Ohio Code § 505.171
Ohio Code § 505.171. Reproduced from the official Ohio Revised Code, with a citation summary, verification link, and related provisions.
§ 505.171.
(A) Except in a township or portion thereof that is within the limits of a municipal
corporation, the board of township trustees may adopt regulations necessary to require
an owner or operator of a drive-in theater located in the township, to erect the theater
screen in such a manner and location that the images projected on the screen are not
clearly visible to persons driving on any road, street, or highway located within
a radius of one-third mile from the theater screen. (B) Except in a township or portion thereof that is within the limits of a municipal
corporation, the board of township trustees may adopt regulations necessary to require
an owner or operator of a drive-in theater located in the township to construct and
maintain a fence, wall, or tangible or intangible barrier which shall, to the maximum
extent practicable in view of the topography of the site and location of the screen,
conceal or obscure X-rated or obscene images projected on the screen from the ordinary
view of persons driving on any road, street, or highway located within a radius of
one-third mile from the theater screen. (C) The township constable or police district chief shall inspect each drive-in theater
located in the township, but not within the limits of a municipal corporation; furnish
the owner or operator thereof with a copy of the regulations adopted pursuant to divisions
(A) and (B) of this section; and notify in writing the owner or operator if he finds
there is a violation of the regulations. (D) Whoever violates any regulation adopted pursuant to division (A) or (B) of this section
is guilty of a minor misdemeanor.
Source: official Ohio text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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- Citation: Ohio Revised Code § 505.171
- Jurisdiction: Ohio
- Code: Ohio Revised Code
- Text: transcribed from the official source (verify below)
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