331.44 SPECIAL ENGINE COMPRESSION OR “JAKE” BRAKES.
   (a)   No person shall apply a special engine compression brake or engine retarder (a practice commonly known as “jake braking”) when operating a motor vehicle upon a street or highway within the corporate limits of the City of Orrville, Ohio.
 
   (b)   This section shall not apply to emergency vehicles.
(Ord. D-02. Passed 4-15-02.)
 
   (c)   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.