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85 CHAPTER 341 Drivers of Commercial Cars or Tractors 341.01 Definitions. 341.03 Driver's consecutive service 341.02 Permitting or driving while and off-duty hours. fatigued or ill prohibited. 341.99 Penalty. CROSS REFERENCES See sectional histories for similar State. law Warning devices when disabled on freeways -see Ohio R.C. 4513.28. Hours of service of truck drivers -see Ohio R.C. 4921.30, 4923.16. Arrest notice of driver -see Ohio R.C. 5577.14 Load limits -see TRAF. Ch. 339 341.01 DEFINITIONS. As used in this chapter of the Traffic Code: (a) "Commercial car" means any motor vehicle having motor power designed and used for carrying merchandise or freight, or used as a commercial tractor. (b) "Commercial tractor", except as defined in Section 301.02, means any motor vehicle having motive power designed or used for drawing other motor vehicles, or designed or used for drawing another motor vehicle while carrying a portion of such other motor vehicle or its load, or both. (c) "Owner" includes any person, firm or corporation other than a manufacturer or dealer having title to a motor vehicle. (ORC 4501.01) 341.02 PERMITTING OR DRIVII`1G WHILE FATIGUED OR ILL PROHIBITED. (a) No person- shall drive a commercial motor vehicle as defined in Ohio R.C. 4506.01 or a commercial car or commercial tractor, as defined herein, while his ability or alertness is so impaired by fatigue, illness or other causes that it is unsafe for him to drive such vehicle. No driver shall use any drug which would adversely affect his ability or alertness. (b) No owner, as defined herein, of a commercial motor vehicle, commercial car or commercial tractor, or a person employing or otherwise directing the driver of such vehicle, shall require or knowingly permit a driver in any such condition described in subsection (a) of this section to drive such vehicle upon any street or highway. (ORC 4511.79) 1990 Replacement