Ohio Revised Code
Chapter 4999 | Crimes Relating to Railroads
Section 4999.05 | Flagmen on Railroads.

Effective: October 1, 1953
Latest Legislation: House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly
No person or company owning, operating, or controlling a railroad shall employ as a flagman, hostler, or assistant hostler, a person who cannot read, write, and speak the English language. Whoever violates this section shall be fined not less than five hundred nor more than one thousand dollars. This section does not apply to flagmen at street or highway crossings.