Smoking fines mount


December 12, 2011 at 12:00a.m.

Associated Press

SPRINGFIELD, Ohio

Five years after Ohio enacted a ban on indoor smoking, businesses still owe the state nearly $2 million in fines for violating the law.

The Springfield News-Sun reports businesses statewide have been fined more than $2.74 million since enforcement of the ban began. Ohio Department of health numbers show businesses still owe more than $1.82 million.