Ohio Code § 4931.03
Ohio Code § 4931.03. Reproduced from the official Ohio Revised Code, with a citation summary, verification link, and related provisions.
§ 4931.03.
(A) A telephone company may do either of the following in the unincorporated area of
the township: (1) Construct telecommunications lines or facilities upon and along any of the public
roads and highways and across any waters within that area by the erection of the necessary
fixtures, including posts, piers, or abutments for sustaining the cords or wires of
those lines or facilities. The lines and facilities shall be constructed so as not to incommode the public
in the use of the roads or highways, or endanger or injuriously interrupt the navigation
of the waters. (2) Construct telecommunications lines and facilities in such a manner as to protect
them beneath the surface of any of the public roads and highways and beneath any waters
within that area. Those lines and facilities shall be constructed so as not to incommode the public
in the use of the roads or highways, or endanger or injuriously interrupt the navigation
of the waters. (B)(1) This section does not authorize the construction of a bridge across any waters within
the state. (2) Construction under this section is subject to section 5571.16 of the Revised Code , as applicable, and any other applicable law, including, but not limited to, any
law requiring approval of the legislative authority, the county engineer, or the director
of transportation.
Source: official Ohio text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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- Citation: Ohio Revised Code § 4931.03
- Jurisdiction: Ohio
- Code: Ohio Revised Code
- Text: transcribed from the official source (verify below)
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