Effective: August 31, 2022
Latest Legislation: House Bill 30 - 134th General Assembly
(A) Except as otherwise provided in division (B)(1) of this section, no person shall operate an SMV on a street or highway as follows:
(1) At a speed exceeding twenty-five miles per hour;
(2) Without displaying the triangular SMV emblem mounted in accordance with division (B) of this section.
(B) The SMV emblem shall be mounted so as to be visible from a distance of not less than five hundred feet to the rear. In accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code, the director of public safety shall adopt standards and specifications for the design and position of mounting the SMV emblem. The standards and specifications for the SMV emblem shall correlate with and, so far as possible, conform with those approved by the American society of agricultural engineers.
(C) A person may operate an SMV on a street or highway without displaying the triangular SMV emblem when any of the following apply:
(1) The SMV is being used in actual construction and maintenance work in an area guarded by a flagperson, or where flares are used.
(2) The SMV is operating or traveling within the limits of a construction area designated by the director of transportation, a city engineer, or the county engineer of the several counties, when such construction area is marked in accordance with requirements of the director and the manual of uniform traffic control devices, as set forth in section 4511.09 of the Revised Code.
(D) No person shall display an SMV emblem on any of the following:
(1) Any vehicle not required to use the SMV emblem by this section or section 4513.113 or 4513.114 of the Revised Code;
(2) An SMV being transported upon any other vehicle;
(3) Any stationary object on the highway.
(E) No person shall sell, lease, rent, or operate an SMV, except a unit designed to be completely mounted on a primary power unit that is manufactured or assembled on or after April 1, 1966, unless it is equipped with an SMV emblem mounting device.
(F) Whoever violates this section is guilty of a minor misdemeanor.
Last updated October 13, 2022 at 5:29 PM
Structure Ohio Revised Code
Title 45 | Motor Vehicles-Aeronautics-Watercraft
Chapter 4513 | Traffic Laws - Equipment; Loads
Section 4513.01 | Traffic Laws - Equipment - Load Definitions.
Section 4513.02 | Unsafe Vehicles.
Section 4513.021 | Bumper Height - Vehicle Modifications.
Section 4513.022 | Proof of Financial Responsibility Produced at Time of Issuance of Citation.
Section 4513.03 | Time for Lighted Lights on Motor Vehicles.
Section 4513.05 | Tail Lights and Illumination of Rear License Plate.
Section 4513.06 | Red Reflectors Required.
Section 4513.07 | Regulations for Safety Lighting of Commercial Vehicles.
Section 4513.071 | Stop Light.
Section 4513.08 | Obscured Lights on Vehicles.
Section 4513.09 | Red Light or Flag Required.
Section 4513.10 | Lights on Parked Vehicles.
Section 4513.11 | Definitions.
Section 4513.112 | Speed and Emblem Requirements for Slow Moving Vehicles.
Section 4513.113 | Emblem and Symbol Requirements for Farm Machinery and Agricultural Tractors.
Section 4513.114 | Light, Reflector, and Emblem Requirements for Animal-Drawn Vehicles.
Section 4513.12 | Specifications for Spotlights and Auxiliary Driving Lights.
Section 4513.13 | Cowl, Fender, and Back-Up Lights.
Section 4513.14 | Two Lighted Lights to Be Displayed.
Section 4513.16 | Lights of Less Intensity.
Section 4513.17 | Limit on Number of Lights.
Section 4513.171 | Lights on Coroner's Vehicle.
Section 4513.18 | Lights on Snow Removal Equipment and Oversize Vehicles.
Section 4513.182 | Lights and Sign on Vehicle Transporting Preschool Children.
Section 4513.19 | Regulations for Focus, Aim, and Color of Headlights.
Section 4513.20 | Brake Equipment for Vehicles.
Section 4513.201 | Brake Fluid Standards.
Section 4513.202 | Brake Lining, Brake Lining Material, or Brake Lining Assemblies Standards.
Section 4513.21 | Horns, Sirens, and Warning Devices.
Section 4513.221 | Local Regulation of Passenger Car and Motorcycle Noise.
Section 4513.23 | Rear View Mirror.
Section 4513.24 | Windshield and Windshield Wipers.
Section 4513.241 | Using Tinted Glass and Other Vision Obscuring Materials.
Section 4513.242 | Displaying Security Decal on Side Window or Sidewing.
Section 4513.25 | Solid Tire Requirements.
Section 4513.26 | Safety Glass Required for New Vehicles.
Section 4513.261 | Vehicles to Be Equipped With Electrical or Mechanical Directional Signals.
Section 4513.262 | Seat Safety Belt or Anchorage Units Required.
Section 4513.263 | Occupant Restraining Devices.
Section 4513.28 | Warning Devices Displayed on Disabled Vehicles.
Section 4513.29 | Vehicle Transporting Explosives Upon Highway.
Section 4513.30 | Limitation of Load Extension on Left Side of Vehicle.
Section 4513.31 | Securing Loads on Vehicles.
Section 4513.32 | Vehicle Towing Requirements.
Section 4513.33 | Unlawful Vehicle Weight.
Section 4513.34 | Written Permits for Oversized Vehicles.
Section 4513.35 | Disposition of Traffic Fines.
Section 4513.36 | Prohibition Against Resisting or Interfering With Official.
Section 4513.361 | Furnishing False Information to Officer Issuing Traffic Ticket.
Section 4513.37 | Record of Traffic Violations.
Section 4513.38 | Collector's or Historical Motor Vehicle Exempted From Equipment Requirements.
Section 4513.39 | Making Arrests on Highways.
Section 4513.40 | Warning Sign Before Safety Device at Street Crossing.
Section 4513.41 | Collector's or Historical Agricultural Tractor Exempted From Tests.
Section 4513.50 | Bus Safety Definitions.
Section 4513.51 | Bus Safety Inspection Decal.
Section 4513.52 | Bus Safety Inspections.
Section 4513.53 | Bus Safety Inspection Staff.
Section 4513.601 | Private Tow-Away Zones.
Section 4513.602 | Dealer or Repair Facility Removal of Unclaimed Vehicle by Towing.
Section 4513.603 | Obtaining Certificate of Title to Unclaimed Motor Vehicle.
Section 4513.611 | Civil Actions Against Towing Service or Storage Facility.
Section 4513.612 | Monetary Compensation in Exchange for Authorization to Tow; Violation.
Section 4513.62 | Disposal of Unclaimed Vehicles Ordered Into Storage.
Section 4513.63 | Photograph and Record of Information as to Abandoned Junk Vehicles.
Section 4513.64 | Willfully Leaving Abandoned Junk Motor Vehicle.
Section 4513.65 | Willfully Leaving Junk Motor Vehicle.
Section 4513.66 | Removal of Highway Obstruction.
Section 4513.67 | Operation of Towing Service.
Section 4513.68 | Estimates of Costs Before Towing.
Section 4513.69 | Storage Facilities; Business Hours; Notice.
Section 4513.70 | Civil Action Against Towing Service or Storage Facility by Insurance Company.