I. – In matters referred to in II of Article LO 6414-1, the Territorial Council may impose fines for breaches of the rules it lays down that do not exceed the maximum laid down in the Penal Code for offences and that comply with the classification of offences laid down in the same Code.
II. – The Territorial Council may also provide for the application of correctional penalties subject to the approval of its deliberation by law; until the entry into force of the approval law, the perpetrators of the offences provided for by the deliberation shall be liable to the fines applicable to the perpetrators of fifth class contraventions.
III. – Subject to the reservation provided for in II, the Territorial Council may attach to these offences additional penalties to be imposed by the courts, within the limits of those provided for by criminal legislation and regulations for offences of the same nature.
Without prejudice to the criminal penalties provided for in I, II and this III, infringements of the rules governing the assessment and collection of taxes, duties, fees and charges instituted by the territorial council may be combined by the territorial council with fines, surcharges, interest or compensation for late payment applied by the administration.
The proceeds of the fines, surcharges, interest or compensation for late payment referred to in this article shall be paid into the budget of the territorial authority.
IV. – The Territorial Council may issue contraventions de grande voirie to punish infringements of the public domain of the collectivity. These fines may not exceed the maximum provided for offences of the same nature by the laws and regulations applicable to highways.
The proceeds of convictions shall be paid into the budget of the collectivity.