(A) The notice of violation shall be given in the form of a citation and shall be received by the registered owner of the vehicle no more than 60 days after the date of the violation.
(B) The citation shall include all of the following:
(1) The date and time of the violation, the location of the violation, the amount of the civil monetary penalty imposed, and the date by which the civil monetary penalty shall be paid or contested;
(2) An image taken from the recorded image showing the vehicle involved in the violation;
(3) A copy of the statement or electronically generated affirmation from a Harnett County Sheriff's Office deputy or a law enforcement officer employed by a law enforcement agency with whom an agreement has been reached with the county pursuant to G.S. § 115C-242.1(c) stating that, based upon inspection of the recorded images, the owner's motor vehicle was operated in violation of this subchapter;
(4) Instructions explaining the manner in which, and the time within which, liability under the citation may be contested pursuant to § 132.03;
(5) A warning that failure to pay the civil monetary penalty or to contest liability in a timely manner shall waive any right to contest liability and shall result in a late penalty of $100, in addition to the civil monetary penalty; and
(6) In citations issued to the registered owner of the vehicle, a warning that failure to pay the civil monetary penalty or to contest liability in a timely manner shall result in refusal by the Division of Motor Vehicles to register the motor vehicle, in addition to imposition of the civil monetary penalty and late penalty.
(C) The citation shall be processed by officials or agents of the county and shall be served by any method permitted for service of process pursuant to G.S. § 1A-l, Rule 4 of the North Carolina Rules of Civil Procedure, or by first-class mail to the address of the registered owner of the vehicle provided on the motor vehicle registration, or, as applicable, to the address of the person identified in an affidavit submitted by the registered owner of the vehicle.
(D) The registered owner of a vehicle shall be responsible for a violation unless the vehicle was, at the time of the violation, in the care, custody, or control of another person or unless the citation was not received by the registered owner within 60 days after the date of the violation. If the registered owner provides an affidavit that the vehicle was, at the time of the violation, in the care, custody, or control of another person or company, the identified person or company may be issued a citation complying with the requirements of division (B) above.
(Ord. passed 4-5-2021; Ord. 2023-24, passed 11-6-2023)