Mendenhall v. Akron

Ohio Supreme Court
Mendenhall v. Akron, 112 Ohio St. 3d 1468 (Ohio 2007)
861 N.E.2d 143

Mendenhall v. Akron

Opinion of the Court

Certified Question of State Law, United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio, Eastern Division, Nos. 5:06 CV 0139 and 5:06 CV 0154. On review of preliminary memoranda pursuant to S.Ct.Prac.R. XVIII(6). The court will answer the following question:

“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, both of which are criminal offenses under the Ohio Revised Code.”

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