Effective: January 1, 2004
Latest Legislation: Senate Bill 123 - 124th General Assembly
(A) No person shall operate any motor truck, trackless trolley, bus, or commercial tractor upon any highway outside the corporate limits of municipalities at any time from sunset to sunrise unless there is carried in such vehicle and trackless trolley, except as provided in division (B) of this section, the following equipment which shall be of the types approved by the director of transportation:
(1) At least three flares or three red reflectors or three red electric lanterns, each of which is capable of being seen and distinguished at a distance of five hundred feet under normal atmospheric conditions at night time;
(2) At least three red-burning fusees, unless red reflectors or red electric lanterns are carried;
(3) At least two red cloth flags, not less than twelve inches square, with standards to support them;
(4) The type of red reflectors shall comply with such standards and specifications in effect on September 16, 1963 or later established by the interstate commerce commission and must be certified as meeting such standards by underwriter's laboratories.
(B) No person shall operate at the time and under the conditions stated in this section any motor vehicle used in transporting flammable liquids in bulk, or in transporting compressed flammable gases, unless there is carried in such vehicle three red electric lanterns or three red reflectors meeting the requirements stated in division (A) of this section. There shall not be carried in any such vehicle any flare, fusee, or signal produced by a flame.
(C) This section does not apply to any person who operates any motor vehicle in a work area designated by protection equipment devices that are displayed and used in accordance with the manual adopted by the department of transportation under section 4511.09 of the Revised Code.
(D) Whoever violates this section shall be punished as provided in section 4513.99 of the Revised Code.
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.