A violation notice shall be served by mail to the address of the registered owner of a vehicle cited for an automated traffic law violation as recorded with the Secretary within 30 days after the Secretary notifies the village of the identity of the owner of the vehicle, but in no event later than 90 days after the violation. The violation notice shall include the name and address of the registered owner of the vehicle, the registration number of the motor vehicle involved in the automated traffic law violation, the violation charged, the location where the violation occurred, the date and time of the violation, a copy of the recorded images, the applicable penalty, a statement that recorded images are evidence of a violation of a red light signal, a warning that failure to pay the applicable penalty or contest liability in a timely manner is an admission of liability and may result in a suspension of the driving privileges of the registered owner of the vehicle, a statement that the person may elect to proceed by paying the penalty or by challenging the charge by mail or by administrative hearing, and the website address where the person may view the recorded images of the violation. Service of a violation notice shall be deemed complete as of the date of deposit in the United States mail. The original or a facsimile of a violation notice or, in the case of a violation notice produced by a computerized device, a printed record generated by the device showing the facts entered on the violation notice, shall be retained by the Administrator, and shall be a record kept in the ordinary course of business. A violation notice issued, signed and served in accordance with this chapter and ILCS Ch. 625, Act 5 § 11-208.3, a copy of the violation notice or the computer generated record shall be prima facie correct and shall be prima facie evidence of the correctness of the facts shown on the violation notice. The violation notice, copy or computer generated record shall be admissible in any subsequent administrative or legal proceedings.
(Ord. 2010-O-059, passed 12-21-10)