(A) Upon failure of the person receiving a notice of ordinance violation, or the registered owner, operator or lessee of the cited vehicle, to pay the fine in full as stated on the notice, the Ordinance Enforcement Administrator shall send or cause to be sent notices by first class mail, postage prepaid, to the person who received the notice of ordinance violation or the registered owner or operator of the cited vehicle, at the address recorded with the Secretary of State, and to the lessee of the cited vehicle, at the address last known to the lessor of the cited vehicle at the time of the lease. Service of notices sent in accordance herewith shall be complete as of the date of deposit in the United States mail.
(B) The notices provided for in division (A) hereof shall contain but not be limited to the following information:
(1) The date and location of the violation cited in the violation notice;
(2) The particular ordinance violated;
(3) The vehicle make and state registration number (if applicable);
(4) The fine and any penalty that may be assessed for late payment;
(5) A section entitled “notice of hearing,” which shall clearly set forth that the person receiving a notice of ordinance violation or the registered owner, operator or lessee may appear at an administrative hearing to contest the validity of the violation notice on the date and at the time and place specified in the notice of hearing;
(6) The date, time and place of the administrative hearing at which the alleged violation may be contested on its merits;
(7) A statement that failure to either pay the fine and any applicable penalty, or to appear at the hearing on its merits on the date and at the time and place specified, will result in a final determination of liability for the “cited” violation in the amount of the fine and penalty indicated; and
(8) A statement that upon the occurrence of a final determination of liability for the failure, and the exhaustion of, or the failure to exhaust, available administrative or judicial procedures for review, any unpaid fine or penalty will constitute a debt due and owing the city.
(C) A notice of final determination of liability shall be sent following the conclusion of administrative and/or judicial review, as is hereinafter set forth, and shall contain but not be limited to the following information and warnings:
(1) A statement that the unpaid fine and any penalty assessed are a debt due and owing the city;
(2) A warning that failure to pay the fine and any penalty due and owing the city within the time specified may result in the city proceeding with collection procedures and/or the city’s filing a complaint in the Circuit Court to have the unpaid fine or penalty rendered a judgment, in accordance with ILCS Ch. 625, Act 5, § 11-208.3(f), incorporated herein by reference, pertaining to any motor vehicle matter, or any other applicable state law pertaining to any other ordinance violation;
(3) A warning that the person’s driver’s license may be suspended for failure to pay fines or penalties for ten or more vehicular standing or parking violations under ILCS Ch. 625, Act 5, § 6-306.5, incorporated herein by reference;
(4) A warning that the vehicle owned by the person and located within the city may be immobilized and impounded for failure to pay fines or penalties for five or more vehicular standing or parking regulation violations; and
(5) Any other warning of possible impoundment as permitted by law or ordinance.
(D) A notice of impending suspension of a person’s driver’s license shall be sent to any person determined to be liable for the payment of any fine or penalty that remains due and owing on ten or more vehicular standing or parking regulation violations.
(1) The notice shall state that the failure to pay the fine or penalty owing within 45 days of the date of the notice will result in the city’s notifying the Secretary of State that the person is eligible for initiation of suspension proceedings under ILCS Ch. 625, Act 5, § 6-306.5, incorporated herein by reference.
(2) The notice of impending driver’s license suspension shall be sent by first class mail, postage prepaid, to the address recorded with the Secretary of State.
(Ord. 96-07, passed 2-13-1996)