The city's Police Chief or his/her designee shall designate Traffic Infraction Enforcement Officer(s), who shall meet the qualifications set forth in the State Act.
(A) A Traffic Infraction Enforcement Officer shall review the recorded images that comply with the requirements of the State Act, prior to the issuance of a notice of violation pursuant to the State Act. Once the Traffic Infraction Enforcement Officer has verified the accuracy of the recorded images he or she shall note the violation and a notice of violation shall be sent to the registered owner of the involved vehicle pursuant to the State Act no later than 30 days after the violation. The notice of violation shall be sent by first-class mail. The violator must pay the penalty as set forth in the notice of violation, or furnish an affidavit in accordance with the State Act, or request a hearing within 60 days following the date of the notification in order to avoid the issuance of a Uniform Traffic Citation. The request for a hearing shall be heard by the city's designated local hearing officer.
(B) The State Act provides that in the event of non-payment of the notice of violation, the city shall issue a traffic citation to the vehicle owner. In the event of non-payment of the notice of violation, failure to submit an affidavit or request a hearing before the city’s local hearing officer, within 60 days of notification, the recorded images will be reviewed again by a Traffic Infraction Enforcement Officer, who will take all necessary action required by the State Act to send a traffic citation to the registered owner of the involved vehicle pursuant to the State Act no later than 60 days after the violation. The traffic citation shall be sent by certified mail.
(Ord. O-2010-27, passed 7-2-10; Am. Ord. O-2013-17, passed 7-3-13)