303.01 Compliance with lawful order of police officer; fleeing. (Recodified)
303.02 Traffic direction in emergencies; obedience to school crossing guard.
303.03 Resisting an enforcing official.
303.04 Road workers, motor vehicles and equipment excepted.
303.045 Emergency, public safety and coroners' vehicles excepted.
303.05 Application to persons riding, driving animals upon roadway.
303.06 Freeway use prohibited by pedestrians, bicycles and animals.
303.07 Application to drivers of government vehicles.
303.08 Impounding of vehicles; redemption.
303.09 Director of Public Safety to designate impounding garages.
303.10 Preparation of lists; conditions.
303.11 Priority of garages.
303.12 Removal of garage from list.
303.13 Fees.
303.14 Impounding records to be kept.
303.15 Repossessions of motor vehicles; reporting.
303.16 Unclaimed motor vehicles; reporting.
303.17 Amendments to Traffic Code.
303.18 Identification on tow trucks.
303.19 Costs of confinement.
303.20 Police on Patrol Arresting Speeders (POPAS); POPAS Special Revenue Fund.
303.21 Furnishing false information incident to traffic citation.
303.99 Penalties for misdemeanor; general Code penalty; suspension of driver's license.
CROSS REFERENCES
See section histories for similar State law
Disposition of unclaimed vehicles - see Ohio R.C. 737.32, 4513.61 et seq.
Burden of proof - see Ohio R.C. 2901.05
Arrest without warrant for misdemeanor - see Ohio R.C. 2935.03
Right of trial by jury - see Ohio R.C. 2945.17
Time within which hearing or trial must be held - see Ohio R.C. 2945.71
Extension of time for hearing or trial - see Ohio R.C. 2945.72
Discharge for delay in trial - see Ohio R.C. 2945.73
State point system suspension - see Ohio R.C. 4507.021
Power of trial court of record to suspend license for certain violations - see Ohio R.C. 4510.05, 4510.15
Uniform application of Ohio Traffic Law - see Ohio R.C. 4511.06
Use of private property for vehicular travel - see Ohio R.C. 4511.08
Authority of arresting officer when radar, electrical or mechanical timing device used - see Ohio R.C. 4511.091
Marking motor vehicles used by traffic officers - see Ohio R.C. 4549.13
Distinctive uniform required for traffic officers - see Ohio R.C. 4549.15
Ignition interlock devices - see TRAF. 337.30
(EDITOR'S NOTE: Section 303.01 was recodified as part of the 1990 updating and revision of these Codified Ordinances. See Section 606.165 of the General Offenses Code.)
(a) Police officers shall direct or regulate traffic in accordance with the provisions of this Traffic Code, provided that, in the event of fire or other emergency or to expedite traffic or safeguard pedestrians, they are authorized to direct traffic as conditions may require notwithstanding the provisions of this Traffic Code. Firemen, when at the scene of a fire, may direct or assist the police in directing traffic thereat or in the immediate vicinity. The direction of traffic may be by word or audible signal, by gesture or visible signal or by any combination thereof. No person shall fail to comply with any lawful order or direction of any police officer or fireman issued pursuant to this section.
(b) No person shall fail to comply with any lawful order or direction of any school crossing guard invested with authority to direct, control or regulate traffic in the vicinity of the school to which such guard may be assigned.
(a) No person shall resist, hinder, obstruct, or abuse any sheriff, constable, or other official while that official is attempting to arrest offenders under any provision of this Traffic Code. No person shall interfere with any person charged under any provision of this Traffic Code with the enforcement of the law relative to public highways.
(Ord. 196-57. Passed 7-29-57.)
(b) Whoever violates this section is guilty of a minor misdemeanor.
(ORC 4513.36)
(a) The provisions of this Traffic Code, except for Section 333.01, do not apply to persons, teams, motor vehicles, and other equipment while actually engaged in work upon the surface of a highway within an area designated by traffic-control devices, but apply to those persons and vehicles when traveling to or from such work.
(b) The driver of a highway maintenance vehicle owned by this State or any political subdivision of this State, while the driver is engaged in the performance of official duties upon a street or highway, provided the highway maintenance vehicle is equipped with flashing lights and such other markings as are required by law and such lights are in operation when the driver and vehicle are so engaged, shall be exempt from criminal prosecution for violations of Ohio R.C. 4511.22, 4511.25, 4511.26, 4511.27, 4511.28, 4511.30, 4511.31, 4511.33, 4511.35, 4511.66, 4513.02, and 5577.01 to 5577.09, and any substantially equivalent municipal ordinance.
(c) (1) This section does not exempt a driver of a highway maintenance vehicle from civil liability arising from a violation of Ohio R.C. 4511.22, 4511.25, 4511.26, 4511.27, 4511.28, 4511.30, 4511.31, 4511.33, 4511.35, 4511.66, or 4513.02 or Ohio R.C. 5577.01 to 5577.09, or any substantially equivalent municipal ordinance.
(2) This section does not exempt a driver of a vehicle who is not a state employee and who is engaged in the transport of highway maintenance equipment from criminal liability for a violation of R.C. §§ 5577.01 through 5577.09, or any substantially equivalent municipal ordinance.
(d) As used in this section, “engaged in the performance of official duties” includes driving a highway maintenance vehicle to and from the manufacturer or vehicle maintenance provider and transporting a highway maintenance vehicle, equipment, or materials to and from a work location.
(ORC 4511.04; Ord. 292-73. Passed 12-17-73.)
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