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Ohio Rev. Code § 5537.16 (2026)

Bylaws and rules - disposal of fines

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March 23, 2022
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Senate Bill 162 - 134th General Assembly
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(A) The Ohio turnpike and infrastructure commission may adopt such bylaws and rules as it considers advisable for the control and regulation of traffic on any turnpike project, for the protection and preservation of property under its jurisdiction and control, for the maintenance and preservation of good order within the property under its control, and for the purpose of establishing owner or operator liability for failure to comply with toll collection rules. The rules may require that both the owner or lessee and the operator of a motor vehicle be held jointly and strictly liable for the payment of tolls, fees, and fines. If the owner or lessee and the operator are jointly and strictly liable, the owner or lessee may not disclaim liability for a toll, fee, or fine by claiming another person was operating the motor vehicle at the time the toll, fee, or fine was incurred. The rules of the commission with respect to the speed, use of special engine brakes, axle loads, vehicle loads, and vehicle dimensions of vehicles on turnpike projects, including the issuance of a special permit by the commission to allow the operation on any turnpike project of a motor vehicle transporting two or fewer steel coils, shall apply notwithstanding sections 4511.21 to 4511.25, 4513.34, and Chapter 5577. of the Revised Code. Such bylaws and rules shall be published in a newspaper of general circulation in Franklin county, and in such other manner as the commission prescribes.

(B) Such rules shall provide that public police officers shall be afforded ready access, while in the performance of their official duty, to all property under the jurisdiction of the commission and without the payment of tolls.

(C) No person shall violate any such bylaws or rules of the commission.

(D)(1) All fines collected for the violation of applicable laws of the state and the bylaws and rules of the commission or moneys arising from bonds forfeited for such violation shall be disposed of in accordance with section 5503.04 of the Revised Code.

(2) All fees or charges assessed by the commission against an owner, lessee, or operator of a vehicle as a civil violation for failure to comply with toll collection or toll evasion rules shall be revenues of the commission.

Last updated January 19, 2022 at 1:13 PM

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 4 cases, 1960–2018 · leading case: State v. Clark, 2018 Ohio 2029 (Ohio Ct. App. 2018).
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State v. Clark, 2018 Ohio 2029 (Ohio Ct. App. 2018). “16 authorizes the Turnpike Commission to issue regulations preempting the Revised Code with respect to speed limits, axle loads, vehicle loads and vehicle dimensions[,]" but recognizing such authorization is limited to dealing with problems not dealt with by the Revised Code).…”
State v. Koder, 453 N.E.2d 1116 (Ohio Ct. App. 1982). · cites it 2× “R.C. 5537.16 authorizes the Turnpike Commission to issue regulations for turnpike traffic.”
State v. Lu, 2018 Ohio 5009 (Ohio Ct. App. 2018). · cites it 3× “Code 5537-2-09 was promulgated by the Ohio turnpike and infrastructure commission under the authority granted in R.C. 5537.16(A). R.C. 5537.16(C) provides that “No person shall violate any such bylaws or rules of the commission.”
State v. Cunningham, 168 N.E.2d 552 (Ohio Ct. App. 1960). · cites it 8× “This is an appeal on questions of law from a judgment of the Municipal Court of Ravenna declaring Section 5537.16, Revised Code, unconstitutional by reason of the fact that it provides for an unconstitutional delegation of legislative powers to the Ohio Turnpike Commission in…”
— Ohio Rev. Code § 5537.16(A) — 1 case
State v. Lu, 2018 Ohio 5009 (Ohio Ct. App. 2018). “Code 5537-2-09 was promulgated by the Ohio turnpike and infrastructure commission under the authority granted in R.C. 5537.16(A). R.C. 5537.16(C) provides that “No person shall violate any such bylaws or rules of the commission.”
— Ohio Rev. Code § 5537.16(C) — 1 case
State v. Lu, 2018 Ohio 5009 (Ohio Ct. App. 2018). “Code 5537-2-09 was promulgated by the Ohio turnpike and infrastructure commission under the authority granted in R.C. 5537.16(A). R.C. 5537.16(C) provides that “No person shall violate any such bylaws or rules of the commission.”
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