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Title 45, Title 45. Motor Vehicles-Aeronautics-Watercraft

23 chapters · 1,311 sections in this title.

All chapters in Title 451,311 Ch 4503, Chapter 4503 | Licensing Of Motor Ve…350 Ch 4511, Chapter 4511 | Traffic Laws - Operat…171 Ch 4513, Chapter 4513 | Traffic Laws - Equipm…83 Ch 4509, Chapter 4509 | Financial Responsibility81 Ch 4582, Chapter 4582 | Port Authorities72 Ch 4517, Chapter 4517 | Motor Vehicle Dealers…65 Ch 4510, Chapter 4510 | Driver's License Susp…58 Ch 4507, Chapter 4507 | Driver's License Law57 Ch 4501, Chapter 4501 | Motor Vehicles - Defi…49 Ch 4519, Chapter 4519 | Special Vehicles48 Ch 4505, Chapter 4505 | Certificate Of Motor …42 Ch 4561, Chapter 4561 | Aeronautics42 Ch 4549, Chapter 4549 | Motor Vehicle Crimes37 Ch 4506, Chapter 4506 | Commercial Driver's L…30

30 sections·Filtered byTitle 45✕Ch 4506✕

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 4506.01 Commercial driver's licensing definitions
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As used in this chapter: (A) "Alcohol concentration" means the concentration of alcohol in a person's blood, breath, or urine. When expressed as a percentage, it means grams of alcohol per the following: (1) One hundred milliliters of whole blood, blood serum, or blood plasma; (2…
Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 4506.011 Actual gross weight may be used in lieu of gross vehicle weight rating to determine qualification as commercial motor vehicle
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For purposes of this chapter, the actual gross weight of a vehicle or combination of vehicles may be used in lieu of a gross vehicle weight rating to determine whether a vehicle or combination of vehicles qualifies as a commercial motor vehicle if the gross vehicle weight rating …
Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 4506.03 Commercial driver's license or temporary instruction permit requirements
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(A) Except as provided in divisions (B) and (C) of this section, the following shall apply: (1) No person shall drive a commercial motor vehicle on a highway in this state unless the person holds, and has in the person's possession, any of the following: (a) A valid commercial dr…
Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 4506.04 Prohibited acts

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(A) No person shall do any of the following: (1) Drive a commercial motor vehicle while having in the person's possession or otherwise under the person's control more than one valid driver's license issued by this state, any other state, or by a foreign jurisdiction; (2) Drive a …

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 4506.05 Conditions for driving commercial motor vehicle

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(A) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a person may drive a commercial motor vehicle on a highway in this state if all of the following conditions are met: (1) The person has a valid commercial driver's license or commercial driver's license temporary instruction permit …

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 4506.06 Issuance of temporary instruction permit

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(A) The registrar of motor vehicles, upon receiving an application for a commercial driver's license temporary instruction permit, may issue the permit to any person who is at least eighteen years of age and holds a valid driver's license, other than a restricted license, issued …

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 4506.07 Form and contents of application for license or permit - registration as elector

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(A) An applicant for a commercial driver's license, restricted commercial driver's license, or a commercial driver's license temporary instruction permit, or a duplicate of such a license or permit, shall submit an application upon a form approved and furnished by the registrar o…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 4506.071 Effect of child support default on license or permit

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On receipt of a notice pursuant to section 3123.54 of the Revised Code, the registrar of motor vehicles shall comply with sections 3123.53 to 3123.60 of the Revised Code and any applicable rules adopted under section 3123.63 of the Revised Code with respect to a commercial driver…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 4506.08 Application and driving record information fees

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(A)(1) Each application for a commercial driver's license temporary instruction permit shall be accompanied by a fee of ten dollars. (2) Each application for a waiver for farm-related service industries shall be accompanied by a fee of twenty-five dollars. (3) Except as provided …

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 4506.09 Rules for qualification and testing of applicants

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(A) The registrar of motor vehicles, subject to approval by the director of public safety, shall adopt rules conforming with applicable standards adopted by the federal motor carrier safety administration as regulations under Pub. L. No. 103-272, 108 Stat. 1014 to 1029 (1994), 49…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 4506.10 Physical qualifications for commercial driver's license; Compliance with federal regulations

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(A) No person who holds a valid commercial driver's license shall drive a commercial motor vehicle unless the person is physically qualified to do so. (1) Any person applying for a commercial driver's license or commercial driver's license temporary instruction permit, the renewa…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 4506.101 Commercial driver's license not issued or retained in violation of federal law

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Notwithstanding any provision of the Revised Code, the bureau of motor vehicles shall not issue or renew a commercial driver's license if issuance or renewal of the license would violate federal law. No person shall retain a commercial driver's license if the retention of the lic…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 4506.11 Material and characteristics of commercial driver's license

