A. If the payment of the parking penalty is not received by the City by the date affixed on the notice of parking violation, the City shall deliver to the registered owner a notice of delinquent parking violation. Delivery of a notice of delinquent parking violation may be made by personal service or by first class mail addressed to the registered owner as shown on the records of the Department of Motor Vehicles.
B. For a period of twenty-one (21) days from the issuance of the notice of parking violation, or ten (10) days from the mailing of the notice of a delinquent parking violation, a person may request review by the City by written request, telephone, or in person. Following the request for review, the Chief of Police or his designee shall investigate with its own records and staff the circumstances of the citation with respect to the contestant's written explanation of reasons for contesting the parking violation.
C. If, based upon the result of that investigation, the City is satisfied that the violation did not occur or that the registered owner was not responsible for the violation, the City shall cancel the notice of parking violation and make an adequate record of the reasons for canceling the notice and shall mail the results of the investigation to the person who contested the notice of parking violation or the notice of delinquent parking violation.
D. If the person contesting a notice of parking violation or notice of delinquent parking violation is not ssatisfied with the results of the investigation specified above and wishes to request n administrative review, the person shall, within fifteen (15) days of the mailing of the results of the investigation, deposit the amount of the parking penalty and request an administrative review. The administrative review shall consist of the following:
1. The person requesting an administrative review shall indicate to the City his or her election for a review by mail or personal conference.
2. If the person requesting a hearing is a minor, that person shall be permitted to appear at a hearing or admit responsibility for a parking violation without the necessity of the appointment of a guardian. The City may proceed against that person in the same manner as if that person were an adult.
3. Administrative reviews shall be conducted before the City Administrator, or before an examiner designated by the City Administrator to conduct the review. Any examiner so designated shall demonstrate those qualifications, training and objectivity as prescribed by the City Administrator to adequately fulfill the duties called for in this Chapter.
4. The City shall not be required to produce any evidence other than the notice of parking violation, or copy thereof, and information received from the Department of Motor Vehicles identifying the registered owner of the vehicle. This documentation in proper form shall be considered prima facia evidence of the violation.
5. The Chief of Police is authorized to establish written procedures consistent with this Chapter and any other provision of law which shall insure a fair and impartial review of the contested parking violations. The City's final decisions may be delivered personally to the person requesting review or by first class mail.