(1) For purposes of the Nebraska Criminal Code and any statute passed by the Legislature after the date of passage of the code, misdemeanors are divided into seven classes which are distinguished from one another by the following penalties which are authorized upon conviction:

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Class I misdemeanor……..	Maximum — not more than one year
	imprisonment, or one thousand dollars
	fine, or both
	Minimum — none
Class II misdemeanor…….	Maximum — six months imprisonment, or
	one thousand dollars fine, or both
	Minimum — none
Class III misdemeanor……	Maximum — three months imprisonment,
	or five hundred dollars fine, or both
	Minimum — none
Class IIIA misdemeanor…..	Maximum — seven days imprisonment, five
	hundred dollars fine, or both
	Minimum — none
Class IV misdemeanor…….	Maximum — no imprisonment, five
	hundred dollars fine
	Minimum — none
Class V misdemeanor……..	Maximum — no imprisonment, one
	hundred dollars fine
	Minimum — none
Class W misdemeanor…….	Driving under the influence or implied
	consent
	First conviction
	Maximum — sixty days imprisonment and
	five hundred dollars fine
	Mandatory minimum — seven days
	imprisonment and five hundred dollars
	fine
	Second conviction
	Maximum — six months imprisonment and
	five hundred dollars fine
	Mandatory minimum — thirty days
	imprisonment and five hundred dollars
	fine
	Third conviction
	Maximum — one year imprisonment and
	one thousand dollars fine
	Mandatory minimum — ninety days
	imprisonment
	and one thousand dollars fine

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