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Ohio Statutes, Title 55

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Title 55, Roads-Highways-Bridges

46 chapters · 1,507 sections in this title.

All chapters in Title 551,507 Ch 5534, Memorial Highways336 Ch 5533, Memorial Highways276 Ch 5505, Highway Patrol Retirement System88 Ch 5502, Department of Public Safety77 Ch 5501, Department Of Transportation71 Ch 5555, County Road Improvement51 Ch 5553, County Roads - Establishment; Altera…38 Ch 5591, County Bridges35 Ch 5537, Ohio Turnpike And Infrastructure Com…33 Ch 5531, Federal Cooperation30 Ch 5525, Construction Contracts27 Ch 5589, Offenses Relating To Highways24 Ch 5577, Load Limits On Highways23 Ch 5543, Duties Of County Engineer21

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Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 5543.20 Responsibility for bridge inspection
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The county engineer shall inspect all bridges or portions thereof on the county highway system inside and outside of municipalities, bridges on township roads, and other bridges or portions of bridges for which responsibility for inspection is by law or agreement assigned to the …
Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 5543.21 Public trail intersection markers
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The county engineer shall install and maintain suitable, uniform markers designating intersections with and accesses to state recreational trails, wherever any trail established pursuant to Chapter 1519. of the Revised Code intersects with a county or township road, or along any …
Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 5543.22 Design-build contracts
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Notwithstanding sections 153.65 to 153.71 of the Revised Code, a county engineer may combine the design and construction elements of a bridge, highway, or safety project into a single contract, but only if the cost of the project as bid does not exceed five million dollars. When …
Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 5545.01 Commission when fund contributed to assist in highway improvement

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When the board of county commissioners of any county has determined to improve one or more highways within such county, and any person, firm, partnership, corporation, or association desires to contribute a fund for the purpose of assisting in the improvement of such highway, the…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 5545.02 Surveyor - estimate

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The commission provided for in section 5545.01 of the Revised Code shall employ a competent surveyor who shall go upon the line of the road proposed to be improved and make such surveys as are necessary, and shall also make an estimate of the cost and expense of such improvement …

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 5545.03 Awarding contracts

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After adopting plans, specifications, and estimates for a proposed road improvement the commission provided for in section 5545.01 of the Revised Code shall invite bids for construction and award the contracts therefor. Until the construction and improvement is completed and acce…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 5545.04 Employees

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The commission provided for in section 5545.01 of the Revised Code may employ engineers, superintendents, and other necessary employees during construction and improvement and fix their compensation and bond.

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 5545.05 Plans and specifications - where filed - alterations

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When approved by the commission provided for in section 5545.01 of the Revised Code, plans, drawings, profiles, bills of material, specifications of work, and estimates of cost thereof, shall be filed by the county auditor in his office, and shall not be altered, unless such alte…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 5545.06 Adoption and recording of resolutions

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Resolutions for the adoption or alteration of plans or specifications, awards of contracts, hiring of engineers, superintendents, or other employees and the fixing of their compensation, the approval of bonds, and the allowance of estimates shall be in writing and require for the…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 5545.07 Record of proceedings

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Full and accurate records of all proceedings of the commission provided for in section 5545.01 of the Revised Code shall be kept by the county auditor upon the journal of the board of county commissioners. He shall carefully preserve in his office all plans, drawings, profiles, b…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 5545.08 When improvement may be made without petition or competitive bidding

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Whenever, in any county in the state, there is a bona fide, voluntary association, incorporated or unincorporated, not for profit, of not less than one thousand citizens of any county, one of the purposes of which is the improvement, maintenance, and repair of the public highways…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 5547.01 Undermining or crossing public roads

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Any person, partnership, or corporation owning land or an interest therein in fee or otherwise, containing coal, clay, or stone, and over any portion of which passes a state, county, or township road or public highway, with the consent of the board of county commissioners if stat…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 5547.02 Owner of land may lay pipe line for water within line of road

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A person owning land abutting a public road, not within a municipal corporation, when approved by the director of transportation if upon a state highway, board of county commissioners if upon a county road, or the board of township trustees if upon a township road, may lay a pipe…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 5547.03 Removal of structures constituting obstructions or interference

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All persons, partnerships, and corporations using or occupying any part of a highway, bridge, or culvert with telegraph or telephone lines, steam, electrical, or industrial railways, oil, gas, water, or other pipes, mains, conduits, or any object or structure, other than by virtu…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 5547.04 Removal of obstructions by landowners - consent and approval - signs and advertising

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The owner or occupant of lands situated along the highways shall remove all obstructions within the bounds of the highways, which have been placed there by them or their agents, or with their consent. By first obtaining the consent and approval of the board of county commissioner…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 5547.05 Conveyance of county owned lands

