(a) Unless the person received a citation from a Police Officer at the time of the violation, the Registered Owner or Designated Party is subject to a civil penalty if the motor vehicle is recorded by DMT while being operated in violation of this Section.
(b) The civil penalty under this Section shall be $250.00. A Registered Owner or Designated Party who chooses to pay the civil penalty without appearing before a Hearing Officer may do so in the manner indicated on the Notice of Liability.
(c) A person against whom a decision is entered may appeal the decision as otherwise provided by law, including to the Fairfield County Municipal Court pursuant to Revised Code 1901.20(A)(1) or the Fairfield County Court of Common Pleas pursuant to Revised Code 2506.01 and nothing in this ordinance should be construed as in any way diminishing or otherwise interfering with the Fairfield County Municipal Court's jurisdiction to preside over civil actions relating to ordinance violations. Service of a notice of appeal does not stay enforcement and collection of applicable civil penalties resulting from the decision from which appeal is taken unless the appellant posts bond in the amount of the penalty. Unless a stay is in effect pending appeal, the City of Lancaster may seek to collect civil penalties imposed herein as debts that remain due and owing in the event they remain unpaid for sixty (60) or more days, and may also pursue collection of civil penalties imposed herein by filing a civil action in the Fairfield County Municipal Court.
(d) A violation for which a civil penalty is imposed under this section is not a moving violation for the purpose of assessing points under Ohio Revised Code Section 4507.021 (16) for minor misdemeanor moving traffic offenses and shall not be recorded on the driving record of the
owner or operator of the vehicle and shall not be reported to the Bureau of Motor Vehicles.
(Ord. 16-13. Passed 9-9-13.)
CODIFIED ORDINANCES OF LANCASTER