A. Any person charged with a civil infraction may contest the same instead of paying the fee. A civil infraction is contested by causing written notice thereof to be delivered to the Office of the CIHE. If the person charged with a civil infraction fails or refuses to give a correct mailing address when contesting a civil infraction the action shall be deemed to be in default and not contested.
B. When a civil infraction is contested, the CIHE shall thereafter conduct a civil hearing with respect thereto. The notice of civil infraction shall constitute prima facie evidence that the infraction alleged therein actually occurred. The hearing shall be conducted as informally as the circumstances will allow and shall be based on the civil standard of a preponderance of the evidence. At the hearing, any party, may be required to testify. The CIHE shall accept written relevant documentation, photographs, or video submitted by either party in lieu of testimony and may establish the weight as to the credibility of any such document as the CIHE determines appropriate. (Ord. 2017-17, 11-14-2017)