(A) In accordance with I.C. 33-36-2, the city hereby establishes the city’s Ordinance Violations Bureau. The Clerk-Treasurer is hereby appointed as the Violations Clerk to be administrator of the Bureau. The Violations Clerk may accept written appearances, waivers of trial, admissions of violations, and payment of civil penalties of not more than $100 in ordinance violations cases, subject to the schedule prescribed by the Common Council.
(B) Civil penalties shall be paid to, receipted, and accounted for by the Violations Clerk under procedures provided for by the state’s Board of Accounts. Payment of civil penalties under this chapter may be made in person, by mail, or to an agent or agencies designated by the legislative body.
(C) A person charged with an ordinance or code violation under this chapter is entitled to a trial before a court as provided by law, unless the person waives the right to trial and enters an admission of the violation with the Violations Clerk. Upon such an admission, the Clerk shall assess and receive from the violator the amount prescribed by the schedule of civil penalties established under § 34.02.
(D) If a person charged with a violation under this chapter 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 Clerk.
(2003 Code, § 2.44.010)