335.01 Driver's or commercial driver's license required.
335.02 Possession of more than one license prohibited.
335.03 Driving with temporary instruction permit.
335.035 Driving with probationary license.
335.04 Certain acts prohibited.
335.05 Owner or operator allowing another to drive.
335.06 Display of license.
335.07 Driving under suspension or revocation or without proof of financial responsibility or in violation of license restrictions.
335.08 Operation or sale without certificate of title.
335.09 Display of license plates; registration; obstructions.
335.10 Use of illegal license plates.
335.11 Stopping after accident upon streets; collision with unattended vehicle.
335.12 Stopping after accident upon property other than streets.
335.13 Vehicle accident resulting in damage to realty.
335.14 Prerequisites to operation of commercial motor vehicle.
335.15 Display of placards issued to manufacturers, dealers or distributors.
CROSS REFERENCES
See section histories for similar State law
Motor vehicle licensing law - see Ohio R.C. Ch. 4503
Driver's license law - see Ohio R.C. Ch. 4507
State point system suspension - see Ohio R.C. 4507.021
Power of trial court of record to suspend license for certain violations - see Ohio R.C. 4510.05, 4510.15
Employment of a minor to operate a taxicab prohibited - see Ohio R.C. 4507.321
State accident reports - see Ohio R.C. 4509.01, 4509.06, 4509.74, 5502.11
Glass removal from street after accident - see TRAF. 311.01
Licensing requirements of snowmobile, off-highway and all-purpose vehicle operator - see TRAF. 375.05
Snowmobile, off-highway and all-purpose vehicle accident reports - see TRAF. 375.06
(a) No person, except those expressly exempted under Ohio R.C. 4507.03, 4507.04, and 4507.05, shall operate any motor vehicle upon a highway or any public or private property used by the public for purposes of vehicular travel or parking in this Municipality unless the person has a valid driver's license issued under Ohio R.C. Chapter 4507 or a commercial driver's license issued under Ohio R.C. Chapter 4506.
(b) No person shall permit the operation of a motor vehicle upon any public or private property used by the public for purposes of vehicular travel or parking, knowing the operator does not have a valid driver's license issued to the operator by the Registrar of Motor Vehicles under Ohio R.C. Chapter 4507 or a valid commercial driver's license issued under Ohio R.C. Chapter 4506.
(c) No person, except a person expressly exempted under Ohio R.C. 4507.03, 4507.04, and 4507.05, shall operate any motorcycle upon a highway or any public or private property used by the public for purposes of vehicular travel or parking in this Municipality unless the person has a valid license as a motorcycle operator that was issued upon application by the Registrar under Ohio R.C. Chapter 4507. The license shall be in the form of an endorsement, as determined by the Registrar, upon a driver's or commercial driver's license, if the person has a valid license to operate a motor vehicle or commercial motor vehicle, or in the form of a restricted license as provided in Ohio R.C. 4507.14, if the person does not have a valid license to operate a motor vehicle or commercial motor vehicle.
(d) Nonresidents, permitted to drive upon the highways of their own state, may operate any motor vehicle upon any highway in this State without examination or license under Ohio R.C. 4507.01 to 4507.39, inclusive, upon condition that such nonresident may be required at any time or place to prove lawful possession or their right to operate such motor vehicle, and to establish proper identity.
(e) Whoever violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor of the first degree, except that whoever violates divisions (a) or (c) of this section, by operating a motor vehicle when his or her driver's or commercial driver's license has been expired for not more than six months, is guilty of a minor misdemeanor.
(a) No person shall receive a driver's license, or a motorcycle operator's endorsement of a driver's or commercial driver's license, unless and until he or she surrenders to the Registrar all valid licenses issued to him or her by another jurisdiction recognized by this State. All surrendered licenses shall be returned by the Registrar to the issuing authority, together with information that a license is now issued in this State. No person shall be permitted to have more than one valid license at any time.
(b) Whoever violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor of the first degree.
(a) No holder of a temporary instruction permit issued under Ohio R.C. 4507.05(A) shall operate a motor vehicle upon a highway or any public or private property used by the public for purposes of vehicular travel or parking in violation of the conditions established under Ohio R.C. 4507.05(A).
(b) Except as provided in division (c) of this section, no holder of a temporary instruction permit that is issued under Ohio R.C. 4507.05(A) and that is issued on or after July 1, 1998, and who has not attained the age of 17 years, shall operate a motor vehicle upon a highway or any public or private property used by the public for purposes of vehicular travel or parking between the hours of 1:00 a.m. and 5:00 a.m.
(c) The holder of a temporary instruction permit issued under Ohio R.C. 4507.05(A) on or after July 1, 1998, who has not attained the age of 17 years, may operate a motor vehicle upon a highway or any public or private property used by the public for purposed of vehicular travel or parking between the hours of 1:00 a.m. and 5:00 a.m. if, at the time of such operation, the holder is accompanied by the holder's parent, guardian, or custodian, and the parent, guardian, or custodian holds a current valid driver's or commercial driver's license issued by this State and is actually occupying a seat beside the permit holder.
