As used in this chapter:
(a) "Act" means Act 236 of the Public Acts of 1961, as amended.
(b) "Authorized City official" means a police officer or other personnel of the City authorized by these Codified Ordinances or any other ordinance to issue Municipal civil infraction citations or Municipal civil infraction violation notices.
(c) "Bureau" means the City of Lincoln Park Municipal Ordinance Violations Bureau as established by this chapter.
(d) "Municipal civil infraction action" means a civil action in which the defendant is alleged to be responsible for a Municipal civil infraction.
(e) "Municipal civil infraction citation" means a written complaint or notice prepared by an authorized City official, directing a person to appear in court regarding the occurrence or existence of a Municipal civil infraction violation by the person cited.
(f) "Municipal civil infraction violation notice" means a written notice prepared by an authorized City official, directing a person to appear at the City of Lincoln Park Municipal Ordinance Violations Bureau and to pay the fine and costs, if any, prescribed for the violation by the schedule of civil fines adopted by the City, as authorized under Sections 8396 and 8707(6) of the Act.
(g) "Schedule of fines" means either the fines specified in any civil infraction ordinance or a schedule of fines adopted by ordinance, or a schedule of fines adopted by the court of competent jurisdiction not to exceed five hundred dollars ($500.00).
(Res. 96-238. Passed 4-29-96.)