(A) Contents. Municipal ordinance violation notices shall be issued and served by authorized city officials under the same circumstances and upon the same persons as are provided for municipal civil infraction citations in § 131.03. In addition to any other information required by this code or any other ordinance, the violation notice shall indicate the time by which the alleged violator must appear at the Bureau, the methods by which an appearance may be made, the address and telephone number of the Bureau, the hours during which the Bureau is open, the amount of the fine scheduled for the alleged violation, and the consequences for failure to appear and pay the required fine within the required time.
(B) Appearance; payment of fines and costs. An alleged violator receiving a municipal ordinance violation notice shall appear at the Bureau and pay the specified fine and costs at or by the time specified for appearance in the municipal ordinance violation notice. An appearance may be made by mail, in person, or by representation.
(C) Procedure where admission of responsibility is not made or fine is not paid. If an authorized city official issues and serves a municipal ordinance violation notice and if an admission of responsibility is not made and the civil fine and cost, if any, prescribed by the schedule of fines for the violation are not paid at the Bureau, a municipal civil infraction citation may be filed with the District Court and a copy of the citation may be served by first class mail upon the alleged violator at the alleged violator's last known address. The citation filed with the Court does not need to comply in all particulars with the requirements for citations as provided by §§ 8705 and 8709 of the Act, but shall consist of a sworn complaint containing the allegations stated in the municipal ordinance violation notice and shall fairly inform the alleged violator how to respond to the citation.
(Ord. 292, passed 4-20-16)