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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. § 4561.01 Aeronautics definitions
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As used in sections 4561.01 to 4561.27 of the Revised Code: (A) "Aviation" means transportation by aircraft; operation of aircraft; the establishment, operation, maintenance, repair, and improvement of airports, landing fields, and other air navigation facilities; and all other a…
Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 4561.021 Office of aviation
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There is hereby created in the division of multi-modal planning and programs of the department of transportation the office of aviation. The director of transportation shall appoint the administrator of the office of aviation, who shall serve at the pleasure of the director. The …
Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 4561.03 Ohio airport improvement program fund
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(A) The Ohio airport improvement program fund is created in the state treasury. The fund shall consist of money appropriated to it by the general assembly. (B) The fund shall be used by the office of aviation to support the Ohio airport improvement program. The program provides f…
Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 4561.05 Department of transportation to administer chapter - rules
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The department of transportation shall administer Chapter 4561. of the Revised Code. The department may adopt and promulgate such rules as it determines necessary to carry out this chapter. The department may issue and amend orders, and make, promulgate, and amend, reasonable gen…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 4561.06 Department of transportation - powers and duties

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The department of transportation shall encourage the development of aviation and the promotion of aviation education and research within this state as, in its judgment, may best serve the public interest. The department may furnish engineering or other technical counsel and servi…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 4561.07 Cooperation with other agencies

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The department of transportation may cooperate with any government agency and others, including private persons, engaged in aviation, aviation education or research, or the promotion of aviation, and shall seek to promote the aeronautic activities of these bodies. The department …

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 4561.08 Cooperation regarding airports, landing fields, and other air navigation facilities - acceptance of federal funds

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The department of transportation may cooperate with any government agency, in the acquisition, establishment, construction, enlargement, improvement, equipment, or operation of airports, landing fields, and other air navigation facilities in this state, and may comply with the la…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 4561.09 Acceptance of federal funds by regional airport authorities, counties, and municipal corporations

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Each regional airport authority, county, municipal corporation, and agency of this state may accept, receive, and give receipt for federal funds upon such terms as are prescribed by the laws of the United States and any rules and regulations made thereunder, and may treat similar…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 4561.10 Municipality marking

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The legislative authority of every municipal corporation in this state shall cause said municipal corporation to be marked for aviation purposes, and shall maintain such marking, subject to and in accordance with law and such rules and regulations as are made by the department of…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 4561.11 Approval of department of transportation - aviator's license

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(A) All airports, landing fields, and landing areas shall be approved by the department of transportation before being used for commercial purposes. The department may issue a certificate of approval in each case. The department shall require that a complete plan of such airport,…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 4561.12 Regulation of aircraft on public property

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(A) Unless operated by the department of transportation or its agents, no aircraft shall be operated or maintained on any public land or water owned or controlled by this state, or by any political subdivision of this state, except at such places and under such rules and regulati…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 4561.13 Enforcement of laws - investigation of accidents

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Every state, county, and municipal law enforcement officer charged with the enforcement of state or municipal laws may investigate aircraft accidents and enforce sections 4561.14, 4561.15, and 4561.24 of the Revised Code.The state highway patrol may use any of its personnel and e…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 4561.14 Prohibited acts

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(A) No person shall operate any aircraft in this state unless such person is the holder of a valid aviator's license issued by the United States.No person operating an aircraft within this state shall fail to exhibit such license for inspection upon the demand of any passenger on…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 4561.15 Unsafe operation of aircraft or UAV

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(A) No person shall commit any of the following acts: (1) Carry passengers in an aircraft unless the person piloting the aircraft is a holder of a valid airperson's certificate of competency issued by the United States that authorizes the holder to carry passengers and the person…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 4561.151 Liability of aircraft operators

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The owner, operator, or person responsible for the operation of an aircraft shall not be liable for loss or damage arising from injuries to or death of a guest, resulting from the operation of said aircraft, while such guest is being transported without payment therefor in or upo…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 4561.17 License tax on aircraft - exceptions

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(A) To provide revenue for administering sections 4561.17 to 4561.22 of the Revised Code relative to the registration of aircraft, for the surveying of and the establishment, checking, maintenance, and repair of aviation air marking and of air navigation facilities, for airport c…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 4561.18 Application for license and registration - tax rates

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(A) The owner of any aircraft that is based in this state and that is not of a type specified in divisions (A)(1) to (5) of section 4561.17 of the Revised Code, shall register that aircraft with the department of transportation pursuant to this section. (B) Applications for the l…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 4561.19 Certificate of registration

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Upon receipt of each license application and each application for transfer of registration properly completed and accompanied by the required license tax, the director of transportation shall forward to the owner a certificate of registration which certificate shall thereafter be…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 4561.20 Transfer of title of aircraft - application for new certificate

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Upon transfer of the title to any aircraft upon which the current license tax has been paid, the certificate of registration for the aircraft expires, and the transferee shall submit an application for a new certificate of registration to the director of transportation. The appli…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 4561.21 License taxes, transfer fees credited to general fund

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(A) The director of transportation shall deposit all aircraft transfer fees in the state treasury to the credit of the general fund. (B) The director shall deposit all aircraft license taxes and fines in the state treasury to the credit of the airport assistance fund, which is he…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 4561.22 Prohibition

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(A) No owner or operator of an aircraft shall violate sections 4561.17 to 4561.20 of the Revised Code.(B) Whoever violates this section shall be fined not more than five hundred dollars for each violation.

