(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)