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(a) Definition.
(1) "Junk motor vehicle" means any motor vehicle which meets any three of the following requirements:
A. Is three years old or older;
B. Is extensively damaged, such damage including but not limited to any of the following: missing wheels, tires, motor or transmission;
C. Does not comply with all safety laws and equipment provisions for motor vehicles as found in Chapter 337.
D. Has a fair market value of eight hundred dollars ($800.00) or less.
E. Is not running and not operable ("operable" meaning able to be started and driven under its own power).
(2) A junk motor vehicle left in the open is declared a nuisance and shall be abated in accordance with the provision of this section.
(3) "Motor vehicle" shall be defined as in Section 301.20.
(b) Location or Presence Deemed Public Nuisance; Exceptions.
(1) The location or presence of any junk motor vehicle as defined herein, on any lot, tract, parcel of land or portion thereof within the City shall be deemed a public nuisance, and no person or persons shall cause or maintain such public nuisance by abandoning or discarding his or their junk motor vehicle or vehicles on the property of another or suffering, permitting or allowing the same to be placed, located or maintained or to exist upon his or their own real property.
(2) This section shall not apply to vehicles stored inside a garage, in a licensed towing service facility, in a licensed motor vehicle salvage facility, in a licensed scrap processing yard, in a licensed auto repair garage yard, in a licensed paint spray shop yard, in a licensed gasoline station yard or in a licensed vehicle dealership yard, or any other lawful storage area not within the public view.
(c) Removal of Vehicles; Service.
(1) Whenever such a public nuisance exists, the Director of Public Safety, who shall administer this section, shall give notice to the owner of the real property whereon such public nuisance exists to abate or remove same. Such notice and order shall state:
A. The nature of the public nuisance;
B. A description of and location of the motor vehicle;
C. A statement that the motor vehicle must be removed from the premises within fourteen days after service of such notice and order, or same will be removed by the Director of Public Safety.
D. A statement that removal of the vehicle must be to a location permitted by subsection (b)(2) hereof;
E. A statement of the penalties provided for noncompliance;
F. A statement that the property owner will be assessed the cost incurred by the City in removing and storing the vehicle; and
G. A statement that any request for a hearing must be made to the Director of Public Safety, within fourteen days after service of such notice and order.
(2) Such notice and order shall be served upon the record owner of the property in question either personally or by leaving a copy at the usual place of residence or business of such owner, or address of such owner shown in the office of the County Treasurer, or by copy mailed to such owner at such place or address by U.S. certified mail, return receipt. If service of such written notice and order is unable to be perfected by any of the hereinbefore methods, then the Director of Public Safety shall cause such notice and order to be published in a newspaper of general circulation once each week for two consecutive weeks and shall further cause a copy of the aforesaid notice and order to be left with the person, if any, in possession of such premises, or, if there is no person in possession thereof, he shall cause a copy of the notice and order to be posted on such premises.
(3) Should the record owner of property, within fourteen days after receipt of the Director's notice and order, notify the Director of Public Safety that the inoperable vehicle is either an abandoned vehicle or an abandoned junk motor vehicle which has been left on his property without permission of the person having the right to possession of the property and requests removal thereof, the Director of Public Safety shall cause the removal of such vehicle pursuant to Ohio R.C. 4513.60 or 4513.63 respectively.
(4) In the absence of a request for a hearing or compliance with the notice and order, the Director of Public Safety shall at the expiration of the fourteen-day period provided in the notice and order served upon the record owner of the property, remove such vehicle for the preservation of the life, health, comfort and safety of the public. If a hearing is requested by the property owner prior to the removal of the vehicle as a public nuisance, it is to be held before the Director of Law or his designee within five days of the property owner's request.
(Ord. 85-89. Passed 11-27-89.)
(d) Penalty. Whoever violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor of the third degree.
(a) Towing of vehicles for the City of Jackson shall be awarded to towing companies that have applied and been approved to be on the towing rotation list. Application to be placed on the towing rotation list will be made to the Jackson Police Department. Towing companies must comply with towing rotation list requirements established in writing by the Chief of Police and approved by the Service Director.
(b) Persons involved in accidents may at their own request have the towing service of their choice tow their vehicles to the place of their choice. A police officer may deny the owner’s request and use a towing company from the towing rotation list, if in the sole discretion of the officer, the owner’s towing arrangement will cause a risk to public safety or cause an unnecessary delay of clearing the roadway.
(c) A police officer may deviate from the rotation list at the sole discretion of the officer for unforeseen or unexpected situations.
(Ord. 14-24. Passed 4-8-24.)
(a) No person shall knowingly present, display or orally communicate a false name, social security number or date of birth to a law enforcement officer who is in the process of issuing to the person a traffic ticket or complaint.
