317.04 CIVIL OFFENSE TICKET.

   (a)   The Registered Owner shall be liable for a civil penalty imposed pursuant to this Chapter if such vehicle is operated at a speed in excess of those set forth in Section 333.03 of the Village's Codified Ordinances or Ohio Revised Code Sections 4511.21 or 4511.211, as each may be amended from time to time.

   (b)   A Traffic Law Violation for which a Ticket is issued by the Village pursuant to this Chapter is a civil violation.

   (c)   The Village or its designee shall process such a Ticket for a civil violation and shall send the Ticket by ordinary mail to any Registered Owner of the motor vehicle that is the subject of the Traffic Law Violation. The Village or its designee shall ensure that the Ticket contains all of the following:

      (1)   The name and address of the Registered Owner;

      (2)   The letters and numerals appearing on the license plate issued to the motor vehicle;

      (3)   The Traffic Law Violation charged;

      (4)   The date, time, and location of the Traffic Law Violation;

      (5)   A copy of the images recorded by the Law Enforcement Officer who used the Officer- Operated Handheld Traffic Law Enforcement Device to record the violation;

      (6)   The name and badge number of the Law Enforcement Officer who operated the Officer- Operated Handheld Traffic Law Enforcement Device to record the violation;

      (7)   The amount of the civil penalty imposed, the date by which the civil penalty is required to be paid, and the address to which the payment is to be sent and/or other means of payment;

      (8)   A statement signed by a Law Enforcement Officer indicating that, based on an inspection of Recorded Images, the motor vehicle was involved in a Traffic Law Violation, and that the Recorded Images are prima facie evidence of that Traffic Law Violation, the statement may be signed electronically;

      (9)   Information advising of the options prescribed in Section 317.05(a), specifically to include the time, place, and manner to contest a violation and any necessary forms to do so, and the procedure for disclaiming liability by submitting an affidavit as prescribed in this Section 317.05(a)(3); and

      (10)   A warning that failure to exercise one of the options prescribed in Section 317.05(a) is deemed to be an admission of liability and waiver of the opportunity to contest the violation.

   (d)   The Village or its designee shall send the Ticket by ordinary mail not later than thirty (30) days after the date of the alleged Traffic Law Violation.

   (e)   The Village or its designee may elect to send, by ordinary mail not later than thirty (30) days after the date of the alleged Traffic Law Violation, a warning notice in lieu of a Ticket under this Chapter. (Ord. 2021-10. Passed 9-20-21.)