(a) Prohibitions.
(1) No personal delivery device operator shall allow a personal delivery device to do any of the following:
A. Fail to comply with traffic or pedestrian control devices and signals;
B. Unreasonably interfere with pedestrians or traffic;
C. Transport any hazardous material that would require a permit issued by the Ohio Public Utilities Commission; or
D. Operate on a street or roadway, except when crossing the street or roadway within a crosswalk.
(2) A personal delivery device has all of the rights and obligations applicable to a pedestrian under the same circumstances, except that a personal delivery device shall yield the right-of-way to human pedestrians on sidewalks and crosswalks.
(3) No person shall operate a personal delivery device unless the person is authorized to do so under this section and complies with the requirements of this section.
(4) An eligible entity is responsible for both of the following:
A. Any violation of this section that is committed by a personal delivery device operator; and
B. Any other circumstance, including a technological malfunction, in which a personal delivery device operates in a manner prohibited by division (b)(1) of this section. (ORC 4511.513)
(b) Penalties. Except as otherwise provided in this division, whoever violates this section is guilty of a minor misdemeanor. If, within one (1) year of the offense, the offender previously has been convicted of or pled guilty to one (1) predicate motor vehicle or traffic offense, whoever violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor of the fourth degree. If, within one (1) year of the offense, the offender previously has been convicted of or pled guilty to two (2) or more predicate motor vehicle or traffic offenses, whoever violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor of the third degree.
(ORC 4511.99)