(a) If a vehicle owner charged with a school bus stop arm violation shows good cause for not attending a hearing, either personally or through a representative, the hearing officer may permit the matter to be adjudicated by mail, which adjudication must be completed within 90 calendar days after the date of issuance of the school bus stop arm citation.
(b) Letters, memoranda, affidavits, photographs, and other documentary materials will be admissible as evidence for the purposes of adjudication by mail. The hearing officer may exclude from consideration any material that is not relevant to the adjudication of the alleged violation.
(c) Failure of the vehicle owner to proceed with an adjudication by mail after requesting and receiving permission to adjudicate by mail is an admission of liability for the school bus stop arm violation and will subject the owner to the appropriate civil fines, penalties, and costs assessed by the hearing officer.
(d) If a hearing officer determines that adjudication cannot proceed by mail, the hearing officer shall advise the vehicle owner by first class mail that the owner must appear to answer the charge at a hearing. (Ord. 28654)