Smoking ban fines can be opposed
Statewide bar owners association for recovering fines imposed from the statewide smoking ban plans to file a class action lawsuit citing a Franklin County Common Pleas Court ruling in its favor.
The Ohio Licensed Beverage Association on Thursday at a press conference said fines that taverns and bars in state are forced to pay as a result of people smoking illegally in their establishments has been annulled by a recently filed court ruling.
Franklin County Common Pleas Court by Judge David Cain on February 19 in a court decision found that the state was enforcing the law that was unfair by every time fining bar owners $5,000 if an individual was caught smoking.
According to the court’s decision, “Placing the onus of enforcing the Smoke-Free (Workplace) Act against individuals completely on property owners is ludicrous and defies basic notions of fairness. Property owners have no control over whether someone rips out a cigarette and lights up.”
Center figures stated that more than $1.2 million in fines have been levied on bars and businesses and Ohio Department of Health collected about $400,000.
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