(a) Notice, required by this chapter, shall be given by issuance of a notice of violation.
(b) Whenever the commissioner has reasonable cause to believe that a violation of any provision of this code or any order or regulation promulgated by the commissioner or the board may exist, he or she may cause to have a notice of violation issued and served on:
(1) The person in violation; or
(2) An owner with an equity interest in the device in violation, if any; or
(3) If an owner with an equity interest in the device in violation cannot be located with due diligence, any other owner of said device.
(c) A notice of violation shall:
(1) Specify the section or sections of this code, order, or regulation that such person or device is in violation of; and
(2) Indicate the amount of the civil penalty that such person is subject to; and
(3) Contain a brief statement of the nature of the violation; and
(4) Require a written response that conforms to section 24-260 of this code; and
(5) Require such person or owner of a device, unless a hearing is not required by section 24-257 of this code, to answer the allegations in the notice of violation at a time and place designated either in or with the notice of violation or in a subsequent notice to such person or owner.