(a) No owner, as defined herein, of a commercial car or commercial tractor, as defined herein, or person employing or otherwise directing the driver of such vehicle, shall require or knowingly permit a driver to drive such vehicle in this Municipality after fourteen (14) consecutive hours of service, within or without this Municipality. After fourteen (14) consecutive hours of service, such driver shall have at least eight (8) consecutive hours off duty, no part of which shall be required to be spent in or upon a motor vehicle.
In addition, no such driver shall be required or knowingly permitted to drive such vehicle in this Municipality after fourteen (14) total hours of service within or without this Municipality in any twenty-four hour (24 hr.) period until he has had at least eight (8) consecutive hours off duty, no part of which shall be required to be spent in or upon a motor vehicle.
In cases of emergency this section shall not apply.
(b) Whoever violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor of the first (1st) degree.
(ORC 4511.80; Ord. 5641-86. Passed 5-19-86)
(ORC 4511.80; Ord. 5641-86. Passed 5-19-86)