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CITY OF MONTGOMERY, OHIO CODE OF ORDINANCES
DIRECTORY OF OFFICIALS (2023)
ADOPTING ORDINANCE
CHARTER TABLE OF CONTENTS
TITLE I: GENERAL PROVISIONS
TITLE III: ADMINISTRATION
TITLE V: PUBLIC WORKS AND PROPERTIES
TITLE VII: TRAFFIC CODE
CHAPTER 70: GENERAL PROVISIONS
CHAPTER 71: LICENSING PROVISIONS
CHAPTER 72: TRAFFIC RULES
CHAPTER 73: MOTOR VEHICLE CRIMES
CHAPTER 74: EQUIPMENT AND LOADS
EQUIPMENT
§ 74.01 UNSAFE VEHICLES, PROHIBITION AGAINST OPERATION.
§ 74.02 BUMPERS ON MOTOR VEHICLES.
§ 74.03 LIGHTED LIGHTS REQUIRED.
§ 74.04 HEADLIGHTS.
§ 74.05 TAIL LIGHTS AND ILLUMINATION OF REAR LICENSE PLATE.
§ 74.06 RED REFLECTORS REQUIRED.
§ 74.07 SAFETY LIGHTING OF COMMERCIAL VEHICLES.
§ 74.08 STOPLIGHT REGULATIONS.
§ 74.09 OBSCURED LIGHTS ON VEHICLES.
§ 74.10 RED LIGHT OR FLAG REQUIRED.
§ 74.11 LIGHTS ON PARKED VEHICLES.
§ 74.12 LIGHTS, EMBLEMS, AND REFLECTORS ON SLOW-MOVING VEHICLES, FARM MACHINERY, AGRICULTURAL TRACTORS, AND ANIMAL-DRAWN VEHICLES.
§ 74.13 SPOTLIGHT AND AUXILIARY DRIVING LIGHTS.
§ 74.14 COWL, FENDER, AND BACK-UP LIGHTS.
§ 74.15 TWO LIGHTS DISPLAYED.
§ 74.16 HEADLIGHTS REQUIRED.
§ 74.17 LIGHTS OF LESS INTENSITY.
§ 74.18 NUMBER OF LIGHTS PERMITTED; RED AND FLASHING LIGHTS.
§ 74.19 STANDARDS FOR LIGHTS ON SNOW REMOVAL EQUIPMENT AND OVERSIZE VEHICLES.
§ 74.20 FLASHING LIGHTS PERMITTED FOR CERTAIN TYPES OF VEHICLES.
§ 74.21 LIGHTS AND SIGN ON TRANSPORTATION FOR PRESCHOOL CHILDREN.
§ 74.22 FOCUS AND AIM OF HEADLIGHTS.
§ 74.23 BRAKE EQUIPMENT; SPECIFICATIONS.
§ 74.24 BRAKE FLUID.
§ 74.25 MINIMUM STANDARDS FOR BRAKES AND COMPONENTS.
§ 74.26 HORNS, SIRENS, AND WARNING DEVICES.
§ 74.27 MUFFLERS; EXCESSIVE SMOKE OR GAS.
§ 74.28 REARVIEW MIRRORS.
§ 74.29 WINDSHIELDS AND WIPERS.
§ 74.30 SOLID TIRE REQUIREMENTS.
§ 74.31 REQUIREMENTS FOR SAFETY GLASS IN MOTOR VEHICLES; USE OF TINTED GLASS OR REFLECTORIZED MATERIAL.
§ 74.32 DIRECTIONAL SIGNALS.
§ 74.33 INSTALLATION AND SALE OF SEAT SAFETY BELTS REQUIRED; DEFINITION.
§ 74.34 REQUIREMENTS FOR EXTRA SIGNAL EQUIPMENT.
§ 74.35 DISPLAY OF WARNING DEVICES ON DISABLED VEHICLES.
§ 74.36 REQUIREMENTS FOR VEHICLES TRANSPORTING EXPLOSIVES.
§ 74.37 STUDDED TIRES; SEASONAL USE PERMITTED.
§ 74.38 AIR BAGS.
§ 74.39 SAFETY INSPECTION DECALS FOR BUSES.
