New Ohio law now in effect eliminates some debt-related suspensions

A collective sigh of relief today for tens of thousands of drivers in Ohio. Some debt-related license suspensions are now eliminated under a new state law that went into effect today.

More than a year of reporting by News 5 Investigator Tara Morgan and Mark Puente with the Marshall Project-Cleveland captured the attention of lawmakers, bringing on some of the changes.

We took a close look at the impact and found you can lose driving privileges even for stuff that doesn’t have anything to do with driving.

No License to Drive: Why so many Ohioans are barred from driving

It could be a clerical error or even ditching a court hearing…

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