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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

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Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 4511.181 OVI definitions
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As used in sections 4511.181 to 4511.198 of the Revised Code: (A) "Equivalent offense" means any of the following: (1) A violation of division (A) of section 4511.19 of the Revised Code; (2) A violation of a municipal OVI ordinance; (3) A violation of section 2903.04 of the Revis…
Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 4511.19 Operating vehicle under the influence of alcohol or drugs - OVI
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(A)(1) No person shall operate any vehicle, streetcar, or trackless trolley within this state, if, at the time of the operation, any of the following apply: (a) The person is under the influence of alcohol, a drug of abuse, or a combination of them. (b) The person has a concentra…
Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 4511.191 Implied consent
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(A)(1) As used in this section: (a) "Physical control" has the same meaning as in section 4511.194 of the Revised Code. (b) "Alcohol monitoring device" means any device that provides for continuous alcohol monitoring, any ignition interlock device, any immobilizing or disabling d…
Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 4511.192 Advice to OVI arrestee
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(A) Except as provided in division (A)(5) of section 4511.191 of the Revised Code, the arresting law enforcement officer shall give advice in accordance with this section to any person under arrest for a violation of division (A) or (B) of section 4511.19 of the Revised Code, sec…

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Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 4511.193 Portion fine deposited in municipal or county indigent drivers alcohol treatment fund

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(A) Twenty-five dollars of any fine imposed for a violation of a municipal OVI ordinance shall be deposited into the municipal or county indigent drivers alcohol treatment fund created pursuant to division (H) of section 4511.191 of the Revised Code in accordance with this sectio…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 4511.194 Having physical control of vehicle while under the influence

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(A) As used in this section:(1) "National highway traffic safety administration" has the same meaning as in section 4511.19 of the Revised Code.(2) "Physical control" means being in the driver's position of the front seat of a vehicle or in the driver's position of a streetcar or…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 4511.195 Seizing and detaining vehicle if operator has prior conviction

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(A) As used in this section: (1) "Arrested person" means a person who is arrested for a violation of division (A) of section 4511.19 of the Revised Code or a municipal OVI ordinance and whose arrest results in a vehicle being seized under division (B) of this section. (2) "Vehicl…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 4511.196 Initial appearance

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(A) If a person is arrested for being in physical control of a vehicle, streetcar, or trackless trolley in violation of section 4511.194 of the Revised Code or a substantially equivalent municipal ordinance, or for operating a vehicle, streetcar, or trackless trolley in violation…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 4511.197 Appeal of implied consent suspension

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(A) If a person is arrested for operating a vehicle, streetcar, or trackless trolley in violation of division (A) or (B) of section 4511.19 of the Revised Code or a municipal OVI ordinance or for being in physical control of a vehicle, streetcar, or trackless trolley in violation…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 4511.198 Limited driving privileges - remote continuous alcohol monitor

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(A)(1) If a court grants limited driving privilege to a person who is described in division (B) of this section and who is alleged to have committed a violation of division (A) of section 4511.19 of the Revised Code or of a substantially equivalent municipal ordinance, the court …

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 4511.20 Operation in willful or wanton disregard of the safety of persons or property

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(A) No person shall operate a vehicle, trackless trolley, or streetcar on any street or highway in willful or wanton disregard of the safety of persons or property.(B) Except as otherwise provided in this division, whoever violates this section is guilty of a minor misdemeanor. I…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 4511.201 Operation off street or highway in willful or wanton disregard of the safety of persons or property

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(A) No person shall operate a vehicle, trackless trolley, or streetcar on any public or private property other than streets or highways, in willful or wanton disregard of the safety of persons or property.This section does not apply to the competitive operation of vehicles on pub…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 4511.202 Operation without being in reasonable control of vehicle, trolley, or streetcar

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(A) No person shall operate a motor vehicle, trackless trolley, streetcar, agricultural tractor, or agricultural tractor that is towing, pulling, or otherwise drawing a unit of farm machinery on any street, highway, or property open to the public for vehicular traffic without bei…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 4511.203 Wrongful entrustment of motor vehicle

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(A) No person shall permit a motor vehicle owned by the person or under the person's control to be driven by another if any of the following apply: (1) The offender knows or has reasonable cause to believe that the other person does not have a valid driver's or commercial driver'…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 4511.204 Driving while texting

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(A) No person shall operate a motor vehicle, trackless trolley, or streetcar on any street, highway, or property open to the public for vehicular traffic while using, holding, or physically supporting with any part of the person's body an electronic wireless communications device…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 4511.205 Use of devices by persons under 18 years of age

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(A) No holder of a temporary instruction permit who has not attained the age of eighteen years and no holder of a probationary driver's license shall drive a motor vehicle on any street, highway, or property used by the public for purposes of vehicular traffic or parking while us…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 4511.21 Speed limits - assured clear distance