(d) Whoever violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor of the first degree.
(a) No driver's license shall be issued to any person under 18 years of age, except that a probationary license may be issued to a person who is at least 16 years of age and has held a temporary instruction permit for a period of at least six months.
(b) (1) A. No holder of a probationary driver's license who has not attained the age of 17 years shall operate a motor vehicle upon a highway or any public or private property used by the public for purposes of vehicular travel or parking between the hours of midnight and 6:00 a.m. unless the holder is accompanied by the holder's parent or guardian.
B. No holder of a probationary driver's license who has attained the age of 17 years but has not attained the age of 18 years shall operate a motor vehicle upon a highway or any public or private property used by the public for purposes of vehicular travel or parking between the hours of 1:00 a.m. and 5:00 a.m. unless the holder is accompanied by the holder's parent or guardian.
(2) A. Subject to division (d)(1)A. of this section, division (b)(1)A. of this section does not apply to the holder of a probationary driver's license who is traveling to or from work between the hours of midnight and 6:00 a.m. and has in the holder's immediate possession written documentation from the holder's employer.
B. Division (b)(1)B. of this section does not apply to the holder of a probationary driver's license who is traveling to or from work between the hours of 1:00 a.m. and 5:00 a.m. and has in the holder's immediate possession written documentation from the holder's employer.
(3) A. An employer is not liable in damages in a civil action for any injury, death, or loss to person or property that allegedly arises from, or is related to, the fact that the employer provided an employee who is the holder of a probationary driver's license with the written documentation described in division (b)(2) of this section.
B. The registrar of motor vehicles shall make available at no cost a form to serve as the written documentation described in division (b)(2) of this section, and employers and holders of probationary driver's licenses may utilize that form or may choose to utilize any other written documentation to meet the requirements of that division.
(4) No holder of a probationary driver's license who is less than 17 years of age shall operate a motor vehicle upon a highway or any public or private property used by the public for purposes of vehicular travel or parking with more than one person who is not a family member occupying the vehicle unless the probationary license holder is accompanied by the probationary license holder's parent, guardian, or custodian.
(c) It is an affirmative defense to a violation of division (b)(1)A. or B. of this section if, at the time of the violation, the holder of the probationary driver's license was traveling to or from an official function sponsored by the school the holder attends, or an emergency existed that required the holder to operate a motor vehicle in violation of division (b)(1)A. or B. of this section, or the holder was an emancipated minor.
(d) (1) A. If a person is issued a probationary driver's license prior to attaining the age of 17 years and the person pleads guilty to, is convicted of, or is adjudicated in juvenile court of having committed a moving violation during the six-month period commencing on the date on which the person is issued the probationary driver's license, the holder must be accompanied by the holder's parent or guardian whenever the holder is operating a motor vehicle upon a highway or any public or private property used by the public for purposes of vehicular parking during whichever of the following time periods applies:
1. If, on the date the holder of the probationary driver's license pleads guilty to, is convicted of, or is adjudicated in juvenile court of having committed the moving violation, the holder has not attained the age of 16 years six months, during the six-month period commencing on that date;
2. If, on the date the holder pleads guilty to, is convicted of, or is adjudicated in juvenile court of having committed the moving violation, the holder has attained the age of 16 years six months but not 17 years, until the person attains the age of 17 years.
B. If the holder of a probationary driver's license commits a moving violation during the six-month period after the person is issued the probationary driver's license and before the person attains the age of 17 years and on the date the person pleads guilty to, is convicted of, or is adjudicated in juvenile court of having committed the moving violation the person has attained the age of 17 years, or if the person commits the moving violation during the six-month period after the person is issued the probationary driver's license and after the person attains the age of 17 years, the holder is not subject to the restriction described in divisions (d)(1)A.1. and 2. of this section unless the court or juvenile court imposes such a restriction upon the holder.
(2) No person shall violate division (d)(1)A. of this section.
(e) No holder of a probationary license shall operate a motor vehicle upon a highway or any public or private property used by the public for purposes of vehicular travel or parking unless the total number of occupants of the vehicle does not exceed the total number of occupant restraining devices originally installed in the motor vehicle by its manufacturer, and each occupant of the vehicle is wearing all of the available elements of a properly adjusted occupant restraining device.
(f) A restricted license may be issued to a person who is 14 or 15 years of age under proof of hardship satisfactory to the Registrar of Motor Vehicles.
(g) Notwithstanding any other provisions of law to the contrary, no law enforcement officer shall cause the operator of a motor vehicle being operated on any street or highway to stop the motor vehicle for the sole purpose of determining whether each occupant of the motor vehicle is wearing all of the available elements of a properly adjusted occupant restraining device as required by division (e) of this section, or for the sole purpose of issuing a ticket, citation or summons if that requirement has been or is being violated, or for causing the arrest of or commencing a prosecution of a person for a violation of that requirement.
