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Snowmobiles, off-highway motorcycles, and all-purpose vehicles may be operated as follows:
(a) To make a crossing of a highway, other than a highway as designated in Ohio R.C. 4519.40(A)(1) or a substantially equivalent municipal ordinance, whenever the crossing can be made in safety and will not interfere with the movement of vehicular traffic approaching from any direction on the highway, and provided that the operator yields the right-of-way to any approaching traffic that presents an immediate hazard;
(b) On highways in the county or township road systems whenever the local authority having jurisdiction over such highways so permits;
(c) Off and alongside street or highway for limited distances from the point of unloading from a conveyance to the point at which the snowmobile, off-highway motorcycle, or all- purpose vehicle is intended and authorized to be operated;
(d) On the berm or shoulder of a highway, other than a highway as designated in Ohio R.C. 4519.40(A)(1) or a substantially equivalent municipal ordinance, when the terrain permits such operation to be undertaken safely and without the necessity of entering any traffic lane;
(e) On the berm or shoulder or a county or township road, while traveling from one area of operation of the snowmobile, off-highway motorcycle, or all-purpose vehicle to another such area.
(f) For snowmobiles without metal studded tracks and all-purpose vehicles, on state highways located on an island in Lake Erie, including limited access highways and freeways, between the first day of November and the thirtieth day of April, provided that all of the following conditions apply:
(1) The operator has a valid driver’s license as required under R.C. § 4519.44.
(2) The snowmobile or all-purpose vehicle is in compliance with rules governing safety equipment adopted under R.C. § 4519.20.
(3) The owner of the snowmobile or all-purpose vehicle maintains proof of financial responsibility for both on-road and off-road use of the snowmobile or all-purpose vehicle.
(4) The operator obeys all traffic rules and regulations.
(ORC 4519.41)
(a) No person who does not hold a valid, current motor vehicle driver's or commercial driver's license, motorcycle operator's endorsement or probationary license, issued under Ohio R.C. Chapter 4506 or Ohio R.C. Chapter 4507 or a valid, current driver's license issued by another jurisdiction, shall operate a snowmobile, off-highway motorcycle, or all-purpose vehicle on any street or highway in this Municipality, on any portion of the right-of-way thereof, or on any public land or waters.
(b) No person who is less than 16 years of age shall operate a snowmobile, off-highway motorcycle, or all-purpose vehicle on any land or waters other than private property or waters owned by or leased to the person's parent or guardian, unless accompanied by another person who is 18 years of age or older, and who holds a license as provided in division (a) of this section, except that the Ohio Department of Natural Resources may permit such operation on State controlled land under its jurisdiction when such person is less than 16 years of age and is accompanied by a parent or guardian who is a licensed driver 18 years of age or older.
(c) Whoever violates this section shall be fined not less than fifty dollars ($50.00) nor more than five hundred dollars ($500.00), or imprisoned not less than 3 nor more than 30 days, or both.
(ORC 4519.44)
(a) (1) Except as provided in division (b), (c) and (d) of this section, no person shall operate any snowmobile, off-highway motorcycle, or all-purpose vehicle within this Municipality unless the snowmobile, off-highway motorcycle, or all-purpose vehicle is registered and numbered in accordance with Ohio R.C. 4519.03 and 4519.04.
(2) Except as provided in Ohio R.C. 4511.215 or a substantially equivalent municipal ordinance, no registration is required for a mini-truck that is operated within this state. A mini-truck may be operated only in accordance with Ohio R.C. 4511.215 and Ohio R.C. 4519.401, or any substantially equivalent municipal ordinance.
(b) (1) No registration is required for a snowmobile or off-highway motorcycle that is operated exclusively upon lands owned by the owner of the snowmobile or off-highway motorcycle, or on lands to which the owner of the snowmobile or off-highway motorcycle has a contractual right.
(2) No registration is required for an all-purpose vehicle that is used primarily for agricultural purposes when the owner qualifies for the current agricultural use valuation tax credit, unless it is to be used on any public land, trail, or right-of-way.
(3) Any all-purpose vehicle exempted from registration under division (b)(2) of this section and operated for agricultural purposes may use public roads and rights-of-way when traveling from one farm field to another, when such use does not violate Ohio R.C. 4519.41.
(4) No registration is required for a snowmobile or all-purpose vehicle that is operated on a state highway as authorized by R.C. § 4519.41(F).
(c) No registration is required for a snowmobile, off-highway motorcycle or all- purpose vehicle owned and used in this State by a resident of another state whenever that state has in effect a registration law similar to Ohio R.C. Chapter 4519 and the snowmobile, off- highway motorcycle or all-purpose vehicle is properly registered under that state’s law. Any snowmobile, off-highway motorcycle or all-purpose vehicle owned and used in this State by a resident of a state not having a registration law similar to Ohio R.C. Chapter 4519 shall comply with Ohio R.C. 4519.09.
