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Ohio Rev. Code § 4511.06 (2026)

Applicability and uniformity of traffic laws

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January 1, 1983
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House Bill 707 - 114th General Assembly
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Sections 4511.01 to 4511.78, 4511.99, and 4513.01 to 4513.37 of the Revised Code shall be applicable and uniform throughout this state and in all political subdivisions and municipal corporations of this state. No local authority shall enact or enforce any rule in conflict with such sections, except that this section does not prevent local authorities from exercising the rights granted them by Chapter 4521. of the Revised Code and does not limit the effect or application of the provisions of that chapter.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 13 cases, 1961–2018 · leading case: Zilba v. City of Port Clinton, 924 F. Supp. 2d 867 (N.D. Ohio 2013).
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Zilba v. City of Port Clinton, 924 F. Supp. 2d 867 (N.D. Ohio 2013). · cites it 7× “Under § 4511.06, the statewide parking prohibitions and statutes making violations minor misdemeanors “shall be applicable and uniform throughout [Ohio] and in all political and municipal corporations of [Ohio].”
Dayton v. State (Slip Opinion), 2017 Ohio 6909 (Ohio 2017). “R.C. 4511.06 requires the uniform application of traffic laws and prohibits local authorities from enacting or enforcing any rule in conflict with the state’s uniform traffic laws.”
State v. Blatnik, 478 N.E.2d 1016 (Ohio Ct. App. 1984). “Also, R.C. 4511.06 concerns uniform application and precedence of traffic law, and states in pertinent part: “Sections 4511.”
Mendenhall v. City of Akron, 117 Ohio St. 3d 33 (Ohio 2008). “2d 245 , in which we held summarily that a penalty provision of a municipal ordinance was not in conflict with R.C. 4511.06 (uniform application of traffic laws) or R.”
Gardner v. City of Cleveland, 656 F. Supp. 2d 751 (N.D. Ohio 2009). · cites it 2× “031 violates the Ohio Constitution on its face in that it was enacted in violation of Article XVIII § 3 of the Ohio Constitution and R.C. § 4511.06 in that it purports to assess civil fines for moving violations of the Traffic Laws of the State of Ohio which are designated as…”
City of Cincinnati v. Thompson, 643 N.E.2d 1157 (Ohio Ct. App. 1994). “We further hold that, even if the sentencing scheme that emerges from R.”
City of Columbus v. Kemper, 610 N.E.2d 1194 (Ohio Ct. App. 1992). · cites it 3× “2d 245 , the court held that R.C. 4511.06 and 4511.99 were not “general laws,” as that term is used in Section 3, Article XVIII of the Ohio Constitution.”
City of Columbus v. Glascock, 189 N.E.2d 889 (Ohio Ct. App. 1962). · cites it 4× “The contentions are that: (1) Section 4511.06 of the Bevised Code prohibits or pre-empts the municipal ordinance and further that *64 the ordinance adds two substances not covered in the comparable state statutes; (2) the penalties imposed differ; (3) the second paragraph of the…”
Hummel v. City of Carlisle, 229 F. Supp. 2d 839 (S.D. Ohio 2002). · cites it 2× “See Ohio Rev.Code § 4511.06. 9 . The only distinction between the two cases is that Anderson concerned an alleged probable cause violation while Saucier concérned alleged use of excessive force.”
Dollar Sav. & Trust Co. v. City of Youngstown, 250 N.E.2d 883 (Ohio Ct. App. 1969). · cites it 4× “Section 4511.06, Revised Code, provides: “Sections 4511.”
Columbus v. Kotevski, 2018 Ohio 5105 (Ohio Ct. App. 2018). · cites it 2× “Appellant further argues that, pursuant to R.C. 4511.06, state law prohibits local authorities from enacting or enforcing laws that are not uniform.”
City of Columbus v. Dollings, 177 N.E.2d 545 (Ohio Ct. App. 1961). · cites it 2× “) Then there is the express provision of Section 4511.06 of the Revised Code, that what is known as the state Traffic Code (Chapters 4511 and 4513, Revised Code) “shall be applicable and uniform throughout this state and in all political subdivisions and municipal corporations…”
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