The courts have wide discretion in terms of sentencing options.
With respect to fines, it was pointed out that the court can impose a fine of up to $200. That's a result of a motion that was adopted by this committee. The courts already have discretion in terms of alternatives to imposing a fine. In the case of an indigent person, there's an obligation under the code currently for the court to not impose a fine if the court is of the view that the person cannot pay the fine. Alternatively, in those cases, the court could impose a fine option or sentence the individual to serve a period of time in a fine option program whereby he would do work in the community. The indigent person is not going to be compelled to pay a fine that the court knows cannot be paid.