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698.03   IMPOSING SENTENCE FOR MISDEMEANOR.
   (a)   (1)   Unless a mandatory jail term is required to be imposed by Ohio R.C. 1547.99(G), 4510.14(B), or 4511.19(G), or any other provision of the Revised Code, or any municipal ordinance, a court that imposes a sentence under this chapter upon an offender for a misdemeanor or minor misdemeanor has discretion to determine the most effective way to achieve the purposes and principles of sentencing set forth in Section 698.02.
      (2)   Unless a specific sanction is required to be imposed or is precluded from being imposed by the section setting forth an offense or the penalty for an offense or by any provision of Sections 666.99 or 698.02 of this Code or Ohio R.C. 2929.23 to 2929.28, a court that imposes a sentence upon an offender for a misdemeanor may impose on the offender any sanction or combination of sanctions under Section 698.02(b) to (f). The court shall not impose a sentence that imposes an unnecessary burden on local government resources.
   (b)   (1)   In determining the appropriate sentence for a misdemeanor, the court shall consider all of the following factors:
         A.   The nature and circumstances of the offense or offenses;
         B.   Whether the circumstances regarding the offender and the offense or offenses indicate that the offender has a history of persistent criminal activity and that the offender's character and condition reveal a substantial risk that the offender will commit another offense;
         C.   Whether the circumstances regarding the offender and the offense or offenses indicate that the offender's history, character, and condition reveal a substantial risk that the offender will be a danger to others and that the offender's conduct has been characterized by a pattern of repetitive, compulsive, or aggressive behavior with heedless indifference to the consequences;
         D.   Whether the victim's youth, age, disability, or other factor made the victim particularly vulnerable to the offense or made the impact of the offense more serious;
         E.   Whether the offender is likely to commit future crimes in general, in addition to the circumstances described in divisions (b)(1)B. and C. of this section.
         F.   Whether the offender has an emotional, mental, or physical condition that is traceable to the offender’s service in the armed forces of the United States and that was a contributing factor in the offender’s commission of the offense or offenses;
         G.   The offender’s military service record.
      (2)   In determining the appropriate sentence for a misdemeanor, in addition to complying with division (b)(1) of this section, the court may consider any other factors that are relevant to achieving the purposes and principles of sentencing set forth in Section 698.02(a).
   (c)   Before imposing a jail term as a sentence for a misdemeanor, a court shall consider the appropriateness of imposing a community control sanction or a combination of community control sanctions under § 698.02(c), (d), (e), and (f). A court may impose the longest jail term authorized under § 698.02(b) only upon offenders who commit the worst forms of the offense or upon offenders whose conduct and response to prior sanctions for prior offenses demonstrate that the imposition of the longest jail term is necessary to deter the offender from committing a future criminal offense.
   (d)   (1)   A sentencing court shall consider any relevant oral and written statement made by the victim, the victim’s representative, the victim’s attorney, if applicable, the defendant, the defense attorney, and the prosecuting authority regarding sentencing for a misdemeanor. This division does not create any rights to notice other than those rights authorized by R.C. Chapter 2930.
      (2)   At the time of sentencing for a misdemeanor or as soon as possible after sentencing, the court shall notify the victim of the offense of the victim's right to file an application for an award of reparations pursuant to Ohio R.C. 2743.51 to 2743.72.
(ORC 2929.22)
698.04   ORGANIZATIONAL PENALTIES.
   (a)   Regardless of the other penalties provided in Section 698.02, an organization convicted of an offense pursuant to Section 606.09 shall be fined by the court as follows:
      (1)   For a misdemeanor of the first degree, not more than five thousand dollars ($5,000.00);
      (2)   For a misdemeanor of the second degree, not more than four thousand dollars ($4,000.00);
      (3)   For a misdemeanor of the third degree, not more than three thousand dollars ($3,000.00);
      (4)   For a misdemeanor of the fourth degree, not more than two thousand dollars ($2,000.00);
      (5)   For a minor misdemeanor, not more than one thousand dollars ($1,000.00);
      (6)   For a misdemeanor not specifically classified, not more than two thousand dollars ($2,000.00);
      (7)   For a minor misdemeanor not specifically classified, not more than one thousand dollars ($1,000.00).
   (b)   When an organization is convicted of an offense 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 such penalty shall be imposed in lieu of the penalty provided in this section.
   (c)   When an organization is convicted of an offense not specifically classified, and the penalty provided includes a higher fine than that provided in this section, then the penalty imposed shall be pursuant to the penalty provided for 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)
698.05   MULTIPLE SENTENCES.
   (a)   Except as provided in division (b) of this section, Ohio R.C. 2929.14(C), or Ohio R.C. 2971.03(D) or (E), a prison term, jail term, or sentence of imprisonment shall be served concurrently with any other prison term, jail term, or sentence of imprisonment imposed by a court of this Municipality, the State, another state, or the United States. Except as provided in division (b)(2) of this section, a jail term or sentence of imprisonment for misdemeanor shall be served concurrently with a prison term or sentence of imprisonment for felony served in a State or Federal correctional institution.
   (b)   (1)   A jail term or sentence of imprisonment for a misdemeanor shall be served consecutively to any other prison term, jail term, or sentence of imprisonment when the trial court specifies that it is to be served consecutively or when it is imposed for a misdemeanor violation of Ohio R.C. 2907.322, 2921.34 or 2923.131. When consecutive sentences are imposed for misdemeanors under this division, the term to be served is the aggregate of the consecutive terms imposed, except that the aggregate term to be served shall not exceed 18 months.
      (2)   A jail term or sentence of imprisonment imposed for a misdemeanor violation of Ohio R.C. 4510.14, 4510.16, 4510.21, or 4511.19, or a substantially equivalent municipal ordinance, shall be served consecutively to a prison term that is imposed for a felony violation of Ohio R.C. 2903.06, 2903.07, 2903.08 or 4511.19 or a felony violation of Ohio R.C. 2903.04 involving the operation of a motor vehicle by the offender and that is served in a State correctional institution when the trial court specifies that it is to be served consecutively. When consecutive jail terms or sentences of imprisonment and prison terms are imposed for one or more misdemeanors and one or more felonies under this division, the term to be served is the aggregate of the consecutive terms imposed, and the offender shall serve all terms imposed for a felony before serving any term imposed for a misdemeanor.
(ORC 2929.41)
698.06   MODIFICATION OF SENTENCE. (REPEALED)
   (EDITOR'S NOTE: Section 698.06 was repealed as part of the 2006 updating and revision of these Codified Ordinances because substantially equivalent State law (Ohio R.C. 2929.51) was repealed by the Ohio General Assembly.)
698.07   SUSPENSION OF DRIVER’S LICENSE.
   Except as otherwise provided in Ohio R.C. 4510.07 or in any other provision of the Revised Code, whenever an offender is convicted of or pleads guilty to a violation of any provision of this Code of Ordinances that is substantially equivalent to a provision of the Revised Code, and a court is permitted or required to suspend a person's driver's or commercial driver's license or permit for a violation of that provision, a court, in addition to any other penalties authorized by law, may suspend the offender's driver's or commercial driver's license or permit or nonresident operating privileges for the period of time the court determines appropriate, but the period of suspension imposed for the violation of the provision of this Code of Ordinances shall not exceed the period of suspension that is permitted or required to be imposed for the violation of the provision of the Revised Code to which the provision of this Code of Ordinances is substantially equivalent.
(ORC 4510.05)