(A) The owner of a motor vehicle determined by a hearing officer to be liable for a civil penalty may appeal that determination to the municipal court judge of the city by filing an appeal petition with the clerk of the city's municipal court.
(B) The petition must be:
(1) Filed before the thirty-first day after the date on which the administrative adjudication hearing officer entered the finding of liability for the civil penalty; and
(2) Accompanied by payment of the costs required by law for the court.
(C) The municipal court clerk shall schedule a hearing and notify the owner of the motor vehicle and the department of the date, time and place of the hearing.
(D) An appeal stays enforcement and collection of the civil penalty imposed against the owner of the motor vehicle. The owner shall file a notarized statement of personal financial obligation to perfect the owner's appeal.
(E) An appeal under this section shall be determined by the municipal court by trial de novo.
(F) A person who is found liable for a civil penalty after an appeal hearing shall pay the civil penalty within ten days of the hearing.
(Ord. 09-0721A, passed 7-21-2009)