(a) Court May Require Installment Payments. Upon a plea that a person is unable to pay any fine imposed under the Village Traffic Code or General Offenses Code, the Court may permit payments in monthly installments as may be agreeable to the defendant and the court until the fine is satisfied in full.
(b) Balance Due Upon Any Default. Upon default by the defendant in the payment of any such installment, the entire balance of the fine shall immediately be due and payable by the defendant.
(c) Notice of Default. The Court shall send one notice of default to the defendant ordering the defendant to pay the balance of the fine in full or face further legal action which may include a license cancellation, a bench warrant or jail time. Such notice shall be sent to the defendant's last known address, by regular mail.
(d) Maximum Imprisonment Authorized. Upon default by the defendant in the payment of any such installment, where the defendant is unable to pay the balance of the fine in full, the Court may sentence the defendant to imprisonment in the Cuyahoga Heights Police Department Jail or other place of legal incarceration for a term not to exceed six months for any one case until the fine is fully paid.
(e) Credit for Jail Time. Such defendant shall be allowed a credit of thirty dollars ($30.00) for each day of incarceration on account of such fine.
(Ord. 1997-62. Passed 5-14-97.)