(a) The notice of liability shall be processed by the Village of Monroeville or its designee and shall be served by ordinary mail to the vehicle owner's address as given on the motor vehicle registration from the Bureau of Motor Vehicles, or its equivalent of the state in which it is registered. The complaint shall include:
(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 Violation of this Chapter of the Monroeville Ordinances alleged;
(4) The system location;
(5) The date and time of the violation;
(6) A copy of the recorded image(s);
(7) The amount of the civil penalty for the violation and the date by which the civil penalty should be paid to avoid a small claims complaint being filed and the address to which payment is to be sent;
(8) Information advising the person alleged to be liable of the options as provided in in Chapter;
(9) A statement signed by a law enforcement officer employed by the Village of Monroeville indicating that, based on an inspection of recorded images, the motor vehicle was involved in a violation of this Chapter, and a statement indicating that the recorded images are prima facie evidence of that violation, both of which may be signed electronically;
(10) A warning that failure to exercise one of the options prescribed in in this Chapter will result in a civil complaint to be filed against the owner of the vehicle alleged to have violated the Village of Monroeville Codified Ordinances in the Norwalk Municipal Court.
(b) It is prima facie evidence that the person registered as the owner of the vehicle with the Ohio Bureau of Motor Vehicles (or with any other applicable state vehicle registration office) was operating the vehicle at the time of the offense set out in in this Chapter. This evidence and presumption may be rebutted in accordance with this Chapter.
(c) Any notice of liability for a violation pursuant to this section shall:
(1) Be approved by a law enforcement officer of the Village of Monroeville Police Department, who shall:
A. Examine evidence of an alleged violation recorded by the photo-monitoring device to determine whether a violation has occurred, and
B. Determine whether the recorded images in connection with an alleged violation shows an infraction, contains a date and time of the alleged violation, shows the letters and numerals on the vehicle's license plate and shows the state in which the license plate was issued.
(2) Be forwarded by regular mail or personal service to the registered owner's address as given on the state's motor vehicle registration; and
(3) Clearly state the manner in which the alleged violation will be adjudicated.
(Ord. 2024-01. Passed 2-13-24.)