438.01  DRIVING UNSAFE VEHICLES; APPLICATION.
   (a)   No person shall drive or move, or cause or knowingly permit to be driven or moved, on any highway any vehicle or combination of vehicles which is in such unsafe condition as to endanger any person.
(ORC 4513.02(A))
   (b)   Except as provided in Section 408.01(b) and (c), whoever violates this section is guilty of a minor misdemeanor.