As amended through October 15, 2024
Rule 25 - Effective Date of Amendments(A) The amendments to these rules and the Uniform Traffic Ticket adopted by the Supreme Court of Ohio on June 17, 1980 shall take effect on August 4, 1980.(B) The amendments to the Uniform Traffic Ticket shall take effect on September 15, 1985. The amendment to Traffic Rule 22 shall take effect on July 27, 1988. (C) The amendment to Traffic Rule 22, adopted by the Supreme Court on December 5, 1989, shall take effect on December 5, 1989.(D) The amendments to Traffic Rules 3, 13, and 25, and the Uniform Traffic Ticket, adopted by the Supreme Court of Ohio on February 13, 1990, shall take effect on February 26, 1990.(E) The amendments to Traffic Rules 3 and 7, adopted by the Supreme Court of Ohio on November 20, 1990, shall take effect on November 28, 1990.(F) The amendments to Traffic Rule 3 and to the "Reverse of Defendant's Copy" of the Uniform Traffic Ticket, adopted by the Supreme Court of Ohio on March 16, 1992, shall take effect on June 1, 1992.(G) The amendments to Traffic Rule 22, adopted by the Supreme Court of Ohio on August 17, 1994, shall take effect on September 19, 1994. The amendments to Traffic Rule 13 and to the Uniform Traffic Ticket, adopted by the Supreme Court of Ohio on August 17, 1994, shall take effect on November 1, 1994.(H) The amendments to Traffic Rule 14, adopted by the Supreme Court of Ohio on July 10, 1996, shall take effect on September 1, 1996.(I)(1)The amendments to Traffic Rule 13, adopted by the Supreme Court of Ohio on March 31, 1997, shall take effect on July 1, 1997.(2) The amendments to the Uniform Traffic Ticket, adopted by the Supreme Court of Ohio on March 31, 1997, shall take effect on July 1, 1997. Through June 30, 1998, jurisdictions may use tickets printed in the format that was authorized prior to July 1, 1997. All tickets ordered for use on or after July 1, 1997 and all tickets used on or after July 1, 1998 shall conform to the format of the July 1, 1997 Uniform Traffic Ticket.(J) The amendments to Traffic Rule 13, adopted by the Supreme Court of Ohio on March 30, 1999, shall take effect on May 3, 1999.(K) The amendments to Traffic Rules 2, 3, 13, 13.1, 14, 16, and 25, adopted by the Supreme Court of Ohio on December 11, 2001, shall take effect on February 1, 2002.(L) The amendments to Traffic Rules 2 and 22, adopted by the Supreme Court of Ohio on October 25, 2005, shall take effect on January 1, 2006.(M) The amendments to Traffic Rules 3, 14, and 15, adopted by the Supreme Court of Ohio on August 8, 2006, shall take effect on October 1, 2006.(N) The amendments to Traffic Rule 11, adopted by the Supreme Court of Ohio on December 11, 2007, shall take effect on February 1, 2008.(O) The amendments to Traffic Rule 3, adopted by the Supreme Court of Ohio on April 22, 2008 shall take effect on May 1, 2008.(P) The amendments to Traffic Rules 2, 3, 4, 10, 12, 13, and 17 and the Uniform Traffic Ticket adopted by the Supreme Court of Ohio on September 29, 2009 shall take effect on January 1, 2010. Through June 30, 2010, jurisdictions may use tickets printed in the format that was authorized prior to January 1, 2010. All tickets ordered for use on or after July 1, 2010 and all tickets used on or after July 1, 2010 shall conform to the format of the January 1, 2010 Uniform Traffic Ticket. Correction to the Uniform Traffic Ticket adopted by the Supreme Court of Ohio on December 1, 2010 shall take effect on January 1, 2010.(Q) The amendments to Traffic Rules 11, 13 and 14 adopted by the Supreme Court of Ohio on April 7, 2011 shall take effect on July 1, 2011.(R) The amendment to Traffic Rule 13, adopted by the Supreme Court of Ohio on January 3, 2012 shall take effect on February 1, 2012. (S) The amendment to Traffic Rule 3, adopted by the Supreme Court of Ohio on December 12, 2013 shall take effect on January 1, 2014.(T) The amendment to Traffic Rule 3, adopted by the Supreme Court of Ohio on June 24, 2014 shall take effect on July 1, 2014.(U) The amendment to Traffic Rule 16, adopted by the Supreme Court of Ohio on April 4, 2017 shall take effect on July 1, 2017(V) The amendments to the Uniform Traffic Ticket, adopted by the Supreme Court of Ohio on April 7, 2020 shall take effect on July 1, 2020. Through July 1, 2021, jurisdictions may use tickets printed in the format that was authorized prior to July 1, 2020. All tickets ordered for use on or after July 1, 2021 and all tickets used on or after July 1, 2021 shall conform to the format of the July 1, 2020 Uniform Traffic Ticket.(W) The amendments to Traffic Rules 1, 2, 8, and 11, adopted by the Supreme Court of Ohio on April 12, 2022, shall take effect on July 1, 2022.(X) The amendments to Traffic Rule 4, adopted by the Supreme Court of Ohio on April 18, 2023, shall take effect on July 1, 2023.Amended effective 7/1/2022; amended effective 7/1/2023.