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Ohio Revised Code

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4511.181 OVI definitions. 

As used in sections 4511.181 to 4511.198 of the Revised Code:

  • “Equivalent offense” means any of the following:
  • A violation of division (A) or (B) of section 4511.19 of the Revised Code…

4511.19 Operating vehicle under the influence of alcohol or drugs – OVI. 

  • No person shall operate any vehicle, streetcar, or trackless trolley within this state, if, at the time of the operation, any of the following apply:
  • The person is under the influence of alcohol, a drug of abuse, or a combination of them…

4511.191 Implied consent. 

  • As used in this section:
  • “Physical control” has the same meaning as in section 4511.194 of the Revised Code…

4511.192 Advice to OVI arrestee. 

  1. Except as provided in division (A)(5) of section 4511.191 of the Revised Code, the arresting law enforcement officer shall give advice in accordance with this section to any person under arrest for a violation…

4511.193 Portion fine deposited in municipal or county indigent drivers alcohol treatment fund. 

  1. Twenty-five dollars of any fine imposed for a violation of a municipal OVI ordinance shall be deposited into the municipal or county indigent drivers alcohol treatment fund created pursuant to division (H) of section 4511.191 of the Revised Code in accordance with this section…

4511.194 Having physical control of vehicle while under the influence. 

  1. As used in this section:
  1. “National highway traffic safety administration” has the same meaning as in section 4511.19 of the Revised Code…

4511.195 Seizing and detaining vehicle if operator has prior conviction. 

  1. As used in this section:
  1. “Arrested person” means a person who is arrested for a violation of division (A) of section 4511.19 of the Revised Code or a municipal OVI ordinance and whose arrest results in a vehicle being seized under division (B) of this section…

4511.196 Initial appearance. 

  1. If a person is arrested for being in physical control of a vehicle, streetcar, or trackless trolley in violation of section 4511.194 of the Revised Code or a substantially equivalent municipal ordinance, or for operating a vehicle, streetcar, or trackless trolley in violation of division (A) or (B) of section 4511.19 of the Revised Code or a municipal OVI ordinance…

4511.197 Appeal of implied consent suspension. 

  1. If a person is arrested for operating a vehicle, streetcar, or trackless trolley in violation of division (A) or (B) of section 4511.19 of the Revised Code or a municipal OVI ordinance or for being in physical control of a vehicle, streetcar, or trackless trolley in violation of section 4511.194 of the Revised Code or a substantially equivalent municipal ordinance and if the person’s driver’s or commercial driver’s license or permit or nonresident operating privilege is suspended…

4511.198 Limited driving privileges – remote continuous alcohol monitor. 

  1. If a court grants limited driving privilege to a person who is described in division (B) of this section and who is alleged to have committed a violation of division (A) of section 4511.19 of the Revised Code or of a substantially equivalent municipal ordinance, the court as a condition of granting limited driving privileges…