(a) No person who holds a commercial driver’s license or commercial driver’s license temporary instruction permit or who operates a motor vehicle for which a commercial driver’s license or permit is required shall do any of the following:
(1) Drive a commercial motor vehicle while having a measurable or detectable amount of alcohol or of a controlled substance in the person's blood, breath, or urine;
(2) Drive a commercial motor vehicle while having an alcohol concentration of 0.04% or more by whole blood or breath;
(3) Drive a commercial motor vehicle while having an alcohol concentration of .048% or more by blood serum or blood plasma;
(4) Drive a commercial motor vehicle while having an alcohol concentration of .056% or more by urine;
(5) Drive a motor vehicle while under the influence of a controlled substance;
(6) Drive a motor vehicle in violation of Ohio R.C. 4511.19 or a municipal O.V.I. ordinance as defined in Ohio R.C. 4511.181;
(7) Use a vehicle in the commission of a felony;
(8) Refuse to submit to a test under Ohio R.C. 4506.17 or Ohio R.C. 4511.191, or any substantially similar municipal ordinance;
(9) Operate a commercial motor vehicle while the person’s commercial driver’s license or permit or other commercial driving privileges are revoked, suspended, cancelled or disqualified;
(10) Cause a fatality through the negligent operation of a commercial motor vehicle, including but not limited to the offenses of aggravated vehicular homicide, vehicular homicide and vehicular manslaughter;
(11) Fail to stop after an accident in violation of Ohio R.C. 4549.02 to 4549.03, or any substantially similar municipal ordinance;
(12) Drive a commercial motor vehicle in violation of any provision of Ohio R.C. 4511.61 to 4511.63 or any federal or local law or ordinance pertaining to railroad-highway grade crossings;
(13) Use a motor vehicle in the commission of a felony involving the manufacture, distribution, or dispensing of a controlled substance as defined in Ohio R.C. 3719.01 or the possession with intent to manufacture, distribute, or dispense a controlled substance.
(b) Whoever violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor of the first degree.
(ORC 4506.15)
Statutory reference:
Alcohol or controlled substance testing, disqualification of drivers, see Ohio R.C. 4506.17
Disqualification of drivers for violations, see Ohio R.C. 4506.16