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A daylight photograph of a Butler County school zone crosswalk, featuring a standard yellow 'School Zone' sign and a white legal sign detail for Aspen's Law (House Bill 203), which mandates strictly enforced fines and felony penalties. Lakota East High School is visible in the background, with a parked school bus and a moving car; no people are visible in the frame.

Ohio lawmakers advance Aspen’s Law to strictly penalize school zone crashes

Lawmakers in Ohio are advancing legislation to increase school zone penalties following fatal and serious crashes involving students.  The proposal upgrades certain offenses to felonies and requires mandatory jail or prison time in severe cases.  The legislation, known as Aspen’s Law (House Bill 203), recently cleared the Ohio House Judiciary Committee and awaits a full…

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