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OH HB510
Bill
Status
Introduced
2/18/2020
Primary Sponsor
Thomas Patton
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AI Summary
- Amends Ohio Revised Code sections 4513.31 and 4513.99 to increase criminal penalties for failing to secure a load on a vehicle
- Creates tiered penalties: violations resulting in no physical harm are minor misdemeanors with a mandatory $500 fine; violations causing physical harm to persons or property are third degree misdemeanors with a mandatory $2,500 fine
- Maintains existing requirement that vehicles be constructed, loaded, or covered to prevent loads from dropping, sifting, leaking, or escaping, with exceptions for sand/water used for traction or road maintenance
- Maintains exception for farm vehicles transporting agricultural produce or materials and rubbish vehicles in the process of acquiring loads
- Removes section 4513.31 from the general penalty structure in section 4513.99, creating specific penalties within section 4513.31 instead
Legislative Description
Increase penalty for failing to secure vehicle load
Crimes, Corrections, and Law Enforcement : Crime and Punishment
Last Action
Refer to Committee: Criminal Justice
3/10/2020
Committee Referrals
Criminal Justice3/10/2020
Full Bill Text
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