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OH SB106
Bill
Status
12/19/2014
Primary Sponsor
Rex Damschroder
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AI Summary
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Prohibits operating a motor vehicle on public streets or highways temporarily covered by rising water levels that are marked with closure signs warning of up to $2,000 in fines.
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Requires violators to appear in court in person and prohibits entering a written guilty plea or waiving the right to contest the citation.
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Classifies violation as a minor misdemeanor and requires offenders to reimburse rescuers for emergency response costs up to a cumulative maximum of $2,000, excluding hospital transport costs.
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Allocates reimbursement proportionately among multiple rescuers based on costs incurred and allows rescuers to collect the financial sanction as a judgment.
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Designates the act as the "Allan H. Anderson, Jr. Act."
Legislative Description
To prohibit the operation of a motor vehicle on or onto any location that is temporarily covered by a rise in water level, to impose on an offender a financial sanction of up to $2,000 for the cost of the person's rescue, payable to the person's rescuer, and to designate this act the "Allan H. Anderson, Jr. Act."
Motor vehicles-prohibit operation in/into water-covered locations
Last Action
Governor' Action
12/19/2014