Section 12-404 - Commitment for nonpayment of fine following appeal.
§ 12-404. Commitment for nonpayment of fine following appeal.
If a judgment of the District Court imposing a fine or penalty for violation of a law or ordinance is affirmed on appeal, the appellate court may commit the defendant or appellant in case of nonpayment of the fine or penalty, in accordance with law.
[An. Code 1957, art. 5, § 39; 1973, 1st Sp. Sess., ch. 2, § 1.]