Ohio Administrative Code
Title 4501 - Department of Public Safety - Administration and Director
Chapter 4501-9 - Rural Mail Delivery Vehicles-Flashing Lights
Section 4501-9-02 - Lights required

Universal Citation: OH Admin Code 4501-9-02

Current through all regulations passed and filed through September 16, 2024

Motor vehicles used for rural mail delivery which display flashing lights, except those owned or leased by the United States postal service, shall comply with the following lighting specifications:

(A) The lighting assembly may consist of at least one and not more than three roof-mounted, flashing, rotating, oscillating light(s) or strobe-type light(s).

(B) Each light shall be amber in color when illuminated. Each light shall be of not less than twenty-one candle power, and shall be visible from a distance of at least five hundred feet to the front and rear of the motor vehicle. Side visibility is also permitted.

(C) All flashing lights required by this chapter are to be visible from the front and rear of the vehicle.

Five Year Review (FYR) Dates: 03/10/2015 and 03/10/2020
Promulgated Under: 119.03
Statutory Authority: 4513.181
Rule Amplifies: 4513.181
Prior Effective Dates: 02/24/56, 03/10/80, 01/20/96, 08/11/05

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