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(A) No person shall operate a motor vehicle, trackless trolley, or streetcar at a speed greater or less than is reasonable or proper, having due regard to the traffic, surface, and width of the street or highway and any other conditions, and no person shall drive any motor vehicl…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 4511.211 Establishing speed limit on private road

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(A) The owner of a private road located in a private residential area containing twenty or more dwelling units may establish a speed limit on the road by complying with all of the following requirements: (1) The speed limit is not less than twenty-five miles per hour and is indic…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 4511.212 Complaint of noncompliance by local authority with school zone sign laws

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(A) As used in this section, "local authority" means the legislative authority of a municipal corporation, the board of trustees of a township, or the board of county commissioners of a county.(B) The board of education or the chief administrative officer operating or in charge o…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 4511.213 Approaching stationary public safety vehicle displaying emergency light

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(A) The driver of a motor vehicle, upon approaching a stationary public safety vehicle, emergency vehicle, road service vehicle, waste collection vehicle, vehicle used by the public utilities commission to conduct motor vehicle inspections in accordance with sections 4923.04 and …

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 4511.214 Operation of low-speed, under-speed, or utility vehicle, or a mini-truck

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(A) As used in this section and sections 4511.215 and 4511.216 of the Revised Code, "low-speed vehicle," "mini-truck," "under-speed vehicle," and "utility vehicle" have the same meanings as in section 4501.01 of the Revised Code. (B)(1) No person shall operate a low-speed vehicle…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 4511.215 Local authorization for operation of low-speed, under-speed, or utility vehicle, or a mini-truck

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(A) By ordinance or resolution, a local authority may authorize the operation of under-speed or utility vehicles or mini-trucks on a public street or highway under its jurisdiction. A local authority that authorizes the operation of under-speed or utility vehicles or mini-trucks …

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 4511.216 Traveling from one farm field to another for agricultural purposes

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Notwithstanding sections 4511.214 and 4511.215 of the Revised Code, a person may operate a utility vehicle on any public roads or right-of-way, other than a freeway, when traveling from one farm field to another for agricultural purposes if the vehicle is displaying a triangular …

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 4511.22 Slow speed

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(A) No person shall stop or operate a vehicle, trackless trolley, or street car at such an unreasonably slow speed as to impede or block the normal and reasonable movement of traffic, except when stopping or reduced speed is necessary for safe operation or to comply with law. (B)…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 4511.23 Speed limits on bridges

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(A) No person shall operate a vehicle, trackless trolley, or streetcar over any bridge or other elevated structure constituting a part of a highway at a speed which is greater than the maximum speed that can be maintained with safety to such bridge or structure, when such structu…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 4511.24 Speed limits not applicable to emergency or public safety vehicles

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The prima-facie speed limitations set forth in section 4511.21 of the Revised Code do not apply to emergency vehicles or public safety vehicles when they are responding to emergency calls and are equipped with and displaying at least one flashing, rotating, or oscillating light v…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 4511.25 Lanes of travel upon roadways of sufficient width

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(A) Upon all roadways of sufficient width, a vehicle or trackless trolley shall be driven upon the right half of the roadway, except as follows:(1) When overtaking and passing another vehicle proceeding in the same direction, or when making a left turn under the rules governing s…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 4511.251 Street racing

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(A) As used in this section and section 4510.036 of the Revised Code: (1) "Street racing" means the operation of two or more vehicles from a point side by side at accelerating speeds in a competitive attempt to out-distance each other or the operation of one or more vehicles over…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 4511.252 Closing roads for supervised sports car racing

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In townships in this state composed entirely of islands, the legislative authority of a municipal corporation, the county commissioners of the county wherein such township is located, and the trustees of such township may, by joint consent, cause any road, street, or highway in s…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 4511.26 Vehicles traveling in opposite directions

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(A) Operators of vehicles and trackless trolleys proceeding in opposite directions shall pass each other to the right, and upon roadways having width for not more than one line of traffic in each direction, each operator shall give to the other one-half of the main traveled porti…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 4511.27 Overtaking and passing of vehicles proceeding in the same direction

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(A) The following rules govern the overtaking and passing of vehicles or trackless trolleys proceeding in the same direction:(1) The operator of a vehicle or trackless trolley overtaking another vehicle or trackless trolley proceeding in the same direction shall, except as provid…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 4511.28 Overtaking and passing upon the right of another vehicle

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(A) The driver of a vehicle or trackless trolley may overtake and pass upon the right of another vehicle or trackless trolley only under the following conditions:(1) When the vehicle or trackless trolley overtaken is making or about to make a left turn;(2) Upon a roadway with uno…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 4511.29 Driving to left of center of roadway in overtaking and passing traffic proceeding in same direction