(b) Whoever violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor of the first degree.
(ORC 4513.361)
(a) General Misdemeanor Classifications. Whoever violates any provision of this Traffic Code for which violation no penalty is otherwise provided, is guilty of a minor misdemeanor.
(ORC 4513.99)
(b) Penalties. Whoever is convicted of or pleads guilty to a violation of this Traffic Code shall be imprisoned for a definite term or fined, or both, which term of imprisonment and fine shall be fixed by the court as provided in this section.
Classification of Misdemeanor | Maximum Term of Imprisonment | Maximum Fine |
First degree | 180 days | $1,000.00 |
Second degree | 90 days | 750.00 |
Third degree | 60 days | 500.00 |
Fourth degree | 30 days | 250.00 |
Minor | No imprisonment | 150.00 |
(ORC 2929.24; 2929.28)
(a) As used in this section and each section of the Traffic Code where specified, all of the following apply:
(1) “Distracted” means doing either of the following while operating a vehicle:
A. Using an electronic wireless communications device, as defined in Ohio R.C. 4511.204, in violation of that section.
B. Engaging in any activity that is not necessary to the operation of a vehicle and impairs, or reasonably would be expected to impair, the ability of the operator to drive the vehicle safely.
(2) “Distracted” does not include operating a motor vehicle while wearing an earphone or earplug over or in both ears at the same time. A person who so wears earphones or earplugs may be charged with a violation of Section 331.43.
(3) “Distracted” does not include conducting any activity while operating a utility service vehicle or a vehicle for or on behalf of a utility, provided that the driver of the vehicle is acting in response to an emergency, power outage or a circumstance affecting the health or safety of individuals.
As used in subsection (a)(3) of this section:
A. “Utility” means an entity specified in division (A), (C), (D), (E) or (G) of Ohio R.C. 4905.03.
B. “Utility service vehicle” means a vehicle owned or operated by a utility.
(b) If an offender violates any section of this Traffic Code which provides for an enhanced penalty for an offense committed while distracted and the distracting activity is a contributing factor to the commission of the violation, the offender is subject to the applicable penalty for the violation and, notwithstanding Ohio R.C. 2929.28, is subject to an additional fine of not more than one hundred dollars ($100.00) as follows:
(1) Subject to Traffic Rule 13, if a law enforcement officer issues an offender a ticket, citation or summons for a violation of any section of the Traffic Code that indicates that the offender was distracted while committing the violation and that the distracting activity was a contributing factor to the commission of the violation, the offender may enter a written plea of guilty and waive the offender’s right to contest the ticket, citation or summons in a trial provided that the offender pays the total amount of the fine established for the violation and pays the additional fine of one hundred dollars ($100.00).
In lieu of payment of the additional fine of one hundred dollars ($100.00), the offender instead may elect to attend a distracted driving safety course, the duration and contents of which shall be established by the Ohio Director of Public Safety. If the offender attends and successfully completes the course, the offender shall be issued written evidence that the offender successfully completed the course. The offender shall be required to pay the total amount of the fine established for the violation, but shall not be required to pay the additional fine of one hundred dollars ($100.00), so long as the offender submits to the court both the offender’s payment in full and such written evidence within ninety days of the underlying violation that resulted in the imposition of the additional fine under this section.
(2) If the offender appears in person to contest the ticket, citation or summons in a trial and the offender pleads guilty to or is convicted of the violation, the court, in addition to all other penalties provided by law, may impose the applicable penalty for the violation and may impose the additional fine of not more than one hundred dollars ($100.00).
If the court imposes upon the offender the applicable penalty for the violation and an additional fine of not more than one hundred dollars ($100.00), the court shall inform the offender that, in lieu of payment of the additional fine of not more than one hundred dollars ($100.00), the offender instead may elect to attend the distracted driving safety course described in subsection (b)(1) of this section. If the offender elects the course option and attends and successfully completes the course, the offender shall be issued written evidence that the offender successfully completed the course. The offender shall be required to pay the total amount of the fine established for the violation, but shall not be required to pay the additional fine of not more than one hundred dollars ($100.00), so long as the offender submits to the court the offender’s payment and such written evidence within ninety days of the underlying violation that resulted in the imposition of the additional fine under this section.
(c) If a law enforcement officer issues an offender a ticket, citation, or summons for a violation of subsection (b) of this section that indicates that the offender was distracted while committing the violation and that the distracting activity was a contributing factor to the commission of the violation, the officer shall do both of the following:
(1) Report the issuance of the ticket, citation, or summons to the officer’s law enforcement agency;
(2) Ensure that such report indicates the offender’s race.
(ORC 4511.991)