501.02 CLASSIFICATION OF OFFENSES.

   As used in the Codified Ordinances:

(a)   Offenses include misdemeanors of the first, second, third and fourth degree, minor misdemeanors and offenses not specifically classified.

(b)   Regardless of the penalty that may be imposed, any offense specifically classified as a misdemeanor is a misdemeanor.

(c)   Any offense not specifically classified is a misdemeanor if imprisonment for not more than one year may be imposed as a penalty.

   (d)   Any offense not specifically classified is a minor misdemeanor if the only penalty that may be imposed is one of the following:

      (1)   For an offense committed prior to January 1, 2004, a fine not exceeding one hundred dollars ($100.00);

      (2)   For an offense committed on or after January 1, 2004, a fine not exceeding one hundred fifty dollars ($150.00), community service under division (D) of Ohio R.C. 2929.27, or a financial sanction other than a fine under Ohio R.C. 2929.28.

         (ORC 2901.02)