Effective: September 29, 2011
Latest Legislation: House Bill 153 - 129th General Assembly
(A) No law enforcement officer employed by a law enforcement agency of a municipal corporation, township, or joint police district shall issue any citation, summons, or ticket for a violation of section 4511.21 of the Revised Code or a substantially similar municipal ordinance or for a violation of section 5577.04 of the Revised Code or a substantially similar municipal ordinance, if all of the following apply:
(1) The citation, summons, or ticket would be issued for a violation described in division (A) of this section that occurs on a freeway that is part of the interstate system;
(2) The municipal corporation, township, or joint police district that employs the law enforcement officer has less than eight hundred eighty yards of the freeway that is part of the interstate system within its jurisdiction;
(3) The law enforcement officer must travel outside the boundaries of the municipal corporation, township, or joint police district that employs the officer in order to enter onto the freeway;
(4) The law enforcement officer travels onto the freeway for the primary purpose of issuing citations, summonses, or tickets for violations of section 4511.21 of the Revised Code or a substantially similar municipal ordinance or for violations of section 5577.04 of the Revised Code or a substantially similar municipal ordinance.
(B) As used in this section, "interstate system" has the same meaning as in section 5516.01 of the Revised Code.
Structure Ohio Revised Code
Title 45 | Motor Vehicles-Aeronautics-Watercraft
Chapter 4549 | Motor Vehicle Crimes
Section 4549.01 | Stopping Motor Vehicle When Signaled by Horse-Drawn Vehicle or Horse Rider.
Section 4549.02 | Stopping After Accident on Public Roads or Highways.
Section 4549.021 | Stopping After Accident on Other Than Public Roads or Highways.
Section 4549.042 | Sale or Possession of Master Key Designed to Fit More Than One Motor Vehicle.
Section 4549.05 | Removing Ignition Key Left in Ignition Switch.
Section 4549.08 | Fictitious License Plates or Identification Number or Mark.
Section 4549.081 | Rules for Electronic Clearance Devices.
Section 4549.10 | Operating Manufacturer Vehicle Without Placard.
Section 4549.11 | Operating With Number of Former Owner.
Section 4549.12 | Resident Operating With Number Issued by Foreign State.
Section 4549.13 | Marking and Equipment for Motor Vehicle Used by Traffic Enforcement Officers.
Section 4549.14 | Incompetency of Officer as Witness.
Section 4549.15 | Distinctive Uniform for Traffic Officers.
Section 4549.16 | Arresting Officer as Witness.
Section 4549.18 | Certificate of Registration of Commercial Vehicles.
Section 4549.19 | Enforcement of Proceedings Against Violators.
Section 4549.20 | Improper Replacement of Motor Vehicle Air Bag.
Section 4549.41 | Odometer Rollback and Disclosure Act Definitions.
Section 4549.42 | Tampering With or Disconnection of Odometers.
Section 4549.43 | Sale or Use of Fraudulent Odometer.
Section 4549.44 | Operating With Disconnected or Nonfunctional Odometer.
Section 4549.45 | Written Notice of Tampering or Nonfunction.
Section 4549.451 | Auctioneer's Statement of Disconnected or Nonfunctional Odometer.
Section 4549.46 | Written Odometer Disclosure Statement.
Section 4549.47 | Attorney General Investigations.
Section 4549.48 | Injunctions.
Section 4549.49 | Liability to Transferee Subsequent to Violation.
Section 4549.50 | Revocation or Denial of License or Permit as Motor Vehicle Dealer.
Section 4549.52 | Criminal Action to Enforce Odometer Violations.
Section 4549.61 | Tampering With Identifying Numbers Definitions.
Section 4549.62 | Offenses With Purpose to Conceal or Destroy Identity.