Terms Used In Ohio Code 4506.04

• Another: when used to designate the owner of property which is the subject of an offense, includes not only natural persons but also every other owner of property. See Ohio Code 1.02
• commercial motor vehicle: means any motor vehicle designed or used to transport persons or property that meets any of the following qualifications:

  (1) Any combination of vehicles with a gross vehicle weight or combined gross vehicle weight rating of twenty-six thousand one pounds or more, provided the gross vehicle weight or gross vehicle weight rating of the vehicle or vehicles being towed is in excess of ten thousand pounds;

  (2) Any single vehicle with a gross vehicle weight or gross vehicle weight rating of twenty-six thousand one pounds or more;

  (3) Any single vehicle or combination of vehicles that is not a class A or class B vehicle, but is designed to transport sixteen or more passengers including the driver;

  (4) Any school bus with a gross vehicle weight or gross vehicle weight rating of less than twenty-six thousand one pounds that is designed to transport fewer than sixteen passengers including the driver;

  (5) Is transporting hazardous materials for which placarding is required under subpart F of 49 C. See Ohio Code 4506.01

• Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
• Conviction: means an unvacated adjudication of guilt or a determination that a person has violated or failed to comply with the law in a court of original jurisdiction or an authorized administrative tribunal, an unvacated forfeiture of bail or collateral deposited to secure the person's appearance in court, a plea of guilty or nolo contendere accepted by the court, the payment of a fine or court cost, or violation of a condition of release without bail, regardless of whether or not the penalty is rebated, suspended, or probated. See Ohio Code 4506.01
• Disqualification: means any of the following:

  (1) The suspension, revocation, or cancellation of a person's privileges to operate a commercial motor vehicle;

  (2) Any withdrawal of a person's privileges to operate a commercial motor vehicle as the result of a violation of state or local law relating to motor vehicle traffic control other than parking, vehicle weight, or vehicle defect violations;

  (3) A determination by the federal motor carrier safety administration that a person is not qualified to operate a commercial motor vehicle under 49 C. See Ohio Code 4506.01

• Drive: means to drive, operate, or be in physical control of a motor vehicle. See Ohio Code 4506.01
• Driver: means any person who drives, operates, or is in physical control of a commercial motor vehicle or is required to have a commercial driver's license. See Ohio Code 4506.01
• Foreign jurisdiction: means any jurisdiction other than a state. See Ohio Code 4506.01
• Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
• Motor vehicle: means a vehicle, machine, tractor, trailer, or semitrailer propelled or drawn by mechanical power used on highways, except that such term does not include a vehicle, machine, tractor, trailer, or semitrailer operated exclusively on a rail. See Ohio Code 4506.01
• Out-of-service order: means a declaration by an authorized enforcement officer of a federal, state, local, Canadian, or Mexican jurisdiction declaring that a driver, commercial motor vehicle, or commercial motor carrier operation is out of service as defined in 49 C. See Ohio Code 4506.01
• Person: includes an individual, corporation, business trust, estate, trust, partnership, and association. See Ohio Code 1.59
• State: means a state of the United States and includes the District of Columbia. See Ohio Code 4506.01
• Whoever: includes all persons, natural and artificial; partners; principals, agents, and employees; and all officials, public or private. See Ohio Code 1.02