Bill would exclude home address from vehicle information

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COLUMBUS — Legislation prompted by the murder last year of a Dayton-area woman and the kidnapping of her young son after a car theft overwhelmingly passed the Ohio House this week.

The final vote on House Bill 50 was 95-0, and the legislation heads to the Ohio Senate for further consideration.

The bill would require the Registrar of Motor Vehicles to provide supplemental vehicle registrations excluding owners’ home address.

Rep. John Domenick, a Democrat from Smithfield and primary sponsor, offered the legislation with hopes of protecting Ohioans from criminals who use registration information to locate and further victimize vehicle owners and their families.

Domenick said the bill stemmed from an incident earlier this year.

The victim in the case was killed, and her 4-year-old son was kidnapped and later abandoned at a highway rest stop. The suspect was subsequently arrested and is awaiting trial.