698.04 ORGANIZATIONAL PENALTIES.
(a) Regardless of the penalties provided in Section 606.08 shall be fined, which fine shall be fixed by the court as follows:
(1) For a misdemeanor of the first degree, not more than five thousand dollars (\$5,000);
(2) For a misdemeanor of the second degree, not more than four thousand dollars (\$4,000);
(3) For a misdemeanor of the third degree, not more than three thousand dollars (\$3,000);
(4) For a misdemeanor of the fourth degree, not more than two thousand dollars (\$2,000);
(5) For a minor misdemeanor, not more than one thousand dollars (\$1,000);
(6) For a misdemeanor not specifically classified, not more than two thousand dollars (\$2,000);
(7) For a minor misdemeanor not specifically classified, not more than one thousand dollars (\$1,000) .
(b) When an organization is convicted of an offense not specifically classified, and the section defining the offense or penalty plainly indicates a purpose to impose the penalty provided for violation upon organizations, then such penalty shall be imposed in lieu of the penalty provided in this section.
(c) When an organization is convicted of an offense not specifically classified, and the penalty provided includes a higher fine than that provided in this section, then the penalty imposed shall be pursuant to the penalty provided for violation of the section defining the offense.
(d) This section does not prevent the imposition of available civil sanctions against an organization convicted of an offense pursuant to Section 606.08, either in addition to or in lieu of a fine imposed pursuant to this section. (ORC 2929.31)