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No person shall stand or park a vehicle, except when necessary to avoid conflict with other traffic or to comply with the provisions of this title, or while obeying the directions of a police officer or a traffic-control device, in any of the following places. See Section 407.10 for parking infraction fines.
(a) On a sidewalk, except a bicycle or motorized bicycle;
(b) In front of a public or private driveway;
(c) Within ten feet of either side of a public street or highway where the same intersects an alley or within five feet of either side of a public or private drive where the same intersects a public street or highway;
(d) Within an intersection;
(e) Within ten feet of a fire hydrant;
(f) On a crosswalk;
(g) Within 20 feet of a crosswalk at an intersection;
(h) Within 30 feet of, and upon the approach to, any flashing beacon, stop sign, or traffic-control device;
(i) Between a safety zone and the adjacent curb or within 30 feet of points on the curb immediately opposite the ends of a safety zone, unless a different length is indicated by a traffic-control device;
(j) Within 50 feet of the nearest rail of a railroad crossing;
(k) Within 20 feet of a driveway entrance to any fire station and, on the side of the street opposite the entrance to any fire station, within 75 feet of the entrance when it is properly posted with signs;
(l) Alongside or opposite any street excavation or obstruction when such standing or parking would obstruct traffic;
(m) Alongside any vehicle stopped or parked at the edge or curb of a street;
(n) Upon any bridge or elevated structure upon a highway, or within a highway tunnel;
(o) At any place where signs prohibit stopping, standing, or parking, or where the curbing is painted yellow, or at any place in excess of the maximum time limited by signs;
(p) Within one foot of another parked vehicle;
(Ord. 70-43. Passed 5-4-70; Ord. 05-24. Passed 5-16-05.)
(q) On the roadway portion of a freeway, expressway, or thruway.
(Ord. 05-24. Passed 5-16-05.)
(r) Within a marked fire lane or fire apparatus access point.
(Ord. 06-22. Passed 5-15-06.)
(a) As used in this section, "residence district" means territory fronting upon a highway, street or roadway, including the highway, street or roadway, between successive intersections, where less than fifty percent of the frontage between such successive intersections is occupied by buildings used for business or where, for a distance of 300 feet or more, the frontage is improved with residences or residences and buildings in use for business.
(b) No person shall stop, park or leave standing upon a public highway, street or roadway, a commercial tractor, truck, semitractor or trailer, except for such vehicles that are one and one-half tons gross vehicle weight or less, not including their loads, and except for small vehicles and pick-up trucks, whether attended or unattended, within an area of the City which is a residence district, for more than four hours.
(c) This section shall not apply to vehicles the purpose of which is the loading or unloading of cargo, nor to street maintenance equipment, nor to vehicles which are engaged in construction or business activity of limited duration.
(d) This section shall be enforced in accordance with the provisions of Section 407.03.
(Ord. 91-21. Passed 6-3-91; Ord. 05-24. Passed 5-16-05.)
(a) Every vehicle stopped or parked upon a roadway where there is an adjacent curb shall be stopped or parked with the right-hand wheels of the vehicle parallel with and not more than 12 inches from the right-hand curb, unless it is impossible to approach so close to the curb; in such case the stop shall be made as close to the curb as possible and only for the time necessary to discharge and receive passengers or to load or unload merchandise. Local authorities by ordinance may permit angle parking on any roadway under their jurisdiction, except that angle parking shall not be permitted on a state route within the Municipality unless an unoccupied roadway width of not less than 25 feet is available for free-moving traffic.
(b) Local authorities by ordinance may permit parking of vehicles with the left-hand wheels adjacent to and within 12 inches of the left-hand curb of a one-way roadway.
(c) No vehicle shall be stopped or parked on a road or highway with the vehicle facing in a direction other than the direction of travel on that side of the road or highway.
(d) Notwithstanding any statute or any rule, regulation, resolution, or ordinance, air compressors, tractors, trucks, and other equipment, while being used in the construction, reconstruction, installation, repair, or removal of facilities near, on, over, or under a street or highway, may stop, stand, or park where necessary in order to perform such work, provided a flagperson is on duty or warning signs or lights are displayed as may be prescribed by the Director of Transportation.
