City of Cleveland v. State of Ohio, 2014-Ohio-86. The state law governing tow-truck operations (R.C. 4921.25) is a general law, however, the second sentence of the statute violates the Ohio Constitution’s Home Rule Amendment. The following language is severed from the statute, “Such an entity is not subject to any ordinance, rule, or resolution of a municipal corporation, county, or township that provides for the licensing, registering, or regulation of entities that tow motor vehicles.” Docket. Oral Argument Summary Oral Argument video.
Cities may regulate tow trucks as long as these regulations do not conflict with state law.
