§ 12-3603. Roles of the System Administrator and the Transit Authority.

   (1)   The System Administrator shall supervise and coordinate the administration of notices of violation issued under this Chapter, and may hire and designate personnel as necessary or contract for services to implement the Camera-Based Enforcement System. The System Administrator may also supervise and coordinate collection and administration of Evidence Packages collected by Camera-Based Enforcement Systems.

   (2)   Compensation to a vendor through the System Administrator or the Transit Authority for a system authorized by this section shall be based only upon the value of equipment and services provided or rendered in support of the Camera-Based Enforcement System, and may not be based on the quantity of notices of violation issued nor amount of fines imposed or generated.

§ 12-3604. Administration of Notices of Violation.

   (1)   All aspects of administration and enforcement applicable to the parking violations identified through a Camera-Based Enforcement System, including the applicable fines and penalties and the manner of response and appeal, as set forth in this Title 12 in connection with such offenses generally, shall apply to violations identified in violation notices issued based on such a Camera-Based Enforcement System, except as provided in this Section 12-3604 and in Section 12-3605 (“Defenses to Liability”).

   (2)   Notwithstanding any provision of the Code to the contrary requiring placement of parking violation notices on the vehicle causing the violation, notices of violation pursuant to a Camera-Based Enforcement System may be served by mail upon the registered owner of the vehicle.

   (3)   The System Administrator shall prepare and mail a notice of violation addressed to the registered owner of a vehicle identified in a recorded image produced by a Camera-Based Enforcement System as evidence of a violation of this Chapter.

      (a)   The notice of violation must include:

         (.1)   the name of the registered owner of the vehicle;

         (.2)   the registration number and state of issuance of the vehicle registration;

         (.3)   the date, time, and place of the violation;

         (.4)   identification of the Code sections under which the violation is charged;

         (.5)   the attestation set forth in subsection (b);

         (.6)   the penalty for the violation;

         (.7)   a copy of the recorded image(s) showing the vehicle, with date and time stamp;

         (.8)   the date on which the notice was mailed; and

         (.9)   instructions for return of the notice of violation, including method of paying fines, deadlines for response, and identification of penalties that may accrue for failure to respond.

      (b)   A violation notice issued based on a Camera-Based Enforcement System shall be verified based on a review of the applicable camera images by an officer authorized to issue parking tickets under this Chapter, who shall attest that the officer has inspected the recorded images evidencing the violation, that the violation impedes the operations of Mass Transit, and that the officer reasonably believes the information contained in the notice of violation to be true and correct.

   (4)   The notice of violation shall be sent by first-class mail within thirty (30) days after the discovery of the identity of the registered owner, to the address of the registered owner as listed in the records of the Department of Transportation or other agency with responsibility for maintaining vehicle registrations in the jurisdiction in which the vehicle is registered, provided, however, that no notice of violation under this section shall be issued more than ninety (90) days after the commission of the offense. A manual or automatic record of mailing prepared in the ordinary course of business shall be prima facie evidence of mailing and shall be admissible in any judicial or administrative proceeding as to the facts contained therein.

§ 12-3605. Defenses to Liability.

   (1)   It shall be a defense to a violation notice issued under the Chapter if:

      (a)   the person whose vehicle is recorded in violation was directed to stop, park, or otherwise remain stationary by a law enforcement officer at the time the violation was recorded.

      (b)   the vehicle was reported to any state or municipal police department as stolen prior to the time the violation occurred and had not been recovered prior to that time.

§ 12-3606. Regulations.

   (1)   A Camera-Based Enforcement System may be used to enforce this Chapter at any location in the Authorized Enforcement Area approved by the Department and the System Administrator. The Department shall promulgate such regulations as are necessary for the operation of a Camera-Based Enforcement System.