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vehicle while under the influence of alcohol, a <br /> drug of abuse, or alcohol and a drug of abuse, of a~ <br /> municipal ordinance relating to operating a vehicle <br /> with a prohibited concentration of alcohol in the <br /> blood, breath or urine, of Ohio R.C. 4511.19, or~ of <br /> Ohio R.C. 2903.06 or 2903.07 or Section 537.02 of <br /> the General Offenses Code in a case in which the <br /> jury or judge found that the offender was under the <br /> influence of alcohol, a drug of abuse, or alcohol <br /> and a drug of abuse, the offender is guilty of a <br /> misdemeanor of the first degree ~and, except as <br /> provided in this paragraph, the court shall <br /> sentence the offender to a term of imprisonment of <br /> ten days and may sentence the offender, pursuant to <br /> Ohio R.C. 2929.21, to a longer term of <br /> imprisonment. As an alternative to the term of <br /> imprisonment required to be imposed by this <br />paragraph, but subject to paragraph (g)(8) hereof, <br />the court may sentence the offender to a term of <br />imprisonment of five consecutive days followed <br />immediately by not less than eighteen consecutive <br />days of electronically monitored house arrest, as <br />defined in Ohio R.C. 2929.23(A)(3). The five <br />consecutive days of imprisonment and the period of <br />electronically monitored house arrest shall not <br />exceed six months. <br /> In addition, the court shall impose upon the <br />offender a fine of not less than three hundred <br />dollars ($300.00) and not more than one <br />thousand five hundred dollars ($1,500). <br /> In addition to any other sentence that it <br />imposes upon the offender, the court may require <br />the offender to attend a drivers intervention <br />program that is certified pursuant to Ohio R.C. <br />3793.10. If the officials of the drivers' <br />intervention program determine that the offender is <br />alcohol dependent, they shall notify the court, and <br />the court shall order the offender to obtain <br />treatment through an alcohol and drug addiction <br />program authorized by Ohio R.C. 3793.02. The cost <br />of the treatment shall be paid by the offender. <br /> Of the fine imposed pursuant to this <br />paragraph, thirty--five dollars ($35.00) shall be <br />paid to an enforcement and education fund <br />established by Council. This share shall be used by <br />the Municipality to pay only those costs it incurs <br />in enforcing this section and in informing the <br />public of the laws governing operation of a motor <br />vehicle while under the influence of alcohol, the <br />dangers of operation of a motor vehicle while under <br />the influence of alcohol, and other information <br />relating to the operation of a motor vehicle and <br />the consumption of alcoholic beverages. Sixty--five <br />dollars ($65.00) of the fine imposed pursuant to <br />this paragraph shall be paid to the political <br />subdivision responsible for housing the offender <br />during his or her term of incarceration. This share <br />shall be used by the political subdivision to pay <br />or reimburse incarceration costs it incurs in <br />housing persons who violate this section and to pay <br />for ignition interlock devices and electronic house <br />arrest equipment for persons who violate this <br />section, and shall be paid to the credit of the <br />fund that pays the cost of the incarceration. Fifty <br />dollars ($50.00) of the fine imposed pursuant to <br />this paragraph shall be deposited into the Indigent <br />Drivers Alcohol Treatment Fund of the court that <br />imposes the fine, created by the County or the <br />Municipality pursuant to Ohio R.C. 4511.191(M). The <br />balance of the fine shall be disbursed as otherwise <br />provided by law. <br /> <br />6 <br /> <br /> <br />