(a) General Misdemeanor Classifications. Whoever violates any provision of this Traffic Code for which violation no penalty is otherwise provided, is guilty of a minor misdemeanor.
(ORC 4513.99)
(b) Penalties. Whoever is convicted of or pleads guilty to a violation of this Traffic Code shall be imprisoned for a definite term or fined, or both, which term of imprisonment and fine shall be fixed by the court as provided in this section.
Classification of |
Misdemeanor
Maximum Term
of Imprisonment
Maximum
Fine
First degree
180 days
$1,000.00
Second degree
90 days
750.00
Third degree
60 days
500.00
Fourth degree
30 days
250.00
Minor
No imprisonment
150.00
(ORC 2929.24; 2929.28)
(c) Penalties for Parking Violations.
(1) General violations. Whoever is convicted of or pleads guilty to a violation of Title 7, Parking, including Chapter 351, Parking Generally (excluding handicapped parked locations) and Chapter 353, Parking Meters, shall be fined Twenty Dollars, ($20.00) for each separate offense. However, the offender may waive appearance by filing a written plea of guilty and paying a fine of Ten Dollars, ($10.00) so long as the waiver and payment of the fine is received by the Village within seventy-two (72) hours of the violation.
(2) Handicapped. Whoever is convicted of or pleads guilty to a violation of Section 351.04 (handicapped parking locations) of the Traffic Code of the Village of Highland Hills shall be fined Forty Dollars, ($40.00) for each separate offense. However, the offender may waive appearance by filing a written plea of guilty and paying a fine of Twenty-Five Dollars, ($25.00) so long as the waiver and payment of the fine is received by the Village within seventy-two (72) hours of the violation.