(a) Unless the driver of the motor vehicle received a citation from a police officer at the time of the violation, or unless the exception or defense to liability set forth in above applies, the registered owner or designated party for the motor vehicle may be subject to a civil penalty if the motor vehicle is recorded by an automated traffic enforcement system while being operated in violation of this chapter.
(b) The civil penalty under this chapter shall be in accordance with the following schedule:
10-15 mph over the posted speed limit | $110.00 |
16-20 mph over the posted speed limit | $140.00 |
21-25 mph over the posted speed limit | $170.00 |
26 mph and over the posted speed limit | $200.00 |
Failure to obey a traffic control device | $110.00 |
(1) A violation for which a civil penalty is imposed under this chapter is not a moving violation for the purpose of assessing points under Ohio R.C. 4507.021 for minor misdemeanor moving traffic offenses and may not be recorded on the driving record of the owner or operator of the motor vehicle and shall not be reported to the Bureau of Motor Vehicles, nor shall such a violation be recorded on the driving record of the owner or operator of the vehicle involved in the violation.
(2) The Solicitor or the Chief of Police, in their sole discretion, and for good cause shown, may comprise the amount of the civil penalty.
(Ord. 2024-01. Passed 2-13-24.)