(a) Unless the driver of the motor vehicle received a citation from a police officer at the time of the violation, or unless the exception or defense to liability set forth in Section 315.03(d) applies, the registered owner or designated party for the motor vehicle is subject to a civil penalty if the motor vehicle is recorded by an automated speed enforcement system while being operated in violation of this Chapter.
(Ord. 2015-07. Passed 2-3-15; Ord. 2016-03. Passed 1-5-16.)
(b) The civil penalty under this Chapter shall be in accordance with the following schedule:
(1) Penalties for traffic violations occurring within any location within the Village other than those described in Section 315.03(a)(1) shall be assessed and fined as follows:
Miles Per Hour Over Speed Limit Amount of Penalty
10 mph-14 mph $125.00
15 mph or more $150.00
Within a school zone or within the boundaries of a state or local park or recreation area:
Miles Per Hour Over Speed Limit Amount of Penalty
6 mph or more $125.00
(Ord. 2021-09. Passed 2-6-21.)
(2) The amount of the penalty shall be paid within thirty (30) days from the mailing date of the ticket. If the amount of the penalty is not paid within this time, twenty dollars ($20.00) shall be imposed as a default fee. Failure to pay penalty and the twenty dollar ($20.00) default fee within sixty (60) days from the date of mailing of the notice will result in the imposition of an additional twenty dollar ($20.00) default fee, brining the default fee to forty dollars ($40.00).
(Ord. 2021-15. Passed 5-4-21.)
(3) In addition to any civil penalty and any additional late fee, any and all costs or expenses incurred by the Village in connection with the placement of a traffic law violation ticket or notice of liability issued hereunder with outside counsel for litigation or collection thereof shall be assessed against the person or entity found to be liable hereunder.
(4) In addition to any civil penalty and any additional late fee, any and all costs or expenses incurred by the Village in collecting any amount owed hereunder shall be assessed against the person or entity found to be liable hereunder.
(5) The failure to respond to a notice of liability in a timely fashion as set forth in this ordinance shall constitute a waiver of the right to contest liability for the violation under Section 315.03 of this Chapter.
(6) Persons who choose to pay the civil penalty without appearing before a Hearing Examiner as set forth in Codified Ordinance Section 315.07 may do so in the manner indicated on the notice of liability.
(7) A violation for which a civil penalty is imposed under this Ordinance is not a moving violation for the purpose of assessing points under Ohio Revised Code Section 4507.021 for minor misdemeanor moving traffic offenses and may not be recorded on the driving record of the owner or operator of the motor vehicle and shall not be reported to Bureau of Motor Vehicles, nor shall such a violation be recorded on the driving record of the owner or operator of the vehicle involved in the violation.
(Ord. 2015-07. Passed 2-3-15; Ord. 2016-03. Passed 1-5-16.)