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 4561.23 Presumption of pilot-in-command in airplane crash

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In the event of an airplane crash involving personal injuries, death, or property damage, it is rebuttably presumed that the airplane was being flown at the time of the crash, and immediately prior thereto, by the pilot-in-command of such airplane when the airplane is occupied by…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 4561.24 Prior approval required for operation of motor vehicle on airport runway

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(A) No person shall operate a motor vehicle upon any runway of an airport without prior approval of the person in charge of the airport when the airport has been certified as a commercial airport by the office of aviation.Any person lending assistance to the operator or operation…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 4561.25 Aircraft rental - written notice of insurance coverage

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(A) Every person who, in the ordinary course of business, rents an aircraft to another person shall deliver to the renter a written notice stating the nature and extent of insurance coverage provided, if any, for the renter against loss of or damage to the hull of the aircraft, o…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 4561.26 Notice to derelict aircraft owner

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(A) As used in sections 4561.26 and 4561.27 of the Revised Code: (1) "Derelict aircraft" means an aircraft that meets all of the following conditions: (a) It is located on the premises of a public-use airport. (b) It is not in a flyable condition. (c) It does not comply with the …

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 4561.27 Disposal of derelict aircraft

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(A) If a derelict aircraft remains on the property of the public-use airport longer than the thirty-day period specified in division (E) of section 4561.26 of the Revised Code, the director may do one of the following: (1) Sell the derelict aircraft at public auction; (2) Dispose…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 4561.30 Structures or objects near airport definitions

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As used in sections 4561.30 to 4561.39 of the Revised Code:(A) "Airport" means any airport certified for commercial purposes by the department of transportation. "Airport" does not include a military airport owned by the United States government and used for no commercial purpose…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 4561.31 Obtaining permit from department of transportation prior to changing structures affecting airport operations

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(A)(1) Except as provided in divisions (D), (E), and (F) of this section, no person shall commence to install any structure or object of natural growth in this state, any part of which will penetrate or is reasonably expected to penetrate into or through any airport's clear zone …

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 4561.32 Department of transportation to adopt rules and conduct studies or investigations

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(A) In accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code, the department of transportation shall adopt, and may amend and rescind, any rules necessary to administer sections 4561.30 to 4561.39 of the Revised Code and shall adopt rules based in whole upon the obstruction standards …

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 4561.33 Application for permit

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(A) An applicant for a permit required by section 4561.31 of the Revised Code shall file with the department of transportation an application made on forms the department prescribes, which shall contain the following information:(1) A description of the structure or object of nat…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 4561.34 Granting or denial of permit - issuance of opinion

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(A) The department of transportation, subject to Chapter 119. of the Revised Code, shall grant or deny a permit for which an application has been filed under section 4561.33 of the Revised Code. In determining whether to grant or deny a permit, the department shall determine whet…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 4561.341 Office of aviation to review application

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Pursuant to any consultation with the power siting board regarding an application for certification under section 4906.03 or 4906.10 of the Revised Code, the office of aviation of the division of multi-modal planning and programs of the department of transportation shall review t…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 4561.35 Specifying terms and conditions of permits

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The department of transportation shall specify all of the following in each permit granted under section 4561.34 of the Revised Code:(A) The terms and conditions regarding the height and location of the structure or object of natural growth that the department considers necessary…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 4561.36 Waiving obstruction standards

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(A) The department of transportation shall not issue any permit under sections 4561.30 to 4561.39 of the Revised Code that will result in the creation of an obstruction to air navigation based upon the rules adopted under section 4561.32 of the Revised Code, unless the department…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 4561.37 Nonconforming uses

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Sections 4561.30 to 4561.39 of the Revised Code shall not be construed to require the removal or lowering of or the making of any other change in any structure or object of natural growth not conforming to rules or orders of the department of transportation under those sections w…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 4561.38 Chapter prevails over other laws

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With respect to any structure or object of natural growth for which a permit is required under section 4561.34 of the Revised Code, rules adopted or orders issued under sections 4561.30 to 4561.39 of the Revised Code and the terms and conditions of any permit issued under those s…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 4561.39 Enforcement actions

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In addition to any other remedy provided by law, the department of transportation may institute in any court of competent jurisdiction an action to prevent, restrain, correct, or abate any alleged violation or threatened violation of sections 4561.30 to 4561.39 of the Revised Cod…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 4561.50 Unmanned aerial vehicle definitions

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As used in sections 4561.50 to 4561.53 of the Revised Code: (A) "Critical facility" means any of the following: (1) A critical infrastructure facility as defined in section 2911.21 of the Revised Code; (2) A commercial distribution center; (3) A federal, state, county, or municip…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 4561.51 UAV operation and prohibitions

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(A)(1) Except as provided in division (A)(2) of this section, no person shall operate an unmanned aerial vehicle in the air space over this state if the operation is prohibited by either federal law or federal regulations, including any federal aviation administration regulations…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 4561.52 Local use and operation of UAVs

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Subject to sections 4561.50 to 4561.53 of the Revised Code, a municipal corporation, township, park district, or county may adopt ordinances, resolutions, or regulations, as applicable, regarding both of the following: (A) The use and operation of an unmanned aerial vehicle owned…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 4561.53 Office of Aviation UAV resources

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(A) The department of transportation's office of aviation shall provide information and resources on the office's web site regarding the laws, regulations, and proper use of an unmanned aerial vehicle and unmanned aerial vehicle system. The information shall pertain to public, co…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 4561.99 Penalty

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Whoever violates any provision of sections 4561.021 to 4561.13 of the Revised Code for which no penalty otherwise is provided in the section that contains the provision violated shall be fined not more than five hundred dollars, imprisoned not more than ninety days, or both.