Any municipal corporation may make the violation of any of its ordinances a misdemeanor, and provide for the punishment thereof by fine or imprisonment, or both. The fine, imposed under authority of this section, shall not exceed five hundred dollars and imprisonment shall not exceed six months.
Vill. of West Jefferson v. Robinson, 205 N.E.2d 382 (Ohio 1965). · cites it 2ד342 , it is stated: *117 “Section 3628, General Code [Section 715.67, Revised Code], provides that all municipal corporations shall have general power ‘to make the violation of ordinances a misdemeanor, and to provide for the punishment thereof by fine or imprisonment, or both,…”
State ex rel. Khumprakob v. Mahoning Cty. Bd. of Elections (Slip Opinion), 2018-Ohio-1602, 109 N.E.3d 1184. “" R.C. 715.67. The proposed charter amendment's requirement that the city prosecute violations of the amendment committed by corporations and its establishment of a strict-liability mens rea for violations may become elements of future ordinances.”
City of Cincinnati v. Howard, 900 N.E.2d 689 (Ohio Ct. App. 1st Dist. 2008). · cites it 2ד{¶ 6} R.C. 715.67 states that a municipality may “provide for the punishment” for a misdemeanor violation by fine or imprisonment, or both, provided that the fine does not exceed $500 and the imprisonment does not exceed six months.”
State ex rel. Corrigan v. Barnes, 443 N.E.2d 1034 (Ohio Ct. App. 8th Dist. 1982). “R.C. 715.67. Only the legislature of the state of Ohio has the power to impose a further penalty upon felony offenders.”
City of Akron v. Smith, 611 N.E.2d 435 (Ohio Ct. App. 1992). “Pursuant to R.C. 715.67, the General Assembly has authorized municipal corporations to impose misdemeanor punishments for violations of local ordinances.”
Leet v. City of Eastlake, 220 N.E.2d 121 (Ohio Ct. App. 1966). · cites it 2ד99 thereof (which penalty the city had power to impose pursuant to Section 715.67, Revised Code), it follows that Section 1340.”
City of Avon Lake v. Burke, 186 N.E.2d 94 (Ohio Ct. App. 1962). · cites it 2ד“The power to define certain acts as misdemeanors and to impose penalties therefor as provided by Revised Code Section 715.67 is reserved to the legislative authority of the municipality.”
Mentor v. Spehar, 2018-Ohio-3441. “Spehar ignores R.C. 715.67, which provides: “Any municipal corporation may make the violation of any of its ordinances a misdemeanor, and provide for the punishment thereof by fine or imprisonment, or both.”
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