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TITLE 4.

Penalties.

Sec. 489(62). Penalties for Misdemeanor.

(a) It shall be unlawful for any person to violate any of the
provisions of this section.

Every person convicted for a violation of any of the provisions
of this section for which no other penalty is provided shall
for a first conviction thereof be punished by a fine of not less
than $2.50 nor more than one hundred dollars or by imprisonment
in jail for not less than one nor more than ten days; for
second such conviction within one year such person shall be
punished by a fine of not less than ten dollars nor more than two
hundred dollars or by imprisonment in jail for not less than one
nor more than twenty days, or by both such fine and imprisonment;
upon a third or subsequent conviction within one year
such person shall be punished by a fine of not less than twenty-five
dollars nor more than five hundred dollars or by imprisonment
in jail for not less than ten days nor more than six months.

Where, in this section, in any case, it is provided that a fine or
jail sentence may be imposed it shall be construed to mean that
both the fine and jail sentence may be imposed.

Sec. 489(63). Penalty for reckless driving.

Every person convicted of reckless driving, under subsection
two of this section shall be punished for a first violation by a
fine of not less than ten dollars nor more than one hundred dollars,


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or by confinement in jail not to exceed thirty days, or both.
For conviction for subsequent violations, a fine of not less than
fifty dollars, nor more than five hundred dollars, or he may be
further punished by imprisonment in jail for a period of not less
than ten days nor more than six months, or by both such fine and
imprisonment.

Sec. 489(64). Penalty for failure to stop in event of
accident involving personal injury.

Every person convicted of violating subdivision (a) of subsection
thirty, relative to the duty to stop in the event of personal
injury accidents, shall be punished by imprisonment in jail for
not less than thirty days nor more than one year, or by fine of
not less than one hundred dollars nor more than five thousand
dollars, or by both such fine and imprisonment.