SEC. 28-226. SERVICE OF A CIVIL SCHOOL BUS STOP ARM CITATION.

   (a)   In order to impose a civil fine under this article, the director shall send a school bus stop arm citation to the owner of the motor vehicle involved in the school bus stop arm violation within 30 calendar days after the date the violation is alleged to have occurred. The citation must be sent, by United States mail, to:

      (1)   the owner’s address as shown on the registration records of the Texas Department of Transportation;

      (2)   if the vehicle is registered in another state or country, the owner’s address as shown on the motor vehicle registration records of the department or agency of the other state or country analogous to the Texas Department of Transportation;

      (3)   if the owner presents evidence or information under Section 28-224(d) or (g) that the vehicle was being rented, leased, or test driven at the time of the school bus stop arm violation, the address provided by the seller or lessor under Section 28-224(d) or (g); or

      (4)   if the registered owner presents evidence under Section 28-224(h) that another person had legal title to the vehicle at the time of the school bus stop arm violation, the address provided under Section 28-224(h).

   (b)   A school bus stop arm citation is presumed to have been received on the fifth day after the date the citation is mailed. (Ord. 28654)