(a) Regardless of the penalties provided in Section 698.02, or in any other section of these Codified Ordinances, an organization convicted of an offense pursuant to Section 606.08 shall be fined in accordance with this section. The court shall fix the fine as follows:
(1) For a misdemeanor of the first degree, not more than five thousand dollars ($5,000);
(2) For a misdemeanor of the second degree, not more than four thousand dollars ($4,000);
(3) For a misdemeanor of the third degree, not more than three thousand dollars ($3,000);
(4) For a misdemeanor of the fourth degree, not more than two thousand dollars ($2,000);
(5) For a minor misdemeanor, not more than one thousand dollars ($1,000);
(6) For a misdemeanor not specifically classified, not more than two thousand dollars ($2,000);
(7) For a minor misdemeanor not specifically classified, not more than one thousand dollars ($1,000).
(b) When an organization is convicted of an offense that is not specifically classified, and the section defining the offense or penalty plainly indicates a purpose to impose the penalty provided for violation upon organizations, then the penalty so provided shall be imposed in lieu of the penalty provided in this section.
(c) When an organization is convicted of an offense that is not specifically classified, and the penalty provided includes a higher fine than the fine that is provided in this section, then the penalty imposed shall be pursuant to the penalty provided for the violation of the section defining the offense.
(d) This section does not prevent the imposition of available civil sanctions against an organization convicted of an offense pursuant to Section 606.08, either in addition to or in lieu of a fine imposed pursuant to this section.
(ORC 2929.31)