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If as a result of the infraction, an accident that results in injury of a person or in damage to another’s property is caused or contributes to its cause, the infraction shall be prosecuted as a misdemeanor, punishable by a fine of not less than one hundred dollars ($100) nor more than five hundred dollars ($500), or by imprisonment for a minimum term of one month, and for a maximum term of six (6) months, or both penalties at the discretion of the court. The court shall also impose restitution in all cases.\nHistory —June 4, 1969, No. 21, p. 36, added as § 2 on Aug. 14, 1991, No. 64, § 2, eff. 90 days after Aug. 14, 1991.