Ohio Code § 2917.14
Ohio Code § 2917.14. Reproduced from the official Ohio Revised Code, with a citation summary, verification link, and related provisions.
§ 2917.14.
(A) No person, without privilege to do so, shall recklessly obstruct any highway, street,
sidewalk, or any other public passage in such a manner as to render the highway, street,
sidewalk, or passage impassable without unreasonable inconvenience or hazard if both
of the following apply: (1) The obstruction prevents an emergency vehicle from accessing a highway or street,
prevents an emergency service responder from responding to an emergency, or prevents
an emergency vehicle or an emergency service responder from having access to an exit
from an emergency. (2) Upon receipt of a request or order from an emergency service responder to remove
or cease the obstruction, the person refuses to remove or cease the obstruction. (B) Division (A) of this section does not limit or affect the application of section 2921.31 of the Revised Code or any other section of the Revised Code. Any conduct that is a violation of division (A) of this section and that also is
a violation of section 2921.31 of the Revised Code or any other section of the Revised Code may be prosecuted under this section, the
other section, or both sections. (C) Whoever violates this section is guilty of unlawfully impeding public passage of
an emergency service responder, a misdemeanor of the first degree. (D) As used in this section, “emergency service responder” has the same meaning as in section 2903.13 of the Revised Code .
Source: official Ohio text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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- Citation: Ohio Revised Code § 2917.14
- Jurisdiction: Ohio
- Code: Ohio Revised Code
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