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OH SB114
Bill
Status
3/22/2013
Primary Sponsor
Kevin Bacon
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AI Summary
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Establishes operational restrictions for specialized vehicles: low-speed vehicles limited to streets with speed limits of 35 mph or less, under-speed and utility vehicles permitted only on streets with 35 mph limits and only where local authorities grant permission, motor-driven cycles and motor scooters limited to streets with speed limits of 45 mph or less, and mini-trucks allowed only on farms for agricultural purposes or dealer property.
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Prohibits motorcycle handlebars from rising higher than the operator's shoulders when seated and creates new definitions for motor-driven cycles, motor scooters, cab-enclosed motorcycles, and mini-trucks; establishes temporary instruction permits and license endorsements for operation of these vehicles.
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Expands window tinting enforcement by prohibiting manufacturers, remanufacturers, and distributors from providing vehicles with non-conforming tint to dealers; increases penalties for installing non-conforming glass or tint from minor misdemeanor to misdemeanor of the fourth degree; establishes civil liability for installation including damages, costs, and attorney fees.
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Renames the Board of Motor Vehicle Collision Repair Registration to the Motor Vehicle Repair Board and expands its jurisdiction to regulate motor vehicle window tint installers; grants Franklin County Court of Common Pleas exclusive jurisdiction over violations and authorizes registration or license suspension up to 180 days for second or subsequent violations.
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Establishes exemptions from window tinting standards for law enforcement vehicles used in undercover investigations or for transporting police dogs, and makes conforming amendments to the Political Subdivision Tort Liability Law regarding joint self-insurance pools.
Legislative Description
To establish conditions for the operation of certain specialized motor vehicles, including low-speed and under-speed vehicles, scooters, cab-enclosed motorcycles, and mini-trucks; to establish conditions for operation of a motorcycle with a temporary instruction permit; to prohibit motorcycle handlebars from being higher than the shoulders of the operator when the operator is seated in the operator's seat or saddle; to establish a motor scooter temporary instruction permit and license or endorsement; to prohibit a motor vehicle manufacturer, remanufacturer, or distributor from providing to a licensed motor vehicle dealer a motor vehicle that violates window tinting standards; to increase the penalty for installing nonconforming glass or other material; to establish civil liability for installing nonconforming glass or other material, including costs and attorney fees; to rename the Board of Motor Vehicle Collision Repair Registration as the Motor Vehicle Repair Board and to expand the jurisdiction of the Board to require persons who install motor vehicle window tint to register with the Board; to give the Franklin County Court of Common Pleas exclusive jurisdiction over motor vehicle repair registration violations; to impose a registration or license suspension up to 180 days on a registered motor vehicle repair facility or licensed motor vehicle dealer upon a second or subsequent violation for installing nonconforming glass or other material; to establish an exemption from the motor vehicle window tinting standards for vehicles used by law enforcement agencies under specified circumstances; and to make certain changes associated with the Political Subdivision Tort Liability Law.
Motor vehicle laws
Last Action
Effective Date
3/22/2013