§ 5589.01 Obstructing public grounds, highway, street, or alley
§ 5589.02 Altering or injuring marker or monument
§ 5589.03 Refusal or neglect of officials to perform duty
§ 5589.05 Interfering with drawbridge on Muskingum improvement
§ 5589.06 Obstructing ditch, drain, or watercourse – duty of superintendent
§ 5589.07 Failure to make levy or furnish estimates
§ 5589.08 Operating traction engines upon improved highways
§ 5589.081 Studded tires – prohibited acts
§ 5589.09 Failure, neglect or refusal to drag road
§ 5589.10 Digging, excavating, piling earth, or building fence on highway
§ 5589.11 Failure or neglect to cut weeds, briers, or bushes
§ 5589.12 Possession of tools belonging to state or county
§ 5589.13 Fines credited to maintenance and repair fund
§ 5589.14 Prosecution of offenses
§ 5589.20 Findings as to improper obstruction of railroad grade crossings by trains
§ 5589.21 Obstruction of roads by railroads
§ 5589.211 Abandoned locomotive obstructing street or road
§ 5589.22 Damages
§ 5589.23 Company liable for fines against employees
§ 5589.24 Fines paid to railroad grade crossing improvement funds
§ 5589.31 Construction of walk or ditch across highway
§ 5589.32 Erection of advertising signs resembling those required of railroad companies
§ 5589.33 Advertising within the right-of-way of public highway
§ 5589.99 Penalty
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Terms Used In Ohio Code > Chapter 5589 - Offenses Relating to Highways

  • Affidavit: A written statement of facts confirmed by the oath of the party making it, before a notary or officer having authority to administer oaths.
  • Another: when used to designate the owner of property which is the subject of an offense, includes not only natural persons but also every other owner of property. See Ohio Code 1.02
  • Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
  • Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
  • Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
  • Indictment: The formal charge issued by a grand jury stating that there is enough evidence that the defendant committed the crime to justify having a trial; it is used primarily for felonies.
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • Person: includes an individual, corporation, business trust, estate, trust, partnership, and association. See Ohio Code 1.59
  • Property: means real and personal property. See Ohio Code 1.59
  • Prosecute: To charge someone with a crime. A prosecutor tries a criminal case on behalf of the government.
  • Rule: includes regulation. See Ohio Code 1.59
  • state: means the state of Ohio. See Ohio Code 1.59
  • Summons: Another word for subpoena used by the criminal justice system.
  • Trustee: A person or institution holding and administering property in trust.
  • Whoever: includes all persons, natural and artificial; partners; principals, agents, and employees; and all officials, public or private. See Ohio Code 1.02