303.99  GENERAL TRAFFIC CODE PENALTIES.
   (a)   General Misdemeanor Classifications.  Whoever violates any provision of this Traffic Code for which violation no penalty is otherwise provided, is guilty of a minor misdemeanor on a first offense; on a second offense within one year after the first offense, the person is guilty of a misdemeanor of the fourth degree; on each subsequent offense within one year after the first offense, the person is guilty of a misdemeanor of the third degree.
(ORC 4513.99)
   (b)   Penalties.  Whoever is convicted of or pleads guilty to a violation of this Traffic Code shall be imprisoned for a definite term or fined, or both, which term of imprisonment and fine shall be fixed by the court as provided in this section.
 
Classification of
Misdemeanor
Maximum Term
of Imprisonment
Maximum Fine
First degree
180 days
$1,000.00
Second degree
90 days
    750.00
Third degree
60 days
    500.00
Fourth degree
30 days
    250.00
Minor
No imprisonment
    150.00
   (ORC 2929.24; 2929.28)