(A) Any person violating any provision of this chapter for which no specific penalty is prescribed shall be subject to § 130.99 of this code of ordinances.
(a) In determining whether to order restitution which is complete, partial, or nominal, the court shall take into account:
1. The financial resources of the defendant and the burden that payment of restitution will impose, with due regard to the other obligations of the defendant;
2. The ability of the defendant to pay restitution on an installment basis or on other conditions to be fixed by the court; and
3. The rehabilitative effect on the defendant of the payment of restitution and the method of payment.
(b) The amount of restitution ordered under this division (B) may not exceed $2,500.
(2) Failing to supervise a child is a violation punishable by a fine of not more than $1,000.
(3) If a person pleads guilty or is found guilty of failing to supervise a child and if the person has not previously been convicted of failing to supervise a child, the court:
(a) Shall warn the person of the penalty for future convictions of failing to supervise a child and shall suspend the imposition of sentence; and
(b) May not order the person to pay restitution provided by this division (B).
(4) If a person pleads guilty or is found guilty of failing to supervise a child, the court, with the consent of the person, may suspend imposition of sentence and order the person to complete a parent effectiveness program approved by the court. Upon the person’s completion of the program to the satisfaction of the court, the court may discharge the person. If the person fails to complete the parent effectiveness program to the satisfaction of the court, the court may impose a sentence authorized by this division (B). There may be only one suspension of sentence under this division (B) with respect to a person.
(Ord. 543, passed 2-6-1996)