(e) Special parking locations and privileges for persons with disabilities that limit or impair the ability to walk, also known as handicapped parking spaces or disability parking spaces, shall be provided and designated by all political subdivisions and by the State and all agencies and instrumentalities thereof at all offices and facilities where parking is provided, whether owned, rented, or leased, and at all publicly owned parking garages. The locations shall be designated through the posting of an elevated sign, whether permanently affixed or movable, imprinted with the international symbol of access and shall be reasonably close to exits, entrances, elevators, and ramps. All elevated signs posted in accordance with this division and Ohio R.C. 3781.111(C) shall be mounted on a fixed or movable post, and the distance from the ground to the top edge of the sign shall measure seven feet. If a new sign or a replacement sign designating a special parking location is posted on or after October 14, 1999, there also shall be affixed upon the surface of that sign or affixed next to the designating sign a notice that states the fine applicable for the offense of parking a motor vehicle in the special designated parking location if the motor vehicle is not legally entitled to be parked in that location.
(f) (1) No person shall stop, stand, or park any motor vehicle at special parking locations provided under division (e) of this section, or at special clearly marked parking locations provided in or on privately owned parking lots, parking garages, or other parking areas and designated in accordance with that division, unless one of the following applies:
A. The motor vehicle is being operated by or for the transport of a person with a disability that limits or impairs the ability to walk and is displaying a valid removable windshield placard or special license plates; or
B. The motor vehicle is being operated by or for the transport of a handicapped person and is displaying a parking card or special handicapped license plates.
(2) Any motor vehicle that is parked in a special marked parking location in violation of division (f)(1)A. or (f)(1)B. of this section may be towed or otherwise removed from the parking location by the law enforcement agency of the Municipality. A motor vehicle that is so towed or removed shall not be released to its owner until the owner presents proof of ownership of the motor vehicle and pays all towing and storage fees normally imposed by the Municipality for towing and storing motor vehicles. If the motor vehicle is a leased vehicle, it shall not be released to the lessee until the lessee presents proof that that person is the lessee of the motor vehicle and pays all towing and storage fees normally imposed by the Municipality for towing and storing motor vehicles.
(3) If a person is charged with a violation of division (f)(1)A. or (f)(1)B. of this section, it is an affirmative defense to the charge that the person suffered an injury not more than 72 hours prior to the time the person was issued the ticket or citation and that, because of the injury, the person meets at least one of the criteria contained in Ohio R.C. 4503.44(A)(1).
(g) When a motor vehicle is being operated by or for the transport of a person with a disability that limits or impairs the ability to walk and is displaying a removable windshield placard or a temporary removable windshield placard or special license plates, or when a motor vehicle is being operated by or for the transport of a handicapped person, and is displaying a parking card or special handicapped license plates, the motor vehicle is permitted to park for a period of two hours in excess of the legal parking period permitted by local authorities, except where local ordinances or police rules provide otherwise or where the vehicle is parked in such a manner as to be clearly a traffic hazard.
(h) No owner of an office, facility, or parking garage where special parking locations are required to be designated in accordance with division (e) of this section shall fail to properly mark the special parking locations in accordance with that division or fail to maintain the markings of the special locations, including the erection and maintenance of the fixed or movable signs.
(i) Nothing in this section shall be construed to require a person or organization to apply for a removable windshield placard or special license plates if the parking card or special license plates issued to the person or organization under prior law have not expired or been surrendered or revoked.
(j) As used in this section:
(1) "Person with disabilities" means any person who has lost the use of one or both legs or one or both arms, who is blind, deaf, or so severely handicapped as to be unable to move without the aid of crutches or a wheelchair, or whose mobility is restricted by a permanent cardiovascular, pulmonary, or other handicapping condition.
(2) "Person with a disability that limits or impairs the ability to walk" has the same meaning as in Ohio R.C. 4503.44.
(3) "Special license plates" and "removable windshield placard" mean any license plates or removable windshield placard or temporary removable windshield placard issued under Ohio R.C. 4503.41 or 4503.44, and also mean any substantially similar license plates or removable windshield placard or temporary removable windshield placard issued by a state, district, country, or sovereignty.
(k) Upon streets or other public ways or places where angle parking is permitted, no person shall stop, stand or park a vehicle other than at the angle to the curb or edge of the roadway as is indicated by appropriate signs or markings.
(l) Whoever violates division (a) or (c) of this section is guilty of a minor misdemeanor.
