567.05 NOTICE OF LIABILITY.

   (a)   The Notice of Liability shall be processed by the City or its designee, and shall be served by first class United States mail to the Registered Owner address as given on the motor vehicle registration from the Bureau of Motor Vehicles of the state registered. The Notice of

Liability shall include:

      (1)   The name and address of the Registered Owner;

      (2)   The license plate number of the motor vehicle involved in the violation;

      (3)   The violation charged;

      (4)   The location of the violation;

      (5)   The date and time of the violation;

      (6)   The amount of the civil penalty imposed and the date by which the civil penalty should be paid and where the payment should be made;

      (7)   A signed statement by a Lancaster Police Officer that based on inspection of recorded images, the motor vehicle was being operated in violation of Section 567.04, and a statement that the recorded images are prima facie evidence of a violation of Section 567.06;

      (8)   Information advising the person or entity alleged to be liable of the options as provided in Section 567.06;

      (9)   The time, place, and manner in which an administrative appeal can be initiated and a warning that failure to exercise the options provided under Section 567.06 in a timely manner is an admission of liability.

      (10)   A copy of the image(s) that served as a basis for the Notice of Liability.

   (b)   The City of Lancaster or its designee may serve by first class United States mail a warning notice in lieu of a Notice of Liability under this Section.

   (c)   Except as provided in Section 567.06(c), a Notice of Liability shall be mailed no later than thirty (30) calendar days after the alleged violation.

   (d)   Except as provided in Section 567.06(c), the Police Department or its designee may not mail a Notice of Liability to a person or entity who is not the Registered Owner.

(Ord. 16-13. Passed 9-9-13.)