Safety lighting on commercial vehicles.
Columbus City Codes § 2137.06
in effect2137.06 - Safety lighting on commercial vehicles.
(a) Buses, trucks, commercial tractors, trailers, semitrailers, and pole trailers, when operated upon any street or highway, shall be equipped with clearance lights, marker lights, reflectors, and stop lights as required by rules promulgated by the Ohio Director of Public Safety. Such equipment shall be lighted at all times mentioned in Section 2137.02 except that clearance lights and side marker lights need not be lighted on any such vehicle operated where there is sufficient light to reveal any person or substantial object on the street or highway at a distance of five hundred (500) feet.
Such equipment shall be in addition to all other lights specifically required by Sections 2137.02 to 2137.15, inclusive. Vehicles operated under the jurisdiction of the Ohio Public Utilities Commission are not subject to this section.
(b) Whoever violates this section is guilty of a minor misdemeanor. If, within one (1) year, the offender previously has been convicted of a violation of this section, Section 4513.07 of the Ohio Revised Code, or a substantially similar municipal ordinance, whoever violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor of the fourth degree. If, within one (1) year, the offender previously has been convicted of two (2) or more violations of this section, Section 4513.07 of the Ohio Revised Code, or a substantially similar municipal ordinance, whoever violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor of the third degree.
(ORC 4513.07; Ord. 1579-72: Ord. 2120-03 § 1 (part).)
Source: City of Columbus, City Codes and City Charter (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/oh/columbus/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=TIT21TRCO_CH2137SAEQ_2137.06SALICOVEFetched: 10/27/2026