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335.99 TRAFFIC CODE 64 335.99 PENALTYo (EDITOR'S NOTE: See Section 303.99 for general Traffic Code penalty and penalties applicable to misdemeanor classifications.) (a) Licensing. (1) Whoever violates Section 335.01(a)(1) or (3) by operating a motor vehicle when his driver's or commercial driver's license has been expired for no more than six months is guilty of a minor misdemeanor. (2) Whoever violates Section 335.05 is guilty of permitting the operation of a vehicle by a person with no legal right to operate a vehicle, a misdemeanor of the first degree. (3) Whoever violates Section 335.07(a)(1) is guilty of driving under financial responsibility law suspension or revocation, a misdemeanor of the first degree. The court, in addition to and independent of any sentence that it imposes upon the offender for a violation of Section 335.07(a)(1), shall order the immobilization of the vehicle and impoundment of the license plates or forfeiture of the vehicle as provided in Ohio R.C. 4507.361. Except as otherwise provided in Ohio R.C. 4507.162(D), the court, in addition to or independent of all other penalties provided by law, may suspend for a period not to exceed one year the driver's or commercial driver's license or permit or nonresident operating privilege of an offender who is sentenced under paragraph (3) hereof. (4) Whoever violates Section 335.07(a)(2) or (c)(1) is guilty of driving under suspension or revocation or in violation of license restrictions, a misde- meanor of the first degree. Whoever violates Section 335.07(b) is guilty of driving without paying a license reinstatement fee, a misde- meanor of the first degree. Except as otherwise provided in Ohio R.C. 4507.1620, the court, in addition to or independent of all other penalties provided by law, may suspend for a period not to exceed one year the driver`s or commercial driver°s license or permit or nonresident operating privilege of any person who pleads guilty to or is convicted of a violation of Section 335.07(a)(2), (b) or (c)(1). (5) Whoever violates Section 335.07(c)(2) is guilty of driving under OMVI suspension or revocation and shall be punished as provided in subsection (a)(5) hereof. The court, in addition to and independent of any sentence that it imposes upon the offender for a violation of Section 335.07(c)(2), shall order the immobilization of the vehicle and impoundment of the license plates or forfeiture of the vehicle as provided in Ohio R.C. 4507.361. A. If, within five years of the offense, the offender has not been convicted of or pleaded guilty to any 'violation of Ohio R.C. 4507.02(D)(2) or a municipal ordinance that is substantially equiva- lent to that division, driving under OMVI suspension or revocation is a misdemanor of the first degree and the court shall sentence the offender to a term of imprisonment of not less than three consecutive days and may sentence the offender pursuant to Section 303.99(b) to a longer term of imprisonment. As an alternative 1994 Replacement