307.02 ADOPTION AND ENFORCEMENT.

      (a)   The City of Youngstown hereby adopts a photo traffic enforcement system for the purpose of using photographic, video or digital imaging equipment to record visual images of vehicles entering a photo traffic enforcement system location operating in violation of the laws of the State of Ohio or the traffic laws set forth in these Codified Ordinances and using said images as the basis for issuing, or re-issuing, a notice of said violation and notice of liability to the owners of such vehicles within thirty (30) days of the violation or within thirty (30) days of a receipt of a USPS mail return marked as "undeliverable."

    (b)   The Chief of Police or the Chief of Police designee(s) shall be responsible for implementing the photo traffic enforcement system for violations of the laws of the State of Ohio and the traffic laws set forth in these Codified Ordinances. The Chief of Police or designee is hereby empowered to designate the location to be monitored by the photo traffic enforcement system. The selection of locations where automated cameras are placed and the enforcement of this section shall be made on the basis of sound professional traffic engineering and law enforcement judgments, as approved by the Chief of Police.

   (c)   The Chief of Police or designee is empowered to issue notices of liability for persons who commit violations at such locations, to present violations to a court with jurisdiction over the matter for the purposes of determining contested issues, including liability, and to promulgate any rules and regulations deemed to be necessary to carry out the provisions and enforcement of this chapter.

(Ord. 22-426. Passed 11-15-22.)