501.98 RECOVERY OF INCARCERATION COSTS.

   (a)    Whoever is convicted of a misdemeanor violation of any criminal ordinance of the City or any equivalent violation of the Ohio Revised Code and is incarcerated therefore, including any incarceration resulting from violation of probation previously granted or from any other conditionally suspended term of incarceration, in addition to any other penalties, shall reimburse the City for expenses incurred by reason of the offender's confinement, including but not limited to the expense relating to the provision of food, clothing, shelter, medical care, and transportation. The amount of such reimbursement shall be determined by a Court of competent jurisdiction at a hearing pursuant to provisions of Ohio R.C. 2929.15.

   (b)    The City's Law Director shall be authorized to institute any appropriate civil action in the name of the City in the New Philadelphia Municipal Court or other court with subject matter jurisdiction to recover from such offender the reimbursement for the expenses of the offender's incarceration. Any such action shall be brought no later than one year following the date of the release of the offender from incarceration. Any amount so recovered from any such offender shall be paid into the General Fund of the City. (Ord. 23-85. Passed 5-20-85.)