Court Finds Marking Tires of Parked Cars Unconstitutional
Does this mean a whole lot of parking tickets are going to be overturned? And will municipalities have to pay back the fines?
This could be a disaster for some.
A federal appeals court has ruled a police practice of chalking tires to determine whether a vehicle overstays a given time limit on a parking space is unconstitutional, The New York Times is reporting.
The enforcement practice is in violation of the Fourth Amendment’s ban on unreasonable searches and seizures.
The Times reported it was unclear what will happen now as a result of the ruling by the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals. The court’s decision is binding in only the four states covered by the court – Ohio, Michigan, Tennessee, and Kentucky.
Meanwhile, the Downtown Development Authority in Bay City, Michigan announced that it will no longer order the chalking of car tires.
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Does this mean a whole lot of parking tickets are going to be overturned? And will municipalities have to pay back the fines?
This could be a disaster for some.
A federal appeals court has ruled a police practice of chalking tires to determine whether a vehicle overstays a given time limit on a parking space is unconstitutional, The New York Times is reporting.
The enforcement practice is in violation of the Fourth Amendment’s ban on unreasonable searches and seizures.
The Times reported it was unclear what will happen now as a result of the ruling by the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals. The court’s decision is binding in only the four states covered by the court – Ohio, Michigan, Tennessee, and Kentucky.
Meanwhile, the Downtown Development Authority in Bay City, Michigan announced that it will no longer order the chalking of car tires.
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