(A) Except as provided in subsection (B) of this section, an offense created by this code is a violation if the code provides that violation of the code is punishable by a fine but does not provide that the offense is punishable by a term of imprisonment. This code may provide for punishment in addition to a fine as long as the punishment does not include a term of imprisonment.

(B) Conviction of a violation does not give rise to any disability or legal disadvantage based on conviction of a crime.

(C) Violations are classified for the purpose of sentencing into the following categories:

(1) Class A violations;

(2) Class B violations;

(3) Class C violations;

(4) Class D violations;

(5) Unclassified violations as described in subsection (D); and

(6) Specific fine violations as described in subsection (E).

(D) An offense described in this code that is designated as a violation but does not specify the classification of the violation is an unclassified violation. An unclassified violation is a Class B violation.

(E) A specific fine violation is any offense described in this code that:

(1) Is not designated as a crime or as a Class A, B, C, or D violation;

(2) Is not punishable by a term of imprisonment as a penalty for committing the offense; and

(3) Is punishable by a specific fine as the penalty for committing the offense.

(F) Except as provided in this section, a sentence to pay a fine for a violation shall be a sentence to pay an amount not exceeding:

(1) $600 for a Class A violation.

(2) $300 for a Class B violation.

(3) $150 for a Class C violation.

(4) $75 for a Class D violation.

(5) The amount otherwise established by law for any specific fine violation.

(G) If no special corporate fine is specified in the law creating the violation, a sentence to pay a fine for a violation committed by a corporation shall be in an amount not to exceed twice the fine established under this section for a violation by an individual. If a special corporate fine is specified in the law creating the violation, the sentence to pay a fine shall be governed by the law creating the violation.

(H) If a person or corporation has gained money or property through the commission of a violation, instead of sentencing the defendant to pay the fine provided for in subsection (F) or (G) of this section, the court may sentence the defendant to pay an amount fixed by the court, not exceeding double the amount of the defendant’s gain from the commission of the violation. For the purposes of this subsection (H), the defendant’s gain is the amount of money or the value of property, as determined under ORS 164.115, derived from the commission of the violation, less the amount of money or the value of property, as determined under ORS 164.115, returned to the victim of the violation or seized by or surrendered to lawful authority before the time sentence is imposed.