(a) If any fine or penalty is owing and unpaid after a determination of liability under this chapter has become final and the respondent has exhausted or failed to exhaust judicial procedures for review, the Traffic Compliance Administrator shall cause a notice of final determination of liability to be sent to the respondent in accordance with Section 9-100-050(f); provided that the Traffic Compliance Administrator shall not send a notice of final determination to an eligible participant paying the indicated fine under an early installment payment plan pursuant to Section 9-100-160 and rules promulgated thereunder, unless the eligible participant defaults on the early installment payment plan. In the event of a default, the Traffic Compliance Administrator shall send a notice of final determination to the eligible participant in accordance with this section.
(b) Any fine and penalty, if applicable, remaining unpaid after the notice of final determination of liability is sent shall constitute a debt due and owing the City which may be enforced in the manner set forth in Section 2-14-103 of this Code. Failure of the respondent to pay such fine or penalty within 14 days of the date of the notice may result in, if applicable, the immobilization of the person’s vehicle for failure to pay fines or penalties pursuant to Section 9-100-120.
(Prior code § 27.1-10; Added Coun. J. 3-21-90, p. 13561; Amend Coun. J. 7-12-90, p. 18634; Amend Coun. J.. 3-26-96, p. 19161, effective 1-1-97; Amend Coun. J. 7-30-97, p. 49902; Amend Coun. J. 4-29-98, p. 66564, § 2; Amend Coun. J. 7-31-02, p. 90675, § 2; Amend Coun. J. 10-28-15, p. 11951, Art. III, § 7; Amend Coun. J. 9-18-19, p. 4521, § 3; Amend Coun. J. 10-27-21, p. 40504, Art. I, § 5; Amend Coun. J. 11-15-23, p. 6700, Art. I, § 4)