Ohio · Ohio Revised Code — Title 45, Motor Vehicles

Ohio Rev. Code (Motor Vehicles) § 4511.35: Divided roadways

Misdemeanor

What this law says, in plain English

Drivers must use only the right-hand roadway on divided highways and cannot cross dividing barriers except at authorized openings or intersections. Violations range from minor misdemeanor to fourth or third-degree misdemeanor depending on prior traffic convictions.

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