(A) Ordinance violation notice requirements. Municipal civil infraction notices shall be issued and served by authorized township officials as provided by law. A municipal ordinance violation notice shall include, at minimum, all of the following:
(1) The violation;
(2) The time within which the person must contact the Bureau for the purposes of admitting or denying responsibility for the violation;
(3) The amount of the scheduled fines/costs for the violation;
(4) The methods by which the violation may be admitted or denied;
(5) The consequences of failure to pay the required fines/costs or contact the Bureau within the required time;
(6) The address and telephone number of the Bureau; and
(7) The days and hours that the Bureau is open.
(B) Denial of responsibility. Where a person fails to admit responsibility (without explanation) for a violation within the jurisdiction of the Bureau and pay the required civil fines/costs within the designated time period, the Bureau Clerk or other designated township official(s) shall advise the complainant to issue and file a municipal civil infraction citation for such violation with the court having jurisdiction of the matter. The citation filed with the court shall consist of a sworn complaint containing, at minimum, the allegations stated in the municipal ordinance violation notice and shall fairly inform the alleged violator how to respond to the citation. 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 shall thereafter be processed in the manner required by law.
(Prior Code, Ch. XXVII, § 4) (Ord. 98-02, passed 12-14-1998)