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(a) No person shall generate or permit to be generated from a motor vehicle, being operated by him or her or under his or her control, unreasonable noise or loud sound which is likely to cause inconvenience or annoyance to persons of ordinary sensibilities, by means of a radio, phonograph,
television, tape or disc player, loudspeaker or any other sound-amplifying device, or by means of any horn, drum, piano or other musical or percussion instrument.
(b) It is prima facie unlawful for a person to generate or permit to be generated, from a motor vehicle, sound by the devices or instruments described in division (a) hereof if the sound is audible 100 feet from the device generating the sound. Persons in possession of a current parade permit issued pursuant to Chapter 644 of these Codified Ordinances are exempt from the provisions of this section.
(c) Warning or alarm devices permitted under § 438.20 are exempt from the prohibitions of this section.
(d) Whoever violates this section is guilty of generating unreasonable noise, a misdemeanor of the fourth degree.
(a) As used in this section:
(1) AIR BAG. Has the same meaning as in 49 C.F.R. § 579.4, as amended.
(2) COUNTERFEIT AIR BAG. An air bag displaying a mark identical or similar to the genuine mark of a motor vehicle manufacturer, without the authorization of the motor vehicle manufacturer.
(3) NONFUNCTIONAL AIR BAG. Any of the following:
A. A replacement air bag that has been previously deployed or damaged;
B. A replacement air bag that has an electrical fault that is detected by the air bag diagnostic system of a vehicle after the air bag is installed;
C. A counterfeit air bag, air bag cover, or some other object that is installed in a vehicle to deceive an owner or operator of the vehicle into believing that a functional air bag has been installed.
(b) No person shall install or reinstall in any motor vehicle a counterfeit or nonfunctional air bag or any object intended to fulfill the function of an air bag other than an air bag that was designed in conformance with or that is regulated by Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard Number 208 for the make, model, and model year of the vehicle, knowing that the object is not in accordance with that standard.
(c) No person shall knowingly manufacture, import, sell, or offer for sale any of the following:
(1) A counterfeit air bag;
(2) A nonfunctional air bag;
(3) Any other object that is intended to be installed in a motor vehicle to fulfill the function of an air bag and that is not in conformance with Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard Number 208 for the make, model, and model year of the vehicle in which the object is intended to be installed.
(d) No person shall knowingly sell, install, or reinstall a device in a motor vehicle that causes the diagnostic system of a vehicle to inaccurately indicate that the vehicle is equipped with a functional air bag.
(e) (1) Whoever violates division (b) or (d) of this section is guilty of improper replacement of a motor vehicle air bag, a misdemeanor of the first degree on a first offense. On each subsequent offense, or if the violation results in serious physical harm to an individual, the person is guilty of a felony to be prosecuted under appropriate state law.
(2) A violation of division (c) of this section is a felony to be prosecuted under appropriate state law.
(3) Each manufacture, importation, installation, reinstallation, sale, or offer for sale in violation of this section shall constitute a separate and distinct violation.
(ORC 4549.20)
(a) Definitions.
(1) COMPUTER means a portable electronic device capable of transmitting and/or receiving data.
(2) ENGAGE IN OTHER FORMS OF COMMUNICATION means to use a wireless handset to dial, answer, talk, and/or listen, or to use a computer.
(3) TEXT MESSAGE means a message sent, stored, or received via a wireless handset. For purposes of this section, an email shall be considered a text message.
(4) WIRELESS HANDSET means a portable electronic device capable of transmitting or receiving data in the form of a text message and capable of engaging in other forms of communication as defined in division (a)(2) above.
(b) No person shall use a wireless handset or a computer to compose, send, or read text messages or engage in other forms of communication as defined in division (a)(2) of this section, while driving a motor vehicle in the Village.
(c) Notwithstanding the provisions of division (b) of this section, this section shall not be construed to prohibit the use of a wireless handset or computer inside a motor vehicle to compose, send, or read a text message or engage in other forms of communication as defined in division (a)(2) of this section when:
(1) A driver is using a wireless handset to contact any law enforcement, emergency services personnel, emergency medical technicians, or fire safety officials to report an emergency situation; or
(2) A driver is using a wireless handset inside a motor vehicle when such vehicle is parked, standing or stopped and is removed from the flow of traffic, or is stopped due to the inoperability of such vehicle; or
(3) A driver is using a wireless handset connected to a hands-free device which allows the driver to maintain both hands on the vehicle's steering wheel while the vehicle is operating; or
(4) Safety and service personnel are using such communication devices in the course of the work.
(d) Penalty. Whoever violates this section is guilty of a minor misdemeanor.
(Ord. 54-2011, passed 2-27-2011)
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