(A) Any person sentenced to pay a fine, either in addition to or without a term of imprisonment, may, in the discretion of the Municipal Judge, be given leave to pay such fine in installments of such amounts, at such times and upon such conditions as the Municipal Judge may fix. If no such permission is embodied in the sentence, the total fine shall be payable forthwith.
(B) The Municipal Judge may, at any time, revise, modify, reduce or enlarge the amount of such installments of the time and conditions fixed for payment of the same.
(C) When a defendant, who has been sentenced to pay a fine in installments, defaults in the payment thereof, the Municipal Judge, upon motion of the City Attorney or upon the Court’s own motion, may require the defendant to show cause for why his or her default should not be treated as willful disobedience, and the Municipal Judge may issue a summons or a warrant of arrest for his or her appearance. Unless the defendant shows that his or her default was not attributable to a willful refusal to obey the order of the Court and that the defendant has made a good faith effort to obtain the funds required for the payment, then the court shall find his or her default was willful disobedience.
(D) If it appears that the defendant’s default in payment of a fine is not willful disobedience, the Municipal Judge may make an order allowing the defendant additional time for payment, reducing the amount of the fine or of each installment or revoking or suspending the fine or the unpaid portion thereof in whole or in part.
(Ord. 2010-001, passed 8-18-2010; Ord. 2010-001, passed 7-20-2022)