Placing injurious material or obstruction in street.
Columbus City Codes § 2109.08
in effect2109.08 - Placing injurious material or obstruction in street.
(a) No person shall place or knowingly drop upon any part of a street, highway, road, lane, or alley any tacks, bottles, wire, glass, nails, or other articles which may damage or injure any person, vehicle, or animal traveling along or upon such street, highway, road, lane, or alley, except such substances that may be placed upon the roadway by proper authority for the repair or construction thereof.
Any person who drops or permits to be dropped or thrown upon any street any noxious, destructive or injurious material shall immediately remove the same.
Any person authorized to remove a wrecked or damaged vehicle from a street or highway shall remove any glass or other injurious substance dropped upon the street or highway from such vehicle, streetcar, or trackless trolley.
No person shall place any obstruction in or upon a roadway without proper authority.
(b) No person, with intent to cause physical harm to a person or vehicle, shall place or knowingly drop upon any part of a street, highway, road, lane, or alley any tacks, bottles, wire, glass, nails, or other articles which may damage or injure any person, vehicle, or animal traveling car along or upon such street, highway, road, lane, or alley except such substances that may be placed upon the roadway by proper authority for the repair or construction thereof.
(c) No person shall recklessly drop or throw any object which may induce an operator of a vehicle on any part of any street, highway, road, lane, or alley to take evasive action to avoid striking such object whether or not such object is actually capable of causing damage or injury.
(d) (1)
Except as otherwise provided in this division, whoever violates division (a) of this section is guilty of a minor misdemeanor. If, within one (1) year of the offense, the offender previously has been convicted of or pleaded guilty to one (1) predicate motor vehicle or traffic offense, whoever violates division (a) of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor of the fourth degree. If, within one (1) year of the offense, the offender previously has been convicted of two (2) or more predicate motor vehicle or traffic offenses, whoever violates division (a) of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor of the third degree.
(2) Whoever violates division (b) of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor of the first degree.
(3) Whoever violates division (c) of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor of the second degree.
(ORC 4511.74; Ord. 1160-84: Ord. 1160-84: 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_CH2109ENGECOPE_2109.08PLINMAOBSTFetched: 10/27/2026