(a) A traffic law violation for which a ticket is issued by the City pursuant to Chapter 315 is a civil violation. If the City issues a ticket for such a violation, the ticket shall comply with the requirements of this section.
(b) The City or its designee shall process such a ticket for a civil violation and shall file the ticket with the Parma Municipal Court in compliance with the Court's rules and regulations relating to such tickets. The Court may then issue and send by regular mail or other methods consistent with the Court's rules, a ticket charging the registered owner with the violation that is the subject of the traffic law violation. The City or designee shall ensure that the ticket contains all of the following:
(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 traffic law violation charged;
(4) The system location;
(5) The date and time of the violation;
(6) A copy of the recorded images;
(7) The amount of the civil penalty imposed, the date by which the civil penalty is required to be paid, and the address to which the payment is to be sent;
(8) A statement signed by a law enforcement officer employed by the City indicating that, based on an inspection of recorded images, the motor vehicle was involved in a traffic law violation, and a statement indicating that the recorded images are prima facie evidence of that traffic law violation, both of which may be signed electronically;
(9) Information advising the person or entity alleged to be liable of the options prescribed in Section 315.05, specifically to include the time, place, and manner in which an appeal may be initiated and the procedure for disclaiming liability by submitting an affidavit as prescribed in that section;
(10) A warning that failure to exercise one of the options prescribed in Section 315.05 is deemed to be an admission of liability and waiver of the opportunity to contest the violation.
(c) The City or its designee shall send a ticket not later than 30 days after the date of the alleged traffic law violation.
(Ord. 2009-26. Passed 11-23-09. Ord. 2012-19. Passed 5-21-12; Ord. 2015-10. Passed 3-9-15; Ord. 2022-2. Passed 3-14-22.)