(m) Whoever violates division (h) of this section shall be punished as follows:
(1) Except as otherwise provided in division (m)(2) of this section, the offender shall be issued a warning;
(2) If the offender previously has been convicted of or pleaded guilty to a violation of division (h) of this section, of a State law or Municipal ordinance that is substantially similar to this section, the offender shall not be issued a warning but shall be fined forty dollars ($40.00) for each parking location that is not properly marked or whose markings are not properly maintained.
(n) Whoever violates division (f)(1)A. or B. of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be fined not less than two hundred fifty dollars ($250.00) nor more than five hundred dollars ($500.00), but in no case shall an offender who violates division (f)(1)A. or B. be sentenced to any term of imprisonment. However, if the individual receiving said citation presents proof that they possessed a valid windshield placard and its registration form on the date of the issuance of the citation in question which was not displayed as provided in this section, the hearing officer may reduce the fine to an amount not less than $25.00 and not more than $125.00.
(1) An arrest or conviction for a violation of division (f)(1)A. or B. of this section does not constitute a criminal record and need not be reported by the person so arrested or convicted in response to any inquiries contained in any application for employment, license, or other right or privilege, or made in connection with the person's appearance as a witness.
(2) The Clerk of the Court shall pay every fine collected under division (n) of this section to the Municipality. Except as provided in division (n) of this section, the Municipality shall use the fine moneys it receives under division(n) of this section to pay the expenses it incurs in complying with the signage and notice requirements contained in division (e) of this section. The Municipality may use up to 50% of each fine it receives under division (n) of this section to pay the costs of educational, advocacy, support, and assistive technology programs for persons with disabilities, and for public improvements within the Municipality that benefit or assist persons with disabilities, if governmental agencies or nonprofit organizations offer the programs.
(o) Whoever violates any other provision of this section shall be subject to the penalty provided in Chapter 407.
(Ord. 05-24. Passed 5-16-05; Ord. 06-19. Passed 5-15-06.)
(a) The chief of a law enforcement agency of the municipal corporation, within the chief's territorial jurisdiction, or a state highway patrol trooper, upon notification to the chief of such action and of the location of the place of storage, may order into storage any motor vehicle, including an abandoned junk motor vehicle as defined in Ohio R.C. 4513.63, that:
(1) Has come into the possession of the chief or state highway patrol trooper as a result of the performance of the chief's or trooper's duties; or
(2) Has been left on a public street or other property open to the public for purposes of vehicular travel, or upon or within the right-of-way of any road or highway, for 48 hours or longer without notification to the chief of the reasons for leaving the motor vehicle in such place. However, when such a motor vehicle constitutes an obstruction to traffic it may be ordered into storage immediately unless either of the following applies:
A. The vehicle was involved in an accident and is subject to Ohio R.C. 4513.66, or any substantially equivalent municipal ordinance;
B. The vehicle is a commercial motor vehicle. If the vehicle is a commercial motor vehicle, the chief or state highway patrol trooper shall allow the owner or operator of the vehicle the opportunity to arrange for the removal of the motor vehicle within a period of time specified by the chief or state highway patrol trooper. If the chief or state highway patrol trooper determines that the vehicle cannot be removed within the specified period of time, the chief or state highway patrol trooper shall order the removal of the vehicle.
(3) Subject to division (c) of this section, the chief shall designate the place of storage of any motor vehicle so ordered removed.
(b) If the chief or a state highway patrol trooper issues an order under division (a) of this section and arranges for the removal of a motor vehicle by a towing service, the towing service shall deliver the motor vehicle to the location designated by the chief not more than two hours after the time it is removed.
(c) (1) The chief shall cause a search to be made of the records of an applicable entity listed in Ohio R.C. 4513.601(F)(1) to ascertain the identity of the owner and any lienholder of a motor vehicle ordered into storage by the chief or a state highway patrol trooper within five business days of the removal of the vehicle. Upon obtaining such identity, the chief shall send or cause to be sent to the owner or lienholder at the owner's or lienholder's last known address by certified or express mail with return receipt requested, by certified mail with electronic tracking, or by a commercial carrier service utilizing any form of delivery requiring a signed receipt. The notice shall inform the owner or lienholder that the motor vehicle will be declared a nuisance and disposed of if not claimed within ten days of the date of the sending of the notice.
