For purposes of this Chapter, the following words and phrases shall have the meanings indicated.
(a) "Vehicle Owner" means the person or entity identified by the Ohio Bureau of Motor Vehicles or registered with any state vehicle registration office as the registered owner of a vehicle, or a lessee of a motor vehicle under a lease agreement that has a lease term of not less than six months.
(b) "Recorded Images" means images recorded by an automated traffic control signal photographic system on any of the following:
(1) Two or more photographs; or
(2) Two or more microphotographs; or
(3) Two or more electronic images; or
(4) Two or more digital images; or
(5) Videotape; or
(6) Any other medium; and
(7) Showing the front or rear of a motor vehicle and on at least one image or portion of tape, clearly identifying the license plate number of the motor vehicle.
(c) "Automated Traffic Control Photographic System" means a device with one or more motor vehicle sensors, installed to work in conjunction with a traffic control signal, to produce recorded images of motor vehicles entering an intersection against a red signal indication.
(d) "In Operation" means operating in good working condition.
(e) "Hearing Officer' means an independent third party, not an employee of the City of Richmond Heights.
(f) "System Location" is the approach to an intersection toward which a photographic, microphotographic, electronic image, digital image, videotape, or any other medium is directed and is in operation. It is the location where the automated traffic control photographic system is installed to monitor offenses under this Chapter.
(g) "Responsible Party" is the person who was operating the vehicle at the time of the violation or the person or entity who had care, custody, and control of the vehicle at the time of the violation.
(h) "Division of Police" is the police agency of the City of Richmond Heights, Ohio.
(i) "Police Officer" is a sworn law enforcement officer employed by the City of Richmond Heights Division of Police.
(Ord. 17-2013. Passed 4-9-13.)