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Will Ohio’s OVI Forfeiture Law Be Found Unconstitutional?

Will Ohio’s OVI Forfeiture Law Be Found Unconstitutional?

The U.S. Supreme Court recently found that states can not impose excessive fines in criminal and traffic cases. The Court ruled that the Excessive Fine Clause of the Eight Amendment applies to the states, and punishments deemed to include excessive fines are now unconstitutional. Timbs v. Indiana, 586 U.S. ____ (2019). The