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The board of county commissioners of any county may convey the fee simple estate or any lesser estate or interest in, or permit the use of, for such period as it shall determine, any lands owned by such county and acquired or used for highways, bridges, or culverts, or owned by s…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 5549.01 Purchase of machinery, equipment, or wearing apparel - care and custody - inventory - storage - agreement for construction of switch

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The board of county commissioners may purchase such machinery, tools, or other equipment, including special wearing apparel, for the construction, improvement, maintenance, or repair of the highways, bridges, and culverts under its jurisdiction as it deems necessary. The board ma…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 5549.02 Purchase of machinery, tools, trucks, and equipment for use in constructing, maintaining, and repairing roads

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(A) Boards of county commissioners, in the purchase of machinery, tools, trucks, and other equipment for use in constructing, maintaining, and repairing roads, may make such purchases upon the following terms: not less than one-fourth of the purchase price shall be paid in cash, …

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 5549.021 Issuing general obligation bonds

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(A) A board of township trustees may purchase machinery, tools, trucks, and other equipment for use in constructing, maintaining, and repairing roads and, subject to Chapter 133. of the Revised Code, may issue for that purpose general obligation bonds of the township for which th…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 5549.03 Purchase of road material

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The board of county commissioners or the county engineer, when authorized by the board of county commissioners or the board of township trustees, may purchase from any public institution within the state any road material, machinery, tools, or equipment, quarried, mined, prepared…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 5549.04 Purchase of materials - appropriation of land

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The board of county commissioners or board of township trustees may contract for and purchase such material as is necessary for the purpose of constructing, improving, maintaining, or repairing any highways, bridges, or culverts within the county, and may also appropriate additio…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 5549.21 Purchase of machinery, materials, and supplies

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The board of township trustees may purchase or lease such machinery and tools as are necessary for use in constructing, reconstructing, maintaining, and repairing roads and culverts within the township, and shall provide suitable places for housing and storing machinery and tools…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 5549.22 Townships may join in purchase of property for road materials - election of superintendent - duties

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The board of township trustees may join with the boards of other townships of the same county or an adjoining county for the purpose of purchasing real property containing suitable stone or gravel for road materials, and the necessary machinery for operating such property, as pro…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 5549.23 Sale of crushed stone, gravel, and sand - application of money

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From any real estate purchased and controlled as provided by sections 5549.22 and 5549.24 of the Revised Code, stone, crushed stone, stone screenings, dirt, gravel, sand, or other similar material may be sold by the board of township trustees in control thereof to residents of th…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 5549.24 Tax levy for purchase of land for stone or gravel

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No tax shall be levied or bonds issued by the board of township trustees to purchase real property, containing suitable stone or gravel for road materials and the necessary machinery for operating the same, unless such tax is approved by a vote of the people in the manner provide…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 5551.01 Acquisition of railway right of way definitions

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As used in sections 5551.01 to 5551.10, inclusive, of the Revised Code: (A) "Street or interurban railway company" includes any person, association, firm, or corporation owning any lands or property used for street or interurban railway purposes and any lessee thereof. (B) "Road"…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 5551.02 Acquiring right of way

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Whenever the right of way or other lands of any street or interurban railway company, owned by it in fee simple or in which it has a lesser title or estate, are contiguous to any public road outside a municipal corporation, other than roads upon the state highway system, or are s…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 5551.03 Resolution to acquire railway right of way

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The board of county commissioners may, by resolution adopted by unanimous vote, find that the public convenience and welfare require the acquisition of right of way or lands and the removal, relocation, or both, of tracks, sidings, and other facilities of a street or interurban r…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 5551.04 Proceedings to acquire right of way

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Proceedings for the acquisition of the right of way or other lands of a street or interurban railway company, and removal, relocation, or both, of tracks, sidings, and other facilities located thereon, shall be had as provided in sections 163.01 to 163.22, inclusive, of the Revis…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 5551.05 Surveys and plans

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The surveys, plans, profiles, and cross sections required by the board of county commissioners to be prepared by the county engineer, in connection with a proposed road improvement or construction, shall show the right of way or other lands of the street or interurban railway com…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 5551.06 Transfer of right of way and removal of tracks

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Prior to or during the pendency of proceedings for improvement or construction of a road and the acquisition of such right of way, the board of county commissioners may enter into an agreement with any street or interurban railway company for the conveyance and transfer by such c…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 5551.07 Appropriation of right of way

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The board of county commissioners may appropriate such lands and property or any estate, easement, or right therein as are proposed to be conveyed to a street or interurban railway company in exchange for the right of way or other lands to be acquired from it, in the manner provi…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 5551.08 Apportionment of compensation, damages, costs, and expenses

