Whenever a person is convicted in the Municipal Court of a violation of this code or other ordinance or any rule, regulation, notice or order promulgated pursuant to the authority thereof and such person is sentenced to pay a fine or costs, and it shall appear to the Court, on its own motion or on motion of the defendant, that such defendant is unable to pay such fine or costs forthwith, the Court may order the defendant to pay such fine or costs in installments or upon such other terms and conditions or within such period of time as may enable the defendant to pay such fine or costs.
(1991 Code, § 11-10)