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341.03 PREREQUISITES TO OPERATION OF A COMMERCIAL MOTOR VEHICLE.
   (a)   Except as provided in subsections (b) and (c) of this section, the following shall apply:
      (1)   No person shall drive a commercial motor vehicle on a highway in this Municipality unless the person holds, and has in the person’s possession, any of the following:
         A.   A valid commercial driver’s license with proper endorsements for the motor vehicle being driven, issued by the Registrar of Motor Vehicles, or by another jurisdiction recognized by this State;
         B.   A valid examiner’s commercial driving permit issued under Ohio R.C. 4506.13;
         C.   A valid restricted commercial driver’s license and waiver for farm- related service industries issued under Ohio R.C. 4506.24;
         D.   A valid commercial driver’s license temporary instruction permit issued by the Registrar, provided that the person is accompanied by an authorized state driver’s license examiner or tester or a person who has been issued and has in the person’s immediate possession a current, valid commercial driver’s license and who meets the requirements of Ohio R.C. 4506.06(B).
      (2)   No person who has been a resident of this State for thirty days or longer shall drive a commercial motor vehicle under the authority of a commercial driver’s license issued by another jurisdiction.
   (b)   Nothing in subsection (a) of this section applies to any qualified person when engaged in the operation of any of the following:
      (1)   A farm truck;
      (2)   Fire equipment for a fire department, volunteer or nonvolunteer fire company, fire district, joint fire district or the Ohio Fire Marshal;
      (3)   A public safety vehicle used to provide transportation or emergency medical service for ill or injured persons;
      (4)   A recreational vehicle;
      (5)   A commercial motor vehicle within the boundaries of an eligible unit of local government, if the person is employed by the eligible unit of local government and is operating the commercial motor vehicle for the purpose of removing snow or ice from a roadway by plowing, sanding, or salting, but only if either the employee who holds a commercial driver’s license issued under Ohio R.C. Chapter 4506 and ordinarily operates a commercial motor vehicle for these purposes is unable to operate the vehicle, or the employing eligible unit of local government determines that a snow or ice emergency exists that requires additional assistance;
      (6)   A vehicle operated for military purposes by any member or uniformed employee of the armed forces of the United States or their reserve components, including the Ohio national guard. This exception does not apply to United States reserved technicians.
      (7)   A commercial motor vehicle that is operated for nonbusiness purposes. “Operated for nonbusiness purposes” means that the commercial motor vehicle is not used in commerce as “commerce” is defined in 49 C.F.R. 383.5, as amended, and is not regulated by the Public Utilities Commission pursuant to Ohio R.C. Chapter 4905, 4921, or 4923.
      (8)   A motor vehicle that is designed primarily for the transportation of goods and not persons, while that motor vehicle is being used for the occasional transportation of personal property by individuals not for compensation and not in the furtherance of a commercial enterprise.
      (9)   A police SWAT team vehicle.
      (10)   A police vehicle used to transport prisoners.
   (c)   Nothing contained in subsection (b)(5) of this section shall be construed as preempting or superseding any law, rule, or regulation of this State concerning the safe operation of commercial motor vehicles.
   (d)   Whoever violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor of the first degree.
(ORC 4506.03)
341.04 PROHIBITIONS.
   (a)   No person shall do any of the following:
      (1)   Drive a commercial motor vehicle while having in the person’s possession or otherwise under the person’s control more than one valid driver's license issued by this State, any other state or by a foreign jurisdiction;
      (2)   Drive a commercial motor vehicle on a highway in this Municipality in violation of an out-of-service order, while the person’s driving privilege is suspended, revoked or canceled, or while the person is subject to disqualification;
      (3)   Drive a motor vehicle on a highway in this Municipality under authority of a commercial driver's license issued by another state or a foreign jurisdiction, after having been a resident of this State for thirty days or longer.
      (4)    Knowingly give false information in any application or certification required by Ohio R.C. 4506.07;
      (5)    Knowingly provide false statements or engage in any fraudulent act related to testing for a commercial driver’s license as required in Ohio R.C. 4506.09.
   (b)   The Municipality shall give every conviction occurring out of this state and notice of which was received by the state Department of Public Safety after December 31, 1989, full faith and credit and treat it for sanctioning purposes under this chapter as though the conviction had
occurred in this state. (ORC 4506.04(A), (B))
   (c)   No person shall drive any commercial motor vehicle for which an endorsement is required under Ohio R.C. 4506.12 unless the proper endorsement appears on the person’s commercial driver’s license or commercial driver’s license temporary instruction permit. No person shall drive a commercial motor vehicle in violation of a restriction established under Ohio R.C. 4506.12 that appears on the person’s commercial driver’s license or commercial driver’s license temporary instruction permit.
(ORC 4506.12(I))
   (d)   (1)   Whoever violates subsection (a)(1), (a)(2) or (a)(3) of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor of the first degree.
      (2)    Whoever violates subsection (a)(4) of this section is guilty of falsification, a misdemeanor of the first degree. In addition, the provisions of Ohio R.C. 4507.19 apply.
      (3)    Whoever violates subsection (a)(5) of this section is guilty of falsification, a misdemeanor of the third degree. In addition, the provisions of Ohio R.C. 4507.19 apply. (ORC 4506.04(C))
      (4)    A.   Whoever violates subsection (c) of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor of the first degree.
         B.   The offenses established under subsection (c) of this section are strict liability offenses and Ohio R.C. 2901.20 does not apply. The designation of these offenses as strict liability offenses shall not be construed to imply that any other offense for which there is no specified degree of culpability, whether in this section or another section of this code or the Ohio Revised Code, is not a strict liability offense. (ORC 4506.12(J))
341.05 CRIMINAL OFFENSES.
   (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 measureable 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 four-hundredths of one per cent or more by whole blood or breath;
      (3)   Drive a commercial motor vehicle while having an alcohol concentration of forty-eight-thousandths of one per cent or more by blood serum or blood plasma;
      (4)   Drive a commercial motor vehicle while having an alcohol concentration of fifty-six-thousandths of one per cent 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 OVI ordinance as defined in Ohio R.C. 4511.181;
      (7)   Use a motor vehicle in the commission of a felony;
      (8)   Refuse to submit to a test under Ohio R.C. 4506.17 or 4511.191;
      (9)   Operate a commercial motor vehicle while the person’s commercial driver’s license or permit or other commercial driving privileges are revoked, suspended, canceled, 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 Sections 335.12 to 335.14;
      (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 dispose a controlled substance.
      (14)   Use a commercial motor vehicle in the commission of a violation of Ohio R.C. 2905.32 or any other substantially equivalent offense established under federal law or the laws of another state.
   (b)   Whoever violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor of the first degree.
   (c)   The offense established under subsection (a) of this section are strict liability offenses and Ohio R.C. 2901.20 does not apply. The designation of these offenses as strict liability offenses shall not be construed to imply that any other offense, for which there is no specified degree of culpability, is not a strict liability offense.
(ORC 4506.15)
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