of the Administrative Code poses an imminent hazard to safety, the commission may order a motor carrier, excepted carrier, or hazardous materials transpor…

11.15 PDF: For the purposes of 49 C.F.R. 395.1(K), as effective on the date referenced in paragraph (C) of rule 4901:2-5-02 of the Administrative Code, the "planting and harvesting season" in the state of Ohio is January first through December thirty-first of each year. Last upda…

11.15 PDF: As used in this chapter:(A) "Commission" means the public utilities commission of Ohio.(B) "Days," when used to compute any period of time prescribed or allowed by these rules, do not include the date of the act or event from which the designated period of time begins …

11.15 PDF: (A) This chapter governs all proceedings of the commission to assess forfeitures and make compliance orders as authorized by section 4923.99 of the Revised Code.(B) The commission may, upon an application or a motion filed by a party, waive any requirement of this chap…

11.15 PDF: (A) General provisions(1) The official address of the staff is "Public Utilities Commission of Ohio, Transportation Compliance Division, 180 East Broad Street, Columbus, OH 43215-3793."(2) All documents served upon the staff via facsimile transmission must be sent to t…

11.15 PDF: (A) The commission, any commissioner, the legal director, the deputy legal director, or an attorney examiner may issue subpoenas, upon the request of the staff, when the staff has cause to believe that a violation for which a forfeiture may be assessed has been committ…

11.15 PDF: When the staff receives a report of violation, or otherwise discovers a violation, it may serve a "notice of apparent violation" upon one or more respondents. The notice of apparent violation contains:(A) An identification of the date of the violation and person, vehic…

11.15 PDF: (A) Within ninety days of the receipt of a report of violation, or the discovery of a violation, but no later than one year following the date the violation occurred, the staff may serve a "notice of intent to assess forfeiture" for that violation upon one or more resp…

11.15 PDF: When staff has reason to believe that a person or entity has committed one or more violations, staff may serve a "notice of intent to make compliance order" upon one or more respondents that is reasonably calculated to prevent future violations. The notice of intent to…

11.15 PDF: One or more timely notices directed to a single respondent may be combined or merged in any combination. Last updated July 13, 2023 at 3:03 PM Authorized By: – Amplifies: – Five Year Review Date:

11.15 PDF: (A) A respondent upon whom a notice of apparent violation, a notice of intent to assess forfeiture, a notice of intent to make compliance order, or a combined notice has been served may, within thirty days, serve upon staff a "request for conference." The written reque…

11.15 PDF: (A) Should the staff and the respondent reach agreement regarding the occurrence of a violation, the amount of a forfeiture to be assessed, or the nature of a compliance order to be made, the agreement may be reduced to writing in a "settlement agreement." Where an agr…

11.15 PDF: Following service of a notice of apparent violation, a notice of intent to assess forfeiture, a notice of intent to make compliance order, or a combined notice, the staff may serve a "notice of preliminary determination" upon the respondent. The signed notice of prelim…

11.15 PDF: Within thirty days following service by the staff of a notice of preliminary determination in accordance with rule 4901:2-7-12 of the Administrative Code, the respondent may file a "request for administrative hearing" with the commission's docketing division. Acceptabl…

11.15 PDF: (A) A respondent upon whom a notice of intent to assess forfeiture has been served who fails within thirty days to pay the amount of the forfeiture stated in the notice or to serve upon staff a request for conference is in default. A respondent in default is deemed to …

11.15 PDF: (A) Prior to a respondent filing a request for an administrative hearing pursuant to rule 4901:2-7-13 of the Administrative Code, any time within which a respondent is required to act under this chapter may be extended by the director, in writing, for good cause shown.…

11.15 PDF: (A) Unless otherwise provided in this chapter, all hearings occur in accordance with Chapter 4901-1 of the Administrative Code.(B) Subsequent to a respondent filing a request for administrative hearing pursuant to rule 4901:2-7-13 of the Administrative Code, a preheari…

11.15 PDF: (A) During the evidentiary hearing, the staff must prove the occurrence of a violation by a preponderance of the evidence.(B) If staff is required to establish a respondent's history of violations, prior reports of violation relied upon by staff to meet its burden cons…

11.15 PDF: If justified by the evidence in any hearing, the commission may order payment of a forfeiture greater than, less than, or equal to the forfeiture requested in the notice of intent to assess forfeiture or the notice of preliminary determination. The commission is not re…

11.15 PDF: (A) Forfeitures are to be paid by check, money order, or by any other means the staff makes available to a respondent. A check or money order made payable to "Treasurer, State of Ohio," and may be mailed or delivered to:"Public Utilities Commission of OhioTransportatio…

11.15 PDF: [Comment: For dates of references to a section of either the United States Code or a regulation in the Code of Federal Regulations, see rule 4901:2-5-02 of the Administrative Code.]As used in this chapter:(A) "Carrier" means any person, engaged in the highway transport…

11.15 PDF: (A) This chapter governs all proceedings of the commission to establish routing designations applicable to the highways transportation of nonradioactive hazardous materials, in commerce, into, within, or through, this state as authorized by section 4923.11 of the Revis…

11.15 PDF: [Comment: For dates of references to a section of either the United States Code or a regulation in the Code of Federal Regulations, see rule 4901:2-5-02 of the Administrative Code.](A) Other than routing designations recognized by the United States department of transp…

11.15 PDF: (A) As used in this rule, "northeast Ohio" means the following counties in the state of Ohio: Cuyahoga, Geauga, Lake, Lorain, Medina.(B) As used in this rule, "through transportation" means the transportation of hazardous materials which has neither a place of origin n…

11.15 PDF: (A) Each railroad in the state of Ohio is subject to the track clearance standards established in this rule.(B) On any new railroad track construction or reconstruction of yards in Ohio, the lateral clearance between centers of adjacent and parallel railroad tracks cov…

11.15 PDF: (A) Every railroad company, public or private corporation, or person proposing to build any structure or place described in section 4963.42 of the Revised Code which has a lesser clearance than that prescribed in such section shall apply to this commission for a permit…