Case Name: Mendenhall v. Akron
Court: Supreme Court of Ohio
Jurisdiction: Ohio
Decision Date: 2007-02-07
Citations: 112 Ohio St. 3d 1468
Docket Number: 2006-2265
Parties: Mendenhall v. Akron.
Judges: 
Reporter: Ohio State Reports, Third Service
Volume: 112
Pages: 1468–1468

Head Matter:
2006-2265.
Mendenhall v. Akron.

Opinion:
Certified Question of State Law, United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio, Eastern Division, Nos. 5:06 CV 0139 and 5:06 CV 0154. On review of preliminary memoranda pursuant to S.Ct.Prac.R. XVIII(6). The court will answer the following question:
"Whether a municipality has the power under home rule to enact civil penalties for the offense of violating a traffic signal light or for the offense of speeding, both of which are criminal offenses under the Ohio Revised Code."