HB 492 — Prohibit interfering with motor vehicle-related arrests

As(136th PassedGeneralAssembly) by(Substitute House Bill Number 492) ANACT To amend section 4513.36 of the HouseRevised 136thCode Generalto Assemblyexpand Regularthe Sessionprohibition Sub.against interfering with arrest to all motor vehicle-related laws and require drivers and passengers to disclose their name, address, and date of birth to a peace officer on request.

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Ohio:

SECTION 1.

That section 4513.36 of the Revised Code be amended to read as follows:

Sec.

4513.36.

(A) As used in this section, "peace officer" has the same meaning as in section 2935.01 of the Revised Code.

(B) No person shall resist, hinder, obstruct, or abuse any sheriff, constable, or other official peace officer while that official peace officer is attempting to arrest offenders under an offender for a violation of any provision of sections 4511.01 to 4511.78, 4511.99, and 4513.01 to 4513.37 section contained in Title XLV of the Revised Code or a violation of a municipal ordinance that is substantially equivalent to any section contained in Title XLV of the Revised Code.

No person shall interfere with any person charged under any provision of any of those sections with the enforcement of the law relative to public highways.

(B) (C)(1)(a) No operator of a motor vehicle, streetcar, trackless trolley, motorcycle, under- speed vehicle, motorized bicycle or moped, motor-driven cycle or motor scooter, all-purpose vehicle, utility vehicle, mini-truck, snowmobile, watercraft, or aircraft shall refuse to disclose the operator's name, address, or date of birth when requested by a peace officer who reasonably suspects that the operator has committed a violation of any section contained in Title XLV of the Revised Code or a violation of a municipal ordinance that is substantially equivalent to any section contained in Title XLV of the Revised Code.

(b) No passenger of a motor vehicle, streetcar, trackless trolley, motorcycle, under-speed vehicle, motorized bicycle or moped, motor-driven cycle or motor scooter, all-purpose vehicle, utility vehicle, mini-truck, snowmobile, watercraft, or aircraft shall refuse to disclose the passenger's name, address, or date of birth when requested by a peace officer who reasonably suspects that the passenger has committed a violation of any section contained in Title XLV of the Revised Code or a violation of a municipal ordinance that is substantially equivalent to any section contained in Title XLV of the Revised Code.

(2) Nothing in division (C)(1) of this section requires an operator or a passenger to answer any questions beyond that operator's or passenger's name, address, or date of birth.

(3) It is not a violation of division (C)(1) of this section for an operator or passenger to Sub.

492 2025-2026136th RepresentativesG.A. Ray, Abrams Cosponsors:

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6(D)(1) BEWhoever ITviolates ENACTEDdivision BY(B) THEof GENERALthis ASSEMBLYsection OFis THEguilty STATEof OFa OHIO:minor misdemeanor of the second degree.

Section(2) 1.Whoever violates division (C)(1) of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor of the fourth degree.

ThatSECTION section2. 4513.36 of the Revised Code be 7 amended to read as follows:

8That Sec.existing section 4513.36 of the Revised Code is hereby repealed.

4513.36.Sub.

(A) As used in this section, "peace officer" 9 has the same meaning as in section 2935.01 of the Revised Code.

10 (B) No person shall resist, hinder, obstruct, or abuse any 11 sheriff, constable, or other official peace officer while that 12 official peace officer is attempting to arrest offenders under 13 an offender for a violation of any provision of sections 4511.01 14 to 4511.78, 4511.99, and 4513.01 to 4513.37 section contained in 15 Title XLV of the Revised Code or a violation of a municipal 16 ordinance that is substantially equivalent to any section 17 contained in Title XLV of the Revised Code.

No person shall 18 Sub.

492 Page136th 2G.A. As Passed by the House interfere with any person charged under any provision of any of 19 those sections with the enforcement of the law relative to 20 public highways.

21Speaker (B)___________________ (C)(1)(a) No operator of a motor vehicle, streetcar, 22 trackless trolley, motorcycle, under-speed vehicle, motorized 23 bicycle or moped, motor-driven cycle or motor scooter, all- 24 purpose vehicle, utility vehicle, mini-truck, snowmobile, 25 watercraft, or aircraft shall refuse to disclose the operator'sHouse 26 name, address, or date of birthRepresentatives. when requested by a peace 27 officer who reasonably suspects that the operator has committed 28 a violation of any section contained in Title XLV of the Revised 29 Code or a violation of a municipal ordinance that is 30 substantially equivalent to any section contained in Title XLV 31 of the Revised Code.

32President (b)___________________ No passenger of a motor vehicle, streetcar, trackless 33 trolley, motorcycle, under-speed vehicle, motorized bicycle or 34 moped, motor-driven cycle or motor scooter, all-purpose vehicle, 35 utility vehicle, mini-truck, snowmobile, watercraft, or aircraft 36 shall refuse to disclose the passenger'sSenate. name, address, or date 37 of birth when requested by a peace officer who reasonably 38 suspects that the passenger has committed a violation of any 39 section contained in Title XLV of the Revised Code or a 40 violation of a municipal ordinance that is substantially 41 equivalent to any section contained in Title XLV of the Revised 42 Code.

43Passed (2)________________________, Nothing20____ inApproved division________________________, (C)(1)20____ ofGovernor. this section requires an 44 operator or a passenger to answer any questions beyond that 45 operator's or passenger's name, address, or date of birth.

46 (3) It is not a violation of division (C)(1) of this 47 section for an operator or passenger to refuse to answer a 48 Sub.

492 Page136th 3G.A. As Passed by the House question that would reveal that operator's or passenger's age or 49 date of birth if age is an element of the crime that the 50 operator or passenger is suspected of committing.

51The (D)(1)section Whoevernumbering violatesof divisionlaw (B) of thisa sectiongeneral isand 52permanent guiltynature ofis acomplete minorand misdemeanorin ofconformity with the secondRevised degree.Code.

53Director, (2)Legislative WhoeverService violatesCommission. division (C)(1) of this section is 54 guilty of a misdemeanor of the fourth degree.

55Filed Sectionin 2.the office of the Secretary of State at Columbus, Ohio, on the ____ day of ___________,A.

ThatD. existing section 4513.36 of the Revised 56 Code is hereby repealed.

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Secretary of State.

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