Ohioans would still have to have front license plates when driving, unlike drivers in Kentucky and Indiana. But a proposal in the state transportation budget would allow them to escape being cited if they鈥檙e parked.
Rep. Alicia Reece (D-Cincinnati) wanted the budget to include the elimination of the front license plate law. She says if this parking provision stays in it鈥檚 a start, but she鈥檚 also considering joining in on a bill that would make not having a front plate something drivers could be cited for only if they鈥檙e pulled over for something else. 鈥淚鈥檓 willing to have a compromise, but we gotta have some movement on this. And we need to do it, we need to take action. And that鈥檚 why my first thing before dropping a bill is to try to keep pushing in the budget if we can,鈥� Reece said.
Reece was drawn to the issue after the shooting death of 43-year-old Sam DuBose in 2015. He鈥檇 been stopped by a University of Cincinnati police officer for not having a front plate.
