City of Columbus v. Anderson

This is an appeal from a judgment of the Franklin County Municipal Court finding former R.C. 4509.101 unconstitutional.

Former R.C. 4509.101 required the court in a traffic case to determine whether the defendant had met the requirements of the Financial Responsibility Act as established by Am. Sub. S.B. No. 250. If the court found there was no compliance, it was required under R.C. 4509.101(B)(1) to impose certain sanctions, including a ninety-day license suspension, impoundment of registration and plates, and notice by the court to the Registrar of Motor Vehicles concerning the court’s…