For the purpose of this subchapter, the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
AUTOMATED TRAFFIC CITATION. A notice of violation generated in connection with the automated traffic enforcement system.
AUTOMATED TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT CONTRACTOR. The company or entity, if any, with which the city contracts to provide equipment and/or services in connection with the automated traffic enforcement system.
AUTOMATED TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT SYSTEM. An electronic system consisting of a photographic, video, or electronic camera and a vehicle sensor installed to work in conjunction with an official traffic controller or Police Department employee to automatically produce photographs, video or digital images of each vehicle violating a standard traffic control device or speed restriction.
VEHICLE OWNER. The person or entity identified by the Iowa Department of Transportation or identified by any other state vehicle registration office, as the registered owner of a vehicle detected violating traffic law by failing to obey speed regulations within the city. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event the Iowa Department of Transportation or any other state vehicle registration office identifies a person or entity as the lessee of the vehicle, that lessee shall be the vehicle owner for purposes of this section. In the event a state registration office does not specify whether a person or entity listed on the registration for the vehicle is the owner or the lessee of the vehicle, any person or entity listed on that vehicle registration may be deemed the vehicle owner and held jointly and respectively responsible for a violation of this section.
(Ord. 15055, passed 12-27-2022)