(a) The City of Girard Police Department may issue tickets for a civil violation recorded by a traffic law photo-monitoring device in accordance with Section 4511.092 et seq. of the Ohio Revised Code.
(b) The vehicle owner may be issued a ticket if a traffic law photo-monitoring device records a traffic law violation showing that a vehicle is operated at a speed in excess of those set forth in Section 4511.21 or 4511.211 of the Revised Code, provided that:
(1) Within a school zone or the boundaries of a state or local park or recreation area, the City shall not issue a ticket for a civil violation unless the vehicle involved in the violation is traveling at least six (6) miles per hour over the posted speed limit.
(2) At any other location, the City shall not issue a ticket for a civil violation unless the vehicle involved in the violation is traveling at least ten (10) miles per hour over the posted speed limit.
(c) A City of Girard Police Officer shall examine the evidence of alleged traffic law violations recorded by a traffic law photo-monitoring device to determine whether such a violation has occurred. If the image recorded by the traffic law photo-monitoring device shows such a violation, contains the date and time of the violation, and shows the letter and numerals on the license plate of the vehicle involved as well as the state that issued the license plate, the officer may use any lawful means to identify the registered owner.
(d) The fact that a person or entity is the registered owner of a motor vehicle is prima facie evidence that that person or entity is the person who was operating the vehicle at the time of the traffic law violation.
(e) Within thirty days of the traffic law violation the City of Girard Police Department or its designee may issue and send by regular mail a ticket charging the registered owner with the violation. The ticket shall comply with section 4511.097 of the Revised Code.
(f) A certified copy of the ticket alleging a traffic law violation, sworn to or affirmed by a City of Girard Police Officer, including by electronic means, and the recorded images produced by the traffic law photo-monitoring device, is prima facie evidence of the facts contained therein and is admissible in a civil action or proceeding for review of the ticket issued.
(g) At the time the ticket is mailed to the registered owner, the City of Girard Police Department shall file a certified copy of the ticket with the Girard Municipal Court.
(Ord. 8235-19. Passed 6-24-19.)