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...[Comment: For dates and availability of material incorporated by reference in this rule, see paragraph (A) in rule 4501-8-21 of the Administrative Code.] (A) Every driver training enterprise that provides students with behind-the-wheel instruction in the operation of motor vehicle shall supply all equipment necessary to give the required instruction for operating motor vehicles, except that a student...

...[Comment: For dates and availability of material incorporated by reference in this rule, see paragraph (A) in rule 4501-8-21 of the Administrative Code.] (A) Every driver training enterprise that provides students with behind-the-wheel instruction in the operation of motor vehicle shall supply all equipment necessary to give the required instruction for operating motor vehicles, except that a student...

...(A) The SMV identification emblem consists of a fluorescent, red-orange equilateral triangle with a red retroreflective border positioned with a point of the triangle up. The size and shape of the emblem are shown in figure 1 of ANSI/ASAE "S276.7 (SEP2010)." The red-orange fluorescent triangle provides for daylight identification. The red retroreflective border defines the shape of the fluorescent color in daylight a...

...(A) The reflective and fluorescent SMV emblem materials shall be tough, flexible, and of sufficient thickness and strength to meet the requirements of clause 6.2.5 of ANSI/ASAE "S276.7 (SEP2010)". After the durability test (clause 6.2.5 of ANSI/ASAE "S276.7 (SEP2010)", the emblem material shall show no appreciable cracking, crazing, blistering, loss of durable bond or dimensional change, and reflective material shall...

...(A) Both the permanently mounted SMV emblem and the movable SMV emblem shall be mounted with the point of the triangle upward. (See figure 1 of ANSI/ASAE S276.7 SEP2010). (B) Emblems shall be mounted in a plane perpendicular, to the direction of travel and plus or minus twenty degrees from the vertical. The emblem shall be visible from the rear of a slow moving vehicle. (C) The emblem shall be displayed as near to ...

...(A) Aim of headlights - Headlights shall be aimed in accordance with the society of automotive engineers (hereinafter referred to as S.A.E.) lighting specifications code and shall be constructed and installed so as to provide adequate and reliable illumination and shall conform to the appropriate specification set forth in the S.A.E. recommended practices or S.A.E. standards for electric headlamps for motor vehicles...

...(A) Taillights and license plate lights shall be constructed and installed so as to provide adequate and reliable illumination and shall conform to the appropriate S.A.E. standards for taillights and license plate lights. (B) Every motor vehicle, motorcycles and motor-driven cycles, shall have at least one tail lamp. On a combination of vehicles, only the tail lamps on the rearmost vehicle need actually be seen fro...

...[Comment: For dates and availability of material incorporated by reference in this rule, see rule 4501-15-12 of the Administrative Code.] (A) Clearance lamps, marker lamps, stop lamps, and reflectors on commercial motor vehicles shall be constructed to conform to appropriate requirements of the S.A.E. standard for clearance, side-marker, identification and parking lamps, or the S.A.E. standard for stop lamps, or th...

...Helmets shall, at a minimum, meet federal motor vehicle safety standard (FMVSS) 218 set forth in Title 49 of the Code of Federal Regulations, Section 571.218 (October 1, 2011) addressing minimum performance requirements for motorcycle helmets. Compliance with such standard shall constitute compliance with the director of public safety rules and regulations set forth in this chapter. Federal motor vehicle safety stan...

...[Comment: For dates and availability of material incorporated by reference in this rule, see paragraph (A) in rule 4501-21-17 of the Administrative Code.] An adult remedial driving course enterprise may use technology-based method(s) for delivery of part of the curriculum. This shall be done in conjunction with classroom-based instruction. Sections 4510.037 and 4510.038 of the Revised Code require at least fifty per...

...[Comment: For dates and availability of material incorporated by reference in this rule, see paragraph (A) in rule 4501-21-17 of the Administrative Code.] An adult remedial driving course enterprise may use technology-based method(s) for delivery of part or all of the curriculum. Partial online adult remedial is done in conjunction with classroom-based instruction. Sections 4510.037 and 4510.038 of the Rev...

...[Comment: For dates and availability of material incorporated by reference in this rule, see paragraph (A) in rule 4501-21-17 of the Administrative Code.] (A) The range shall be a closed-course facility that: (1) Contains exercise dimensions that include, at a minimum, the following: (a) Spin-and-skid control exercise area, with speeds at no more than twenty miles per hour, shall be no less than three hundred eigh...

