| Sec. 4511.69. (A) Every vehicle stopped or parked upon a | 6 |
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roadway where there is an adjacent curb shall be stopped or
parked | 7 |
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with the right-hand wheels of the vehicle parallel with
and not | 8 |
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more than twelve inches from the right-hand curb, unless
it is | 9 |
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impossible to approach so close to the curb; in such case
the stop | 10 |
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shall be made as close to the curb as possible and only
for the | 11 |
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time necessary to discharge and receive passengers or to
load or | 12 |
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unload merchandise. Local authorities by ordinance
may permit | 13 |
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angle parking on any roadway under their jurisdiction,
except that | 14 |
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angle parking shall not be permitted on a state route
within a | 15 |
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municipal corporation unless an unoccupied roadway width
of not | 16 |
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less than twenty-five feet is available for free-moving
traffic. | 17 |
| (D) Notwithstanding any statute or any rule, resolution,
or | 30 |
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ordinance adopted by any local authority, air compressors, | 31 |
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tractors, trucks, and other equipment, while being used in the | 32 |
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construction, reconstruction, installation, repair, or removal of | 33 |
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facilities near, on, over, or under a street or highway, may
stop, | 34 |
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stand, or park where necessary in order to perform such
work, | 35 |
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provided a flagperson is on duty or warning signs
or
lights are | 36 |
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displayed as may be prescribed by the director of transportation. | 37 |
| (E) Special parking locations and privileges for persons
with | 38 |
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disabilities that limit or impair the ability to walk, also
known | 39 |
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as handicapped parking spaces or disability parking spaces,
shall | 40 |
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be provided and designated by all political subdivisions
and
by | 41 |
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the state and all agencies and instrumentalities thereof
at all | 42 |
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offices and facilities, where parking is provided, whether
owned, | 43 |
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rented, or leased, and at all publicly owned parking
garages. The | 44 |
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locations shall be designated through the posting
of an elevated | 45 |
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sign, whether permanently affixed or movable,
imprinted with the | 46 |
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international symbol of access and shall be
reasonably close to | 47 |
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exits, entrances, elevators, and ramps. All
elevated signs posted | 48 |
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in accordance with this division and
division (C) of section | 49 |
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3781.111 of the Revised
Code shall be
mounted on a fixed or | 50 |
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movable post, and the distance from the
ground to the top edge of | 51 |
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the sign shall measure five feet. If a new sign or
a replacement | 52 |
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sign designating a special parking location
is posted on or after
| 53 |
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October
14, 1999, there also
shall
be affixed upon the surface of | 54 |
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that sign or affixed next to
the designating
sign a notice that | 55 |
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states the fine
applicable for
the offense of parking a motor | 56 |
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vehicle in the
special designated
parking location if the motor | 57 |
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vehicle is not
legally entitled to
be parked in that location. | 58 |
| (F)(1) No person shall stop, stand, or park any motor
vehicle | 59 |
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at special parking locations provided under division (E)
of this | 60 |
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section or at special clearly marked parking locations
provided
in | 61 |
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or on privately owned parking lots, parking garages,
or other | 62 |
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parking areas and designated in accordance with that
division, | 63 |
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unless one of the following applies: | 64 |
| (2) Any motor vehicle that is parked in a special marked | 72 |
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parking
location in
violation of division (F)(1)(a) or (b)
of this | 73 |
|
section may be towed or otherwise
removed from the parking | 74 |
|
location by the law enforcement agency of the
political | 75 |
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subdivision in which the parking location is located. A motor | 76 |
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vehicle that is so towed or removed shall not be released to its | 77 |
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owner until
the owner presents proof of ownership of the motor | 78 |
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vehicle and pays all towing
and storage fees normally imposed by | 79 |
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that political subdivision for towing
and storing motor vehicles. | 80 |
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If the motor vehicle is a leased vehicle, it
shall not be released | 81 |
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to the lessee until the lessee presents proof that that
person is | 82 |
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the lessee of the motor vehicle and pays all towing and storage | 83 |
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fees
normally imposed by that political subdivision for towing and | 84 |
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storing motor
vehicles. | 85 |
| (3) If a person is charged with a violation of division | 86 |
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(F)(1)(a)
or (b) of this section, it is an affirmative defense to | 87 |
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the
charge that the person suffered an injury not more than | 88 |
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seventy-two hours
prior
to the time the person was issued the | 89 |
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ticket or citation and that, because of
the injury, the person | 90 |
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meets at least one of the criteria
contained in division (A)(1) of | 91 |
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section 4503.44 of the
Revised
Code. | 92 |
| (G) When a motor vehicle is being operated by or for the | 93 |
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transport of a person with a disability that limits or impairs
the | 94 |
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ability to walk and is displaying a removable windshield
placard | 95 |
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or a temporary removable windshield placard or special
license | 96 |
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plates, or when a motor vehicle is being operated by or
for the | 97 |
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transport of a handicapped person and is displaying a
parking card | 98 |
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or special handicapped license plates, the motor
vehicle is | 99 |
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permitted to park for a period of two hours
in
excess of the legal | 100 |
|
parking period permitted by local
authorities, except where local | 101 |
|
ordinances or police rules
provide otherwise or where the vehicle | 102 |
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is parked in such a manner
as to be clearly a traffic hazard. | 103 |
| (2)(a) Whoever violates division (F)(1)(a)
or
(b) of this | 118 |
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section is
guilty of a misdemeanor and
shall be punished as | 119 |
|
provided
in division (J)(2)(a) and (b) of this
section. Except as | 120 |
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otherwise provided in division (J)(2)(a) of this
section, an | 121 |
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offender who violates division (F)(1)(a) or
(b) of this section | 122 |
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shall be fined not less than two hundred fifty nor
more than five | 123 |
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hundred dollars. An
offender who
violates division (F)(1)(a) or | 124 |
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(b) of
this section shall be fined
not more than one hundred | 125 |
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dollars if the offender, prior to sentencing,
proves either of the | 126 |
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following to the satisfaction of the court: | 127 |
| The clerk of the court shall pay every fine collected under | 151 |
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division
(J)(2) of this section to the political subdivision in | 152 |
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which the
violation
occurred. Except as provided in division | 153 |
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(J)(2) of this section, the
political
subdivision shall use the | 154 |
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fine moneys it receives under
division (J)(2) of this section to | 155 |
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pay the expenses it incurs in
complying with the signage and | 156 |
|
notice requirements contained in division (E) of
this section.
The | 157 |
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political subdivision may use up to fifty per cent of each
fine it | 158 |
|
receives
under division (J)(2) of this section to pay the
costs of | 159 |
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educational, advocacy, support, and
assistive technology
programs | 160 |
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for persons with disabilities, and for public
improvements within | 161 |
|
the political subdivision that benefit or
assist persons with | 162 |
|
disabilities, if governmental agencies or
nonprofit organizations | 163 |
|
offer the programs. | 164 |
| (3) "Special license plates" and "removable windshield | 186 |
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placard" mean any license plates or removable windshield placard | 187 |
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or temporary removable windshield placard issued under section | 188 |
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4503.41 or 4503.44 of the Revised Code, and also mean any | 189 |
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substantially similar license plates or removable windshield | 190 |
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placard or temporary removable windshield placard issued by a | 191 |
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state, district, country, or sovereignty. | 192 |