(a) A person who is personally or constructively served with a parking ticket charging the commission of a parking infraction may answer the charge by appearing personally before the Parking Violations Bureau or by mail. An answer shall be made within ten days from the date of the infraction and shall be in one of the following forms:
(1) An admission that the person is guilty of the parking infraction by payment of any fine arising out of the infraction; or
(2) A denial that the person is guilty of the parking infraction.
(b) A person who admits that he or she committed a parking infraction shall, when he or she makes his or her answer, pay the fine arising out of the infraction admitted to the Violations Clerk.
(c) A person who denies that he or she is guilty of a parking infraction shall be served with a uniform traffic ticket and shall be given a hearing in the Madison County Municipal Court.
(Ord. 193-88. Passed 11-17-88.)
(d) If a person who is personally or constructively served with a parking ticket charging the commission of a parking infraction fails to timely answer the charge, as provided in subsection (a) hereof, the Bureau shall issue the proper notification of infraction, pursuant to Section 454.06, and proceed according to such section. Failure to timely answer a charge may result in the imposition of an additional penalty of five dollars ($5.00).
(Ord. 221-97. Passed 11-6-97.)
(e) The issuance of a parking ticket, the filing of or failure to file an answer by a person personally or constructively served with the ticket, the substance of an answer, the payment of any fine, penalty, fee or cost, and any other relevant information, shall be entered in the records of the Bureau.
(Ord. 193-88. Passed 11-17-88.)