Ann Arbor Class Suit Challenging Tire Chalking Faces Setback

A man who claims that Ann Arbor’s practice of chalking tires is unconstitutional suffered a legal setback Oct. 28 when the Eastern District of Michigan said it appeared he wasn’t ticketed based on the chalking.

Sean Anthony Yannotti claims that when he received a ticket in April, the city regularly marked, or “vandalized,” the tires of parked vehicles with chalk to enforce its parking rules. Yannotti received a $25 fine, plus a $55 late fee when he failed to pay within 14 days. He filed a putative class action, claiming the chalking practice is an unconstitutional warrantless physical intrusion on ...