452.01 Prohibition against parking on streets or highways.
452.02 Police may remove illegally parked vehicle.
452.03 Prohibited standing or parking places.
452.04 Manner of parallel and angle parking; handicapped persons.
452.05 Willfully leaving vehicles on private or public property.
452.06 Parking prohibitions on private property; private tow-away zones.
452.07 Unattended vehicles; duty to lock ignition, remove key, set brake, etc.
452.08 Opening doors on side available to traffic.
452.09 Selling, repairing or storing vehicle upon roadway.
452.10 Truck loading zones.
452.11 Bus stops and taxicab stands.
452.12 Parking in alleys and narrow streets; exceptions.
452.13 Registered owner prima facie liable for unlawful parking.
452.14 Parking during snow emergencies.
452.15 Night parking of commercial vehicles in residential districts.
452.16 Maximum continuous street parking in same location.
452.17 Maximum continuous parking in the downtown Main and High Street area.
452.18 Permit parking.
452.19 Purple Heart parking.
452.99 Penalty.
CROSS REFERENCES
See section histories for similar State law
Parking defined - see TRAF. 402.26
Stop defined - see TRAF. 402.45
Stopping and standing defined - see TRAF. 402.47
Police may remove ignition key from unattended vehicle - see TRAF. 404.01
Impounding; redemption - see TRAF. 404.07
Parking near stopped fire apparatus - see TRAF. 432.27
Lights on parked or stopped vehicles - see TRAF. 438.09
Parking of bicycles; locks - see TRAF. 444.08
Storage of junk vehicles - see GEN. OFF. 660.07
(a) (1) Upon any highway, no person shall stop, park, or leave standing any vehicle, whether attended or unattended, upon the paved or main traveled part of the highway if it is practicable to stop, park, or so leave such vehicle off the paved or main traveled part of the highway. In every event a clear and unobstructed portion of the highway opposite such standing vehicle shall be left for the free passage of other vehicles, and a clear view of such stopped vehicle shall be available from a distance of 200 feet in each direction upon such highway.
(2) This section does not apply to the driver of any vehicle which is disabled while on the paved or improved or main traveled portion of a highway in such manner and to such extent that it is impossible to avoid stopping and temporarily leaving the disabled vehicle in such position.
(b) Except as otherwise provided in this division, whoever violates this section is guilty of a minor misdemeanor. If, within one year of the offense, the offender previously has been convicted of or pleaded guilty to one predicate motor vehicle or traffic offense, whoever violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor of the fourth degree. If, within one year of the offense, the offender previously has been convicted of two or more predicate motor vehicle or traffic offenses, whoever violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor of the third degree.
(ORC 4511.66)
(a) Whenever any police officer finds a vehicle standing upon a street in violation of any of the provisions of this chapter, such officer is authorized to move such vehicle, or require the driver or other person in charge of the vehicle to move the same, to a position off the paved or improved or main traveled part of such highway.
(Ord. 1266. Passed 9-18-58.)
(b) Whenever any police officer finds a vehicle unattended upon any highway, bridge, or causeway, or in any tunnel, where such vehicles constitutes an obstruction to traffic, such officer may provide for the removal of such vehicle to the nearest garage or other place of safety.
(ORC 4511.67)
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