Municipal corporations shall have special power to regulate the use of the streets. Except as provided in section 5501.49 of the Revised Code, the legislative authority of a municipal corporation shall have the care, supervision, and control of the public highways, streets, avenues, alleys, sidewalks, public grounds, bridges, aqueducts, and viaducts within the municipal corporation. The liability or immunity from liability of a municipal corporation for injury, death, or loss to person or property allegedly caused by a failure to perform the responsibilities imposed by this section shall be determined pursuant to divisions (A) and (B)(3) of section 2744.02 of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 723.01
Legislative authority to have care, supervision, and control of public roads, grounds and bridges
Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case Manning v. City of Avon Lake, 06ca008958 (3-10-2008) (2008)
Most recently applied in Mentor v. Cleveland Elec. Illum. Co. (February 2024)
Effective: April 9, 2003; Latest Legislation: Senate Bill 106 - 124th General Assembly
Official source: Ohio Laws & Administrative Rules (Legislative Service Commission). Reproduced from public-domain Ohio statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.