Upon conviction of any person for a violation of this code or other ordinance or any rule, regulation, notice, or order promulgated or issued pursuant to authority thereof, the Police Court Judge may impose such fine or imprisonment, or both, as may be within the limits of punishment authorized for such violation by state law, the city Charter, this code, or other ordinance of the city; and the Police Court Judge shall have the power to issue an execution for any fine and costs, imposed by him or her, or he or she may at the time of rendering judgment thereof, or at any time thereafter, and before satisfaction of such judgment, by his or her order in writing, require the immediate payment thereof, and, in default of such payment, he or she may cause the person so in default to be apprehended and brought before him or her and commit him or her to jail until the fine and costs are fully paid, but not to exceed 30 days. Any person committed for the nonpayment of fine and costs, while in custody, may be compelled to work on the streets, alleys, or public grounds or works until the fine and costs are paid, allowing $1.50 per day, or other amount deemed appropriate by the Municipal Court, for the work of such person to apply to such fine and costs.
(Prior Code, § 21-15)
Charter reference:
Authority of Mayor to commit to prison persons who are in default of payment, see Charter § 20
Authority to compel labor by persons in default of payment of fines or costs, see Charter § 31
Statutory reference:
Authority of Mayor to commit to prison persons who are in default, see W. Va. Code 8-10-1