Effective: September 23, 2022
Latest Legislation: House Bill 206 - 134th General Assembly
(A) The state highway patrol and sheriffs or their deputies shall exercise, to the exclusion of all other peace officers, except within municipal corporations and except as specified in divisions (B) and (C) of this section and division (E) of section 2935.03 of the Revised Code, the power to make arrests for violations on all state highways, of sections 4503.11, 4503.21, 4511.14 to 4511.16, 4511.20 to 4511.23, 4511.26 to 4511.40, 4511.42 to 4511.48, 4511.58, 4511.59, 4511.62 to 4511.71, 4513.03 to 4513.13, 4513.15 to 4513.22, 4513.24 to 4513.34, 4549.01, 4549.08 to 4549.12, and 4549.62 of the Revised Code.
(B) A member of the police force of a township police district created under section 505.48 of the Revised Code or of a joint police district created under section 505.482 of the Revised Code, and a township constable appointed pursuant to section 509.01 of the Revised Code, who has received a certificate from the Ohio peace officer training commission under section 109.75 of the Revised Code, shall exercise the power to make arrests for violations of those sections listed in division (A) of this section, other than sections 4513.33 and 4513.34 of the Revised Code, as follows:
(1) Except as specified in division (C) of this section, if the population of the township that created the township or joint police district served by the member's police force or the township that is served by the township constable is fifty thousand or less according to the most recent federal decennial census, the member or constable shall exercise that power on those portions of all state highways, including those highways that are part of the national highway system but that are not part of the interstate system, that are located within the township or joint police district, in the case of a member of a township or joint police district police force, or within the unincorporated territory of the township, in the case of a township constable.
(2) If the population of the township that created the township or joint police district served by the member's police force or the township that is served by the township constable is greater than fifty thousand according to the most recent federal decennial census, the member or constable shall exercise that power on those portions of all state highways, including any highway that is a part of the interstate highway system or otherwise a part of the national highway system, that are located within the township or joint police district, in the case of a member of a township or joint police district police force, or within the unincorporated territory of the township, in the case of a township constable.
(C) If the population of the township that created the township or joint police district served by the member's police force or the township that is served by the township constable is between five thousand and fifty thousand according to the most recent federal decennial census, the township board of trustees may adopt, and may subsequently rescind, a resolution authorizing a member or constable to make arrests for violations of those sections listed in division (A) of this section, other than sections 4513.33 and 4513.34 of the Revised Code, on any highway that meets all of the following conditions:
(1) The highway is a part of the interstate highway system.
(2) The highway is located within the township or joint police district, in the case of a member of a township or joint police district police force, or within the unincorporated territory of the township, in the case of a township constable.
(3)(a) There is a permanent access point on and off the highway open to the general public for the member or constable to use that is located within the township or joint police district, in the case of a member of a township or joint police district police force, or within the unincorporated territory of the township, in the case of a township constable.
(b) An access point specified by division (C)(3)(a) of this section that is available as of the effective date of this section remains an available access point for a member or constable even if the territory in which the access point is located is subsequently annexed by a municipal corporation.
Last updated July 14, 2022 at 12:55 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.