Month: August 2020

What Happened to BMV Random Selection Suspension?

Posted on August 18, 2020 by Robert Walton, Esq.

The BMV used to mail out random letters to Ohio drivers requiring them to provide current proof of financial responsibility.  If the driver failed to respond or did not have proof of financial responsibility the first time, his license was suspended until he filed an SR-22 certificate and paid a $150.00 reinstatement fee.  By a […]

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The Statutory Definition of “Operate” Applies to Operating Under the Influence and Operating Under a License Suspension

Posted on August 6, 2020 by Judge Deborah J. Nicastro

The First District Court of Appeals recently established that the same statutory definition of “operate” applies to both OVI and DUS. R.C. Title 45 governs motor vehicles. The entire title contains only one definition of the word “operate”. That definition is found in R.C. 4511.01 (HHH). According to the introductory language to the definitions in […]

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