Effective: June 29, 2011
Latest Legislation: House Bill 114 - 129th General Assembly
(A) No person shall drive any motor vehicle on a street or highway in this state, other than a motorcycle or motorized bicycle, that is not equipped with a windshield.
(B)(1) No person shall drive any motor vehicle, other than a bus, with any sign, poster, or other nontransparent material upon the front windshield, sidewings, side, or rear windows of such vehicle other than a certificate or other paper required to be displayed by law, except that there may be in the lower left-hand or right-hand corner of the windshield a sign, poster, or decal not to exceed four inches in height by six inches in width. No sign, poster, or decal shall be displayed in the front windshield in such a manner as to conceal the vehicle identification number for the motor vehicle when, in accordance with federal law, that number is located inside the vehicle passenger compartment and so placed as to be readable through the vehicle glazing without moving any part of the vehicle.
(2) Division (B)(1) of this section does not apply to a person who is driving a passenger car with an electronic device, including an antenna, electronic tolling or other transponder, camera, directional navigation device, or other similar electronic device located in the front windshield if the device meets both of the following:
(a) It does not restrict the vehicle operator's sight lines to the road and highway signs and signals.
(b) It does not conceal the vehicle identification number.
(3) Division (B)(1) of this section does not apply to a person who is driving a commercial car with an electronic device, including an antenna, electronic tolling or other transponder, camera, directional navigation device, or other similar electronic device located in the front windshield if the device meets both of the following:
(a) It does not restrict the vehicle operator's sight lines to the road and highway signs and signals.
(b) It is mounted not more than six inches below the upper edge of the windshield and is outside the area swept by the vehicle's windshield wipers.
(C) The windshield on every motor vehicle, streetcar, and trackless trolley shall be equipped with a device for cleaning rain, snow, or other moisture from the windshield. The device shall be maintained in good working order and so constructed as to be controlled or operated by the operator of the vehicle, streetcar, or trackless trolley.
(D) Whoever violates this section is guilty of a minor misdemeanor.
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.