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(A) No person shall drive any motor vehicle on a street or highway in the municipality, other than a motorcycle or motorized bicycle, that is not equipped with a windshield.
(B) (1) No person shall drive any motor vehicle, other than a bus, with any sign, poster or other non- transparent material upon the front windshield, sidewings, side or rear windows of such vehicle other than a certificate or other paper required to be displayed by law; except that, there may be in the lower left-hand or right-hand corner of the windshield a sign, poster or decal not to exceed four inches in height by six inches in width. No sign, poster or decal shall be displayed in the front windshield in such a manner as to conceal the vehicle identification number for the motor vehicle when, in accordance with federal law, that number is located inside the vehicle passenger compartment and so placed as to be readable through the vehicle glazing without moving any part of the vehicle.
(2) Division (B)(1) of this section does not apply to a person who is driving a passenger car with an electronic device, including an antenna, electronic tolling or other transponder, camera, directional navigation device, or other similar electronic device located in the front windshield if either of the following apply to the device:
A. It is a "vehicle safety technology" as defined in 49 C.F.R. § 393.5 and complies with 49 C.F.R. § 393.60(e)(1)(ii).
B. It does not restrict the vehicle operator's sight lines to the road and highway signs and signals, and it does not conceal the vehicle identification number.
(3) Division (B)(1) of this section does not apply to a person who is driving a commercial car with an electronic device, including an antenna, electronic tolling or other transponder, camera, directional navigation device, or other similar electronic device located in the front windshield if either of the following apply to the device:
A. It is a "vehicle safety technology" as defined in 49 C.F.R. § 393.5 and complies with 49 C.F.R. § 393.60(e)(1)(ii).
B. It does not restrict the vehicle operator's sight lines to the road and highway signs and signals, and it is mounted not more than 8.5 inches below the upper edge of the windshield.
(C) The windshield on every motor vehicle shall be equipped with a device for cleaning rain, snow or other moisture from the windshield. The device shall be maintained in good working order and so constructed as to be controlled or operated by the operator of the vehicle.
(D) Whoever violates this section is guilty of a minor misdemeanor.
(ORC 4513.24)
(A) No person shall operate, on any highway or other public or private property open to the public for vehicular travel or parking, lease or rent any motor vehicle that is registered in the state unless the motor vehicle conforms to the requirements concerning tinted glass and reflectorized material of Ohio R.C. 4513.241 and of any applicable rule adopted under that section.
(B) No person shall install in or on any motor vehicle any glass or other material that fails to conform to the requirements of Ohio R.C. 4513.241 or of any rule adopted under that section.
(C) (1) No used motor vehicle dealer or new motor vehicle dealer, as defined in Ohio R.C. 4517.01, shall sell any motor vehicle that fails to conform to the requirements of Ohio R.C. 4513.241 or of any rule adopted under that section.
(2) No manufacturer, remanufacturer or distributor, as defined in Ohio R.C. 4517.01, shall provide to a motor vehicle dealer licensed under Ohio R.C. Ch. 4517 or to any other person, a motor vehicle that fails to conform to the requirements of Ohio R.C. 4513.241 or of any rule adopted under that section.
(D) No reflectorized materials shall be permitted upon or in any front windshield, side windows, sidewings or rear window.
(E) This section does not apply to the manufacturer’s tinting or glazing of motor vehicle windows or windshields that is otherwise in compliance with or permitted by Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard #205.
(F) With regard to any side window behind a driver’s seat or any rear window other than any window on an emergency door, this division (F) does not apply to any school bus used to transport a child with disabilities pursuant to Ohio R.C. Ch. 3323, whom it is impossible or impractical to transport by regular school bus in the course of regular route transportation provided by a school district. As used in this division (F),
CHILD WITH DISABILITIES has the same meaning as in Ohio R.C. 3323.01.
(G) This section does not apply to any school bus that is to be sold and operated outside the municipality.
(H) (1) This section does not apply to a motor vehicle used by a law enforcement agency under either of the following circumstances:
(a) The vehicle does not have distinctive markings of a law enforcement vehicle but is operated by or on behalf of the law enforcement agency in an authorized investigation or other activity requiring that the presence and identity of the vehicle occupants be undisclosed; or
(b) The vehicle primarily is used by the law enforcement canine unit for transporting a police dog.
(2) As used in this division (H),
LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY means a police department, the office of a sheriff, the State Highway Patrol, a county prosecuting attorney or a federal, state or local governmental body that enforces criminal laws and that has employees who have a statutory power of arrest.
