OH SB36

Allows emergency personnel in public safety vehicles to report license plate numbers and vehicle/operator descriptions to law enforcement when a driver fails to yield the right-of-way as required by Ohio law and impedes emergency response.

Emergency personnel may also report any other apparent traffic law violations occurring at the same time as the failure to yield.

Upon receiving a report, law enforcement may conduct an investigation to identify the operator; if the operator is identified, the license plate report establishes probable cause for issuing a citation for failure to yield.

For other reported traffic violations or when the operator cannot be identified, law enforcement may issue a warning to the vehicle owner, or to the lessee/renter if the vehicle was leased or rented at the time of the violation.

Defines "license plate" to include temporary license placards and excludes vehicles used by motor carrier enforcement units for Public Utilities Commission enforcement from the definition of "public safety vehicle."