(h) Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, no law enforcement officer shall cause the operator of a motor vehicle being operated on any street or highway to stop the motor vehicle for the sole purpose of determining whether a violation of division (b)(1)A. or B. of this section has been or is being committed or for the sole purpose of issuing a ticket, citation or summons for such a violation or for causing the arrest or commencing a prosecution of a person for such a violation.
(i) As used in this section:
(1) “Occupant restraining device” has the same meaning as in Ohio R.C. 4513.263.
(2) “Family member” of a probationary license holder includes any of the following:
A. A spouse;
B. A child or stepchild;
C. A parent, stepparent, grandparent, or parent-in-law;
D. An aunt or uncle;
E. A sibling, whether of the whole or half blood or by adoption, a brother-in-law, or a sister-in-law;
F. A son or daughter of the probationary license holder's stepparent if the stepparent has not adopted the probationary license holder;
G. An eligible adult, as defined in Ohio R.C. 4507.05.
(3) “Moving violation” means any violation of any statute or ordinance that regulates the operation of vehicles, streetcars, or trackless trolleys on the highways or streets. “Moving violation” does not include a violation of Ohio R.C. 4513.263 or a substantially equivalent municipal ordinance, or a violation of any statute or ordinance regulating pedestrians or the parking of vehicles, vehicle size or load limitations, vehicle fitness requirements, or vehicle registration.
(j) Whoever violates division (b)(1) or (4), (d)(2) or (e) of this section is guilty of a minor misdemeanor.
(Ord. 194-2007. Passed 9-17-07.)
(a) No person shall:
(1) Display or cause or permit to be displayed, or possess any identification card, driver's or commercial driver's license, temporary instruction permit, or commercial driver's license temporary instruction permit knowing the same to be fictitious, or to have been canceled, revoked, suspended, or altered;
(2) Lend to a person not entitled thereto, or knowingly permit him or her to use any identification card, driver's or commercial driver's license, temporary instruction permit or commercial driver's license temporary instruction permit issued to the person so lending or permitting the use thereof;
(3) Display, or represent as one's own, any identification card, driver's or commercial driver's license, temporary instruction permit, or commercial driver's license temporary instruction permit not issued to the person so displaying the same;
(4) Fail to surrender to the Registrar of Motor Vehicles, upon his or her demand, any identification card, driver's or commercial driver's license, temporary instruction permit, or commercial driver's license temporary instruction permit which has been suspended, canceled or revoked;
(5) In any application for an identification card, driver's or commercial driver's license, temporary instruction permit, or commercial driver's license temporary instruction permit or any renewal or duplicate thereof, knowingly conceal a material fact or present any physician's statement required under Ohio R.C. 4507.08 or 4507.081 when knowing the same to be false or fictitious.
(b) Whoever violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor of the first degree.
(a) No person shall authorize or knowingly permit a motor vehicle owned by him or her or under his or her control to be driven by any person if either of the following applies:
(1) The offender knows or has reasonable cause to believe the other person has no legal right to drive the motor vehicle;
(2) The offender knows or has reasonable cause to believe the other person's act of driving the motor vehicle would violate any prohibition contained in Ohio R.C. 4507.01 to 4507.39.
(b) Whoever violates this section is guilty of permitting the operation of a vehicle by a person with no legal right to operate a vehicle and shall be punished as follows:
(1) Except as otherwise provided in division (b)(2) of this section, permitting the operation of a vehicle by a person with no legal right to operate a vehicle is a misdemeanor of the first degree. In addition to or independent of any other sentence that it imposes upon the offender and subject to Ohio R.C. 4503.235, the court shall order the immobilization for 30 days of the vehicle involved in the offense and the impoundment for 30 days of the identification license plates of that vehicle. The order for immobilization and impoundment shall be issued and enforced in accordance with Ohio R.C. 4503.233.
(2) If the offender previously has been convicted of or pleaded guilty to one or more violations of division (a) or Ohio R.C. 4507.33, permitting the operation of a vehicle by a person with no legal right to operate a vehicle is a misdemeanor of the first degree. In addition to or independent of any other sentence that it imposes upon the offender and subject to Ohio R.C. 4503.235, the court shall order the criminal forfeiture of the vehicle involved in the offense. The order of criminal forfeiture shall be issued and enforced in accordance with Ohio R.C. 4503.234.
(3) If title to a motor vehicle that is subject to an order for criminal forfeiture under this section is assigned or transferred and Ohio R.C. 4503.234(C)(2) or (C)(3) applies, in addition to or independent of any other penalty established by law, the court may fine the offender the value of the vehicle as determined by publications of the National Auto Dealer's Association. The proceeds from any fine imposed under this division shall be distributed in accordance with Ohio R.C. 4503.234(D)(4).
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