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Any part of the compensation, damages, costs, and expenses of acquiring the right of way or other lands of a street or interurban railway company, including the appropriation of lands to be exchanged therefor, as provided in section 5551.07 of the Revised Code, and the cost and e…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 5551.09 Board of county commissioners may issue bonds

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The board of county commissioners may issue bonds as provided in sections 5555.44 and 5555.51 of the Revised Code in anticipation of the collection of taxes and assessments or any part thereof, for such compensation, damages, costs, and expenses specified in section 5551.08 of th…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 5551.10 Jurisdiction of commission

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Sections 5551.01 to 5551.09, inclusive, of the Revised Code, do not limit or impair the jurisdiction or control, which is or may be conferred upon the public utilities commission over the abandonment or change of route, termini, facilities, or service of any street or interurban …

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 5552.01 Road access management definitions

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As used in this chapter: (A) "Metropolitan planning organization" means a metropolitan planning organization designated under section 9(a) of the "Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1962," 76 Stat. 1148, 23 U.S.C. 134, as amended. (B) "Urban township" means a township that has a populati…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 5552.02 Regulations for management of access onto county and township roads

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(A) Except as provided in divisions (C) and (D) of this section, for the purposes of promoting traffic safety and efficiency and maintaining proper traffic capacity and traffic flow, a board of township trustees may adopt, by resolution, regulations for the management of access o…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 5552.03 Relationship of regulations for management of access onto county and township roads to platting requirements

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(A) Regulations adopted under this chapter do not apply to subdivisions subject to plat approval under section 711.05 or 711.10 of the Revised Code, and nothing in this chapter limits the authority granted in those sections for subdivision regulations to provide for the proper ar…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 5552.04 Initiating process of adopting county access management regulations

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(A) The process of adopting county access management regulations provided for in division (B) of section 5552.02 of the Revised Code may be initiated in any of the following ways: (1) The board of county commissioners may adopt a resolution proposing the consideration of access m…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 5552.05 Initiating process of adopting township access management regulations

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(A) The process of adopting township access management regulations provided for in division (A) of section 5552.02 of the Revised Code may be initiated in any of the following ways: (1) The board of township trustees may adopt a resolution proposing the consideration of access ma…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 5552.06 Hearing on adoption of regulations

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(A) A board of county commissioners or a board of township trustees may adopt access management regulations or any amendments to those regulations after holding at least two public hearings at regular or special sessions of the board. The board shall consider the county engineer'…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 5552.07 Board to hear appeals

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A board of county commissioners or board of township trustees that adopts access management regulations under section 5552.02 of the Revised Code shall include in those regulations the designation of a board to hear and decide appeals when it is alleged that there is error in any…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 5552.08 Permits

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(A) A permit issued under access management regulations adopted under section 5552.02 of the Revised Code shall prescribe the limitations on, as well as the permitted uses of, the permit. No modifications or amendments to the permit shall be made once it is issued. To be subject …

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 5552.09 Regulations effective date

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Any access management regulations adopted under section 5552.02 of the Revised Code become effective on the thirty-first day following the date of their adoption unless otherwise indicated in the regulations. The board adopting the regulations shall publish notice of their adopti…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 5552.10 Administering regulations for management of access

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The board of county commissioners shall designate the county engineer to administer county access management regulations, except that if the engineer declines to administer the regulations, the board may designate another person, or a planning commission, to administer them. If a…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 5552.11 Rules of construction

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(A) No access management regulation, or amendment to an access management regulation, adopted under section 5552.02 of the Revised Code shall be construed to affect any access point that exists, or on which construction has begun, before the effective date of the regulation or am…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 5552.99 Penalty

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Whoever violates an access management regulation adopted under section 5552.02 of the Revised Code shall be fined not more than five hundred dollars for each offense. Each day of violation is a separate offense.

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 5553.01 Improvement defined

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As used in sections 5553.02 to 5553.16, inclusive, of the Revised Code, "improvement" means any location, establishment, alteration, widening, straightening, vacation, or change in the direction of a public road, or part thereof, as determined upon by a board of county commission…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 5553.02 Authority of board of county commissioners to locate, alter, or vacate roads

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The board of county commissioners may locate, establish, alter, widen, straighten, vacate, or change the direction of roads as provided in sections 5553.03 to 5553.16 of the Revised Code. This power extends to all roads within the county, except that as to roads on the state high…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 5553.03 Width of county roads

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(A) Except as provided in division (B) of this section, all public roads located and established by the board of county commissioners subsequent to September 6, 1915, shall be of such width, not less than thirty feet, as is determined by the board. If a public road is established…