Ohio Revised Code

Ohio Rev. Code § 4513.11 (2026)

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August 31, 2022

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House Bill 30 - 134th General Assembly

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As used in sections 4513.11 to 4513.115 of the Revised Code:

(A) "Boat trailer" means any vehicle designed and used exclusively to transport a boat between a place of storage and a marina, or in and around a marina, when drawn or towed on a street or highway for a distance of no more than ten miles and at a speed of twenty-five miles per hour or less.

(B) "Slow-moving vehicle" and "SMV" mean a boat trailer, unit of farm machinery, road construction machinery, or other machinery designed by the manufacturer to operate at a speed of twenty-five miles per hour or less. "Slow-moving vehicle" and "SMV" do not include a bicycle, motorized bicycle, electric bicycle, or animal-drawn vehicle.

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Notes of Decisions

Cited in 5 cases, 1969–2012 · leading case: Econ. Fire & Cas. Co. v. Craft Gen. Contractors, Inc., 455 N.E.2d 1037 (Ohio Ct. App. 1982).

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Econ. Fire & Cas. Co. v. Craft Gen. Contractors, Inc., 455 N.E.2d 1037 (Ohio Ct. App. 1982). · cites it 7× “) R.C. 4513.11 is the only statute concerning lights on vehicles requested by the trial court.”

Shaffer v. Fite, 629 N.E.2d 483 (Ohio Ct. App. 1993). · cites it 10× “They premise their argument that the tractor was unsafe to operate on a highway on Hardyman’s failure to equip the tractor with an SMV-emblem and taillights when he loaned Shaffer the tractor and that these omissions violated R.C. 4513.11. That statute states: “(A) All vehicles…”

Gingerich v. Commonwealth, 382 S.W.3d 835 (Ky. 2012). “§§ 39-21-50 and 39-21-16 (North Dakota); Ohio Rev.Code Ann. § 4513.11, Ohio Admin.”

Young v. Eyster, 248 N.E.2d 204 (Ohio Ct. App. 1969). · cites it 23× “37, Revised Code, which are specified as being applicable to plaintiff’s agricultural tractor and farm wagons being pulled (implements of husbandry), are contained in Section 4513.11, Revised Code, which, in pertinent part, provides: “(A) All vehicles, including those referred…”

Campbell v. DeWitt, 7 Ohio App. Unrep. 485 (Ohio Ct. App. 1990). “R.C. 4513.11(D) provides in pertinent part, " [n]o person *** shall *** operate any farm machinery *** except those units designed to be completely mounted on a primary power unit ***, unless the vehicle is equipped with a slow moving vehicle emblem ***.”

— Ohio Rev. Code § 4513.11(A) — 1 case

Shaffer v. Fite, 629 N.E.2d 483 (Ohio Ct. App. 1993). “They premise their argument that the tractor was unsafe to operate on a highway on Hardyman’s failure to equip the tractor with an SMV-emblem and taillights when he loaned Shaffer the tractor and that these omissions violated R.C. 4513.11. That statute states: “(A) All vehicles…”

— Ohio Rev. Code § 4513.11(B) — 1 case

Shaffer v. Fite, 629 N.E.2d 483 (Ohio Ct. App. 1993). “They premise their argument that the tractor was unsafe to operate on a highway on Hardyman’s failure to equip the tractor with an SMV-emblem and taillights when he loaned Shaffer the tractor and that these omissions violated R.C. 4513.11. That statute states: “(A) All vehicles…”

— Ohio Rev. Code § 4513.11(D) — 2 cases

Shaffer v. Fite, 629 N.E.2d 483 (Ohio Ct. App. 1993). “They premise their argument that the tractor was unsafe to operate on a highway on Hardyman’s failure to equip the tractor with an SMV-emblem and taillights when he loaned Shaffer the tractor and that these omissions violated R.C. 4513.11. That statute states: “(A) All vehicles…”

Campbell v. DeWitt, 7 Ohio App. Unrep. 485 (Ohio Ct. App. 1990). “R.C. 4513.11(D) provides in pertinent part, " [n]o person *** shall *** operate any farm machinery *** except those units designed to be completely mounted on a primary power unit ***, unless the vehicle is equipped with a slow moving vehicle emblem ***.”

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