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(A) The following schedule of ordinance and code provisions are subject to admission of violation before the Violations Clerk and includes the amount of the civil penalty to be assessed a violator who elects to admit a violation:
Code section | Type of violation | Penalty |
Code section | Type of violation | Penalty |
Failure to remove garbage | $50 | |
Dumping on property of others | $50 | |
Illegal dumping | $50 | |
Disposal without paying fees | $50 | |
Parking ordinance violation - loitering | $25 | |
Illegal shopping center parking | $25 | |
Parking violation | $25 | |
Improper angle parking | $25 | |
Parking in alley | $25 | |
Loading zone violation | $25 | |
Parking in fire lane | $50 | |
Handicap parking violation | $50 | |
Bicycle violation | $10 | |
Loud animal disturbance violation | $25 | |
Dog restraint violation | $25 | |
Dog confinement violation | $25 | |
Animal violation (including cleanup) | $25 | |
Animal control interference | $25 | |
Dumping trash etc. on real estate | $50 | |
Improper building material storage | $25 | |
Littering from motor vehicle | $50 | |
First noise ordinance violation | Warning | |
Second noise ordinance violation | $50 | |
Third noise ordinance violation | $100 | |
Fourth noise ordinance violation | $150 | |
First nuisance ordinance violation | up to $150 | |
Subsequent nuisance ordinance violations within a calendar year | $100 increments | |
In park after hours | $15 | |
Prohibited vehicle in park | $25 | |
Heritage trail violation | $25 | |
Improper tree topping | $50 | |
Improper pruning | $50 | |
Interference with Tree Board | $50 | |
Illegal arborist | $50 | |
Illegal tree alteration | $50 | |
TBD | First smoking ordinance violation | $25 |
TBD | Second smoking ordinance violation | $50 |
TBD | Third smoking ordinance violation | $100 |
Vehicle weight violation | $50 | |
Parking Schedule I-III violation | $25 | |
Fire protection equipment obstruction | $50 | |
Open burning violation | $50 | |
False fire alarm | $50 | |
Abandoned refrigerator violation | $100 | |
Fire arm discharge violation | $50 | |
Damaging public property violation | $100 | |
Interference with public officer violation | $50 | |
Ethnic harassment violation | $50 | |
Skateboard ordinance violation | $25 | |
110.17 | Right-of-way solicitation ordinance violation | $100 |
Hand bill distribution ordinance violation | $25 | |
Bill poster ordinance violation | $25 | |
Golf cart violation | $25 | |
(B) This schedule shall establish civil penalties to be assessed a violator who elects to admit to an ordinance or code violation, but shall in no way impair the ability of the city to bring suit to seek the imposition of any fine greater than that provided for by the schedule that is otherwise allowed by the Code of Ordinances of the City of Madison and/or any state law.
(C) Civil penalties shall be paid to, receipted, and accounted for by the Violations Clerk under procedures provided by the State Board of Accounts.
(D) Payment of civil penalties may be made in person or by mail to the Violations Clerk.
(E) Upon a person waiving the right to trial and entering an admission of a violation with the Violations Clerk, the Clerk shall assess and receive from the violator the amount prescribed by the schedule set forth in division (A) herein.
(F) The provisions of IC 33-36-2-1 through 33-36-2-3 and 33-36-3-1 through 33-36-3-7, as they may be amended from time to time, shall govern the operation of the Violations Bureau and collection of all civil penalties.
(Ord. 2006-8, passed 7-18-06; Am. Ord. 2010-5, passed 5-11-10)
If a violation subject to the procedures in this article is admitted more than seven days after issuance of the citation, the ordinance violations bureau shall add a late charge equal to the amount of the designated civil penalty or $25, whichever amount is less, and shall accept such payment if the violation has not been referred to the legal division and may accept such payment with consent of the legal division if the violation has been referred to the legal division.
(Ord. 2006-8, passed 7-18-06)
Any official, authorized to issue citations for violations scheduled in this subchapter, shall at the time of giving notice of such violation advise the alleged violator that such violation may be admitted and, if admitted, is subject to payment of a fixed civil penalty under this subchapter. Such information may be printed on such notice citation. A copy of the citation shall be filed with the Ordinance Violations Bureau by the issuing officer no later than noon of the next business day following its issuance. Failure to file the citation shall not affect its validity or the alleged violator's option to admit the violation and pay the fixed civil penalty.
(Ord. 2006-8, passed 7-18-06)
For violations subject to the procedures of this subchapter, citations shall be numbered and contain the following information:
(A) The date and time of issuance;
(B) The specific violation of which citation is made;
(C) The date and location of the violation;
(D) The name and address of the person alleged to have committed the violation, if known or readily obtainable;
(E) The license plate number of the motor vehicle and the name and address of its owner if the violation involves a motor vehicle and the owner's name and address are known;
(F) The signature of the official issuing the citation, which may be affixed manually or electronically, or the official's name and code number in computer generated form;
(G) The badge number, if any, of the official; and
(H) The duty of the alleged violator to appear.
(Ord. 2006-8, passed 7-18-06)
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