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Driving drunk is the dumbest thing you can do. Completely avoidable. Looks like the Ohio state government thinks the same thing and issues a scarlet letter-type of punishment to any DUI offenders who are driving in the state. A giant, yellow license plate that just screams “I’m an idiot who got behind the wheel of a car while totally hammered and endangered myself and my community.” Once these ugly little things are slapped on your car, police can pull you over without cause.
Here’s how it works:
The restricted plates are mandatory on all DUI offenses except a first offense with a “low end” test result (under 0.17 on the breath test at the police station). Restricted plates become applicable in most courts once you request limited driving privileges.
Some judges and courts require the restricted plates immediately upon you becoming eligible for privileges; others require the plates only upon a plea or conviction. Consult an OVI/DUI lawyer for more information about your particular court or judge.
Restricted plates must be used on each and every vehicle the offender uses for limited driving privileges, regardless of who owns the vehicles. There are a few very limited exceptions in the law. If you plan on driving multiple vehicles with your limited driving privileges, all of the vehicles must have restricted plates. You are required to use the restricted plates for the duration of your suspension.
You drink. You drive. You drive around with this Ronald McDonald-ass looking license plate for 12 months. Apparently, the regional lingo for these plates of shame are “party plates.” May you feel the shame for the rest of your days or until your probation is up. Just because you live in Cleveland doesn’t give you an excuse to be a reckless asshole.
[via Jalopnik, OhioCrimeLawyer.com]
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So much fucking props for the “Hastily Made Tourism Video.”
There’s a second one that’s even funnier
Damn straight there is.
Yeah, cuz fuck our rights against warrantless search and seizure. Seriously, I can’t stand this. In my state, in order to qualify for parole, some offenders must submit to “warrantless and random” searches.
Not normally one to beat the drum about our rights, but this makes me nervous.
Yea but *your* rights are safe because you aren’t a criminal, right? “Law and Order” rhetoric is always a crowd pleaser
I’ll take the under on a year until Johnny Manziel is sporting one of these. Plate number $$$$$$$ of course.
Cleveland cops dgaf, especially if you’re an athlete. And i hope that’s already his license plate haha
In Ohio we call them “party plates”
didn’t read the 2nd half of the article huh?
You can basically tell how well the Green Bay Packers did each year by the number of DUI arrests.
DUI laws are the worst laws in the country. The limit is too low (0.08 can be 2-3 beers) and if you do a breathalyzer within 30 minutes of a drink it’s going to show up way higher than it actually is. In many states you lose your physical license with a simple charge, even before the prosecutor sees the evidence. If they are going to give you a Bic Mac license plate at least throw a little due process in the DUI laws.
DUI laws aren’t the worst laws in the country (see obamacare), I agree with your sentiment . 0.08 BAC is different for every person. For a heavy drinker, they show zero effects, but for someone who is small and doesn’t drink often, they could be trashed at .08. DUI deaths are tragic and should never happen, but when they do, people are always willing to give up more of their civil rights because it makes them feel better in the heat of the moment. “You never want a series crisis to go to waste.” –Rahm Emanuel
Sounds like the Minnesota whiskey plates. After two DUI your plates start with a W and you can be pulled over just because a cop is bored.