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Ohio's Administrative License Suspension: A Double Jeopardy And Due Process Analysis, Max Kravitz
Ohio's Administrative License Suspension: A Double Jeopardy And Due Process Analysis, Max Kravitz
Akron Law Review
This Article examines whether Ohio's imposition of an administrative license suspension "ALS" immediately upon arrest for operating a motor vehicle under the influence of alcohol "OMVI" bars a subsequent prosecution for the substantive offense.' Traditionally, administrative license suspensions have been considered civil, administrative and primarily remedial. However, increasingly punitive amendments to Ohio's ALS statutory scheme raise the substantial question of whether an ALS is truly remedial, or whether the imposition of an ALS constitutes punishment triggering double jeopardy and due process protection.