Ohio § 4511.79 Driving commercial vehicle with impaired ability or alertness prohibited

Ohio Statutes

§ 4511.79 — Driving commercial vehicle with impaired ability or alertness prohibited

Ohio § 4511.79

Title 45Motor Vehicles-Aeronautics-Watercraft

Ch. 4511Traffic Laws - Operation Of Motor Vehicles

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Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 4511.79 (2026).

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(A)No person shall drive a "commercial motor vehicle" as defined in section4506.01of the Revised Code, or a "commercial car" or "commercial tractor," as defined in section4501.01of the Revised Code, while the person's ability or alertness is so impaired by fatigue, illness, or other causes that it is unsafe for the person to drive such vehicle. No driver shall use any drug which would adversely affect the driver's ability or alertness.

(B)No owner, as defined in section4501.01of the Revised Code, of a "commercial motor vehicle," "commercial car," or "commercial tractor," or a person employing or otherwise directing the driver of such vehicle, shall require or knowingly permit a driver in any such condition described in division (A) of this section to drive such vehicle upon any stree

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(A) No person shall drive a "commercial motor vehicle" as defined in section4506.01of the Revised Code, or a "commercial car" or "commercial tractor," as defined in section4501.01of the Revised Code, while the person's ability or alertness is so impaired by fatigue, illness, or other causes that it is unsafe for the person to drive such vehicle. No driver shall use any drug which would adversely affect the driver's ability or alertness.

(B) No owner, as defined in section4501.01of the Revised Code, of a "commercial motor vehicle," "commercial car," or "commercial tractor," or a person employing or otherwise directing the driver of such vehicle, shall require or knowingly permit a driver in any such condition described in division (A) of this section to drive such vehicle upon any street or highway.

(C) Except as otherwise provided in this division, whoever violates this section is guilty of a minor misdemeanor. If the offender previously has been convicted of or pleaded guilty to one or more violations of this section or section4511.63,4511.76,4511.761,4511.762,4511.764, or4511.77of the Revised Code or a municipal ordinance that is substantially similar to any of those sections, whoever violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor of the fourth degree.