(d) No registration is required for a snowmobile, off-highway motorcycle, or all- purpose vehicle owned and used in this Municipality by the United States, another state or a political subdivision thereof, but the snowmobile, off-highway motorcycle, or all-purpose vehicle shall display the name of the owner thereon.
(e) The owner or operator of any all-purpose vehicle operated or used upon the waters in this Municipality shall comply with Ohio R.C. Chapter 1547 and Ohio R.C. Chapter 1548 relative to the operation of watercraft.
(f) Whoever violates division (a) of this section shall be fined not less than fifty dollars ($50.00) nor more than one hundred dollars ($100.00).
(ORC 4519.02)
Statutory reference:
Destruction or disposal of vehicle; transfer of ownership; change of address;
loss of certificate, see Ohio R.C. 4519.05
Registration of emergency vehicles, see Ohio R.C. 4519.08
Registration procedure, see Ohio R.C. 4519.03
Temporary license placards and fees, see Ohio R.C. 4519.10
Temporary operating permit for certain nonresidents, see Ohio R.C. 4519.09
(a) The operator of a snowmobile, off-highway motorcycle, or all-purpose vehicle involved in any accident resulting in bodily injury to or death of any person or damage to the property of any person in excess of one hundred dollars ($100.00) shall report the accident within 48 hours to the Chief of Police, and within 30 days shall forward a written report of the accident to the Ohio Registrar of Motor Vehicles on a form prescribed by the Registrar. If the operator is physically incapable of making the reports and there is another participant in the accident not so incapacitated, the participant shall make the reports. In the event there is no other participant, and the operator is other than the owner, the owner, within the prescribed periods of time, shall make the reports.
(b) Any law enforcement officer or other person authorized by Ohio R.C. 4519.42 and 4519.43 who investigates or receives information of an accident involving a snowmobile, off- highway motorcycle, or all-purpose vehicle shall forward to the Registrar a written report of the accident within 48 hours.
(ORC 4519.46)
(a) No person shall do any of the following:
(1) Operate in this State an off-highway motorcycle or all-purpose vehicle without having a certificate of title for the off-highway motorcycle or all-purpose vehicle if such a certificate is required by Ohio R.C. Chapter 4519 to be issued for the off- highway motorcycle or all-purpose vehicle, or, if a physical certificate of title has not been issued for it, operate an off-highway motorcycle or all-purpose vehicle knowing that the ownership information related to the motorcycle or vehicle has not been entered into the automated title processing system by a Clerk of a Court of Common Pleas.
(2) Operate in this Municipality an off-highway motorcycle or all-purpose vehicle is a certificate of title to the off-highway motorcycle or all-purpose vehicle has been issued and then has been canceled.
(3) Fail to surrender any certificate of title upon cancellation of it by the Registrar of Motor Vehicles and notice of the cancellation as prescribed in Ohio R.C. Chapter 4519.
(4) Fail to surrender the certificate of title to a Clerk of a Court of Common Pleas as provided in Ohio R.C. Chapter 4519, in case of the destruction or dismantling of, or change in, the off-highway motorcycle or all-purpose vehicle described in the certificate of title.
(5) Violate any provision of Ohio R.C. 4519.51 to 4519.70 for which no penalty is otherwise provided or any lawful rules adopted pursuant to those sections.
(6) Operate in this State an off-highway motorcycle or all-purpose vehicle knowing that the certificate of title to or ownership of the motorcycle or vehicle as otherwise reflected in the automated title processing system has been canceled.
(b) Whoever violates this section shall be fined not more than two hundred dollars ($200.00), or imprisoned not more than 90 days, or both.
(ORC 4519.66)
(a) No person shall operate a snowmobile, off-highway motorcycle, or all-purpose vehicle in violation of any of the following:
(1) Upon any private property within 200 feet of an adjoining residential dwelling;
(2) Between 9:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. of the following day, on Saturday before 9:00 a.m., or on Sunday before 10:00 a.m.;
(3) Notwithstanding (a)(1) or (2) above, in such proximity to any residence or dwelling or place ordinarily used for human habitation so that any stone, dust, mud, grass or vegetation is thrown onto the lot or yard of any residence in excess of the same naturally occurring without operating any such vehicle; and
(4) Notwithstanding (a)(1) or (2) above, in such manner that the headlights or other lights of the vehicle cause an unreasonable disturbance to the peace or well-being of any resident.
(b) Whoever willfully or knowingly violates any of the provisions of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor of the fourth degree and shall be subject to the penalty provided in Section 303.99. A separate offense shall be deemed committed each day, or part thereof, during or on which a violation occurs or continues. Whoever violates any provision of this section within 36 hours of having been charged with a first offense thereof or within 36 hours of having been warned by a police officer to desist from violating one of the provisions of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor of the third degree and shall be subject to the penalty provided in Section 303.99.
(Ord. 2010-81. Passed 6-7-10.)
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