As used in this chapter:
(a) “Automated Traffic Enforcement System” shall mean any photographic equipment linked to a violation detection system that synchronizes the taking of a photograph, video or digital image with the occurrence of a traffic signal violation or moving infraction in accordance with Sections 414.01 and 434.03.
(b) “Photographic equipment” means a system that may include, but is not limited to, devices which link a camera, computer, and traffic signal, alone or in combination with other devices, to detect vehicles which have violated the traffic signal and to record an image of the motor vehicle, its occupants, and other objects. Such a system may also include, but is not limited to, devices that combine a Doppler radar instrument, camera, and computer, alone or in combination with other devices, to measure the speed of a motor vehicle or other object and to record an image of the motor vehicle, or other objects. The results of photographic, video or digital imaging equipment means the images, speed measurement, and any other data or information produced by the automated traffic enforcement system.
(c) “Responsible party” means the person who was operating the motor vehicle at the time of the violation or the person who had care, custody, and control of the motor vehicle at the time of the violation.
(d) “Vehicle owner” means the person or entity identified by the Ohio Bureau of Motor Vehicles or registered with any other state vehicle registration office as the registered owner of the vehicle, or a lessee of a motor vehicle under a lease agreement that has a lease term of not less than six months.
(Ord. 2004-37. Passed 10-14-04; Ord. 2005-8. Passed 2-10-05; Ord. 2005-44. Passed 9-22-05; Ord. 2010-16. Passed 5-13-10.)