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Ohio Rev. Code § 4513.09 (2026)

Red light or flag required

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Effective:
October 16, 2009
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 1 - 128th General Assembly
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(A) Whenever the load upon any vehicle extends to the rear four feet or more beyond the bed or body of such vehicle, there shall be displayed at the extreme rear end of the load, at the times specified in section 4513.03 of the Revised Code, a red light or lantern plainly visible from a distance of at least five hundred feet to the sides and rear. The red light or lantern required by this section is in addition to the red rear light required upon every vehicle. At any other time there shall be displayed at the extreme rear end of such load a red flag or cloth not less than sixteen inches square.

(B) Whoever violates this section is guilty of a minor misdemeanor.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 1 case, 1990–1990 · leading case: Campbell v. DeWitt, 7 Ohio App. Unrep. 485 (Ohio Ct. App. 1990).
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Campbell v. DeWitt, 7 Ohio App. Unrep. 485 (Ohio Ct. App. 1990). · cites it 3× “" R.C. 4513.09 provides: "Whenever the load upon any vehicle extends to the rear four feet or more beyond the bed or body of such vehicle, there shall be displayed at the extreme rear end of the load, at the times specified in section 4513.”
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