(a) No motor transportation company or private motor carrier shall operate any motor vehicle in this Municipality without having in full force and effect a liability insurance certificate policy or bond satisfactory to the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio as required by Ohio R.C. 4921.11 and 4923.08.
(b) Whoever violates any provision of this section is guilty of a minor misdemeanor on a first offense; on a second offense within one year after the first offense, the person is guilty of a misdemeanor of the fourth degree; on each subsequent offense within one year after the first offense, the person is guilty of a misdemeanor of the third degree.