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Lima, OH Code of Ordinances
CODIFIED ORDINANCES OF LIMA, OHIO
CHARTER OF THE CITY OF LIMA, OHIO
PART TWO - ADMINISTRATION CODE
PART FOUR - TRAFFIC CODE
TITLE TWO - ADMINISTRATION, ENFORCEMENT AND PENALTIES
TITLE FOUR - PUBLIC WAYS AND TRAFFIC-CONTROL DEVICES
TITLE SIX - OPERATION AND VEHICLES
CHAPTER 432: OPERATION GENERALLY
CHAPTER 434: O.V.I.; RECKLESS OPERATION; SPEED
CHAPTER 436: LICENSING; ACCIDENTS
CHAPTER 438: SAFETY AND EQUIPMENT
§ 438.01 DRIVING UNSAFE VEHICLES; APPLICATION.
§ 438.02 LIGHTED LIGHTS; MEASUREMENT OF DISTANCES AND HEIGHTS.
§ 438.03 HEADLIGHTS ON MOTOR VEHICLES AND MOTORCYCLES.
§ 438.04 TAIL LIGHT; ILLUMINATION OF REAR LICENSE PLATE.
§ 438.05 REAR RED REFLECTORS.
§ 438.06 SAFETY LIGHTING ON COMMERCIAL VEHICLES.
§ 438.07 OBSCURED LIGHTS ON VEHICLES IN COMBINATION.
§ 438.08 RED LIGHT OR RED FLAG ON EXTENDED LOADS.
§ 438.09 LIGHTS ON PARKED OR STOPPED VEHICLES.
§ 438.10 LIGHTS ON SLOW-MOVING VEHICLES; EMBLEM REQUIRED; LIGHTS AND REFLECTORS ON MULTI-WHEEL AGRICULTURAL TRACTORS OR FARM MACHINERY.
§ 438.11 SPOTLIGHT AND AUXILIARY LIGHTS.
§ 438.12 COWL, FENDER AND BACK-UP LIGHTS.
§ 438.13 TWO LIGHTS DISPLAYED.
§ 438.14 USE OF HEADLIGHT BEAMS.
§ 438.15 LIGHTS OF LESS INTENSITY ON SLOW-MOVING VEHICLES.
§ 438.16 NUMBER OF LIGHTS PERMITTED; RED AND FLASHING LIGHTS.
§ 438.17 LIGHTS AND SOUND-PRODUCING DEVICES ON CORONERS’ VEHICLES.
§ 438.18 VEHICLES TRANSPORTING PRESCHOOL CHILDREN.
§ 438.19 FOCUS AND AIM OF HEADLIGHTS.
§ 438.20 MOTOR VEHICLE AND MOTORCYCLE BRAKES.
§ 438.21 HORN, SIREN AND THEFT ALARM SIGNAL.
§ 438.22 MUFFLER; MUFFLER CUTOUT; EXCESSIVE SMOKE, GAS OR NOISE.
§ 438.23 REAR-VIEW MIRROR; CLEAR VIEW TO FRONT, BOTH SIDES AND REAR.
§ 438.24 WINDSHIELD REQUIRED; SIGN OR POSTER UPON WINDSHIELD; WINDSHIELD WIPER.
§ 438.25 TINTED GLASS; MATERIALS ON GLASS.
§ 438.26 LIMITED LOAD EXTENSION ON LEFT SIDE OF PASSENGER VEHICLE.
§ 438.27 MOTOR VEHICLE STOP LIGHTS.
§ 438.28 BUMPERS.
§ 438.29 AIR CLEANER REQUIRED.
§ 438.30 CHILD RESTRAINT SYSTEM USAGE; EXCEPTIONS, DISMISSAL AND PENALTY.
§ 438.31 USE OF OCCUPANT RESTRAINING DEVICES.
§ 438.32 AIR BAGS.
§ 438.33 STOPPING ENGINE AT FILLING STATION.
§ 438.99 PENALTY.