(ORC 4513.241(C) - (J))
(I) (1) Whoever violates division (A) above is guilty of a minor misdemeanor.
(ORC 4513.99)
(2) Whoever violates divisions (B), (C)(2) or (D) above is guilty of a minor misdemeanor.
(3) Whoever violates division (C)(1) above is guilty of a minor misdemeanor if the dealer or the dealer’s agent knew of the non-conformity at the time of sale.
(4) (a) Whoever violates division (B) above is guilty of a misdemeanor of the fourth degree; except that, an organization may not be convicted unless the act of installation was authorized by the board of directors, trustees, partners or by a high managerial officer acting on behalf of the organization, and installation was performed by an employee of the organization acting within the scope of the person’s employment.
(b) In addition to any other penalty imposed under this section, whoever violates division (B) above is liable in a civil action to the owner of a motor vehicle on which was installed the non-conforming glass or material for any damages incurred by that person as a result of the installation of the non-conforming glass or material, costs of maintaining the civil action and attorney fees.
(c) In addition to any other penalty imposed under this section, if the offender previously has been convicted of or pleaded guilty to a violation of division (B) above and the offender is a motor vehicle repair operator registered under Ohio R.C. Ch. 4775 or a motor vehicle dealer licensed under Ohio R.C. Ch. 4517, whoever violates division (B) above is subject to a registration or license suspension, as applicable, for a period of not more than 180 days.
(ORC 4513.241(K))
Statutory reference:
Administrative regulations, see O.A.C. Chapter 4501-41
(A) No passenger-type vehicle shall be operated on a highway with any load carried on the vehicle which extends more than six inches beyond the line of the fenders on the vehicle’s left side.
(ORC 4513.30)
(B) Whoever violates this section is guilty of a minor misdemeanor.
(ORC 4513.99)
(A) (1) Every motor vehicle, trailer, semitrailer and pole trailer when operated upon a highway shall be equipped with two or more stop lights; except that, passenger cars manufactured or assembled prior to 1-1-1967, motorcycles and motor-driven cycles shall be equipped with at least one stop light. Stop lights shall be mounted on the rear of the vehicle, actuated upon application of the service brake, and may be incorporated with other rear lights. Such stop lights when actuated shall emit a red light visible from a distance of 500 feet to the rear; provided that, in the case of a train of vehicles only the stop lights on the rearmost vehicle need be visible from the distance specified.
(2) Such stop lights when actuated shall give a steady warning light to the rear of a vehicle or train of vehicles to indicate the intention of the operator to diminish the speed of or stop a vehicle or train of vehicles.
(3) When stop lights are used as required by this section, they shall be constructed or installed so as to provide adequate and reliable illumination and shall conform to the appropriate rules and regulations established under Ohio R.C. 4513.19.
(4) Historical motor vehicles as defined in Ohio R.C. 4503.181, not originally manufactured with stop lights, are not subject to this section.
(B) Whoever violates this section is guilty of a minor misdemeanor.
(ORC 4513.071)
(A) It is unlawful to operate snow removal equipment on a highway unless the lights thereon comply with and are lighted when and as required by the standards and specifications adopted by the Director of Transportation pursuant to Ohio R.C. 4513.18.
(ORC 4513.18)
(B) Whoever violates this section is guilty of a minor misdemeanor on a first offense; on a second offense within one year after the first offense, the person is guilty of a misdemeanor of the fourth degree; on each subsequent offense within one year after the first offense, the person is guilty of a misdemeanor of the third degree.
(ORC 4513.99)
(Ord. 261-1957, passed 12-2-1957)
(A) No person shall operate any motor vehicle owned, leased or hired by a nursery school, kindergarten or child care center, while transporting preschool children to or from such an institution, unless the motor vehicle is equipped with and displaying two amber flashing lights mounted on a bar attached to the top of the vehicle, and a sign bearing the designation "caution — children," which shall be attached to the bar carrying the amber flashing lights in such a manner as to be legible to persons both in front of and behind the vehicle. The lights and sign shall meet standards and specifications adopted by the Ohio Director of Public Safety.
(B) No person shall operate a motor vehicle displaying the lights and sign required by this section for any purpose other than the transportation of preschool children as provided in this section.
(ORC 4513.182)
(C) Whoever violates this section is guilty of a minor misdemeanor.
(ORC 4513.99)
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