{"data":{"id":"us-oh/ohio-rev.-code-311.281","jurisdiction":"us-oh","citation":"Ohio Rev. Code § 311.281","heading":"Use of sheriff's uniform and vehicle markings prohibited.","body":"(A) No person, except a county sheriff or the deputies of a county sheriff, shall wear the badge, the standard uniform, or any distinctive part of the standard uniform prescribed for county sheriffs and their deputies by the county sheriffs' standard car-marking and uniform commission.\n(B) No person, except a county sheriff or the deputies of a county sheriff, shall mark a motor vehicle in a manner similar to that prescribed for county sheriffs and their deputies by the county sheriffs' standard car-marking and uniform commission.\n(C) Whoever violates division (A) of this section is guilty of a violation of section 2921.51 of the Revised Code. Whoever violates division (B) of this section is guilty of a violation of section 2913.441 of the Revised Code.","path":["Title 3 Counties","Chapter 311 Sheriff"],"source_url":"https://codes.ohio.gov/ohio-revised-code/section-311.281","current_through":"1996-07-01 (Senate Bill 2 - 121st General Assembly)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:24:27Z","sha256":"ae4f1907808cf88d36eda3e8e760f49fab774ad055f08b0ff4ded69e1f59beed","source_id":"us-oh","stale":false,"prev":"us-oh/ohio-rev.-code-311.28","next":"us-oh/ohio-rev.-code-311.29"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}