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(A) No vehicle or trackless trolley shall be driven to the left of the center of the roadway in overtaking and passing traffic proceeding in the same direction, unless such left side is clearly visible and is free of oncoming traffic for a sufficient distance ahead to permit such…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 4511.30 Driving upon left side of roadway

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(A) No vehicle or trackless trolley shall be driven upon the left side of the roadway under the following conditions:(1) When approaching the crest of a grade or upon a curve in the highway, where the operator's view is obstructed within such a distance as to create a hazard in t…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 4511.31 Establishing hazardous zones

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(A) The department of transportation may determine those portions of any state highway where overtaking and passing other traffic or driving to the left of the center or center line of the roadway would be especially hazardous and may, by appropriate signs or markings on the high…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 4511.32 One-way traffic - rotary islands

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(A) The department of transportation may designate any highway or any separate roadway under its jurisdiction for one-way traffic and shall erect appropriate signs giving notice thereof. Upon a roadway designated and posted with signs for one- way traffic a vehicle shall be drive…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 4511.33 Driving in marked lanes

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(A) Whenever any roadway has been divided into two or more clearly marked lanes for traffic, or wherever within municipal corporations traffic is lawfully moving in two or more substantially continuous lines in the same direction, the following rules apply:(1) A vehicle or trackl…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 4511.34 Space between moving vehicles

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(A) The operator of a motor vehicle, streetcar, or trackless trolley shall not follow another vehicle, streetcar, or trackless trolley more closely than is reasonable and prudent, having due regard for the speed of such vehicle, streetcar, or trackless trolley, and the traffic up…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 4511.35 Divided roadways

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(A) Whenever any highway has been divided into two roadways by an intervening space, or by a physical barrier, or clearly indicated dividing section so constructed as to impede vehicular traffic, every vehicle shall be driven only upon the right-hand roadway, and no vehicle shall…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 4511.36 Rules for turns at intersections

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(A) The driver of a vehicle intending to turn at an intersection shall be governed by the following rules:(1) Approach for a right turn and a right turn shall be made as close as practicable to the right-hand curb or edge of the roadway.(2) At any intersection where traffic is pe…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 4511.37 Turning in roadway prohibited - exceptions

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(A) Except as provided in section 4511.13 of the Revised Code and division (B) of this section, no vehicle shall be turned so as to proceed in the opposite direction upon any curve, or upon the approach to or near the crest of a grade, if the vehicle cannot be seen within five hu…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 4511.38 Rules for starting and backing vehicles

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(A) No person shall start a vehicle, streetcar, or trackless trolley which is stopped, standing, or parked until such movement can be made with reasonable safety.Before backing, operators of vehicle, streetcars, or trackless trolleys shall give ample warning, and while backing th…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 4511.39 Turn and stop signals

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(A) No person shall turn a vehicle or trackless trolley or move right or left upon a highway unless and until such person has exercised due care to ascertain that the movement can be made with reasonable safety nor without giving an appropriate signal in the manner hereinafter pr…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 4511.40 Hand and arm signals

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(A) Except as provided in division (B) of this section, all signals required by sections 4511.01 to 4511.78 of the Revised Code, when given by hand and arm, shall be given from the left side of the vehicle in the following manner, and such signals shall indicate as follows:(1) Le…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 4511.41 Right-of-way rule at intersections

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(A) When two vehicles, including any trackless trolley or streetcar, approach or enter an intersection from different streets or highways at approximately the same time, the driver of the vehicle on the left shall yield the right-of-way to the vehicle on the right.(B) The right-o…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 4511.42 Right-of-way rule when turning left

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(A) The operator of a vehicle, streetcar, or trackless trolley intending to turn to the left within an intersection or into an alley, private road, or driveway shall yield the right of way to any vehicle, streetcar, or trackless trolley approaching from the opposite direction, wh…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 4511.43 Right-of-way rule at through highways, stop signs, yield signs

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(A) Except when directed to proceed by a law enforcement officer, every driver of a vehicle or trackless trolley approaching a stop sign shall stop at a clearly marked stop line, but if none, before entering the crosswalk on the near side of the intersection, or, if none, then at…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 4511.431 Stop prior to driving on sidewalk area

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(A) The driver of a vehicle or trackless trolley emerging from an alley, building, private road, or driveway within a business or residence district shall stop the vehicle or trackless trolley immediately prior to driving onto a sidewalk or onto the sidewalk area extending across…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 4511.432 Stop signs on private road

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(A) The owner of a private road located in a private residential area containing twenty or more dwelling units may erect stop signs at places where the road intersects with another private road in the residential area, in compliance with all of the following requirements: (1) The…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 4511.44 Right-of-way at highway from any place other than another roadway

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(A) The operator of a vehicle, streetcar, or trackless trolley about to enter or cross a highway from any place other than another roadway shall yield the right of way to all traffic approaching on the roadway to be entered or crossed.(B) Except as otherwise provided in this divi…