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Ohio Rev. Code § 4511.098 (2026)

Rights of those ticketed

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Effective:
July 3, 2019
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 62 - 133rd General Assembly
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(A) A person or entity who receives a ticket for a civil violation sent in compliance with section 4511.097 of the Revised Code shall elect to do one of the following:

(1) In accordance with instructions on the ticket, pay the civil penalty, thereby admitting liability and waiving the opportunity to contest the violation;

(2)(a) Within thirty days after receipt of the ticket, provide the municipal court or county court with jurisdiction over the civil action with either of the following affidavits:

(i) An affidavit executed by the registered owner stating that another person was operating the vehicle of the registered owner at the time of the violation, identifying that person as a designated party who may be held liable for the violation, and containing at a minimum the name and address of the designated party;

(ii) An affidavit executed by the registered owner stating that at the time of the violation, the motor vehicle or the license plates issued to the motor vehicle were stolen and therefore were in the care, custody, or control of some person or entity to whom the registered owner did not grant permission to use the motor vehicle. In order to demonstrate that the motor vehicle or the license plates were stolen prior to the traffic law violation and therefore were not under the control or possession of the registered owner at the time of the violation, the registered owner shall submit proof that a report about the stolen motor vehicle or license plates was filed with the appropriate law enforcement agency prior to the violation or within forty-eight hours after the violation occurred.

(b) A registered owner is not responsible for a traffic law violation if, within thirty days after the date of mailing of the ticket, the registered owner furnishes an affidavit specified in division (A)(2)(a)(i) or (ii) of this section to the court with jurisdiction in a form established by the court and the following conditions are met:

(i) If the registered owner submits an affidavit as specified in division (A)(2)(a)(i) of this section, the designated party either accepts liability for the violation by paying the civil penalty or by failing to request a court hearing within thirty days or is determined liable in a court hearing;

(ii) If the registered owner submits an affidavit as specified in division (A)(2)(a)(ii) of this section, the affidavit is supported by a stolen vehicle or stolen license plate report as required in that division.

(3) If the registered owner is a motor vehicle leasing dealer or a motor vehicle renting dealer, notify the court with jurisdiction of the name and address of the lessee or renter of the motor vehicle at the time of the traffic law violation. The court shall establish the form of the notice. A motor vehicle leasing dealer or motor vehicle renting dealer who receives a ticket for an alleged traffic law violation detected by a traffic law photo-monitoring device is not liable for a ticket issued for a motor vehicle that was in the care, custody, or control of a lessee or renter at the time of the alleged violation. The dealer shall not pay such a ticket and subsequently attempt to collect a fee or assess the lessee or renter a charge for any payment of such a ticket made on behalf of the lessee or renter.

(4) If the vehicle involved in the traffic law violation is a commercial motor vehicle and the ticket is issued to a corporate entity, provide to the court with jurisdiction an affidavit in a form established by the court, sworn to or affirmed by an agent of the corporate entity, that provides the name and address of the employee who was operating the motor vehicle at the time of the alleged violation and who is the designated party.

(5) Contest the ticket by filing a written request for a court hearing to review the ticket in a form established by the court. The person or entity shall file the written request not later than thirty days after receipt of the ticket. The failure to request a hearing within this time period constitutes a waiver of the right to contest the violation and ticket, and is deemed to constitute an admission of liability and waiver of the opportunity to contest the violation.

