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Ohio law, in your pocket.
Ohio criminal and traffic statutes, the Ohio decisions that interpret them, and field guides that walk the call — built from published state sources, on your phone with no signal needed. Covers Title 29 and Title 45.
STATUTE DETAIL IN THE APP
(NEW JERSEY SHOWN — STATE PACKS RENDER THE SAME)
The rules that are Ohio’s own.
Federal cases set the minimum. Ohio’s courts have their own answers — and those are the ones that control your stop, your search, your report.
State v. Leak
Arresting someone who was sitting in a legally parked car does not give you the car. No lawful impound means no valid inventory — and if you testify you were looking for evidence of the crime, the court will call it a pretext search. Gun suppressed, convictions vacated.
145 Ohio St.3d 165, 2016-Ohio-154READ THE OPINION →
Barberton v. Jenney
An OPOTA-certified officer’s naked-eye speed estimate can convict all by itself — no radar or lidar needed. But the trigger is certification, not just ‘training and experience.’
126 Ohio St.3d 5, 2010-Ohio-2420READ THE OPINION →
State v. Andrews
Ohio reads Article I § 14 of its constitution the same as the Fourth Amendment for Terry stops — specific, articulable facts judged by the totality, viewed through a trained officer’s eyes. No single factor decides it; the combination does.
57 Ohio St.3d 86 (1991)READ THE OPINION →
FIELD GUIDES — STEP-BY-STEP FLOWCHARTS
The call, one decision at a time.
DV, juveniles, hospital holds, use of force, traffic — each guide walks the fork in the road with the Ohio law and procedure built in, the way an FTO would talk you through it.
Ohio paper plates, decoded.
Run the tag
OH tags CAN be run as regular plates. Do so first.
Match last-6-of-VIN
Current-format tags display the last 6 chars of VIN on the tag. Check it against the actual vehicle VIN (dashboard or driver-door jamb).
Scan the 2D barcode
2D barcode encodes VIN/make/year. Scan and match against printed info and the vehicle.
The temp-tag scanner is free for verified law enforcement — with or without a subscription. SEE HOW THE SCANNER WORKS →
Federal cases that reach every Ohio stop.
Pennsylvania v. Mimms (1977)
Ordering the driver out on a lawful stop — what it covers, and what it doesn’t.
Arizona v. Gant (2009)
Once the arrestee is secured, the automatic car search is gone. The two narrow windows that remain.
Riley v. California (2014)
Seizing the phone is one question. Searching its data is another.
Cross the line, keep the reference.
Task force, bi-state agency, or a beat near the border — every state gets the same breakdown, and the FEDERAL KIT travels with you.
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