(2) A. The owner or lienholder of the motor vehicle may reclaim the motor vehicle upon payment of any expenses or charges incurred in its removal and storage, and presentation of proof of ownership, which may be evidenced by a certificate of title or memorandum certificate of title to the motor vehicle, a certificate of registration for the motor vehicle, or a lease agreement. Upon presentation of proof of ownership evidenced as provided above, the owner of the motor vehicle also may retrieve any personal items from the vehicle without retrieving the vehicle and without paying any fee. However, a towing service or storage facility may charge an after-hours retrieval fee established by the Public Utilities Commission in rules adopted under Ohio R.C. 4921.25 if the owner retrieves the personal items after hours, unless the towing service or storage facility fails to provide the notice required under Ohio R.C. 4513.69(B)(3), if applicable. However, the owner shall not do either of the following:
1. Retrieve any personal item that has been determined by the chief or a state highway patrol trooper, as applicable, to be necessary to a criminal investigation;
2. Retrieve any personal item from a vehicle if it would endanger the safety of the owner, unless the owner agrees to sign a waiver of liability.
B. For purposes of division (c)(2) of this section, "personal items" do not include any items that are attached to the vehicle.
(3) If the owner or lienholder of the motor vehicle reclaims it after a search of the applicable records has been conducted and after notice has been sent to the owner or lienholder as described in this section, and the search was conducted by the place of storage, and the notice was sent to the motor vehicle owner by the place of storage, the owner or lienholder shall pay to the place of storage a processing fee of $25, in addition to any expenses or charges incurred in the removal and storage of the vehicle.
(d) If the owner or lienholder makes no claim to the motor vehicle within ten days of the date of sending the notice, and if the vehicle is to be disposed of at public auction as provided in Ohio R.C. 4513.62 or any substantially equivalent municipal ordinance, the chief, without charge to any party, shall file with the clerk of courts of the county in which the place of storage is located an affidavit showing compliance with the requirements of this section. Upon presentation of the affidavit, the clerk, without charge, shall issue a salvage certificate of title, free and clear of all liens and encumbrances, to the chief. If the vehicle is to be disposed of to a motor vehicle salvage dealer or other facility as provided in Ohio R.C. 4513.62 or any substantially equivalent municipal ordinance, the chief shall execute in triplicate an affidavit, as prescribed by the Registrar of Motor Vehicles, describing the motor vehicle and the manner in which it was disposed of, and that all requirements of this section have been complied with. The chief shall retain the original of the affidavit for the chief's records, and shall furnish two copies to the motor vehicle salvage dealer or other facility. Upon presentation of a copy of the affidavit by the motor vehicle salvage dealer, the clerk of courts, within 30 days of the presentation, shall issue a salvage certificate of title, free and clear of all liens and encumbrances.
(e) Whenever a motor vehicle salvage dealer or other facility receives an affidavit for the disposal of a motor vehicle as provided in this section, the dealer or facility shall not be required to obtain an Ohio certificate of title to the motor vehicle in the dealer's or facility's own name if the vehicle is dismantled or destroyed and both copies of the affidavit are delivered to the clerk of courts.
(f) No towing service or storage facility shall fail to comply with this section.
(R.C. § 4513.61)
(g) Abandonment of Junk Motor Vehicle Prohibited.
(1) A. No person shall willfully leave an abandoned junk motor vehicle, as defined in Ohio R.C. 4513.63, on private property for more than 72 hours without the permission of the person having the right to the possession of the property, or on a public street or other property open to the public for purposes of vehicular travel or parking, or upon or within the right-of-way of any road or highway for 48 hours or longer without notification to the chief of a law enforcement agency of the municipal corporation of the reason for leaving the motor vehicle in that place.
B. For purposes of this division (g)(1), the fact that a motor vehicle has been so left without permission or notification is prima facie evidence of abandonment.
C. Nothing contained in this section and Ohio R.C. 4513.60, 4513.61 and 4513.63 shall invalidate or prevent the enactment of further provisions of municipal ordinances regulating or prohibiting the abandonment of motor vehicles on streets, highways, public property, or private property within the Municipality.
(2) Whoever violates this division (g) is guilty of a minor misdemeanor and shall also be assessed any costs incurred by the Municipality in disposing of such abandoned junk motor vehicle, less any money accruing to the Municipality from such disposal.
(ORC 4513.64)
(h) In addition to the civil penalty provided in Chapter 407, whoever violates any of the provisions of this section shall be assessed any costs incurred by the City in disposing of or impounding such vehicle or abandoned junk motor vehicle, less any money accruing to the City from such disposal.
