COLUMBUS, Ohio ( WCMH ) — Some Ohioans who have suspended driver’s licenses will soon be getting their suspensions lifted due to a new law passed during the previous legislative session .
The law, which goes into effect on April 9, will end the practice of suspending driver’s licenses for failure to pay court fines or fees, along with some other minor offenses. The law does not apply to any “drug abuse offense” in which a vehicle was used “to further the commission of the offense.”
The Ohio Legislature passed HB 29 in December by a vote of 31-0 in the Senate and 84-6 in the House. The bill was signed by Gov. Mike DeWine in January…