FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS - TRAFFIC VIOLATIONS AND PARKING TICKETS

This is NOT the Cleveland Municipal Court website for traffic violations.
Their number is 216-664-4790. Click the following to link to the
Cleveland Municipal Court Traffic Division

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS:
TRAFFIC VIOLATIONS AND PARKING TICKETS

The Law Library Staff prepares "Frequently Asked Questions" for the convenience of our users to provide access to a variety of sources addressing particular points of law. These are general legal information sources, and are not to be construed as a substitute for personal legal advice from an attorney. Please seek legal counsel to help you determine the applicability of any of the information in these resources to your specific situation. The Law Library makes no recommendation as to whether you should purchase any services offered by the websites contained in this FAQ.

TRAFFIC VIOLATIONS AND PARKING TICKETS

1. City of Cleveland-Cleveland Municipal Court:

FAQ's: http://clevelandmunicipalcourt.org/how-do-i-
Pay Your Fine on the Web: https://clevelandmunicipalcourt.org/ePayment

2. Statutes and Ordinances:

Ohio Revised Code:
- Senate Bill 123 (made changes to the traffic laws) went into effect on January 1, 2004,
- ORC Chapter 4513 - Traffic Laws - Equipment & Loads
- ORC Chapter 4503 - Licensing of Motor Vehicles
- ORC Chapter 4507 - Driver’s License Law
- ORC Chapter 4509 - Financial Responsibility
- ORC Chapter 4510 - Driver’s License Suspension, Cancellation, Revocation
- ORC Chapter 4511 - Traffic Laws, Operation of Motor Vehicles: Includes DUI, Reckless Operation, Speed, etc.
- ORC Chapter 4521 - Local, Noncriminal Parking Violations
- ORC Chapter 4549 - Motor Vehicle Crimes
Ohio Sentencing Chart for OVI and Traffic Offenses
- Penalty Charts by Judge Jennifer P. Weiler, Garfield Heights Municipal Court. Show penalties for OVI and traffic offenses. Length of time for administrative license suspension.
Traffic laws in the fifty states.
- For a handy table of speed limits and traffic laws in the fifty states, see State Traffic and Speed Laws
- The AAA Digest of Motor Laws is an online compendium of laws and rules related to driving and owning a motor vehicle in the United States and Canada.
- For a chart of motorcycle laws in the fifty states, see: American Motorcycle Association: State by State Motorcycle Laws
- Truck Accident Attorneys: Trucking laws in the fifty states.
Municipal Ordinances: Cleveland Law Library - Links to Ordinances. Some cities do not have their ordinances on-line. These ordinances can be obtained from the city itself, or from a local public library.

3. Procedural Rules:

Ohio Traffic Rules
Also see the relevant municipal ordinances and municipal court rules.

4. Traffic Courts and City Websites

To find the website of the court you are in, try: Cleveland Law Library: Municipal Courts or Ohio Trial Courts. Some websites contain FAQs, procedural information, etc. for traffic cases, others have only phone numbers and contact information.
Generally helpful information can be found on these sites:
- Medina Municipal Court
- Cleveland Heights Municipal Court: Forms.
City-specific information can be found on the city's or clerk of court's website. For example, see:
- City of Cleveland Parking Violations Bureau: FAQs, Pay your fine on the web.
- City of Columbus Parking Violations Bureau: FAQs, Pay your fine on the web.
- City of Cincinnati: Pay tickets online, look-up traffic and parking tickets by ticket number or license plate number.

5. Bureau of Motor Vehicles:

Ohio Bureau of Motor Vehicles: Includes info on DUI laws, Financial Responsibility, Digest of Ohio Motor Vehicle Laws and more.

6. ODOT: Office of Traffic Engineering

Ohio Department of Transportation, including Division of Highway Operations and Office of Traffic Engineering.

7. Articles & FAQs:

Traffic Law
- Traffic violations from LexisNexis
- Traffic Law Summaries from the Ohio Criminal Sentencing Commission
- Publications of the Ohio Criminal Sentencing Commission
- Findlaw.com: Traffic Tickets Center
- Nolo Law Center - Traffic Tickets
- OSBA: What to Expect in Traffic Court
- Summary of Ohio Speed Laws - National Traffic Highway Safety Administration - United States Department of Transportation.
- Ohio Insurance Institute
- DMV.org: Ohio Parking Tickets
- National Center for State Courts : Traffic Courts and Procedures
Driving Under the Influence
- DWI Detection and Standardized Field Sobriety Testing - Student Manual - 2004 Edition
- LSC Member's Only Briefs: An Update Summary of OVI and OVUAC Law
- A.H. Fromet, Attorney at Law - Ohio's DUI Law
- DUI Library for the Judiciary: by the National Association of State Judicial Educators, contains articles on methods for field sobriety testing, body sample testing, police protocols for stopping vehicles, etc.
Bicycle Laws
- Digest of Ohio Bicycle Traffic Laws
- "Sidewalk Laws" and Other Dangerous Bicycle Ordinances.

8. Books which may be available at your local public library:

Ohio Traffic Law Handbook / by Harold E. Wonnell. Cincinnati : Anderson Pub. Co.
Ohio Driving Under the Influence Law / by Mark P. Painter and James M. Looker. Banks-Baldwin Law Pub. Co.

9. Videos:

Law.com: Get a Traffic Ticket

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