A. Classification Of Violations; Confinement:
1. Specified: For the purpose of sentencing, the following classes of violations and the punishment and the terms of confinement authorized for each class are established:
a. Class A, the sentence for which shall be a definite term of confinement in the County jail, which shall be fixed by the court and shall not exceed one year.
b. Class B, the sentence for which shall be a definite term of confinement in the County jail, which shall be fixed by the court and shall not exceed six (6) months.
c. Class C, the sentence for which shall be a definite term of confinement in the County jail, which shall be fixed by the court and shall not exceed one month.
d. Unclassified violations, which shall include all crimes declared to be violations without specification as to class, the sentence for which shall be in accordance with the sentence specified in the statute that defines the crime. If no penalty is provided in such law, the sentence shall be the same penalty as provided herein for a Class C violation.
B. Fines:
1. Specified: A person who has been convicted of a violation may, in addition to or instead of the confinement authorized by law, be sentenced to pay a fine which shall be fixed by the court as follows:
a. For a Class A violation, a sum not exceeding two thousand five hundred dollars ($2,500.00).
b. For a Class B violation, a sum not exceeding one thousand dollars ($1,000.00).
c. For a Class C violation, a sum not exceeding five hundred dollars ($500.00).
d. For an unclassified violation, any sum authorized by the statute that defines the crime. If no penalty is provided in such law, the fine shall not exceed the fine provided herein for a Class C violation.
2. Alternative: As an alternative to any of the above fines, the fine imposed may be fixed at any greater sum not exceeding double the pecuniary gain derived from the crime by the offender. (1998 Code)