Ohio Revised Code

Ohio Rev. Code § 4511.11 (2026)

Local conformity to manual for uniform system of traffic control devices

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(A) Local authorities in their respective jurisdictions shall place and maintain traffic control devices in accordance with the department of transportation manual for a uniform system of traffic control devices, adopted under section 4511.09 of the Revised Code, upon highways under their jurisdiction as are necessary to indicate and to carry out sections 4511.01 to 4511.76 and 4511.99 of the Revised Code, local traffic ordinances, or to regulate, warn, or guide traffic.

(B) The director of transportation may require to be removed any traffic control device that does not conform to the manual for a uniform system of traffic control devices on the extensions of the state highway system within municipal corporations.

(C) No village shall place or maintain any highway traffic signal upon an extension of the state highway system within the village without first obtaining the permission of the director. The director may revoke the permission and may require to be removed any highway traffic signal that has been erected without the director's permission on an extension of a state highway within a village, or that, if erected under a permit granted by the director, does not conform to the state manual, or that is not operated in accordance with the terms of the permit.

(D) All traffic control devices erected on any street, highway, alley, bikeway, or site roadway open to public travel shall conform to the state manual.

(E) No person, firm, or corporation shall sell or offer for sale to local authorities any traffic control device that does not conform to the state manual, except by permission of the director.

(F) No local authority shall purchase or manufacture any traffic control device that does not conform to the state manual, except by permission of the director.

(G) Whoever violates division (E) of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor of the third degree.

