AGO Opinion Topics: AUTHORITY IMPOSE CERTAIN PUNISHMENT VIOLATIONS STATE MOTOR VEHICLE CODE

(1)  For violations of the motor vehicle code which constitute gross misdemeanors, a justice of the peace can impose both fine and imprisonment. (2)  A person previously convicted of operating a vehicle while under the influence of intoxicants under the provisions of a city ordinance may not be charged as a second offender under the state motor vehicle code. (3)  A justice of the peace may not impose a sentence suspended by another justice of the peace within the same county during the term of suspension.