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(A) Every commercial driver's license shall be marked "commercial driver's license" or "CDL" and shall be of such material and so designed as to prevent its reproduction or alteration without ready detection. The commercial driver's license for licensees under twenty-one years of…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 4506.12 Classes of licenses - endorsements and restrictions

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(A) Commercial driver's licenses shall be issued in the following classes and shall include any endorsements and restrictions that are applicable. Subject to any such endorsements and restrictions, the holder of a valid commercial driver's license may drive all commercial motor v…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 4506.13 Examiner's commercial examinations passed form; Information obtained from and posted to commercial driver's license information system and other sources; medical certification

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(A) The registrar of motor vehicles may authorize the highway patrol or any other employee of the department of public safety to issue an examiner's commercial examinations passed form to an applicant who has passed the required examinations. The examiner's commercial examination…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 4506.131 Hazardous materials endorsement for commercial driver's license; Security risk determination required

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(A)(1) The registrar of motor vehicles shall not issue, renew, upgrade, or transfer a hazardous materials endorsement for a commercial driver's license to any individual authorizing that individual to operate a commercial motor vehicle transporting a hazardous material in commerc…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 4506.14 Expiration or renewal of license - notice to registrar of change of address

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(A) Commercial driver's licenses shall expire as follows: (1) Except as provided in division (A)(3) or (4) of this section, each such license issued to replace an operator's or chauffeur's license shall expire on the original expiration date of the operator's or chauffeur's licen…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 4506.15 Prohibited acts

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(A) No person who holds a commercial driver's license or commercial driver's license temporary instruction permit or who operates a motor vehicle for which a commercial driver's license or permit is required shall do any of the following: (1) Drive a commercial motor vehicle whil…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 4506.16 Violations - disqualification of driver or placement out-of-service

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(A) Any person who is found to have been convicted of a violation of an out-of-service order shall be disqualified by the registrar of motor vehicles as follows: (1) If the person has not been convicted previously of a violation of an out-of-service order, the period of disqualif…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 4506.161 Limited driving privileges not granted to person under suspension; offenses involving operation of commercial motor vehicle

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No court shall issue an order granting limited driving privileges for operation of a commercial motor vehicle to any person whose driver's license or commercial driver's license has been suspended or who has been disqualified from operating a commercial motor vehicle. In regard t…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 4506.17 Implied consent to tests - effect of refusal

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(A) Both of the following are deemed to have given consent to a test or tests of the person's whole blood, blood serum or plasma, breath, oral fluid, or urine for the purpose of determining the person's alcohol concentration or the presence of any controlled substance or a metabo…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 4506.18 Driver to give notice of out-of-state conviction

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(A) Any driver who holds a commercial driver's license issued by this state and is convicted in another state or a foreign jurisdiction of violating any law or ordinance relating to motor vehicle traffic control, other than a parking violation, shall provide written notice of tha…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 4506.19 Application of provisions of 49 C.F.R. 383, subpart C

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(A) The provisions of 49 C.F.R. 383, subpart C, as amended, shall apply to all commercial drivers or persons who apply for employment as commercial drivers. No person shall fail to make a report to the person's employer as required by this section.(B) Whoever violates this sectio…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 4506.20 Duties of employer of commercial motor vehicle driver

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(A) Each employer shall require every applicant for employment as a driver of a commercial motor vehicle to provide the applicant's employment history for the ten years preceding the date the employment application is submitted to the prospective employer. The following informati…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 4506.21 Notice of conviction of nonresident license holder

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Within ten days of the final judgment of a conviction of the holder of an out-of-state commercial driver's license or commercial driver's license temporary instruction permit in any type of vehicle, or the conviction of the holder of an out-of-state noncommercial driver's license…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 4506.22 Powers and duties of department of public safety

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(A) The director of public safety and the registrar of motor vehicles, subject to approval by the director, may, in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code, adopt any rules necessary to carry out this chapter. (B) The department of public safety may do all of the followi…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 4506.23 Duties of peace officer as to alcohol or controlled substance violations

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Within the jurisdictional limits of the appointing authority, any peace officer shall stop and detain any person found violating section 4506.15 of the Revised Code, without obtaining a warrant. When there is reasonable ground to believe that a violation of section 4506.15 of the…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 4506.24 Restricted license and waiver for farm-related service industries

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(A) A restricted commercial driver's license and waiver for farm-related service industries may be issued by the registrar of motor vehicles to allow a person to operate a commercial motor vehicle during seasonal periods determined by the registrar and subject to the restrictions…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 4506.25 Registrar to disqualify person convicted of violation of out-of-service order

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(A) As used in this section, "commercial motor vehicle" means any self-propelled or towed vehicle used on public highways in intrastate or interstate commerce to transport passengers or property that meets any of the following specifications: (1) The vehicle has a gross vehicle w…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 4506.99 Penalty

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Whoever violates any provision of sections 4506.03 to 4506.20 of the Revised Code for which no penalty otherwise is provided in the section that contains the provision violated is guilty of a misdemeanor of the first degree.