[Amended 6-4-2009 by L.L. No. 7-2009; 12-7-2017 by L.L. No. 7-2017]
A. Penalties for offenses. Every person convicted of a traffic infraction or a violation of any provision of this chapter, except §
237-21, shall be punished by a fine of not more than an amount to be set periodically by the Board of Trustees or by imprisonment for not more than 15 days, or by both such fine and imprisonment.
B. Surcharges for conviction or plea of guilty. Whenever proceedings in the Village Justice Court result in a conviction for a violation of Article
III,
IV,
V,
VI, or
VII of this chapter, there shall be levied a mandatory surcharge, in addition to any sentence required or permitted by law, in an amount set periodically by the Village Board of Trustees.
C. Administrative fee for late payments. In the event that a fine is
assessed for a conviction (or plea agreement which results in a conviction)
of any provision of this chapter and a payment plan is agreed to by
the defendant and the people and the defendant fails to pay such fine
at the time agreed to, the defendant shall also be assessed a late
fee in an amount to be set by the Board of Trustees, per month (or
portion thereof) that the payment is late. In the event that the payment
plan is split into multiple payments, late fees shall be applied to
each individual partial payment which is late. Late fees shall be
automatically added to the amount owed, but the Village Justice shall
have the power to waive such fee upon application and a showing of
unavoidable lateness.