New Franklin Fine: Installments Allowed: Commuted to Imprisonment ordinance (§ 125.190)
Chapter 125: Municipal Court
In short: The judge may let a fine be paid in installments, and if someone cannot or will not pay a fine and costs, it can be converted to jail time credited at up to $10.00 per day.
Our plain-English summary, not the official text or legal advice. The ordinance below is what counts.
A. When a fine is assessed for violation of an ordinance, it shall be within the discretion of the Associate Circuit Judge to provide for the payment of the fine on an installment basis under such terms and conditions as he/she may deem appropriate.
B. When any person shall refuse or be unable to pay any fine and costs assessed against him, the Associate Circuit Judge shall have power to commute such fine and costs to imprisonment in the City Jail, which shall be credited up to a rate of ten dollars ($10.00) of such fine and costs for each day's imprisonment, the specific rate to be within the discretion of the Associate Circuit Judge.
Official source: New Franklin City Code, page 68 of the city's PDF
Last checked October 30, 2026. The city's official copy controls; this page is a reading copy, not legal advice.