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Ohio Fire Code <br />1501. 99 <br />(4) In buildings that are required to have a fire alarm system, the fire alarm <br />system must be supplied with emergency power so that it will function <br />normally in the event of a primary power failure. <br />1501.99 PENALTY. <br />(a) Criminal Penalties. (1) Whoever violates Section 1501.05(a) is guilty of a mfsdemeanor of the firet <br />degree. (ORC 3737.99(B)) <br />(2) Whoever violates Sections 1501.05(b) or 1501.06 is guilty of aminor mis- <br />demeanor. (ORC 3737.99(C)) , <br />(3) Whoever violates Sections 1501.07 or 1501.09 is guilty of a miademeanor <br />of the fourth degree. (ORC 3737. 99(D)) <br />(4)' Whoever violates Sections 1501.08 or 1501.10 is guilty of a misdemeanor <br />of the third degree. (ORC 3737.99(E)) I <br />(b) Civil Penaltiese <br />(1) Any person who has received a citation for a serious violation of the Ohio <br />Fire Code or any order iasued pursuant to it9 ehall be assesaed a civil <br />penalty of not more than one. thousand dollars ($1, 000) for each such violation. <br />(2) Any person who has received a citation for a violation of the Ohio Fire <br />- Code or any order issued pureuant to it, and such violation is specifically <br />determined not to be of a serious nature, may be assesaei a civil penalty <br />, of"not more than one thousand doIlars ($]., 040) for each auch violation. <br />(3) Any person who fails to correct a vfolatiom for which a citation has been <br />issued within the period permitted for ite correction, may be assessed a civil penalty of not more than one thousand dollars ($1, 000) for each <br />day during which such failure or violation continuea. (4) Any peraon who violates any of tlae poeting xequirenaents, as preacribed <br />by Section 1501.04(c), shall be assessed a civil penmlty of not more than <br />one thousand dollars ($1, 000) for each violation. <br />(5) Due consideration to the appropriateness of the penalty with respect to the <br />gravity of the violation, the good faith of the person being charged, and the <br />history of previous violations shall be given whenever a penalty is assessed <br />under this chaptero <br />(6) For purposes of this section, a serious violation shall be considered to exist <br />if there is a substantial probability that an occurrence causing death or <br />serious physical harm to persons could result from a condition which exists, <br />• or from one or more practices, means, methods, operations or processes . <br />which have been adopted or are in use, unless the person did not and could <br />not with the exercise of reasonable diligence, know of the presence of the <br />violation. <br />(7) Civil penalties imposed by this chapter shall be paid to the Municipal Chief <br />_ Fiscal Officer for deposit into the General Revenue Fund. Such penalties <br />may be recovered in a civil action in the name of the Murucipality brought <br />in the Court of Common Pleas. (ORC 3737.51(B) to (H))