Legal Opinion
Mendenhall v. City of Akron
Ohio Supreme Court
Decided January 31, 2008No. 2006-2265PublishedCited by 55 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtLanzinger, J.
*34{¶ 1} In this case, we decide whether a municipality may constitutionally use its home-rule powers to authorize a method of traffic enforcement that imposes a civil fine on the registered owner of a vehicle identified by automatic camera to be speeding in a school zone.
{¶ 2} We have accepted pursuant to S.CtPrac.R. XVIII(6) an issue certified by the United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio, Eastern Division: “Whether a municipality has the power under home rule to enact civil penalties for the offense of violating a traffic signal light or for the offense of speeding,…
2Cases cited9 opinions
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- Village of Linndale v. StateOhio Supreme Court · 1999
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