Except as otherwise provided below, the processing agency shall proceed under Subsection A. or B., but not both, in order to collect an unpaid penalty:
A. File an itemization of unpaid parking penalties and other related fees with the Department for collection pursuant to Vehicle Code Section 4760 or the successor statute thereto.
B. If more than five hundred dollars ($500.00) in unpaid parking penalties, or other penalties, and other related fees have been accrued by any one (1) registered owner or the registered owner’s renter, lessee or sales transferee, owner and/or resident, proof thereof may be filed with the court, which has the same effect as a civil judgment. Execution may be levied and such other measures may be taken for the collection of the judgment as are authorized for the collection of unpaid civil judgments entered against a defendant in an action against a debtor.
C. The processing agency shall send notice by first class mail to the registered owner or renter, lessee, or sales transferee, owner and/or resident indicating that a civil judgment has been filed and the date that the judgment shall become effective. The notice shall also indicate the time that execution may be levied against the person’s assets, that liens may be placed against that person’s property, that the person’s wages may be garnished, and that other steps may be taken to satisfy the judgment. The notice shall also state that the processing agency will terminate the commencement of a civil judgment proceeding if all penalties and other related fees are paid prior to the date set for hearing. If judgment is entered, then the City may file a writ of execution or an abstract with the court clerk’s office identifying the means by which the civil judgment is to be satisfied.
D. If a judgment is rendered for the processing agency, that agency may contract with a collection agency licensed pursuant to Chapter 8 (commencing with Section 6850) of Division 3 of the Business and Professions Code, or the successor statutes thereto, to collect the judgment.
E. If required by law, the processing agency shall pay the established first paper civil filing fee at the time an entry of civil judgment is requested.
F. If the registration of the vehicle has not been renewed for sixty (60) days beyond the renewal date (for Vehicle Code violations) and the citation has not been collected by the Department pursuant to Vehicle Code Section 4760, or the successor statute thereto, then the processing agency may file a proof of unpaid penalties and fees with the court which has the same effect as a civil judgment as provided above in Subsection B.
G. The processing agency shall not file a civil judgment with the court relating to a citation filed with the Department unless the processing agency has determined that the registration of the vehicle has not been renewed for sixty (60) days beyond the renewal date, and the citation has not been collected by the Department pursuant to Vehicle Code Section 4760 or the successor statute thereto.