LOADS
COMMERCIAL, HEAVY AND PUBLIC VEHICLES
CHAPTER 75: BICYCLES, MOTORCYCLES, AND OTHER VEHICLES
CHAPTER 76: PARKING REGULATIONS
CHAPTER 77: PARADES
TITLE IX: GENERAL REGULATIONS
TITLE XI: BUSINESS REGULATIONS
TITLE XIII: GENERAL OFFENSES
TITLE XV: LAND USAGE
TABLE OF SPECIAL ORDINANCES
PARALLEL REFERENCES
CHAPTER 74: EQUIPMENT AND LOADS
Section
Equipment
   74.01   Unsafe vehicles, prohibition against operation
   74.02   Bumpers on motor vehicles
   74.03   Lighted lights required
   74.04   Headlights
   74.05   Tail lights and illumination of rear license plate
   74.06   Red reflectors required
   74.07   Safety lighting of commercial vehicles
   74.08   Stoplight regulations
   74.09   Obscured lights on vehicles
   74.10   Red light or flag required
   74.11   Lights on parked vehicles
   74.12   Lights, emblems, and reflectors on slow-moving vehicles, farm machinery, agricultural tractors, and animal-drawn vehicles
   74.13   Spotlight and auxiliary driving lights
   74.14   Cowl, fender, and back-up lights
   74.15   Two lights displayed
   74.16   Headlights required
   74.17   Lights of less intensity
   74.18   Number of lights permitted; red and flashing lights
   74.19   Standards for lights on snow removal equipment and oversize vehicles
   74.20   Flashing lights permitted for certain types of vehicles
   74.21   Lights and sign on transportation for preschool children
   74.22   Focus and aim of headlights
   74.23   Brake equipment; specifications
   74.24   Brake fluid
   74.25   Minimum standards for brakes and components
   74.26   Horns, sirens, and warning devices
   74.27   Mufflers; excessive smoke or gas
   74.28   Rearview mirrors
   74.29   Windshields and wipers
   74.30   Solid tire requirements
   74.31   Requirements for safety glass in motor vehicles; use of tinted glass or reflectorized material
   74.32   Directional signals
   74.33   Installation and sale of seat safety belts required; definition
   74.34   Requirements for extra signal equipment
   74.35   Display of warning devices on disabled vehicles
   74.36   Requirements for vehicles transporting explosives
   74.37   Studded tires; seasonal use permitted
   74.38   Air bags
   74.39   Safety inspection decals for buses
Loads
   74.40   Permit required to exceed load limits
   74.41   Limitation of load extension on left side of vehicle
   74.42   All loads shall be properly secured
   74.43   Towing requirements; exception to size and weight restrictions
   74.44   Weighing of vehicle; removal of excess load
   74.45   Operation of vehicle exceeding weight limits prohibited
   74.46   Load limits
   74.47   Maximum width, height, and length
   74.48   Statement of gross vehicle weight
   74.49   Wheel protectors required on heavy commercial vehicles
   74.50   Liability for damages; prosecution; application of monies
   74.51   Weight exceptions for certain vehicles
Commercial, Heavy and Public Vehicles
   74.60   Motor transportation companies and motor carriers
   74.61   Reduction of weight and speed during times of thaws and moisture
   74.62   Classification of roads
   74.63   Rules and regulations
   74.64   Notice of arrest
   74.65   Fuel use permit and identification device
   74.66   Unlawful operation; Tax Commissioner to be notified
   74.67   Signs
   74.68   Exceptions
Statutory reference:
   Exemption of certain vehicles from emission, noise control and fuel standards, see R.C. § 4513.41
   Exemption of collector's or historical vehicles from equipment standards, see R.C. § 4513.38
   Motorcycles, protective eye devices required for operators and passengers; helmets required for persons under 18 years of age, see O.A.C. § 4501-17-01
   Notice of arrest of certain commercial drivers, see R.C. § 5577.14
   Snowmobiles and all-purpose vehicles, equipment, see O.A.C. Chapter 4501-29
   Vehicle lighting, see O.A.C. Chapter 4501-15
EQUIPMENT
§ 74.01 UNSAFE VEHICLES, PROHIBITION AGAINST OPERATION.
   (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))
§ 74.02 BUMPERS ON MOTOR VEHICLES.
   (A)   For the purpose of this section, the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
      GROSS VEHICLE WEIGHT RATING means the manufacturer's gross vehicle weight rating established for that vehicle.
      MANUFACTURER has the same meaning as in R.C. § 4501.01.
      MULTIPURPOSE PASSENGER VEHICLE means a motor vehicle with motive power, except a motorcycle, designed to carry ten persons or less, that is constructed either on a truck chassis or with special features for occasional off-road operation.
      PASSENGER CAR means any motor vehicle with motive power, designed for carrying ten persons or less, except a multipurpose passenger vehicle or motorcycle.
      TRUCK means every motor vehicle, except trailers and semitrailers, designed and used to carry property and having a gross vehicle weight rating of 10,000 pounds or less.
   (B)   Rules adopted by the Director of Public Safety, in accordance with R.C. Chapter 119, shall govern the maximum bumper height or, in the absence of bumpers and in cases where bumper height have been lowered or modified, the maximum height to the bottom of the frame rail of any passenger car, multipurpose passenger vehicle or truck.
   (C)   No person shall operate upon a street or highway any passenger car, multipurpose passenger vehicle or truck registered in this state that does not conform to the requirements of this section or any applicable rule adopted pursuant to R.C. § 4513.021.
   (D)   No person shall modify any motor vehicle registered in this state in such a manner as to cause the vehicle body or chassis to come in contact with the ground, expose the fuel tank to damage from collision, or cause the wheels to come in contact with the body under normal operation, and no person shall disconnect any part of the original suspension system of the vehicle to defeat the safe operation of that system.
   (E)   Nothing contained in this section or in the rules adopted pursuant to R.C. § 4513.021 shall be construed to prohibit either of the following:
      (1)   The installation upon a passenger car, multipurpose passenger vehicle or truck registered in this state of heavy duty equipment, including shock absorbers and overload springs:
      (2)   The operation on a street or highway of a passenger car, multipurpose passenger vehicle, or truck registered in this state with normal wear to the suspension system if the normal wear does not adversely affect the control of the vehicle.
   (F)   This section and the rules adopted pursuant to R.C. § 4513.021 do not apply to any specially designed or modified passenger car, multipurpose passenger vehicle, or truck when operated off a street or highway in races and similar events.
   (G)   Whoever violates this section is guilty of a minor misdemeanor.
(R.C. § 4513.021)
Statutory reference:
   Maximum height on bumpers, see O.A.C. Chapter 4501-43
§ 74.03 LIGHTED LIGHTS REQUIRED.
   (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 to 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)
§ 74.04 HEADLIGHTS.
   (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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