(A) There is hereby established an Ordinance Violations Bureau, and the Clerk of the Howard Circuit Court, by virtue of office, is hereby appointed
the Violations Clerk to be the administrator of the Bureau. The Violations Clerk shall serve without any additional salary.
(B) The Violations Clerk may accept written appearances, waivers of trial, admission of violations, and payment of civil penalties of not more than $100 in ordinance violation cases, subject to the schedule herein prescribed.
(C) Upon the admission of a violation, the following civil penalties shall be assessed:
(1) Parking violations, first offense - $10.
(2) Parking violations, second offense and subsequent offenses - $25.
(3) Dog ordinance violations (Chapter 90), citations only, first offense - $10.
(4) Dog ordinance violations (Chapter 90), citations only, for each subsequent offense - $10 plus $5 for each subsequent offense.
(5) Violation of § 130.03 in the amount of $50 for the first violation, and the amount of $75 for each subsequent violation.
(D) Nothing in this section shall be construed to limit the rights of trial to a person charged with an ordinance violation. If a person charged with an ordinance violation wants to exercise the right to trial, the person shall appear before the Violations Clerk and deny the violation or enter a written denial with the Violations Clerk.
(E) If a person denies an ordinance violation, fails to satisfy a civil penalty assessed by the Violations Clerk after having entered an admission of violation, or fails to deny or admit the violation, the Violations Clerk shall report this fact to the County Attorney, who may then initiate proceedings in court against the person for the alleged ordinance violation.
(F) Nothing contained in this section shall be construed to limit the county from proceeding to enforce any ordinance by a separate proceeding or to limit the civil penalty which may be assessed by or through such separate proceedings.
(G) Any other ordinance of the county, to the extent that is in direct conflict with this section, is repealed to that extent only.
(H) All sums collected by the Violations Clerk as civil penalties for ordinance violations shall be accounted for and paid to the County Treasurer for deposit in the county's General Fund.
(BCC Ord. 1988-8, passed 6-20-88; Am. Ord. 1999-BCC-35, passed 8-16-99)
Cross-reference:
Dog regulations, see Chapter 90
Parking schedules, see Chapter 72
Statutory reference:
Ordinance Violations Bureau authorized, see I.C. 33-6-3-1 et seq.