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(a) No person, without lawful authority, shall do any of the following:
(1) Knowingly move, deface, damage, destroy, or otherwise improperly tamper with any traffic-control device, any railroad sign or signal, or any inscription, shield, or insignia on the device, sign, or signal, or any part of the device, sign, or signal;
(2) Knowingly drive upon or over any freshly applied pavement marking material on the surface of a roadway while the marking material is in an undried condition, and is marked by flags, markers, signs, or other devices intended to protect it;
(3) Knowingly move, damage, destroy, or otherwise improperly tamper with a manhole cover.
(b) (1) Except as otherwise provided in this division, whoever violates division (a)(1) or (3) of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor of the third degree. If a violation of division (a)(1) or (3) of this section creates a risk of physical harm to any person, the offender is guilty of a misdemeanor of the first degree. If a violation of division (a)(1) or (3) of this section causes serious physical harm to property that is owned, leased, or controlled by a State or local authority, the offender is guilty of a felony to be prosecuted under appropriate State law.
(2) Except as otherwise provided in this division, whoever violates division (a)(2) of 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 division (a)(2) of 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 division (a)(2) of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor of the third degree.
(ORC 4511.17)
(a) No person operating a vehicle shall make a right turn on a red light at the following intersections in the Village:
(1) The southbound intersection at State Route 4 and Grove Road;
(2) The eastbound intersection of Grove Road at State Route 4;
(3) The southbound intersection at State Route 4 and Riddle Road;
(4) The northbound intersection at State Route 4 and State Route 126;
(5) The westbound intersection at State Route 126 and State Route 4; or
(Ord. 10-1976, passed 4-13-1976)
(6) The northbound intersection of Chester Road at State Route 126.
(Ord. 14-1979, passed 4-10-1979)
(b) The Village Administrator is hereby authorized and directed to post “No Turn on Red Light” signs at the intersections indicated in division (a) of this section.
(c) Whoever violates this section is guilty of a minor misdemeanor.
(Ord. 10-1976, passed 4-13-1976)
(a) As used in this section,
TRAFFIC CONTROL DEVICE means any sign, traffic control signal or other device conforming to and placed or erected in accordance with the manual adopted under Ohio R.C. 4511.09 by authority of a public body or official having jurisdiction, for the purpose of regulating, warning or guiding traffic, including signs denoting the names of streets and highways, but does not mean any pavement marking.
(b) No individual shall buy or otherwise possess, or sell, a traffic control device, except when one of the following applies:
(1) In the course of the individual’s employment by the State or a local authority for the express or implied purpose of manufacturing, providing, erecting, moving or removing such a traffic control device;
(2) In the course of the individual’s employment by any manufacturer of traffic control devices other than a State or local authority;
(3) For the purpose of demonstrating the design and function of a traffic control device to State or local officials;
(4) When the traffic control device has been purchased from the State or a local authority at a sale of property that is no longer needed or is unfit for use; or
(5) When the traffic control device has been properly purchased from a manufacturer for use on private property and the person possessing the device has a sales receipt for the device or other acknowledgment of sale issued by the manufacturer.
(c) This section does not preclude, and shall not be construed as precluding, prosecution for theft in violation of Ohio R.C. 2913.02, or a substantially equivalent municipal ordinance, or for receiving stolen property in violation of Ohio R.C. 2913.51, or a substantially equivalent municipal ordinance.
(d) Whoever violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor of the third degree.
(ORC 4511.18)
(a) (1) No person shall possess a portable signal preemption device.
(2) No person shall use a portable signal preemption device to affect the operation of a traffic- control device.
(b) Division (a)(1) of this section does not apply to any of the following persons and division (a)(2) of this section does not apply to any of the following persons when responding to an emergency call:
(1) A peace officer, as defined in R.C. § 109.71(A)(1), (A)(12), (A)(14), or (A)(19);
(2) A State highway patrol officer;
(3) A person while occupying a public safety vehicle as defined in Ohio R.C. 4511.01(E)(1), (E)(3), or (E)(4).
(c) Whoever violates division (a)(1) of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor of the fourth degree. Whoever violates division (a)(2) of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor of the first degree.
(d) As used in this section,
PORTABLE SIGNAL PREEMPTION DEVICE means a device that, if activated by a person, is capable of changing a traffic-control signal to green out of sequence.
(ORC 4511.031)