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ARTICLE VI. MUNICIPAL HEARINGS DIVISION (2-14-190 et seq.)
2-14-190 Municipal hearings division – Jurisdiction.
   (a)   The department of administrative hearings is authorized to establish a system of administrative adjudication for the enforcement of all provisions of the Municipal Code, and similar matters pursuant to Section 2-14-030(6), that are not adjudicated by the vehicle, buildings, or environmental safety and consumer affairs hearings divisions.
   (b)   The system may be operated within a municipal hearings division or such other division or divisions established by the director within the department of administrative hearings.
   (c)   Notwithstanding any other provision of this Code, except Section 2-14-130(c), the jurisdiction granted to the department of administrative hearings by this article shall be exercised exclusively by the department of administrative hearings upon written notification by the director to any affected department or agency of the city. Subsequent to the issuance of the written notification, no city department or agency, except those specified in Section 2-14-130(c), may adjudicate code provisions identified in the notice other than the department of administrative hearings.
(Added Coun. J. 7-10-96, p. 24982; Amend Coun. J. 11-12-97, p. 56813; Amend Coun. J. 4-29-98, p. 66564; Amend Coun. J. 7-2-10, p. 96234, § 1; Amend Coun. J. 11-16-11, p. 13798, Art. V, § 1; Amend Coun. J. 2-15-12, p. 20496, § 4; Amend Coun. J. 6-25-14, p. 83727, § 1)
2-14-195 Fine of $10,000.00 or more – Petition for review to the director.
   (a)   Except as otherwise provided in Section 3-4-340(H)(5), in any matter adjudicated by the municipal hearings division where an administrative law officer imposes or the city seeks a fine or judgment of $10,000.00 or more, either party may, within ten business days of said fine or judgment determination, petition the director of the department of administrative hearings or his or her designee to review the determination as well as the underlying final determination of liability. A final decision by the director or his or her designee to reverse or modify any determination shall be based on the record created by the administrative law officer, and the director shall not make any determination of credibility without consulting the administrative law officer.
   (b)   If the director or his or her designee does not act on a petition within ten business days after receiving the petition, the petition shall be deemed denied on that date and the determination of the administrative law officer shall be final.
   (c)   The failure to submit a petition for review shall not waive or affect a party's right to judicial review.
(Added Coun. J. 7-10-96, p. 24982; Amend Coun. J. 11-12-97, p. 56813; Amend Coun. J. 4-29-98, p. 66564; Amend Coun. J. 11-8-12, p. 38872, § 3)
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