(B) A court with jurisdiction that receives an affidavit described in division (A)(2)(a)(i) or (A)(4) of this section or a notification under division (A)(3) of this section from a registered owner may proceed to notify the local authority to send a ticket that conforms with division (B) of section 4511.097 of the Revised Code to the designated party. The local authority shall send the ticket to the designated party by ordinary mail not later than twenty-one days after receipt of the notification.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 12 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 2015–2023 · leading case: Dayton v. State (Slip Opinion), 2017-Ohio-6909.
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Dayton v. State (Slip Opinion), 2017-Ohio-6909. · cites it 2× “For example, once the registered owner receives notice 3 SUPREME COURT OF OHIO of a traffic-camera violation, R.C. 4511.098 and 4511.099 establish that the owner can pay the civil fine, submit an affidavit stating that the owner had not been driving the vehicle at the time of…”
City of Toledo v. State, 2019-Ohio-1681, 130 N.E.3d 341. · cites it 12× “R.C. 4511.098 {¶ 61} Under division (A) of R.”
Toledo v. Ohio, 2016-Ohio-4906. · cites it 3× “097 (specifying the requirements for tickets issued under an automated traffic control program);  R.C. 4511.098 (indicating the procedure that should be followed by one who receives a ticket alleging a violation of the traffic law under the automated traffic control program); …”
Black v. Girard, 2023-Ohio-266, 207 N.E.3d 131. · cites it 6× “099], and no admission of liability under this section or section 4511.098 of the Revised Code, is admissible in any other judicial proceeding in this state.”
Toledo v. State (Slip Opinion), 2017-Ohio-8955, 98 N.E.3d 222. · cites it 2× “dates that a photo-enforcement ticket include, among other things, (1) a copy of the recorded images, (2) the badge number of the law-enforcement officer present at the camera location at the time of the violation, and (3) a statement by a law-enforcement officer that based upon…”
Springfield v. State, 2016-Ohio-725. “R.C. 4511.098 – This section sets out the options for paying or challenging the civil ticket issued to a person for a violation recorded by a traffic camera.”
Black v. Girard, 2020-Ohio-1562. · cites it 2× “” Yet the court failed “to analyze whether the failure of the vast majority of the proposed class to contest their citations via an administrative hearing constitutes a waiver of their claims,” thereby limiting the proposed class to 66 members.”
Toledo v. Ohio, 2017-Ohio-215. “097 (specifying the requirements for tickets issued under an automated traffic control program); (5) R.C. 4511.098 (indicating the procedure that should be followed by one who receives a ticket alleging a violation of the traffic law under the automated traffic control program);…”
Dayton v. State, 2015-Ohio-3160, 36 N.E.3d 235. “R.C. 4511.098 – This section sets out the options for paying or challenging the civil ticket issued to a person for a violation recorded by a traffic camera.”
Downey v. City of Toledo, No. 3:18-cv-02403 (N.D. Ohio Aug. 10, 2020). · cites it 2× “Ohio law expressly provided that “[n]o decision rendered under this section, and no admission of liability under this section or section 4511.098 of the [Ohio] Revised Code, is admissible as evidence in any other judicial proceeding in this state.”
Phillips v. Vill. of New Richmond, No. 1:19-cv-00611 (S.D. Ohio Aug. 21, 2020). · cites it 2× “The citations advise the alleged traffic violator of his/her rights under ORC §4511.098, which include identifying another individual as liable for the violation, if the record owner of the vehicle was not driving at the time of the violation.”
Black v. Girard, 2020-Ohio-1563. “{¶27} Blue Line Solutions’ next argument is that the certified class is “overly broad because it includes parties who waived their rights to adjudicate their citations” by not requesting a hearing pursuant to R.C. 4511.098(A)(5) (“[t]he failure to request a hearing within [the]…”
Ohio Rev. Code § 4511.098(A): 2 cases
Black v. Girard, 2023-Ohio-266, 207 N.E.3d 131. “099], and no admission of liability under this section or section 4511.098 of the Revised Code, is admissible in any other judicial proceeding in this state.”
City of Toledo v. State, 2019-Ohio-1681, 130 N.E.3d 341. “R.C. 4511.098 {¶ 61} Under division (A) of R.”
Ohio Rev. Code § 4511.098(A)(5): 4 cases
Black v. Girard, 2023-Ohio-266, 207 N.E.3d 131. “099], and no admission of liability under this section or section 4511.098 of the Revised Code, is admissible in any other judicial proceeding in this state.”
City of Toledo v. State, 2019-Ohio-1681, 130 N.E.3d 341. “R.C. 4511.098 {¶ 61} Under division (A) of R.”
Black v. Girard, 2020-Ohio-1562. “” Yet the court failed “to analyze whether the failure of the vast majority of the proposed class to contest their citations via an administrative hearing constitutes a waiver of their claims,” thereby limiting the proposed class to 66 members.”
Black v. Girard, 2020-Ohio-1563. “{¶27} Blue Line Solutions’ next argument is that the certified class is “overly broad because it includes parties who waived their rights to adjudicate their citations” by not requesting a hearing pursuant to R.C. 4511.098(A)(5) (“[t]he failure to request a hearing within [the]…”
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