§ 1-14. Offenses classified.

(a)

Class 1 offenses.

(1)

Certain offenses present an increased risk of harm to the community and therefore, in the interest of public safety, any person convicted of a class 1 offense may, for each offense, be fined in a sum not more than nine hundred ninety-nine dollars ($999.00) or jailed not to exceed one (1) year, or both so fined and jailed.

(2)

Class 1 offenses shall include the following:

a.

Bias-motivated offenses, as defined in section 14-71(a)(2).

b.

Sexually-motivated offenses, as defined in section 14-71-(a)(9).

c.

Offenses against at-risk persons, as defined in section 14-71(a)(1).

d.

Assault on a law enforcement officer, as defined in section 14-71(a)(5).

e.

Assault with serious bodily harm, as defined in section 14-71 (a)(7).

f.

Assault with strangulation, as defined in section 14-71(a)(10).

g.

Habitual domestic violence offender, as set forth in section 14-68(b)(2).

(b)

Class 2 offenses.

(1)

Any person convicted of a class 2 offense may, for each offense, be jailed not to exceed sixty (60) days. Nothing in this section shall be construed to limit sentencing options that are otherwise available to the court, except that no person convicted of a class 2 offense shall be subject to any fine.

(2)

Class 2 offenses shall include the following:

a.

Sec. 38-86.1. Sitting or lying in the public right-of-way.

b.

Sec. 38-86.2. Unauthorized camping on public or private property prohibited.

c.

Sec. 38-99. Urinating or defecating in public.

d.

Sec. 38-132. Panhandling.

e.

Sec. 39-3. Curfews and closures.

f.

Sec. 49-254. Storage and loading.

g.

Sec. 49-532. Prohibitions.

h.

Sec. 54-548. Solicitation on or near street or highway.

(Ord. No. 513-17, § 2, 5-22-17)