Ohio Code § 5589.21

§ 5589.21.

(A) No railroad company shall obstruct, or permit or cause to be obstructed a public

street, road, or highway, by permitting a railroad car, locomotive, or other obstruction

to remain upon or across it for longer than five minutes, to the hindrance or inconvenience

of travelers or a person passing along or upon such street, road, or highway. (B) At the end of each five minute period of obstruction of a public street, road, or

highway, each railroad company shall cause such railroad car, locomotive, or other

obstruction to be removed for sufficient time, not less than three minutes, to allow

the passage of persons and vehicles waiting to cross. (C) This section does not apply to obstruction of a public street, road, or highway by

a continuously moving through train or caused by circumstances wholly beyond the control

of the railroad company, but does apply to other obstructions, including without limitation

those caused by stopped trains and trains engaged in switching, loading, or unloading

operations. (D) If a railroad car, locomotive, or other obstruction is obstructing a public street,

road, or highway in violation of division (A) of this section and the violation occurs

in the unincorporated area of one or more counties, or in one or more municipal corporations,

the officers and employees of each affected county or municipal corporation may charge

the railroad company with only one violation of the law arising from the same facts

and circumstances and the same act. (E) Upon the filing of an affidavit or complaint for violation of division (A) of this

section, summons shall be issued to the railroad company pursuant to division (B) of section 2935.10 of the Revised Code , which summons shall be served on the regular ticket or freight agent of the company

in the county where the offense occurred.