Ohio Code 4511.992 – Distracted driving reports
(A) A law enforcement agency shall compile the information from reports submitted in accordance with division (C)(2) of section 4511.204 and division (C) of section 4511.991 of the Revised Code. Every other month, the agency shall prepare a report that describes the number and race of the offenders who received a ticket, citation, or summons under those sections during the prior two months. Upon completion of the report, the agency shall send the report to the attorney general.
Terms Used In Ohio Code 4511.992
- Summons: Another word for subpoena used by the criminal justice system.
- Vehicle: means every device, including a motorized bicycle and an electric bicycle, in, upon, or by which any person or property may be transported or drawn upon a highway, except that "vehicle" does not include any motorized wheelchair, any electric personal assistive mobility device, any low-speed micromobility device, any personal delivery device as defined in section 4511. See Ohio Code 4511.01
(B) The attorney general shall complete an annual report that is based on the reports submitted by law enforcement agencies under division (A) of this section during the prior one-year period. The report shall describe both of the following:
(1) The total number of offenders by race who received a ticket, citation, or summons for each of the following:
(a) A violation of division (A) of section 4511.204 of the Revised Code that indicates that the offender operated a motor vehicle while using an electronic wireless communication device;
(b) A violation of any of the sections of the Revised Code listed in division (B) of section 4511.991 of the Revised Code that indicates that the offender was distracted while committing the violation and that the distracting activity was a contributing factor to the commission of the violation.
(2) The information specified under division (B)(1) of this section listed by law enforcement agency.
Upon completion of the annual report, the attorney general shall submit it to the governor, the speaker of the house of representatives, and the president of the senate.
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