331.99 PENALTY.

   (EDITOR'S NOTE: See Section 303.99 for general Traffic Code penalty and penalties applicable to misdemeanor classifications.)

   (a)   Failure to Yield Right of Way to Public Safety or Coroner’s Vehicle. Whoever violates Section 331.21 is guilty of a misdemeanor of the fourth degree on a first offense; on a second offense within one year after the first offense, the person is guilty of a misdemeanor of the third degree; and on each subsequent offense within one year after the first offense, the person is guilty of a misdemeanor of the second degree.

   (b)   Failure to Stop for School Bus. Whoever violates Section 331.38(a) may be fined an amount not to exceed five hundred dollars ($500.00). A person who is issued a citation for a violation of Section 331.38(a) is not permitted to enter a written plea of guilty and waive his right to contest the citation in a trial, but instead must appear in person in the proper court to answer the charge.

   (c)   Driving Across Grade Crossing. Whoever violates Section 331.39 is guilty of a misdemeanor of the fourth degree.

      (ORC 4511.99)