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The Department shall have the following powers and duties:
(1) To promulgate, in cooperation with the Police Department, such rules and regulations as it deems necessary to carry out the provisions of this Chapter;
(2) To provide for the adequate posting of signs in each parking lot to which this Chapter applies clearly setting forth activities prohibited by this Chapter, including signs at each entrance to each parking lot to which this Chapter applies, which signs shall be of sufficient size such that the information printed thereon is clearly visible from a distance of at least 25 feet.
(1) For the purposes of enforcing the provisions of this Chapter, notices of violation may be issued by police officers.
(2) Whenever a police officer observes a violation of this Chapter, he shall hand to the violator a printed notice of violation. Such notice shall bear the date, time and nature of the violation, when known, the identity of the violator, the address of the violator, the amount to be remitted in response to the notice of violation, and the penalty which can be imposed by the court for the violation, and shall be signed by the person issuing the notice and shall bear the police officer's badge number or other official identification number identifying the person issuing the violation notice.
(3) Any person who receives a notice of violation may, within ten (10) days, pay the amount of twenty-five dollars ($25), admit the violation and waive appearance before a Municipal Court Judge. The notice of violation shall contain an appropriate statement for signature by the violator for the purpose of admitting the violation and waiving a hearing, and shall be returned by the violator when he remits the stipulated payment.
(4) If a person who receives a notice of violation fails to make the prescribed payment within ten (10) days of the issuance of the notice of violation, a code enforcement complaint shall be issued for such violation in such manner as provided by law. If the person named in the code enforcement complaint is found to have violated any provision of this Chapter or fails to appear on the date set for hearing, he shall be subject to the imposition of fines in the amount set forth in Section 10-1405, plus court costs.
(1) The penalty for violation of any provision of this Chapter shall be a minimum fine of one hundred dollars ($100) and no more than three hundred dollars ($300) for each violation.
(2) Any fine or costs imposed by the court shall be entered as a judgement against the violator.
(3) Any fine imposed by the court shall be paid within ten (10) days of its imposition. If the fine together with any court cost is not paid within such period, the violator shall be subject to proceedings for contempt of court and/or collection of the fine as provided for by law.