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Notes of Decisions
Cited in 47 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1961–2026 · leading case: Dayton v. State (Slip Opinion), 2017 Ohio 6909 (Ohio 2017).
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Dayton v. State (Slip Opinion), 2017 Ohio 6909 (Ohio 2017). · cites it 3× “23 SUPREME COURT OF OHIO {¶ 58} Today’s lead and concurring opinions only add to the confusion.”
Bibler v. Stevenson (Slip Opinion), 2016 Ohio 8449 (Ohio 2016). · cites it 4× “{¶ 13} R.C. 4511.11(A) provides: Local authorities in their respective jurisdictions shall place and maintain traffic control devices in accordance with the department of transportation manual of uniform system of traffic control devices, adopted under section 4511.”
State, Ex Rel. Ohio Motorists Assn. v. Masten, 456 N.E.2d 567 (Ohio Ct. App. 1982). · cites it 11× “R.C. 4511.11 provides, in pertinent part, as follows: “(A) Local authorities in their respective jurisdictions shall place and maintain traffic control devices in accordance with the department of transportation manual and specifications for a uniform system of traffic control…”
Power v. Boles, 673 N.E.2d 617 (Ohio Ct. App. 1996). · cites it 7× “In this case, construing the evidence in favor of appellants, reasonable minds could conclude that appellee breached two duties: the generally applicable duty to exercise reasonable care under the circumstances, and the duty under R.C. 4511.11(A) to adhere to a mandatory…”
City of Maple Heights v. Smith, 722 N.E.2d 607 (Ohio Ct. App. 1999). · cites it 6× “” R.C. 4511.11: “(A) Local authorities in their respective jurisdictions shall place and maintain traffic control devices in accordance with the department of transportation manual and specifications for a uniform system of traffic control devices, adopted under section 4511.”
Winwood v. City of Dayton, 525 N.E.2d 808 (Ohio 1988). · cites it 2× “This manual, which sets forth the standards for the installation and maintenance of traffic control devices in this state, is binding upon local authorities by virtue of R.C. 4511.11. 1 Section 1C of the manual provides in pertinent part: *285 “The decision to use a particular…”
Perkins v. Ohio Dep't of Transp., 584 N.E.2d 794 (Ohio Ct. App. 1989). · cites it 2× “Where a manual provision states that signs “shall” be posted at given locations, the qualification “as are necessary” found in R.C. 4511.11 in Section 2M-3 of the manual must be interpreted to mean “as are mandated” pursuant to the manual.”
Zimmerman v. St. Peter's Catholic Church, 622 N.E.2d 1184 (Ohio Ct. App. 1993). · cites it 4× “2d 808 , held that the Manual of Uniform Traffic Control Devices and its provisions have the force of law pursuant to R.C. 4511.11. Tiley v. Baltimore & Ohio RR.”
Pierce v. Ohio Dep't of Transp., 491 N.E.2d 729 (Ohio Ct. App. 1985). · cites it 3× “Appellants submit that the applicable standard of care to determine whether the trustees have fulfilled their obligations under R.C. 4511.11 or have been negligent with respect thereto is established by the Department of Transportation manual, which is incorporated into the…”
Royce v. Smith, 429 N.E.2d 134 (Ohio 1981). · cites it 2× “” The county engineer argues that because he “has no power to establish police regulations * * * [, he] is not a ‘local authority’ within the meaning of Section 4511.11.” We agree. Appellants’ claims against the county engineer, to the extent they are predicated on a breach of R.”
White v. Ohio Dep't of Transp., 564 N.E.2d 462 (Ohio 1990). “Based on Section 2F-1 of the MUTCD, the court of *42 appeals held that ODOT has a duty to cut roadside foliage along county and township roads intersecting state highways, where the foliage obstructs the view of traffic signs which ODOT is required to maintain.”
Franks v. Lopez, 632 N.E.2d 502 (Ohio 1994). “Moreover, it is undisputed that the directional arrow sign did not comply with the Ohio Manual of Uniform Traffic Control Devices for Streets and Highways as required by R.”
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— Ohio Rev. Code § 4511.11(A) — 30 cases
Bibler v. Stevenson (Slip Opinion), 2016 Ohio 8449 (Ohio 2016). “{¶ 13} R.C. 4511.11(A) provides: Local authorities in their respective jurisdictions shall place and maintain traffic control devices in accordance with the department of transportation manual of uniform system of traffic control devices, adopted under section 4511.”
Dayton v. State (Slip Opinion), 2017 Ohio 6909 (Ohio 2017). “23 SUPREME COURT OF OHIO {¶ 58} Today’s lead and concurring opinions only add to the confusion.”
Power v. Boles, 673 N.E.2d 617 (Ohio Ct. App. 1996). “In this case, construing the evidence in favor of appellants, reasonable minds could conclude that appellee breached two duties: the generally applicable duty to exercise reasonable care under the circumstances, and the duty under R.C. 4511.11(A) to adhere to a mandatory…”
State, Ex Rel. Ohio Motorists Assn. v. Masten, 456 N.E.2d 567 (Ohio Ct. App. 1982). “R.C. 4511.11 provides, in pertinent part, as follows: “(A) Local authorities in their respective jurisdictions shall place and maintain traffic control devices in accordance with the department of transportation manual and specifications for a uniform system of traffic control…”
City of Maple Heights v. Smith, 722 N.E.2d 607 (Ohio Ct. App. 1999). “” R.C. 4511.11: “(A) Local authorities in their respective jurisdictions shall place and maintain traffic control devices in accordance with the department of transportation manual and specifications for a uniform system of traffic control devices, adopted under section 4511.”
— Ohio Rev. Code § 4511.11(B) — 1 case
Carney v. McAfee, 517 N.E.2d 1374 (Ohio 1988).
— Ohio Rev. Code § 4511.11(D) — 12 cases
Perkins v. Ohio Dep't of Transp., 584 N.E.2d 794 (Ohio Ct. App. 1989). “Where a manual provision states that signs “shall” be posted at given locations, the qualification “as are necessary” found in R.C. 4511.11 in Section 2M-3 of the manual must be interpreted to mean “as are mandated” pursuant to the manual.”
City of Maple Heights v. Smith, 722 N.E.2d 607 (Ohio Ct. App. 1999). “” R.C. 4511.11: “(A) Local authorities in their respective jurisdictions shall place and maintain traffic control devices in accordance with the department of transportation manual and specifications for a uniform system of traffic control devices, adopted under section 4511.”
Zimmerman v. St. Peter's Catholic Church, 622 N.E.2d 1184 (Ohio Ct. App. 1993). “2d 808 , held that the Manual of Uniform Traffic Control Devices and its provisions have the force of law pursuant to R.C. 4511.11. Tiley v. Baltimore & Ohio RR.”
City of Lyndhurst v. McGinness, 741 N.E.2d 976 (Ohio Ct. App. 2000).
In Re Tolliver, 777 N.E.2d 867 (Ohio Ct. App. 2002).
— Ohio Rev. Code § 4511.11(QQ) — 1 case
State v. Jackson, 2019 Ohio 4206 (Ohio Ct. App. 2019).
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