April 23 (UPI) -- A federal appeals court in Ohio has ruled that parking agencies that chalk a vehicle's tires to catch parking violations is unconstitutional.
The three-judge panel of the 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Cincinnati decided chalking tires constitutes an unreasonable search, which is a violation of the Fourth Amendment of the U.S. Constitution. The 6th Circuit covers three states and Michigan, where the case originated. The other three are Ohio, Kentucky and Tennessee.