(A) Ordinance violation notice requirements. Municipal civil infraction violation notices shall be issued and served by authorized township officials as provided by law and township ordinances. A copy of a notice of a municipal civil infraction action involving the use or occupancy of land, or a building, or other structure, may be served upon an owner or occupant of the land, building or structure by posting the copy on the land, or attaching the copy to the building or structure. In addition, a copy of the notice shall be sent by first class mail to the owner of the land, building, or structure at the owner’s last known address. All other notices of municipal civil infractions shall require the authorized local official to personally serve the copy of the notice upon the alleged violator.
(B) Contents. A municipal civil infraction notice shall include, as a minimum, all of the following:
(1) A description of the alleged violation(s) including the ordinance alleged to have been violated;
(2) That the alleged violator may do one of the following:
(a) Admit responsibility for the civil infraction,
(b) Admit responsibility for the civil infraction with explanation, or
(c) Deny responsibility for the civil infraction.
(3) The time within which the person must contact the Bureau for purpose of admitting or denying responsibility for the violations;
(4) The amount of the scheduled fines/costs for the alleged violation;
(5) The violations may be admitted or denied by mail or in person;
(6) The consequences of failing to pay the required fines/costs or contact the Bureau within the required time;
(7) The address and telephone number of the Bureau;
(8) The days and hours that the Bureau is open.
(Ord. 08-05-2013.1, passed 8-23-2015)