Questions tagged [ohio]
Questions concerning the laws, criminal justice system, civil court procedures and related topics specific to the state of Ohio.
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Can your school ban you from sending e-mails? [closed]
My school has banned every student from sending e-mails to each other. I'm not sure if this is a thing that schools are allowed to do or not, but I feel that they shouldn't be able to. Our school is ...
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Can my insurance company find me liable for an auto accident without an explanation?
The accident was a fender-bender, about $3-4K damage to cars, no injuries; police were contacted but did not come, and both parties submitted written accident reports to police afterwards and ...
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Can I live in Ohio for a year while still remaining an Indiana resident?
Say that I live in one state and have everything registered to that state (e.g., car insurance, health insurance, etc.), but I want to move to another state for one year and then come back. Would I be ...
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Legality of an Ohio mariage if the ceremony was outside the state
A friend of mine recently told me an interesting detail about her mariage ceremony. She got her mariage licence in Ohio but they had the ceremony just across the border in another state. Neither of ...
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Do the Ohio sheriffs suing Afroman have any legal standing in their claim of "invasion of privacy and misappropriation of their likenesses" lawsuit?
From this article “Afroman Sued by Sheriffs for Allegedly Profiting from Raid on his Home.
Afroman is reportedly being sued by a number of Ohio sheriff deputies for allegedly profiting off the raid ...
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Can a state's parole board restrict someone from the ability to see their own children using a condition of no contact with minors?
This would be in Ohio. Does a restriction of "no contact with minors" apply to your own children?
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Can my landlord change the fees agreed upon in my original lease?
My current lease has one price for pet fees. This is different (lower) than what is advertised on my rental unit's website. My landlord wants me to pay the higher price and won't agree to an addendum ...
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Startup business what can I deduct in Ohio
Per Ohio law I see that it shows taxable income can be deducted up to $250k.
If I have a small startup business and make less than $250k a year as a side business, is it true that this 100% deductible?...
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Are there exceptions for not crossing solid yellow double lines while driving, such as to pass a parked mail vehicle or horsedrawn carriage?
I've noticed that in some scenarios, such as when a mail vehicle (USPS, Amazon, etc.) parks on a road or when a horsedrawn carriage is going really slow, and the road has two lanes for each direction ...
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Legal precedents or process in USA for removal or alteration of land restrictive covenants for a subdivision lot?
Are there any particularly helpful examples or precedent processes of having restrictive covenants lifted or lessened in the USA (specifically Ohio) when a property is still owned by the original land ...
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Should the village compensate for wrong land measurement?
I bought a house 10 years ago. Now, I'm thinking of building a home addition but I'm having some issues. The border of the land doesn't give me enough clearance to make the home addition flash with ...
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When does the state of Ohio consider someone a resident of Ohio?
When someone moves into Ohio, at what point does Ohio law consider them a permanent resident?
Are related terms defined by statute, and if so where? (Is this a part of the Ohio Revised Code, the Ohio ...
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After buying from a brick & mortar shop they've contacted me to say buying things from them is consent to arbitration. Is this legal?
A few days ago I bought over-the-counter goods from a shop. There was no signature involved in this purchase. I walked up to the counter with off-the-shelf items, was asked for a phone number, paid in ...
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When driving in Ohio, is it legal to change more than one lane simultaneously?
In some states, it apparently is illegal to make multi-lane changes. For example, a Florida state trooper said that changing multiple lanes at once is against the law:
"So, if you are in the far ...
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What is considered personal information according to the US law?
As a follow up question from this question a person's name, age, address, parties affiliation are considered public data.
I'd like to ask then what is considered personal information?
So if there is a ...
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