this post was submitted on 04 Jul 2024
73 points (88.4% liked)

Ohio

823 readers
2 users here now

founded 2 years ago
MODERATORS
seahorse@midwest.social
73
Ohio court: It’s up to drivers, not prosecutors, to prove they weren’t illegally texting behind the wheel (www.cleveland.com)
submitted 4 months ago by CaptDust@sh.itjust.works to c/ohio@midwest.social
14 comments fedilink hide all child comments
you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments
[–] Cort@lemmy.world 4 points 4 months ago

If these exemptions are read only as affirmative defenses then could a police officer who reasonably suspected you owned or possessed a cell phone (because they saw you get into your car holding it, or using it while parked) could pull you over, cite you, and force you to prove it was in your pocket?

ORC § 4511.204 B (13) A person storing an electronic wireless communications device in a holster, harness, or article of clothing on the person's body.