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Ohio Rev. Code § 4511.37 (2026)

Turning in roadway prohibited - exceptions

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Effective:
October 29, 2018
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 95 - 132nd General Assembly
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(A) Except as provided in section 4511.13 of the Revised Code and division (B) of this section, no vehicle shall be turned so as to proceed in the opposite direction upon any curve, or upon the approach to or near the crest of a grade, if the vehicle cannot be seen within five hundred feet by the driver of any other vehicle approaching from either direction.

(B) The driver of an emergency vehicle or public safety vehicle, when responding to an emergency call, may turn the vehicle so as to proceed in the opposite direction. This division applies only when the emergency vehicle or public safety vehicle is responding to an emergency call, is equipped with and displaying at least one flashing, rotating, or oscillating light visible under normal atmospheric conditions from a distance of five hundred feet to the front of the vehicle, and when the driver of the vehicle is giving an audible signal by siren, exhaust whistle, or bell. This division does not relieve the driver of an emergency vehicle or public safety vehicle from the duty to drive with due regard for the safety of all persons and property upon the highway.

(C) Except as otherwise provided in this division, whoever violates this section is guilty of a minor misdemeanor. If, within one year of the offense, the offender previously has been convicted of or pleaded guilty to one predicate motor vehicle or traffic offense, whoever violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor of the fourth degree. If, within one year of the offense, the offender previously has been convicted of two or more predicate motor vehicle or traffic offenses, whoever violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor of the third degree.

If the offender commits the offense while distracted and the distracting activity is a contributing factor to the commission of the offense, the offender is subject to the additional fine established under section 4511.991 of the Revised Code.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3 cases, 2014–2018 · leading case: Tyler v. W. Brown Local Sch., 2018-Ohio-3624.
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Tyler v. W. Brown Local Sch., 2018-Ohio-3624. · cites it 4× “The three- point turn constituted an alleged violation of R.C. 4511.37, a minor misdemeanor traffic offense.”
Columbus v. Kotevski, 2018-Ohio-5105. · cites it 7× “12, the city's U-turn ordinance, and R.C. 4511.37. We agree. {¶ 14} In Columbus v.”
State v. Belvin, 2014-Ohio-3634. · cites it 3× “Counsel set forth one potential assignment of error, namely that the trial court misinterpreted R.C. 4511.37, the statute regarding U-turns, and should have granted the motion to suppress.”
Ohio Rev. Code § 4511.37(A): 3 cases
State v. Belvin, 2014-Ohio-3634. “Counsel set forth one potential assignment of error, namely that the trial court misinterpreted R.C. 4511.37, the statute regarding U-turns, and should have granted the motion to suppress.”
Tyler v. W. Brown Local Sch., 2018-Ohio-3624. “The three- point turn constituted an alleged violation of R.C. 4511.37, a minor misdemeanor traffic offense.”
Columbus v. Kotevski, 2018-Ohio-5105. “12, the city's U-turn ordinance, and R.C. 4511.37. We agree. {¶ 14} In Columbus v.”
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