(Ord. 05-24. Passed 5-16-05.)
(a) If an owner of private property posts on the property in a conspicuous manner a prohibition against parking on the property or conditions and regulations under which parking is permitted, no person shall do either of the following:
(1) Park a vehicle on the property without the owner's consent;
(2) Park a vehicle on the property in violation of any condition or regulation posted by the owner.
(b) Whoever violates division (a) of this section is guilty of a minor misdemeanor.
(c) (1) The owner of private property may establish a private tow-away zone only if all of the following conditions are satisfied:
A. The owner posts on the owner's property a sign that is at least 18 inches by 24 inches in size, that is visible from all entrances to the property, and that contains at least all of the following information:
1. A notice that the property is a private tow-away zone and that vehicles not authorized to park on the property will be towed away;
2. The telephone number of the person from whom a towed-away vehicle can be recovered, and the address of the place to which the vehicle will be taken and the place from which it may be recovered;
3. A statement that the vehicle may be recovered at any time during the day or night upon the submission of proof of ownership and the payment of a towing charge, in an amount not to exceed ninety dollars ($90.00), and a storage charge, in an amount not to exceed twelve dollars ($12.00) per 24-hour period; except that the charge for towing shall not exceed one hundred fifty dollars ($150.00), and the storage charge shall not exceed twenty dollars ($20.00) per 24-hour period, if the vehicle has a manufacturer's gross vehicle weight rating in excess of 10,000 pounds and is a truck, bus, or a combination of a commercial tractor and trailer or semitrailer.
B. The place to which the towed vehicle is taken and from which it may be recovered is conveniently located, is well lighted, and is on or within a reasonable distance of a regularly scheduled route of one or more modes of public transportation, if any public transportation is available in the municipality in which the private tow-away zone is located.
(2) If a vehicle is parked on private property that is established as a private tow-away zone in accordance with division (c)(1) without the consent of the owner of the property or in violation of any posted parking condition or regulation, the owner or the owner's agent may remove, or cause the removal of, the vehicle, the owner and the operator of the vehicle shall be deemed to have consented to the removal and storage of the vehicle and to the payment of the towing and storage charges specified in division (c)(1)A.3. of this section, and the owner, subject to division (d) of this section, may recover a vehicle that has been so removed only in accordance with division (f) of this section.
(3) If the Municipality requires tow trucks and tow truck operators to be licensed, no owner of private property located within the Municipality shall remove or shall cause the removal and storage of any vehicle pursuant to division (c)(2) of this section by an unlicensed tow truck or unlicensed tow truck operator.
(4) Divisions (c)(1) through (3) of this section do not affect or limit the operation of Ohio R.C. 4513.60 through 4513.65 as they relate to property other than private property that is established as a private tow-away zone under division (c)(1) of this section.
(5) Under no circumstances shall this section permitting the towing and storage of a vehicle parked on private property be construed so as to permit the use of any immobilization device of any nature or type by either the property owner or by any towing company or agent(s) thereof in lieu of actually towing and removing the offending vehicle, or preparing the offending vehicle for towing. Any property owner or employee or agent thereof, any towing company or agent or employee thereof, or any person utilizing any type of device to immobilize the vehicle of another for any reason shall be subject to the penalties as set forth herein at division (h) hereof.
(d) If the owner or operator of a vehicle that has been ordered into storage pursuant to Ohio R.C. 4513.60(A) or of a vehicle that is being removed under authority of division (c)(2) of this section arrives after the vehicle has been prepared for removal but prior to its actual removal from the property, the owner or operator shall be given the opportunity to pay a fee of not more than one-half of the charge for the removal of vehicles under Ohio R.C. 4513.60(A) or of vehicles under division (c)(2) of this section, whichever is applicable, that normally is assessed by the person who has prepared the vehicle for removal, in order to obtain release of the vehicle. Upon payment of that fee, the vehicle shall be released to the owner or operator, and upon its release, the owner or operator immediately shall move it so that:
(1) If the motor vehicle was ordered into storage pursuant to Ohio R.C. 4513.60(A), it is not on the private residential or private agricultural property without the permission of the person having the right to possession of the property, or is not at the garage or place of storage without the permission of the owner, whichever is applicable;
(2) If the vehicle was being removed under authority of division (c)(2) of this section, it is not parked on the private property established as a private tow-away zone without the consent of the owner or in violation of any posted parking condition or regulation.
