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Ohio bill would require cash and three-minute grace for mobile parking systems
Summary
Representatives testified in favor of House Bill 238, which would require jurisdictions that use mobile-only parking payments to provide alternative payment methods and add a three-minute grace period before issuing citations.
Columbus — Lawmakers heard proponent testimony on House Bill 238 on the accessibility of mobile parking payment systems and a proposed three-minute grace period for pay-by-app meters.
Supporters told the House Government Oversight Committee that the bill would require parking authorities that rely on mobile apps to provide additional payment methods, including cash and coin, and to rescind citations issued within three minutes of a driver parking or attempting to pay. Representative John Rogers, sponsor of the measure, said the change is intended to prevent “unjust parking citations” when apps or networks fail.
“Many of our senior citizens struggle to navigate technology,” Representative John Rogers told the committee, arguing that an app-only system…
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