Ohio DUI / OVI Blog

CAN A COURT SUSPEND YOUR DRIVER’S LICENSE AFTER A “HIT AND SKIP” (FAILURE TO STOP AFTER AN ACCIDENT)?” Answer: It

SITTING RATHER THAN STANDING DURING HGN (EYE TEST) CAN CAUSE FALSE POSITIVES DURING AN OVI STOP When a defendant is pulled

IGNITION INTERLOCK CREATES UNFORESEEN ISSUES FOR RESIDENTS OF OHIO’S RURAL COUNTIES Ohio has recently changed its OVI law, which governs

CAN AN OHIO ALS SUSPENSION (ADMINISTRATIVE LICENSE SUSPENSION) BE TERMINATED DUE TO A POLICE ERROR? The Ohio Court of Appeals

IGNITION INTERLOCK DEVICES: OHIO’S NEW INTERLOCK PENALTIES & INTERLOCK FALSE POSITIVES  Ohio has recently changed its OVI law, which governs

SCHEDULE A FREE CONSULTATION Call (614) 361-2804SHOULD YOU PLEAD NO CONTEST WHEN CHARGED WITH AN OVI IN OHIO? Pleading “no

The Franklin County Court of Appeals recently decided an interesting OVI case – State v. Bracken, 2017 Ohio 721.  

WHEN CAN POLICE STOP A BICYCLE RIDER? The Ohio Court of Appeals recently held in State v. Swift, 2016-Ohio-8191 that

CAN AN OFFICER ARREST YOU FOR OVI BASED ON A RANDOM LICENSE PLATE CHECK? A random license plate check happens

  At the close of 2016, Ohio Governor John Kasich signed a bill into law (S.B. 199) that greatly expands