Ohio Rev. Code § 4511.481: Intoxicated or drugged pedestrian on highway.
Where this section sits in the code
- Title 45 Motor Vehicles-Aeronautics-Watercraft
- Chapter 4511 Traffic Laws - Operation Of Motor Vehicles
(A) A pedestrian who is under the influence of alcohol, any drug of abuse, or any combination of them to a degree that renders the pedestrian a hazard shall not walk or be upon a highway.
(B) Except as otherwise provided in this division, whoever violates this section is guilty of a minor misdemeanor. If, within one year of the offense, the offender previously has been convicted of or pleaded guilty to one predicate motor vehicle or traffic offense, whoever violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor of the fourth degree. If, within one year of the offense, the offender previously has been convicted of two or more predicate motor vehicle or traffic offenses, whoever violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor of the third degree.
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