(a) (1) Any motor vehicle may be equipped with side cowl or fender lights which shall emit a white or amber light without glare.
(2) Any motor vehicle may be equipped with lights on each side thereof which shall emit a white or amber light without glare.
(3) Any motor vehicle may be equipped with back-up lights, either separately or in combination with another light. No back-up lights shall be continuously lighted when the motor vehicle is in forward motion.
(ORC 4513.13)
(b) Whoever violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor of the fourth degree on a first offense; on a second offense within one year after the first offense, the person is guilty of a misdemeanor of the third degree; on each subsequent offense within one year after the first offense, the person is guilty of a misdemeanor of the second degree.