(A) Upon failure of the registered owner, operator or lessee of the “cited vehicle” to appear at the initial administrative hearing indicated in the vehicular standing, parking or compliance regulation violation notice (“Hang-On Violation Notice”) the Traffic Compliance Administrator shall send or cause to be sent additional notices which:
(1) Shall be sent to the registered owner or operator of the “cited vehicle” at the address as is recorded with the Secretary of State.
(2) 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.
(3) Shall be sent by United States mail, postage prepaid.
(4) Shall be complete as of the date of deposit in the United States mail.
(5) 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 notice.
(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, operator 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) A statement that failure to either pay the fine and any applicable penalty, or failure to appear at the hearing on the date and at the time and place specified, will result in a final determination of vehicle standing, parking or compliance regulation violation liability for the "cited" violation in the amount of the fine and penalty indicated.
(h) A statement that upon the occurrence of a final determination of vehicular standing, parking or compliance violation liability and the exhaustion of, or the failure to exhaust, available administrative and/or judicial procedures for review, any unpaid fine or penalty will constitute a debt due and owing the village. This statement shall also advise the owner, operator or lessee of the time constraints in relation to available administrative and judicial procedures for review.
(B) Upon failure of the registered owner, operator or lessee of the “cited vehicle” to appear at the initial administrative hearing indicated in the vehicular standing, parking or compliance regulation violation notice (“Hang-On Violation Notice”), additional notices shall be sent in the following sequence:
(1) A second opportunity notice of new hearing date.
(2) If the registered owner, operator or lessee of the “cited vehicle” fails to appear on the new hearing date, a notice of final opportunity hearing date shall be sent.
(3) If the registered owner, operator or lessee of the “cited vehicle,” fails to appear on the final hearing date, or if the individual appears and the Hearing Officer enters a finding of liability and a fine on said date, a notice of the Hearing Officer's determination shall be sent. This notice shall advise the registered owner, operator or lessee of the “cited vehicle” of his/her time limitations for filing for administrative and/or judicial review.
(4) A notice of final determination of vehicular standing, parking or compliance regulation violation liability shall be sent following a final determination of vehicular standing, parking or compliance regulation violation liability, as is hereinafter defined, and after the conclusion any judicial review procedures, or the expiration of the time period for filing for judicial review without the filing taking place, and 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 village.
(b) A warning that failure to pay the fine and any penalty due and owing the village within the time specified may result in the village's filing a complaint in the circuit court to have the unpaid fine or penalty rendered a judgment in accordance with ILCS Ch. 625, Act 5 § 11-208.3(f).
(c) A warning that the person's drivers license may be suspended for failure to pay fines or penalties for ten or more vehicular standing, parking or compliance violations under ILCS Ch. 625, Act 5 § 6-306.5.
(C) 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, parking or compliance regulation violations. 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 village'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. 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. 93-0-006, passed 2-2-93; Am. Ord. 2002-O-026, passed 4-23-02; Am. Ord. 2024-O-023, passed 5-7-24)