Upon failure of the registered owner or lessee of the “cited vehicle” to appear at the administrative hearing indicated in the vehicular standing, parking, or compliance regulation violation(s) notice(s), or upon final determination of violation liability, the Traffic Compliance Administrator shall send or cause to be sent additional notices which:
(A) Shall be sent to the registered owner or lessee of the “cited vehicle” at the address as is recorded with the Secretary of State.
(B) Shall be sent to the lessee of the “cited vehicle” at the address last known to the lessor of the “cited vehicle” at the time of the lease.
(C) Shall be sent by first class mail, postage prepaid.
(D) Service of additional notices sent in accordance herewith shall be complete as of the date of deposit in the United States mail.
(E) The additional notices sent in accordance herewith shall be in the following sequence and contain, but not be limited to, the following information:
(1) Upon the failure of the registered owner or lessee of the “cited vehicle” to appear at the hearing set forth in the vehicular standing, parking, or compliance regulation violation(s) notice(s), additional notice(s) shall be sent, as above set forth, and shall contain, but not be limited to the following information:
(a) Date and location of violation cited in the vehicular standing, parking, or compliance regulation violation(s) notice(s).
(b) Particular standing, parking, or compliance regulation violated.
(c) Vehicle make and state registration.
(d) Fine and any penalty that may be assessed for late payment.
(e) Notice to the registered owner or lessee of their current status, other than paid in full.
(f) Date, time and place of the administrative hearing at which the alleged violation may be contested on its merits.
(g) Statement that failure to either pay fine and any applicable penalty or failure to appear at the hearing on its merits on the date and at the time and place specified will result in a final determination of vehicle standing, parking, or compliance regulation violation(s) liability for the “cited” violation in the amount of the fine and penalty indicated.
(h) Statement that upon the occurrence of a final determination of vehicular standing, parking, or compliance violation(s) liability for the failure, and the exhaustion of, or the failure to exhaust, available administrative or judicial procedures for review, any unpaid fine or penalty will constitute a debt due and owing the municipality.
(2) A notice of final determination of vehicular standing, parking, or compliance regulation violation(s) liability shall be sent following an appearance by the violator and a determination of liability, or the failure to appear by the violator by the third and final hearing date upon conclusion of any administrative and/or judicial review, as is hereinafter set forth, and the notice shall contain, but not be limited to, the following information and warnings:
(a) A statement that the unpaid fine and any penalty assessed is a debt due and owing the municipality.
(b) A warning that failure to pay the fine and any penalty due and owing the municipality within the time specified may result in the municipality's filing a complaint in the Circuit Court to have the unpaid fine or penalty rendered a judgement in accordance with ILCS Ch. 625, Act 5, § 11-208.3 (f), incorporated herein by reference.
(c) A warning that the vehicle owned by the person and located within the municipality may be impounded for failure to pay fines or penalties for five or more vehicular standing, parking, or compliance regulation violations.
(d) A warning that the person's drivers license may be suspended for failure to pay fines or penalties for ten or more vehicular standing or parking violations under ILCS Ch. 625, Act 5, § 6-306.5, incorporated herein by reference.
(3) A notice of impending suspension of a person's drivers license shall be sent to any person determined to be liable for the payment of any fine or penalty that remains due and owing on ten or more vehicular standing or parking regulation violation(s):
(a) The notice shall state that the failure to pay the fine or penalty owing within 45 days of the date of the notice will result in the municipality's notifying the Secretary of State that the person is eligible for initiation of suspension proceedings under ILCS Ch. 625, Act 5, § 6-306.5 incorporated herein by reference.
(b) The notice of impending drivers license suspension shall be sent by first class mail, postage prepaid, to the address recorded with the Secretary of State.
(Ord. 97-31, passed 7-2-97)