# Ohio Rev. Code § 4513.09: Red light or flag required

> Ohio · Statutes · In force

URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OH_T45_C4513_S4513.09

## Section

- **Citation:** Ohio Rev. Code § 4513.09
- **Heading:** Red light or flag required
- **Jurisdiction:** Ohio
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** Ohio Revised Code / Title 45 / Chapter 4513 / § 4513.09

## Text

October 16, 2009 House Bill 1 - 128th General Assembly (A) Whenever the load upon any vehicle extends to the rear four feet or more beyond the bed or body of such vehicle, there shall be displayed at the extreme rear end of the load, at the times specified in section 4513.03 of the Revised Code, a red light or lantern plainly visible from a distance of at least five hundred feet to the sides and rear. The red light or lantern required by this section is in addition to the red rear light required upon every vehicle. At any other time there shall be displayed at the extreme rear end of such load a red flag or cloth not less than sixteen inches square. (B) Whoever violates this section is guilty of a minor misdemeanor.

## Nearby sections

- [Ohio Rev. Code § 4513.01 § 4513.01. Traffic laws - equipment - load definitions](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OH_T45_C4513_S4513.01.md)
- [Ohio Rev. Code § 4513.02 § 4513.02. Unsafe vehicles](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OH_T45_C4513_S4513.02.md)
- [Ohio Rev. Code § 4513.03 § 4513.03. Time for lighted lights on motor vehicles](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OH_T45_C4513_S4513.03.md)
- [Ohio Rev. Code § 4513.04 § 4513.04. Headlights](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OH_T45_C4513_S4513.04.md)
- [Ohio Rev. Code § 4513.05 § 4513.05. Tail lights and illumination of rear license plate](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OH_T45_C4513_S4513.05.md)
- [Ohio Rev. Code § 4513.06 § 4513.06. Red reflectors required](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OH_T45_C4513_S4513.06.md)
- [Ohio Rev. Code § 4513.07 § 4513.07. Regulations for safety lighting of commercial vehicles](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OH_T45_C4513_S4513.07.md)
- [Ohio Rev. Code § 4513.08 § 4513.08. Obscured lights on vehicles](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OH_T45_C4513_S4513.08.md)
- [Ohio Rev. Code § 4513.09 § 4513.09. Red light or flag required](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OH_T45_C4513_S4513.09.md)
- [Ohio Rev. Code § 4513.10 § 4513.10. Lights on parked vehicles](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OH_T45_C4513_S4513.10.md)
- [Ohio Rev. Code § 4513.11 § 4513.11. Definitions](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OH_T45_C4513_S4513.11.md)
- [Ohio Rev. Code § 4513.12 § 4513.12. Specifications for spotlights and auxiliary driving lights](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OH_T45_C4513_S4513.12.md)
- [Ohio Rev. Code § 4513.13 § 4513.13. Cowl, fender, and back-up lights](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OH_T45_C4513_S4513.13.md)
- [Ohio Rev. Code § 4513.14 § 4513.14. Two lighted lights to be displayed](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OH_T45_C4513_S4513.14.md)

---

Source: Frix Law Library, https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OH_T45_C4513_S4513.09. Check the current official text before relying on it. Not legal advice.