...[Comment: For dates and availability of material incorporated by reference in this rule, see paragraph (A) in rule 4501-21-17 of the Administrative Code.] (A) The range is a closed-course facility that: (1) Contains exercise dimensions that include, at a minimum, the following: (a) Spin-and-skid control exercise area, with speeds at no more than twenty miles per hour, and is no less than three hundred ...

...(A) Following is a contact site for obtaining federal regulations incorporated by reference in this chapter: Federal motor vehicle safety standards (FMVSS), "U.S. Department of Transportation, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE Washington, DC 20590." Web site: https://www.gpo.gov Obtained via: "U.S. Government Publishing Office, 732 N. Capitol Street NW, Washington, D.C. 204...

...Warning lights used under section 4513.182 of the Revised Code, shall, in addition to meeting the requirements of Chapter 4501-25 of the Administrative Code, be required to meet the society of automotive engineers (S.A.E.) standard J595, revised January 1990, for lamp bulbs, vibration, moisture, dust, and corrosion tests. The S.A.E. standard is available from the "Society of Automotive Engineers (S.A.E.), 400 C...

...(A) This rule contains the specifications for the manufacture of license plates for the state of Ohio. (B) In accordance with section 4503.22 of the Revised Code, the director of public safety shall designate all of the following: (1) The substrate material for the license plate which shall be galvanized steel as specified in paragraph (D) of this rule or aluminum as specified in paragraph (E) of this rule; (2) T...

...(A) Every snowmobile, off-highway motorcycle, and all-purpose vehicle shall have at minimum, one working headlight and one working red tail light as described in section 4519.20 of the Revised Code. (B) Every snowmobile shall be capable of stopping as described in section 4519.20 of the Revised Code. (C) Every off-highway motorcycle and all-purpose vehicle, regardless of the type of service brak...

...(A) Every snowmobile, off-highway motorcycle, and all-purpose vehicle shall have at minimum, one working headlight and one working red tail light as described in section 4519.20 of the Revised Code. (B) Every snowmobile shall be capable of stopping as described in section 4519.20 of the Revised Code. (C) Every off-highway motorcycle and all-purpose vehicle, regardless of the type of service brak...

...[Comment: All materials incorporated by reference are available at https://ohiohighwaysafetyoffice.ohio.gov/otso-oh1.aspx] (A) Pursuant to section 5502.11 of the Revised Code, every law enforcement agency representing a township, county, municipal corporation, or other political subdivision investigating a motor vehicle accident shall, within five days, forward a report of such accident to the dire...

...[Comment: All materials incorporated by reference are available at https://publicsafety.ohio.gov/what-we-do/crash-reports/crash-reports-statistics/order-crash-forms/order-crash-forms] (A) Pursuant to section 5502.11 of the Revised Code, every law enforcement agency representing a township, county, municipal corporation, or other political subdivision investigating a motor vehicle accident shall, with...

...(A) All self-assembled vehicles shall be inspected to determine compliance with Chapter 4513. of the Revised Code, and the following chapters of the Administrative Code: 4501:2-1 (addressing motor vehicle inspection), 4501-15 (addressing lighting), 4501-17 (addressing motorcycles-lighting and helmets), 4501-41 (addressing windows of vehicles), and 4501-43 (addressing maximum height of bumpers). (B) Inspecting employ...

...(A) All salvage titled vehicles shall be inspected to determine compliance with Chapter 4513. of the Revised Code and the following chapters of the Administrative Code: Chapters 4501:2-1 (addressing motor vehicle inspection), 4501-15 (addressing lighting), 4501-17 (addressing motorcycles-lighting and helmets), 4501-41 (addressing windows of vehicles), and 4501-43 (addressing maximum height of bumpers). (B) Inspectin...

...(A) No person shall operate, on any highway or other public or private property open to the public for vehicular travel or parking, lease, or rent any motor vehicle that is required to be registered in this state with any sunscreening material, or other product or material which has the effect of making the windshield or windows nontransparent or would alter the windows' color, increase its reflectivity, or reduce it...

...(A) "Days" means calendar day. (B) "Department" means the department of public safety. (C) "Director" means the director of the department of public safety or a designee. (D) "Director of Health" means the director of the department of health or a designee. (E) "Disqualifying offense" means a conviction, judicial finding of guilt, or a plea of guilty to a criminal offense listed in paragra...

...(A) A manufacturer of an immobilizing or disabling device, other than an ignition interlock device, shall obtain certification from the director for each device model or type that differ in any aspect, prior to leasing, selling, or otherwise using its device(s) in this state. (B) A manufacturer of an immobilizing or disabling device, other than an ignition interlock device, may not be eligible ...