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Ohio Rev. Code § 4511.097 (2026)

Classification of violation as civil violation

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Effective:
July 3, 2019
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 62 - 133rd General Assembly
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(A) A traffic law violation for which a ticket is issued by a local authority based on evidence recorded by a traffic law photo-monitoring device is a civil violation. If a local authority issues a ticket for such a violation, the ticket shall comply with the requirements of this section and the fine for such a ticket shall not exceed the amount of the fine that may be imposed for a substantially equivalent criminal traffic law violation.

(B) A local authority or its designee shall process such a ticket for a civil violation and shall send the ticket by ordinary mail to any registered owner of the motor vehicle that is the subject of the traffic law violation. The local authority or designee shall ensure that the ticket contains all of the following:

(1) The name and address of the registered owner;

(2) The letters and numerals appearing on the license plate issued to the motor vehicle;

(3) The traffic law violation charged;

(4) The system location;

(5) The date and time of the violation;

(6) A copy of the recorded images;

(7) The name and badge number of the law enforcement officer who was present at the system location at the time of the violation, if applicable;

(8) The amount of the civil penalty imposed, the date by which the civil penalty is required to be paid, and the address of the municipal court or county court with jurisdiction over the civil action to which the payment is to be sent;

(9) A statement signed by a law enforcement officer employed by the local authority indicating that, based on an inspection of recorded images, the motor vehicle was involved in a traffic law violation, and a statement indicating that the recorded images are prima facie evidence of that traffic law violation both of which may be signed electronically;

(10) Information advising the person or entity alleged to be liable of the options prescribed in section 4511.098 of the Revised Code, specifically to include the time, place, and manner in which the person or entity may appear in court to contest the violation and ticket and the procedure for disclaiming liability by submitting an affidavit to the municipal court or county court as prescribed in that section;

(11) A warning that failure to exercise one of the options prescribed in section 4511.098 of the Revised Code is deemed to be an admission of liability and waiver of the opportunity to contest the violation.

(C) A local authority or its designee shall send a ticket not later than thirty days after the date of the alleged traffic law violation.

(D) The local authority or its designee may elect to send by ordinary mail a warning notice in lieu of a ticket under this section.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 8 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 2015–2021 · leading case: City of Toledo v. State, 2019-Ohio-1681, 130 N.E.3d 341.
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City of Toledo v. State, 2019-Ohio-1681, 130 N.E.3d 341. · cites it 15× “Under division (C), within 30 days of the traffic law violation, the local authority may issue and send by regular mail a ticket charging the owner, and the ticket must comply with R.C 4511.097. Lastly, division (D) provides that a certified copy of the ticket, sworn to or…”
Dayton v. State, 2017-Ohio-6909. “R.C. 4511.097 requires that certain information be included on a violation notice sent to a vehicle owner and limits the amount a local authority can levy as a fine for a violation.”
Toledo v. State, 2017-Ohio-8955, 98 N.E.3d 222. · cites it 4× “096(C), which requires that a ticket be issued within 30 days of a violation;  R.C. 4511.097(A), which limits the fine that may be imposed by a municipality for a violation;  R.”
Toledo v. Ohio, 2016-Ohio-4906. “096 (setting forth various law enforcement officer duties);  R.C. 4511.097 (specifying the requirements for tickets issued under an automated traffic control program);  R.”
Springfield v. State, 2016-Ohio-725. · cites it 3× “096, R.C. 4511.097, and R.C. 4511.099 were unconstitutional “incursions” into its power of local self-government.”
Dayton v. State, 2015-Ohio-3160, 36 N.E.3d 235. · cites it 2× “R.C. 4511.097 – This section explains what information should be included in the civil ticket issued to an offender for a violation recorded by a traffic camera and states that the local authority is required to send the ticket no later than thirty days after the violation.”
Toledo v. Ohio, 2017-Ohio-215. “096 (setting forth various law enforcement officer duties); (4) R.C. 4511.097 (specifying the requirements for tickets issued under an automated traffic control program); (5) R.”
Brice v. Crair, 2021-Ohio-2595. · cites it 4× “The ticket shall comply with section R.C. 4511.097 of the Revised Code. If the local authority mails a ticket charging the registered owner with the violation, the local authority shall file a certified copy of the ticket with the municipal court or county court with…”
Ohio Rev. Code § 4511.097(A): 1 case
Toledo v. State, 2017-Ohio-8955, 98 N.E.3d 222. “096(C), which requires that a ticket be issued within 30 days of a violation;  R.C. 4511.097(A), which limits the fine that may be imposed by a municipality for a violation;  R.”
Ohio Rev. Code § 4511.097(B): 2 cases
Toledo v. State, 2017-Ohio-8955, 98 N.E.3d 222. “096(C), which requires that a ticket be issued within 30 days of a violation;  R.C. 4511.097(A), which limits the fine that may be imposed by a municipality for a violation;  R.”
City of Toledo v. State, 2019-Ohio-1681, 130 N.E.3d 341. “Under division (C), within 30 days of the traffic law violation, the local authority may issue and send by regular mail a ticket charging the owner, and the ticket must comply with R.C 4511.097. Lastly, division (D) provides that a certified copy of the ticket, sworn to or…”
Ohio Rev. Code § 4511.097(B)(7): 2 cases
Springfield v. State, 2016-Ohio-725. “096, R.C. 4511.097, and R.C. 4511.099 were unconstitutional “incursions” into its power of local self-government.”
Dayton v. State, 2015-Ohio-3160, 36 N.E.3d 235. “R.C. 4511.097 – This section explains what information should be included in the civil ticket issued to an offender for a violation recorded by a traffic camera and states that the local authority is required to send the ticket no later than thirty days after the violation.”
Ohio Rev. Code § 4511.097(B)(8): 1 case
Brice v. Crair, 2021-Ohio-2595. “The ticket shall comply with section R.C. 4511.097 of the Revised Code. If the local authority mails a ticket charging the registered owner with the violation, the local authority shall file a certified copy of the ticket with the municipal court or county court with…”
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