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Gahanna city attorney proposes code amendments to mirror state law; OVI penalties to increase, waiver sought
Summary
City Attorney Tamela Larson asked council to adopt updates to the general offenses and traffic code to mirror state law changes, including higher penalties for OVI; she requested a waiver of second reading so municipal code takes effect April 9 with state statutes.
City Attorney Tamela Larson told the Committee of the Whole on Feb. 24 that the administration is proposing amendments to the general offenses chapter and the traffic code to conform municipal code to recent state law changes.
Larson said most changes mirror state law; "the biggest substantive change is the increase in penalties for OVI…
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