Lincoln Park, MI asked in Traffic Tickets for Ohio

Q: I got a ticket for no front license platw yesterday and the revised code in Ohio saying I need a front plate said

Effective untill 01/01/2017 . Does that mean it is expired and i can fight this ticket

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Matthew Williams
Matthew Williams
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  • Criminal Law Lawyer
  • Cleveland, OH
  • Licensed in Ohio

A: No. It's means they changed some portion of the law. And, it wasn't the part about having to have a front plate. You can compare the two versions here:

http://codes.ohio.gov/orc/4503.21v1 (old law effective until 1/1/17).

http://codes.ohio.gov/orc/4503.21v2 (new statute effective 1/1/17).

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