When the driver of a motor vehicle or a trailer commits a violation which constitutes an administrative fault and as a consequence thereof causes or contributes to causing an accident resulting in injuries to any person or damages to the property of another, said administrative fault shall become a misdemeanor punishable with a fine of not more than five hundred dollars ($500), a term of imprisonment for a term of not more than sixty (60) days, or both penalties at the discretion of the court.
History —Jan. 7, 2000, No. 22, § 24.03, renumbered as § 23.03 on June 3, 2004, No. 132, § 17, eff. 8 months after June 3, 2004.