Legal Question in Criminal Law in Ohio

My mother was at my house with her roomate (they are not dating they just live in the same house) they were helping me move into my new house. My mothers roomate has been drinking all day long and he jumped into my mothers car and took off. He did NOT have any permission to take the car, the car is only in my mothers name, he does not have a license and he does not have insurence not to mention he is drunk. We called the police and the police said she cannot charge him with car theft in my city. They used the excuse that the prosecutor here won't file the charges, then they changed the story and said that it isn't car theft that IF ANYTHING, it is unauthorized use of a vehicle and their is nothing my mom can do. Is this right? I thought this was not only Drunk Driving, but Grand Theft Auto, so why won't the police do anything?


Asked on 3/25/11, 3:10 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys
Timothy Hess T. Hess & Associates, LLC

This is wrong. He CAN be charged with unauthorized use of a motor vehicle. Theywould have to had pulled him over whol drink to charge him with DUI/OVI. She needs to file a complaint.

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Answered on 4/09/11, 6:22 pm


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