Bill Text: OH SB106 | 2013-2014 | 130th General Assembly | Comm Sub

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Bill Title: 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."

Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 8-1)

Status: (Passed) 2014-12-19 - Governor' Action [SB106 Detail]

Download: Ohio-2013-SB106-Comm_Sub.html
As Reported by the Senate Transportation Committee

130th General Assembly
Regular Session
2013-2014
Am. S. B. No. 106


Senator Schaffer 

Cosponsor: Senator Manning 



A BILL
To enact section 4511.714 of the Revised Code to 1
prohibit the operation of a motor vehicle on or 2
onto any location that is temporarily covered by a 3
rise in water level and to impose on an offender a 4
financial sanction of up to $2,000 for the cost of 5
the person's rescue, payable to the person's 6
rescuer.7


BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF OHIO:

       Section 1.  That section 4511.714 of the Revised Code be 8
enacted to read as follows:9

       Sec. 4511.714.  (A) No person shall operate a vehicle on or 10
onto a public street or highway that is temporarily covered by a 11
rise in water level, including groundwater or an overflow of 12
water, and that is clearly marked by a sign that specifies that 13
the road is closed due to the rise in water level and that any 14
person who uses the closed portion of the road may be fined up to 15
two thousand dollars.16

       (B) A person who is issued a citation for a violation of 17
division (A) of this section is not permitted to enter a written 18
plea of guilty and waive the person's right to contest the 19
citation in court, but instead must appear in person in the proper 20
court to answer the charge.21

       (C)(1) Whoever violates division (A) of this section is 22
guilty of a minor misdemeanor.23

       (2) In addition to the financial sanctions authorized or 24
required under section 2929.28 of the Revised Code and to any 25
costs otherwise authorized or required under any provision of law, 26
the court imposing the sentence upon an offender who is convicted 27
of or pleads guilty to a violation of division (A) of this section 28
shall order the offender to reimburse one or more rescuers for the 29
cost any such rescuer incurred in rescuing the person, excluding 30
any cost of transporting the rescued person to a hospital or other 31
facility for treatment of injuries, up to a cumulative maximum of 32
two thousand dollars. If more than one rescuer was involved in the 33
emergency response, the court shall allocate the reimbursement 34
proportionately, according to the cost each rescuer incurred. A 35
financial sanction imposed under this section is a judgment in 36
favor of the rescuer and, subject to a determination of indigency 37
under division (B) of section 2929.28 of the Revised Code, a 38
rescuer may collect the financial sanction in the same manner as 39
provided in section 2929.28 of the Revised Code.40

       (D) As used in this section:41

       (1) "Emergency medical service organization," "firefighting 42
agency," and "private fire company" have the same meanings as in 43
section 9.60 of the Revised Code.44

       (2) "Rescuer" means a state agency, political subdivision, 45
firefighting agency, private fire company, or emergency medical 46
service organization.47

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