(A) "Cancel" or "cancellation" means the annulment or | 10 |
termination
by the bureau of motor vehicles of a driver's license, | 11 |
commercial driver's
license, temporary instruction permit, | 12 |
probationary
license, or nonresident operating privilege because | 13 |
it was
obtained unlawfully, issued in error, altered, or willfully | 14 |
destroyed, or because the holder no longer is entitled to the | 15 |
license, permit, or privilege. | 16 |
(C) "Ignition interlock device" means a device approved by | 19 |
the
director of public safety that connects a breath analyzer to a | 20 |
motor vehicle's
ignition system, that is constantly available to | 21 |
monitor the concentration by weight of alcohol in the breath of | 22 |
any person attempting to start that motor vehicle by using its | 23 |
ignition system, and that deters starting the motor vehicle by use | 24 |
of its ignition system unless the person attempting to start the | 25 |
vehicle provides an appropriate breath sample for the device and | 26 |
the device determines that the concentration by weight of alcohol | 27 |
in the person's breath is below a preset level. | 28 |
(E) "Moving violation" means any violation of any statute or | 37 |
ordinance that regulates the operation of vehicles, streetcars, or | 38 |
trackless
trolleys on the highways or streets. "Moving
violation" | 39 |
does not include a violation of section 4511.204 or 4513.263 of | 40 |
the
Revised
Code or a substantially equivalent municipal | 41 |
ordinance, a
violation of any statute or ordinance regulating | 42 |
pedestrians or
the parking of vehicles, vehicle size or load | 43 |
limitations, vehicle
fitness requirements, or vehicle | 44 |
registration. | 45 |
(H) "Suspend" or "suspension" means the permanent or | 51 |
temporary
withdrawal, by action of a court or the bureau of motor | 52 |
vehicles, of a
driver's
license, commercial driver's license, | 53 |
temporary instruction
permit, probationary license, or nonresident | 54 |
operating privilege
for the period of the suspension or the | 55 |
permanent or temporary
withdrawal of the privilege to obtain a | 56 |
license, permit, or
privilege of that type for the period of the | 57 |
suspension. | 58 |
(C) Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, no | 74 |
law enforcement officer shall cause an operator of an automobile | 75 |
being operated on any street or highway to stop the automobile for | 76 |
the sole purpose of determining whether a violation of division | 77 |
(A) of this section has been or is being committed or for the sole | 78 |
purpose of issuing a ticket, citation, or summons for a violation | 79 |
of that nature or causing the arrest of or commencing a | 80 |
prosecution of a person for a violation of that nature, and no law | 81 |
enforcement officer shall view the interior or visually inspect | 82 |
any automobile being operated on any street or highway for the | 83 |
sole purpose of determining whether a violation of that nature has | 84 |
been or is being committed. | 85 |
(2)(a) Whenever a law enforcement officer issues a ticket, | 88 |
citation, or summons to an offender charging the offender with a | 89 |
violation of this section, the officer shall indicate on the | 90 |
ticket, citation, or summons if at the time of the violation the | 91 |
offender was involved in a motor vehicle accident with another | 92 |
motor vehicle, a pedestrian, or any object. If the law enforcement | 93 |
officer makes such an indication on the ticket, citation, or | 94 |
summons, the offender is not permitted to enter a written plea of | 95 |
guilty and waive the offender's right to contest the citation in a | 96 |
trial but instead shall appear in person in the proper court to | 97 |
answer the charge; in all other circumstances, the offender may | 98 |
enter a written plea of guilty and waive the right to contest the | 99 |
citation in a trial. | 100 |
(b) If the trier of fact finds that the offender was involved | 101 |
in a motor vehicle accident at the time of the violation of this | 102 |
section, the court, in addition to any other penalties it is | 103 |
required or permitted by law to impose, shall impose a class seven | 104 |
license suspension of the offender's driver's license, commercial | 105 |
driver's license, temporary instruction permit, probationary | 106 |
license, or nonresident operating privilege and shall impose the | 107 |
suspension for six months. | 108 |