1.20.040 Response to notice of infraction—Contesting determination—Hearing.
A. Any person who receives a notice of infraction shall respond to such notice as provided in this section within fifteen days of the notice.
B. If the person determined to have committed the infraction does not contest the determination, the person shall respond by completing the appropriate portion of the infraction and submitting it, either by mail or in person, to the Aberdeen Municipal Court. A check or money order in the amount of the penalty prescribed for the offense must be submitted with the response. When a response which does not contest the determination is received, an appropriate order shall be entered in the court's records.
C. If the person determined to have committed the infraction wishes to contest the determination the person shall respond by completing the portion of the notice of infraction requesting a hearing and submitting it, either by mail or in person, to the court specified on the notice. The court shall notify the person in writing of the time, place, and date of the hearing, and that date shall not be sooner than seven days from the date of the notice, except by agreement.
D. If the person determined to have committed the infraction does not contest the determination but wishes to explain mitigating circumstances surrounding the infraction the person shall respond by completing the portion of the notice of infraction requesting a hearing for that purpose and submitting it, either by mail or in person, to the court specified on the notice. The court shall notify the person in writing of the time, place, and date of the hearing.
Prior to the adoption of 6459 on 03/26/2008, Section 1.20.040 read as follows.
A. Any person who receives a notice of infraction shall respond to such notice as provided in this section within seven days of the notice.
B. If the person determined to have committed the infraction does not contest the determination, the person shall respond by completing the appropriate portion of the infraction and submitting it, either by mail or in person, to the Aberdeen Municipal Court. A check or money order in the amount of the penalty prescribed for the offense must be submitted with the response. When a response which does not contest the determination is received, an appropriate order shall be entered in the court's records.
C. If the person determined to have committed the infraction wishes to contest the determination the person shall respond by completing the portion of the notice of infraction requesting a hearing and submitting it, either by mail or in person, to the court specified on the notice. The court shall notify the person in writing of the time, place, and date of the hearing, and that date shall not be sooner than seven days from the date of the notice, except by agreement.
D. If the person determined to have committed the infraction does not contest the determination but wishes to explain mitigating circumstances surrounding the infraction the person shall respond by completing the portion of the notice of infraction requesting a hearing for that purpose and submitting it, either by mail or in person, to the court specified on the notice. The court shall notify the person in writing of the time, place, and date of the hearing.