333.02 MAXIMUM SPEED LIMITS; ASSURED CLEAR DISTANCE AHEAD.

   (a)   No person shall operate a motor vehicle at a speed greater or less than is reasonable or proper, having due regard to the traffic, surface and width of the roadway and any other conditions, and no person shall drive any motor vehicle in and upon any roadway at a greater speed than will permit the person to bring it to a stop within the assured clear distance ahead.
(ORC 4511.21(A))

   (b)   It is prima-facie lawful, in the absence of a higher lower limit declared by the Board, for the operator of a motor vehicle to operate the same at a speed not exceeding the following:

      (1)   Twenty-five miles per hour (25 MPH) on Whiskey Island Drive and on Big Creek Parkway from Brook Park Road south to Valley Parkway.

      (2)   Thirty miles per hour (30 MPH) on all other roadways, except as otherwise posted.

   (c)   It is prima-facie unlawful for any person to exceed any of the speed limitations in subsection (b) hereof.

   (d)   The Board, pursuant to Ohio R.C. 4511.01(AA) and 4511.07(E), may regulate and set the speed of vehicles pursuant to Ohio law.

   (e)   Whoever violates this section shall be fined not more than one hundred fifty dollars ($150.00) for the first offense and not more than one thousand dollars ($1,000) for each subsequent offense.

   (f)   Notwithstanding subsection (e) of this section, if the offender operated a motor vehicle in a construction zone where a sign was then posted in accordance with Ohio R.C. 4511.98, the court, in addition to all other penalties provided by law, shall impose upon the offender a fine of two times the usual amount imposed for the violation. No court shall impose a fine of two times the usual amount imposed for the violation upon an offender if the offender alleges, in an affidavit filed with the court prior to the offender's sentencing, that the offender is indigent and is unable to pay the fine imposed pursuant to this subsection and if the court determines that the offender is an indigent person and unable to pay the fine.

   (g)   If the offender commits the offense while distracted and the distracting activity is a contributing factor to the commission of the offense, the offender is subject to the additional fine established under Section 303.991 of the Traffic Code.
(ORC 4511.21)