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...ange for the authorization to tow motor vehicles from a specified location or on behalf of the person to whom the towing service offered or provided the compensation. (2) Division (A)(1) of this section does not prohibit a towing service from negotiating or reducing towing and storage fees. (B) Whoever violates division (A) of this section is guilty of a minor misdemeanor.

...An unclaimed motor vehicle ordered into storage pursuant to division (A)(1) of section 4513.60 or section 4513.61 of the Revised Code is subject to one of the following: (A) The sheriff of the county or the chief of a law enforcement agency of the municipal corporation, township, port authority, conservancy district, university campus police department, park district police force, or township or joint police distr...

... in this section, "abandoned junk motor vehicle" means any motor vehicle meeting all of the following requirements: (1) Left on private property for forty-eight hours or longer without the permission of the person having the right to the possession of the property, on a public street or other property open to the public for purposes of vehicular travel or parking, or upon or within the right-of-way of any road or h...

...willfully leave an abandoned junk motor vehicle as defined in section 4513.63 of the Revised Code on private property for more than seventy-two hours without the permission of the person having the right to the possession of the property, or on a public street or other property open to the public for purposes of vehicular travel or parking, or upon or within the right-of-way of any road or highway, for forty-eight ho...

...r purposes of this section, "junk motor vehicle" means any motor vehicle meeting the requirements of divisions (A)(2), (3), (4), and (5) of section 4513.63 of the Revised Code that is left uncovered in the open on private property for more than seventy-two hours with the permission of the person having the right to the possession of the property, except if the person is operating a junk yard or scrap metal processing...

...(A) If a motor vehicle accident occurs on any highway, public street, or other property open to the public for purposes of vehicular travel and if any motor vehicle, cargo, or personal property that has been damaged or spilled as a result of the motor vehicle accident is blocking the highway, street, or other property or is otherwise endangering public safety, a public safety official may do either of the following w...

...bile insurance, or on behalf of a motor vehicle owner for either or both of the following reasons: (a) The recovery of a motor vehicle that has been towed or stored and for which a claim has been filed with the insurance company; (b) Objecting to the amount billed by the towing service or storage facility. (2) The insurance company shall file the action in the municipal or county court with territorial jurisdictio...

...13.70 of the Revised Code. (2) "Motor vehicle owner" means any person that holds a certificate of title to or is a lessee of a towed commercial motor vehicle. "Motor vehicle owner" does not include a lienholder or leasing company. (B)(1) A motor vehicle owner may commence a civil action against a towing service or storage facility for either of the following reasons after the motor vehicle was removed, towed, or ...

...(A) Any violation of section 4513.10, 4513.182, 4513.20, 4513.201, 4513.202, 4513.25, 4513.26, 4513.27, 4513.29, 4513.30, 4513.31, 4513.32, or 4513.34 of the Revised Code shall be punished under division (B) of this section. (B) Whoever violates the sections of this chapter that are specifically required to be punished under this division, or any provision of sections 4513.03 to 4513.262 or 4513.27 to 4513.37 ...

...nce of the owner or operator of a motor vehicle, may be brought by the person injured against such owner or operator in the county in which such injury occurred. A summons in such action against any defendant shall be issued to the sheriff of any county within this state in which such defendant resides and may be served as in other civil actions.

...esponsible for the operation of a motor vehicle shall not be liable for loss or damage arising from injuries to or death of a guest, resulting from the operation of said motor vehicle, while such guest is being transported without payment therefor in or upon said motor vehicle, unless such injuries or death are caused by the willful or wanton misconduct of such operator, owner, or person responsible for the operation...

...ns the period of time in which a shared vehicle is being delivered to the location for the shared vehicle driver to take possession of the shared vehicle, in accordance with the peer-to-peer car sharing program agreement. (C) "Car sharing start time" means either the point in time when the shared vehicle driver takes possession of the shared vehicle or the point in time when the shared vehicle driver was scheduled...

... (1) The name and address of the shared vehicle owner and the shared vehicle driver; (2) The driver's license number and state of issuance of the shared vehicle driver and any other person who will operate the shared vehicle during the car sharing period. (B) A peer-to-peer car sharing program shall collect, verify, and maintain records pertaining to the use of each shared vehicle enrolled in the program, inclu...

...lose all of the following to the shared vehicle owner and the shared vehicle driver in the peer-to-peer car sharing program agreement: (A) Any right of the program to seek indemnification from the shared vehicle owner or the shared vehicle driver for economic loss sustained by the program resulting from a breach of the terms and conditions of the agreement; (B) That any motor-vehicle liability policy or other pro...

...t that is installed in or on the shared vehicle to monitor or facilitate peer-to-peer car sharing. The program shall agree to indemnify and hold harmless the shared vehicle owner for any damage or theft of the system or equipment during the car sharing period that is not caused by the shared vehicle owner. The program may seek indemnity from the shared vehicle driver for any loss or damage to the system or equipment ...

...(A) When a motor vehicle owner registers as a shared vehicle owner with a peer-to-peer car sharing program and before the shared vehicle owner makes the shared vehicle available for peer-to-peer car sharing, the program shall do all of the following: (1) Verify that the shared vehicle does not have any outstanding safety recalls on the vehicle; (2) Provide notice to the shared vehicle owner of the owner's respo...

...Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to exempt any person involved in peer-to-peer car sharing from the provisions of sections 1345.01 to 1345.13 of the Revised Code.

...eer-to-peer car sharing program, shared vehicle owner, and shared vehicle driver shall comply with any applicable standards, regulations, procedures, fees, and agreements adopted by a public-use airport, and shall pay any applicable fees in a timely manner.

...xclusion contained in a policy of motor vehicle liability insurance, including any insurance policy that is in use or that is approved for use that excludes coverage while a motor vehicle is made available for rent, share, hire, or during any business use.

...gram shall assume liability of a shared vehicle owner for any death, bodily injury, or property damage to a third party or an uninsured or underinsured motorist that is proximately caused by the operation of the shared vehicle during the car sharing period in an amount stated in the peer-to-peer car sharing program agreement. The amount shall be not less than that specified in division (A)(1) of section 4516.10 of th...

...ing each car sharing period, the shared vehicle owner and the shared vehicle driver are each covered by a motor-vehicle liability policy or other proof of financial responsibility. Each policy or proof shall provide coverage in an amount that is not less than the amounts specified in section 4509.51 of the Revised Code. The policy or proof shall do either of the following: (a) Recognize that the motor vehicle insu...

...ists as to who was operating the shared vehicle at the time of the loss; (3) The program either does not have available or cannot promptly produce the records required by section 4516.02 of the Revised Code. (B) A peer-to-peer car sharing program may seek indemnity from a shared vehicle owner if the shared vehicle owner is determined to have been the operator of the shared vehicle at the time of the loss. (C) ...

...o-peer car sharing program and a shared vehicle owner shall be exempt from vicarious liability in accordance with 49 U.S.C. 30106 and under any state law or municipal ordinance that imposes liability solely based on vehicle ownership.

...rson as a result of the use of a shared vehicle through the program. (B) Limits the ability of the program to, by contract, seek indemnification from the shared vehicle owner or the shared vehicle driver for economic loss sustained by the program resulting from a breach of the terms and conditions of the peer-to-peer car sharing agreement. (C) Creates, implies, or otherwise grants insurance coverage not found in...

...(A) The distribution and sale of motor vehicles in this state vitally affects commerce, the economy, and the public interest, welfare, and safety. In order to promote the interests of this state, Chapter 4517. of the Revised Code shall be liberally construed in order to ensure a sound system for distributing and selling motor vehicles through all of the following: (1) Enforcing the comprehensive and uniform framewo...

... employees, enter in or upon any motor vehicle of any motor carrier, or any person engaging in the transportation of hazardous material or hazardous waste, to inspect the motor vehicle or driver subject to rules adopted under section 4923.04 of the Revised Code. (B) In order to assist the commission in performing its duties under this section, authorized employees of the state highway patrol of the department...

...ting to highway transportation by motor vehicles. The commission may enter into cooperative agreements with the United States department of transportation and any other federal agency or commission to enforce the safety laws and rules of this state and of the United States concerning highway transportation by motor vehicles. All grants-in-aid, cash, and reimbursements received by the commission pursuant to thos...

...d the license plate number of the motor vehicle that will provide the transportation network company service before the transportation network company rider enters the vehicle; (2) The name of the transportation network company is prominently displayed on the vehicle that will provide the transportation network company service. (E) Establish a process by which the transportation network company may accept payment...

...sponse systems, folding shopping carts, vehicle lifts, vehicle hand controls, other adaptations of vehicles for accessibility, and repair of the equipment received. (b) Nondisposable items not covered by medicaid that are intended to assist an individual in activities of daily living or instrumental activities of daily living. (W) "Supportive home services" means a range of services to families of individuals wit...

...that are paid to the registrar of motor vehicles by applicants who voluntarily elect to obtain "choose life" license plates pursuant to section 4503.91 of the Revised Code and any money returned to the fund under division (E)(1)(d) of this section. All investment earnings of the fund shall be credited to the fund. (B)(1) At least annually, the director of children and youth shall distribute the money in the fund to...

...licensing, sale, and operation of motor vehicles and the laws pertaining to the licensing of drivers of motor vehicles. The department shall compile, analyze, and publish statistics relative to motor vehicle accidents and the causes of them, prepare and conduct educational programs for the purpose of promoting safety in the operation of motor vehicles on the highways, and conduct research and studies for the purpos...

...g, registration, and licensing of motor vehicles; enforce on all roads and highways, notwithstanding section 4513.39 of the Revised Code, the laws relating to the operation and use of vehicles on the highways; enforce and prevent the violation of the laws relating to the size, weight, and speed of commercial motor vehicles and all laws designed for the protection of the highway pavements and structures on the highway...

...ercial tractor, or any other commercial vehicle used for the transportation of goods or property, the gross weight of which, with load, exceeds three tons, has been arrested for a violation of any provision of sections 4511.01 to 4511.76, inclusive, and 4513.01 to 4513.40, inclusive, or sections 5577.01 to 5577.09, inclusive, of the Revised Code, the officer making such arrest shall immediately notify, in writing, th...

