A petition to set aside a determination of vehicular standing, parking or compliance regulation violation liability may be filed by a person owing an unpaid fine or penalty in the manner and subject to the restrictions and grounds hereinafter set forth:
(A) A written petition to set aside a determination of liability must be filed in the office of the Traffic Compliance Administrator within, but not later than, 14 days from the date the determination of liability is made.
(B) The Traffic Compliance Administrator shall act upon those petitions timely filed and render a decision thereon within fourteen days of the date filed.
(C) The grounds for setting aside a determination of liability shall be limited to the following:
(1) The person against whom the determination of liability is made was not the registered owner, operator or lessee of the "cited vehicle" on the date the vehicular standing, parking or compliance regulation violation notice was issued;
(2) The person having paid the fine or penalty prior to the determination of liability for the standing, parking or compliance violation(s) in question; or
(3) Excusable failure to appear at or request a new date for a hearing.
(D) Should the determination of liability be set aside, the Traffic Compliance Administrator shall:
(1) Notify the registered owner, operator or lessee, as the case may be, that the determination of liability has been set aside.
(2) Notify the registered owner, operator or lessee, as the case may be, of a date, time and place for a hearing on the merits of the violation for which determination of liability has been set aside.
(3) The notices referenced in divisions (1) and (2) above shall be sent by United States mail, postage prepaid to the address set forth on the petition to set aside the determination of liability.
(4) Service of the notices shall be complete on the date the notices are deposited in the United States mail.
(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)