(e) (1) If an owner of private property that is established as a private tow-away zone in accordance with division (c)(1) of this section or the authorized agent of such an owner removes or causes the removal of a vehicle from that property under authority of division (c)(2) of this section, the owner or agent promptly shall notify the Police Department of the removal, the vehicle's license number, make, model, and color, the location from which it was removed, the date and time of its removal, the telephone number of the person from whom it may be recovered, and the address of the place to which it has been taken and from which it may be recovered.
(2) The Police Chief shall maintain a record of vehicles that the Police Chief orders into storage pursuant to Ohio R.C. 4513.60(A) and of vehicles removed from private property in the Police Chief's jurisdiction that is established as a private tow-away zone of which the Police Chief has received notice under division (e)(1) of this section. The record shall include an entry for each such vehicle that identifies the vehicle's license number, make, model, and color, the location from which it was removed, the date and time of its removal, the telephone number of the person from whom it may be recovered, and the address of the place to which it has been taken and from which it may be recovered. Any information in the record that pertains to a particular vehicle shall be provided to any person who, either in person or pursuant to a telephone call, identifies self as the owner or operator of the vehicle and requests information pertaining to its location.
(3) Any person who registers a complaint that is the basis of the Police Chief's order for the removal and storage of a vehicle under Ohio R.C. 4513.60(A) shall provide the identity of the law enforcement agency with which the complaint was registered to any person who identifies self as the owner or operator of the motor vehicle and requests information pertaining to its location.
(f) The owner of a vehicle that is ordered into storage pursuant to Ohio R.C. 4513.60(A) or of a vehicle that is removed under authority of division (c)(2) of this section may reclaim it upon payment of any expenses or charges incurred in its removal, in an amount not to exceed ninety dollars ($90.00), and storage, in an amount not to exceed twelve dollars ($12.00) per 24-hour period; except that the charge for towing shall not exceed one hundred fifty dollars ($150.00), and the storage charge shall not exceed twenty dollars ($20.00) per 24-hour period, if the vehicle has a manufacturer's gross vehicle weight rating in excess of 10,000 pounds and is a truck, bus, or a combination of a commercial tractor and trailer or semitrailer. Presentation of proof of ownership, which may be evidenced by a certificate of title to the vehicle also shall be required for reclamation of the vehicle. If a vehicle that is ordered into storage pursuant to Ohio R.C. 4513.60(A) remains unclaimed by the owner for 30 days, the procedures established by Ohio R.C. 4513.61 and 4513.62 shall apply.
(g) No person shall remove, or cause the removal of, any vehicle from private property that is established as a private tow-away zone under division (c)(1) of this section other than in accordance with division (c)(2) of this section, and no person shall remove, or cause the removal of, any motor vehicle from any other private property other than in accordance with Ohio R.C. 4513.60 through 4513.65.
(h) Whoever violates division (c)(3), (c)(5), or (g) of this section is guilty of a minor misdemeanor.
(Ord. 13-24-A. Passed 8-5-13.)
(a) No person driving or in charge of a motor vehicle shall permit it to stand unattended without first stopping the engine, locking the ignition, removing the key from the ignition, effectively setting the parking brake, and, when the motor vehicle is standing upon any grade, turning the front wheels to the curb or side of the highway.
(b) The requirements of this section relating to the stopping of the engine, locking of the ignition, and removing the key from the ignition of a motor vehicle do not apply to any of the following:
(1) A motor vehicle that is parked on residential property;
(2) A motor vehicle that is locked, regardless of where it is parked;
(3) An emergency vehicle ;
(4) A public safety vehicle.
(ORC 4511.661)
(c) No person owning or in control of any construction, compaction, earth-grading or farm machinery which is self-propelled and which moves upon the surface of the earth shall permit such machinery to stand for any period of time unattended without first locking the ignition system or otherwise rendering such machinery inoperable so as to prevent any person unauthorized by the owner or individual in control thereof from starting such machinery.
(Ord. 69-82. Passed 6-16-69; Ord. 05-24. Passed 5-16-05.)
(a) No person shall open the door of a vehicle on the side available to moving traffic unless and until it is reasonably safe to do so, and can be done without interfering with the movement of other traffic, nor shall any person leave a door open on the side of a vehicle available to moving traffic for a period of time longer than necessary to load or unload passengers.
(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 4511.70)
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