...ns using the privilege of driving motor vehicles upon such highways and streets the cost of maintaining and repairing them; to pay the interest, principal, and charges on highway capital improvements bonds and other obligations issued pursuant to Section 2m of Article VIII, Ohio Constitution, and section 151.06 of the Revised Code; to pay the interest, principal, and charges on highway obligations issued pursuant to ...

...s not apply to a municipal-owned public utility. The confidential addresses of participants of the address confidentiality program that are maintained by a municipal-owned public utility are not a public record and shall not be released by a municipal-owned public utility or by any employee of a municipal-owned public utility.

... an aircraft; (b) Operation of a motor vehicle, motor boat, other form of mechanical transport, or motorized equipment; (c) Construction of any building or other structure; (d) Use of the land as a temporary road. (E)(1) The following areas, which now are necessary for the administration of the Shawnee state forest and the state forest system, are not subject to the prohibitions of division (D) of this sectio...

...eer's jurisdiction that will be used by vehicles entering and leaving the proposed surface or in-stream mining operation; (18) In the case of an application for an in-stream mining permit, and if required by the division of mineral resources management after review of an applicant's proposed in-stream mining plans, a hydraulic evaluation of the watercourse prepared by a professional engineer registered under Ch...

...uilding, structure, machine, appliance, vehicle, improvement, or process in order to improve its efficiency of energy use or energy costs. (K) "Fuel" means petroleum, crude oil, petroleum product, coal, natural gas, synthetic natural or artificial gas, nuclear, or other substance used primarily for its energy content. (L) "Net energy analysis" means the determination of the amount of energy remaining after all en...

...cks, or other rolling stock or of motor vehicles mortgaged, leased, or sold to, or finished for the use of, a public utility, are exempt; and so are equipment securities where the ownership or title of such equipment is pledged or retained, in accordance with the laws of the United States or of any state, or of Canada or any province thereof, to secure the payment of such securities. (G) Commercial paper and promi...

... loan association, credit union, public utility, landlord, or other person, other than personal earnings. (4)(a) The person's interest, not to exceed five hundred twenty-five dollars in any particular item or ten thousand seven hundred seventy-five dollars in aggregate value, in household furnishings, household goods, wearing apparel, appliances, books, animals, crops, musical instruments, firearms, and hunting and...

...3.11 of the Revised Code. (FF) "Motor vehicle" has the same meaning as in section 4501.01 of the Revised Code. (GG) "Dangerous drug" has the same meaning as in section 4729.01 of the Revised Code. (HH) "Drug abuse offense" has the same meaning as in section 2925.01 of the Revised Code. (II)(1) "Computer hacking" means any of the following: (a) Gaining access or attempting to gain access to all or part of a ...

...ated on property owned or leased by the utility or on public highways, streets, roads, etc., or by established rights on private property; (F) Installations of elevators, dumbwaiters, and escalators as regulated by the bureau of workers' compensation.

...it holder in the operation of its motor vehicles or equipment in this state.

...blic safety and the registrar of motor vehicles, subject to approval by the director, may, in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code, adopt any rules necessary to carry out this chapter. (B) The department of public safety may do all of the following: (1) Enter into or make any agreements, arrangements, or declarations necessary to carry out this chapter; (2) Charge a fee for all publications that ...

...t of low beams of headlights on a motor vehicle. (C) No personal delivery device operator shall allow a personal delivery device to do any of the following: (1) Fail to comply with traffic or pedestrian control devices and signals; (2) Unreasonably interfere with pedestrians or traffic; (3) Transport any hazardous material that would require a permit issued by the public utilities commission; (4) Operate on...

...tween a scrap metal dealer and a motor vehicle dealer as defined in section 4517.01 of the Revised Code.

...ludes any roadway, building, structure, vehicle, or enclosure used or intended for use as a part of the facilities of the park. "Manufactured home park" does not include any of the following: (1) A tract of land used solely for the storage or display for sale of manufactured or mobile homes or solely as a temporary park-camp as defined in section 3729.01 of the Revised Code; (2) A tract of land that is subdivi...

...lity or project undertaken by a public utility for which a recommendation to allow the recovery of costs associated therewith has been made under division (B)(7) of section 1551.33 of the Revised Code, including, but not limited to, capital costs, such as costs of debt and equity; construction and operation costs; termination and retirement costs; costs of feasibility and marketing studies associated with the ...

...closure on vehicular traffic, emergency vehicles, commercial enterprises, and any other factors pertinent to municipal corporations and other populated areas; (9) Any other factor the commission determines appropriate. (B) If the commission finds that there is not a demonstrable need for a crossing to exist according to the factors listed in divisions (A)(1) to (9) of this section and that the crossing could be clo...

...enter in or upon the premises and motor vehicles of any motor carrier, or any person engaging in the transportation of hazardous material or hazardous waste, to examine any records, documents, or property for the purpose of assessing the safety, performance, and management controls associated with the carrier or person. (B) The commission may adopt rules to carry out this section that are not incompatible with...