CHAPTER 440: COMMERCIAL AND HEAVY VEHICLES
CHAPTER 442: DRIVERS OF COMMERCIAL VEHICLES
CHAPTER 444: BICYCLES AND MOTORCYCLES GENERALLY
CHAPTER 446: SNOWMOBILES, OFF-HIGHWAY MOTORCYCLES AND ALL-PURPOSE VEHICLES
TITLE EIGHT - PARKING
PART SIX - GENERAL OFFENSES CODE
PART EIGHT - BUSINESS REGULATION AND TAXATION CODE
PART TEN - STREETS, UTILITIES AND PUBLIC SERVICES CODE
PART TWELVE - PLANNING AND ZONING CODE
PART FOURTEEN - BUILDING AND HOUSING CODE
PART SIXTEEN - FIRE PREVENTION CODE
PART EIGHTEEN - PROPERTY MAINTENANCE CODE
PART TWENTY - NUISANCE ABATEMENT
CHAPTER 438: SAFETY AND EQUIPMENT
Section
438.01   Driving unsafe vehicles; application
438.02   Lighted lights; measurement of distances and heights
438.03   Headlights on motor vehicles and motorcycles
438.04   Tail light; illumination of rear license plate
438.05   Rear red reflectors
438.06   Safety lighting on commercial vehicles
438.07   Obscured lights on vehicles in combination
438.08   Red light or red flag on extended loads
438.09   Lights on parked or stopped vehicles
438.10   Lights on slow-moving vehicles; emblem required; lights and reflectors on multi-wheel agricultural tractors or farm machinery
438.11   Spotlight and auxiliary lights
438.12   Cowl, fender and back-up lights
438.13   Two lights displayed
438.14   Use of headlight beams
438.15   Lights of less intensity on slow-moving vehicles
438.16   Number of lights permitted; red and flashing lights
438.17   Lights and sound-producing devices on coroners’ vehicles
438.18   Vehicles transporting preschool children
438.19   Focus and aim of headlights
438.20   Motor vehicle and motorcycle brakes
438.21   Horn, siren and theft alarm signal
438.22   Muffler; muffler cutout; excessive smoke, gas or noise
438.23   Rear-view mirror; clear view to front, both sides and rear
438.24   Windshield required; sign or poster upon windshield; windshield wiper
438.25   Tinted glass; materials on glass
438.26   Limited load extension on left side of passenger vehicle
438.27   Motor vehicle stop lights
438.28   Bumpers
438.29   Air cleaner required
438.30   Child restraint system usage; exceptions, dismissal and penalty
438.31   Use of occupant restraining devices
438.32   Air bags
438.33   Stopping engine at filling station
438.99   Penalty
Cross-reference:
   Bicycle equipment, see § 444.05
   Improperly handling firearms in a motor vehicle, see § 678.05
   Occupying travel trailers while in motion, see § 440.08
   Snowmobile, off-highway motorcycle and all-purpose vehicle equipment, see § 446.02
   Towing requirements; exception to size and weight restrictions, see § 440.05
   Use of stop and turn signals, see § 432.13
   Vehicles transporting explosives, see § 440.04
   Wheel protectors for commercial vehicles, see § 440.03
Statutory reference:
   Collector’s vehicles, see R.C. §§ 4513.38, 4513.41
   Warning devices for commercial vehicles disabled upon freeways, see R.C. § 4513.28
§ 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.
   (b)   Whoever violates this section is guilty of a minor misdemeanor.
(R.C. § 4513.02(A), (H))
§ 438.02 LIGHTED LIGHTS; MEASUREMENT OF DISTANCES AND HEIGHTS.
   (a)   Every vehicle, other than a motorized bicycle, operated upon a street or highway within this state shall display lighted lights and illuminating devices as required by R.C. §§ 4513.04 through 4513.37 during all of the following times:
      (1)   The time from sunset to sunrise;
      (2)   At any other time when, due to insufficient natural light or unfavorable atmospheric conditions, persons, vehicles and substantial objects on the highway are not discernible at a distance of 1,000 feet ahead;
      (3)   At any time when the windshield wipers of the vehicle are in use because of precipitation on the windshield.
   (b)   Every motorized bicycle shall display at such times lighted lights meeting the rules adopted by the Ohio Director of Public Safety under R.C. § 4511.521. No motor vehicle, during any time specified in this section, shall be operated upon a street or highway within this state using only parking lights as illumination.
   (c)   Whenever in such sections a requirement is declared as to the distance from which certain lamps and devices shall render objects visible, or within which such lamps or devices shall be visible, such distance shall be measured upon a straight level unlighted highway under normal atmospheric conditions unless a different condition is expressly stated.
   (d)   Whenever in such sections a requirement is declared as to the mounted height of lights or devices, it shall mean from the center of such light or device to the level ground upon which the vehicle stands.
   (e)   Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, no law enforcement officer shall cause the operator of a vehicle being operated upon a street or highway within this state to stop the vehicle solely because the officer observes that a violation of division (a)(3) of this section has been or is being committed or for the sole purpose of issuing a ticket, citation, or summons for a violation of that division, or causing the arrest of or commencing a prosecution of a person for a violation of that division.
   (f)   Whoever violates this section is guilty of a minor misdemeanor.
(R.C. § 4513.03)
§ 438.03 HEADLIGHTS ON MOTOR VEHICLES AND MOTORCYCLES.
   (a)   (1)   Every motor vehicle, other than a motorcycle, shall be equipped with at least two headlights with at least one near each side of the front of the motor vehicle.
      (2)   Every motorcycle shall be equipped with at least one and not more than two headlights.
   (b)   Whoever violates this section is guilty of a minor misdemeanor.
(R.C. § 4513.04)
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