State v. Puthoff

The defendant, Jacqueline L. Puthoff, is charged with a violation of R.C. 4507.31 which.states as follows:

“No person shall cause or knowingly permit any minor under eighteen to drive a motor vehicle upon a highway as an operator, unless such minor has first obtained a license or permit to drive a motor vehicle under sections 4507.01 to 4507.39, inclusive, of the Ohio Revised Code.”

On September 24, 1984, sheriffs deputy Kevin O’Leary was investigating an accident in Shelby County, Ohio. During the course of his investigation he found that the motor vehicle involved in the accident was owned by…