Effective: July 1, 2015
Latest Legislation: House Bill 53 - 131st General Assembly
(A) No person who holds a commercial driver's license or commercial driver's license temporary instruction permit or who operates a motor vehicle for which a commercial driver's license or permit is required shall do any of the following:
(1) Drive a commercial motor vehicle while having a measurable or detectable amount of alcohol or of a controlled substance in the person's blood, breath, or urine;
(2) Drive a commercial motor vehicle while having an alcohol concentration of four-hundredths of one per cent or more by whole blood or breath;
(3) Drive a commercial motor vehicle while having an alcohol concentration of forty-eight-thousandths of one per cent or more by blood serum or blood plasma;
(4) Drive a commercial motor vehicle while having an alcohol concentration of fifty-six-thousandths of one per cent or more by urine;
(5) Drive a motor vehicle while under the influence of a controlled substance;
(6) Drive a motor vehicle in violation of section 4511.19 of the Revised Code or a municipal OVI ordinance as defined in section 4511.181 of the Revised Code;
(7) Use a motor vehicle in the commission of a felony;
(8) Refuse to submit to a test under section 4506.17 or 4511.191 of the Revised Code;
(9) Operate a commercial motor vehicle while the person's commercial driver's license or permit or other commercial driving privileges are revoked, suspended, canceled, or disqualified;
(10) Cause a fatality through the negligent operation of a commercial motor vehicle, including, but not limited to, the offenses of aggravated vehicular homicide, vehicular homicide, and vehicular manslaughter;
(11) Fail to stop after an accident in violation of sections 4549.02 to 4549.03 of the Revised Code;
(12) Drive a commercial motor vehicle in violation of any provision of sections 4511.61 to 4511.63 of the Revised Code or any federal or local law or ordinance pertaining to railroad-highway grade crossings;
(13) Use a motor vehicle in the commission of a felony involving the manufacture, distribution, or dispensing of a controlled substance as defined in section 3719.01 of the Revised Code or the possession with intent to manufacture, distribute, or dispense a controlled substance.
(B) Whoever violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor of the first degree.
Structure Ohio Revised Code
Title 45 | Motor Vehicles-Aeronautics-Watercraft
Chapter 4506 | Commercial Driver's Licensing
Section 4506.01 | Commercial Driver's Licensing Definitions.
Section 4506.03 | Commercial Driver's License or Temporary Instruction Permit Requirements.
Section 4506.04 | Prohibited Acts.
Section 4506.05 | Conditions for Driving Commercial Motor Vehicle.
Section 4506.06 | Issuance of Temporary Instruction Permit.
Section 4506.07 | Form and Contents of Application for License or Permit - Registration as Elector.
Section 4506.071 | Effect of Child Support Default on License or Permit.
Section 4506.08 | Application and Driving Record Information Fees.
Section 4506.09 | Rules for Qualification and Testing of Applicants.
Section 4506.101 | Commercial Driver's License Not Issued or Retained in Violation of Federal Law.
Section 4506.11 | Material and Characteristics of Commercial Driver's License.
Section 4506.12 | Classes of Licenses - Endorsements and Restrictions.
Section 4506.14 | Expiration or Renewal of License - Notice to Registrar of Change of Address.
Section 4506.15 | Prohibited Acts.
Section 4506.16 | Violations - Disqualification of Driver or Placement Out-of-Service.
Section 4506.17 | Implied Consent to Tests - Effect of Refusal.
Section 4506.18 | Driver to Give Notice of Out-of-State Conviction.
Section 4506.19 | Application of Provisions of 49 c.f.r. 383, Subpart C.
Section 4506.20 | Duties of Employer of Commercial Motor Vehicle Driver.
Section 4506.21 | Notice of Conviction of Nonresident License Holder.
Section 4506.22 | Powers and Duties of Department of Public Safety.
Section 4506.23 | Duties of Peace Officer as to Alcohol or Controlled Substance Violations.
Section 4506.24 | Restricted License and Waiver for Farm-Related Service Industries.
Section 4506.25 | Registrar to Disqualify Person Convicted of Violation of Out-of-Service Order.