It’s a bit like the old sitcom “Night Court” where the judge would find the ladies of the evening guilty as charged and turn them loose with “time served” as their penalty.

This “lack of sentence” is a bit more than time served since the penalty for this crime can still be applied at any time if the offender is in court for anything else.

It’s overly lenient and a bad message, but better than letting off manslaughter charges for a defense of “affluenza.” https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-43621839