Ohio § 5501.41 Removal of snow and ice

Ohio Statutes

§ 5501.41 — Removal of snow and ice

Ohio § 5501.41

Title 55Roads-Highways-Bridges

Ch. 5501Department Of Transportation

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Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 5501.41 (2026).

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(A)Except as provided in division (C) of this section, the director of transportation may remove snow and ice from state highways, purchase the necessary equipment including snow fences, employ the necessary labor, and make all contracts necessary to enable such removal. The director may remove snow and ice from the state highways within municipal corporations, but before doing so the director must obtain the consent of the legislative authority of such municipal corporation. The board of county commissioners on county highways, and the board of township trustees on township roads, shall have the same authority to purchase equipment for the removal of and to remove snow and ice as the director has on the state highway system.

(B)(1) Except as provided in division (C) of this section, the

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(A) Except as provided in division (C) of this section, the director of transportation may remove snow and ice from state highways, purchase the necessary equipment including snow fences, employ the necessary labor, and make all contracts necessary to enable such removal. The director may remove snow and ice from the state highways within municipal corporations, but before doing so the director must obtain the consent of the legislative authority of such municipal corporation. The board of county commissioners on county highways, and the board of township trustees on township roads, shall have the same authority to purchase equipment for the removal of and to remove snow and ice as the director has on the state highway system.

(B)(1) Except as provided in division (C) of this section, the director may provide road salt to a political subdivision if all of the following apply:

(a) The director has excess road salt.

(b) The political subdivision is otherwise unable to acquire road salt.

(c) The political subdivision is in an emergency situation.

(2) The director shall seek reimbursement from a political subdivision for road salt provided under this division. The reimbursement amount shall equal the price at which the director purchased the road salt.

(C)(1) The director shall provide snow and ice removal and road salt application assistance to a village if both of the following apply:

(a) The legislative authority of the village requests assistance from the department of transportation.

(b) The snow and ice removal and road salt application is for a state highway within the corporate limits of the village.

(2) The director shall not seek reimbursement for the assistance provided under division (C)(1) of this section from the village if reimbursement presents a significant financial hardship for the village.

(3) Nothing in division (C) of this section requires the department to reimburse or pay a village for snow and ice removal and road salt application that is performed by either an employee of the village or a third party on behalf of the village.

Last updated April 30, 2025 at 11:12 AM