(A) The notice of liability shall be processed by the Elmwood Place Police Department or its designee and shall be served by ordinary mail to the owner's address as given on the motor vehicle registration from the Bureau of Motor Vehicles, or its equivalent, of the state registered. The notice of liability shall include:
(1) The name and address of the registered owner of the motor vehicle;
(2) The license plate number of the motor vehicle involved in the violation;
(3) The violation charged;
(4) The location of the violation;
(5) The date and time of the violation;
(6) A copy of the recorded image(s);
(7) The amount of the civil penalty imposed and the date by which the civil penalty should be paid and where the payment should be made;
(8) Information advising the person alleged to be liable of the options as provided in § 77.03; and
(9) The time, place, and manner in which an administrative appeal can be initiated and a warning that failure to exercise the options provided under § 77.06 in a timely manner is an admission of liability.
(B) A notice of liability issued under this chapter shall be mailed no later than 15 calendar days after the alleged violation.
(C) Except as provided under § 77.03(C), the Elmwood Place Police Department or its designee may not mail a notice of liability to a person who is not the owner of the motor vehicle.
(D) It is prima facie evidence that the person registered as the owner of the vehicle with the Ohio Bureau of Motor Vehicles (or with any other state vehicle registration office) was operating the vehicle at the time of the offense set out in § 77.03(B) and (C).
(E) Nothing in this section shall be construed to limit the liability of an owner of a vehicle for any violation of § 77.03(B) or (C).
(Ord. 09-12, passed 7-10-2012)