(A) Pursuant to IC 33-6-3-1, there is hereby established an Ordinance Violations Bureau for the city.
(B) The Clerk-Treasurer of the city is hereby appointed Ordinance Violations Bureau Clerk who is to be the administrator of the Bureau.
(C) The Violations Bureau Clerk may accept written appearances, waivers of trial, admissions of violations and payment of civil penalties of not more than $100 in ordinance violation cases subject to the schedule prescribed in division (D) below.
(D) The following ordinances of the city are subject to admission of violation before the Violations Clerk and the following civil penalties are to be assessed a violator who elects to admit a violation under this section.
CHAPTER 51 - SEWERS
First Offense $50
Second Offense 100
Third Offense Court
CHAPTER 70 - GENERAL PROVISIONS
First Offense $50
Second Offense 100
Third Offense Court
CHAPTER 71 - TRAFFIC RULES
First Offense $50
Second Offense 100
Third Offense Court
CHAPTER 72 - STOPPING, STANDING AND PARKING
First Offense $50
Second Offense 100
Third Offense Court
CHAPTER 73 - PARKING REGULATIONS
First Offense $5
Second Offense 5
Third Offense Court
CHAPTER 74 - TRUCKS
First Offense $50
Second Offense 100
Third Offense Court
CHAPTER 77 - BICYCLES, SKATEBOARDS, ROLLER SKATES, AND ROLLER BLADES
First Offense $5
Second Offense 5
Third Offense Court
CHAPTER 91 - ANIMALS
First Offense $25
Third Offense Court
CHAPTER 93 - CITY AIRPORTS
First Offense $50
Second Offense 100
Third Offense Court
CHAPTER 94 - FAIR HOUSING
First Offense $50
Second Offense 100
Third Offense Court
CHAPTER 96 - GARBAGE
First Offense $50
Second Offense 100
Third Offense Court
CHAPTER 97 - NOISE
First Offense $50
Second Offense within one year 100
Third Offense Court
CHAPTER 98 - NUISANCES
First Offense $50
Second Offense 100
Third Offense Court
CHAPTER 99 - PARKS AND RECREATION
First Offense $50
Second Offense 100
Third Offense Court
CHAPTER 101 - STREETS AND SIDEWALKS
First Offense $100
Third Offense Court
CHAPTER 110 - BURGLAR ALARMS SYSTEMS
First Offense $25
Second Offense 50
Third Offense Court
CHAPTER 112 - GASOLINE STATIONS
First Offense $50
Second Offense 100
Third Offense Court
CHAPTER 113 - SALE OF DRUG PARAPHERNALIA
First Offense $100
Third Offense Court
CHAPTER 114 - TRANSIENT DEALERS
First Offense $100
Third Offense Court
CHAPTER 130 - OFFENSES AGAINST PUBLIC PEACE AND SAFETY
First Offense $10
Second Offense 50
Third Offense Court
CHAPTER 150 - BUILDING CODE
First Offense $100
Third Offense Court
CHAPTER 152 - SUBDIVISIONS
First Offense $50
Second Offense within one year 100
Third Offense Court
CHAPTER 153 - ZONING CODE
First Violation Warning Ticket
Second Violation $50
Third Violation 100
Fourth Violation 100
Fifth Violation Court
(E) A person charged with an ordinance violation under this section is entitled to a trial before a court as provided by law, unless the person waives the right to trial and enters an admission of the violation with the Violations Clerk. Upon such an admission, the Clerk shall assess and receive from the violator the amount prescribed by the schedule of civil penalties established under this section. If a person charged with the violation under this section wants to exercise the right to trial, the person shall appear before the Violations Clerk and deny the violation or enter a written denial with the Violations Clerk.
(F) If a person denies an ordinance violation under this section or fails to satisfy a civil penalty assessed by the Violations Clerk after having entered an admission of violation or fails to deny or admit the violation under this section, the Clerk shall report this fact to the City Attorney and proceedings in court against the person shall then be pursued for the alleged ordinance violation.
(G) All sums collected by the Violations Clerk as civil penalties for ordinance violations shall be accounted for and paid to the Municipal Corporation as provided by law. An ordinance violation admitted under this section does not constitute a judgment for the purposes of IC 33-19, and an ordinance violation costs fee may not be collected from the defendant under IC 33-19-5. In addition, an ordinance violation processed under this section may not be considered for the purposes of IC 33-19-7-3 when determining the percentage of ordinance violations.
(Ord. 4470, passed 5-3-04)