(EDITOR'S NOTE: See Section 303.99 for general Traffic Code penalty misdemeanor classifications and penalties.)
(a) Whoever violates subsection (b) or (c) of Section 371.13 is guilty of a minor misdemeanor and shall be punished as follows:
(1) The offender shall be fined ten dollars ($10.00).
(2) If the offender previously has been convicted of or pleaded guilty to a violation of division (B) or (C) of Ohio R.C. 4511.512 or a substantially similar municipal ordinance, the court, in addition to imposing the fine required under subsection (a)(1) hereof, shall do one of the following:
A. Order the impoundment for not less than one day but not more than thirty days of the electric personal assistive mobility device that was involved in the current violation of that section. The court shall order the device to be impounded at a safe indoor location designated by the court and may assess storage fees of not more than five dollars ($5.00) per day, provided the total storage, processing, and release fees assessed against the offender or the device in connection with the device’s impoundment or subsequent release shall not exceed fifty dollars ($50.00).
B. If the court does not issue an impoundment order pursuant to subsection (a)(2)A. hereof, issue an order prohibiting the offender from operating any electric personal assistive mobility device on the public streets, highways, sidewalks, and paths and portions of roadways set aside for the exclusive use of bicycles for not less than one day but not more than thirty days.
(b) Whoever violates Section 371.13(d) is guilty of a minor misdemeanor.
(ORC 4511.99)