Category Archives: Citations and Charges

In Ohio, the answer is, yes, sort of. Sometimes the officer will give you the citation for drunk driving without signing it.  In issuing a properly completed traffic citation, Traf.R. 3(E) provides that the law enforcement officer “shall complete and sign the ticket, serve a copy of the completed ticket upon defendant, and, without unnecessary… Read More: The Police Officer Did Not Sign My Ticket. Is that… »

Usually when you are charged with DUI, you are actually being charged with two, not one, violations of law.  The two charges are like twin brothers, but they are not identical twin brothers.  They are fraternal twins.  The first violation you are charged with is R.C. 4511.19(A)(1).  For the purposes of this discussion, this first… Read More: Why Am I Being Charged With Drunk Driving Twice on… »