(A) Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, the criminal procedure laws of the state relating to a violation as described in O.R.S. 161.505, 161.566, and 161.568 apply with equal force and effect in an ordinance violation.
(B) The hearing on any violation shall be by the court without a jury.
(C) The hearing shall not commence until the expiration of seven days from the date of citation for the violation unless the defendant waives the seven-day period.
(D) The city shall have the burden of proof of the alleged violation by a preponderance of the evidence.
(E) The pretrial discovery rules in O.R.S. 135.805 through 135.873 shall apply.
(F) The defendant may not be required to be a witness in the hearing.
(G) Proof of a culpable mental state is not an element of a violation unless expressly provided in the subject ordinance violated.
(Ord. 94, passed 7-7-1982)