Penalties.
Columbus City Codes § 2139.99
in effect2139.99 - Penalties.
(a) Whoever violates the weight provisions of Sections 2139.02, 2139.03, 2139.04 and 2139.041 of the City Code shall be fined eighty ($80.00) dollars for the first two thousand (2,000) pounds, or fraction thereof, of overload; for overloads in excess of two thousand (2,000) pounds, but not in excess of five thousand (5,000) pounds, such person shall be fined one hundred ($100.00) dollars, and in addition thereto one ($1.00) dollar per one hundred (100) pounds of overload; for overloads in excess of five thousand (5,000) pounds, but not in excess of ten thousand (10,000) pounds, such person shall be fined one hundred thirty ($130.00) dollars and in addition thereto two ($2.00) dollars per one hundred (100) pounds of overload, or imprisoned not more than thirty (30) days, or both. For all overloads in excess of ten thousand (10,000) pounds such person shall be fined one hundred sixty ($160.00) dollars, and in addition thereto three ($3.00) dollars per one hundred (100) pounds of overload, or imprisoned not more than thirty (30) days, or both. Whoever violates the weight provisions of vehicle and load relating to gross load limits shall be fined not less than one hundred ($100.00) dollars. No penalty prescribed in this division shall be imposed on any vehicle combination if the overload on any axle does not exceed one thousand (1,000) pounds, and if the immediately preceding or following axle, excepting the front axle of the vehicle combination, is underloaded by the same or a greater amount. For purposes of this division, two (2) axles on one (1) vehicle less than eight (8) feet apart shall be considered as one (1) axle.
(b) Whoever violates Section 2139.10 of the City Code shall be fined not more than five thousand ($5,000.00) dollars or imprisoned for not less than thirty (30) days nor more than six (6) months, or both.
(c) Whoever violates Section 2139.11, 2139.27, or 2139.28 of the City Code shall be fined not more than one hundred ($100.00) dollars.
(d) Whoever violates the sections of this chapter that are specifically required to be punished under this division is guilty of a minor misdemeanor on a first offense; on a second offense with one (1) year after the first offense, the person is guilty of a misdemeanor of the fourth degree and shall be fined not less than one hundred ($100.00) dollars nor more than two hundred fifty ($250.00) dollars, or imprisoned not more than thirty (30) days, or both; on each subsequent offense within one (1) year after the first offense, the person shall be fined not less than five hundred ($500.00) dollars nor more than one thousand ($1,000.00) dollars, or imprisoned not more than sixty (60) days or both.
(Ord. 580-93: 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_CH2139COHEVE_2139.99PEFetched: 10/27/2026