Ohio Supreme Court, 2007

Mendenhall v. Akron

Mendenhall v. Akron
Ohio Supreme Court · Decided February 7, 2007
112 Ohio St. 3d 1468; 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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