2012-32 AMENDING CITY CODE - CHAPTER 34 - TRAFFIC AND PARKING

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cited vehicle(s) as recorded with the Illinois Secretary of State or the state in which the vehicle is registered. Such notice shall state the name and address of the registered owner, the state registration number of the motor vehicle(s), and a list of all unpaid parking citations issued to the vehicle(s). Such notice shall be deemed served as of the date of deposit in the United States mail. C. Upon receipt of the notice of impending immobilization and impoundment, the registered owner shall have twenty-one (21) days after the date of the notice to pay all fines or to submit a written request for a hearing to present documentary evidence that would conclusively disprove liability. Documentary evidence that would conclusively disprove liability shall be based on the following grounds: (1) that all fines for the violations cited in the notice of impending immobilization and impoundment have been paid in full; or (2) that the registered owner has not accumulated fines of One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) or more that were unpaid at the time the notice of impending immobilization and impoundment was issued. The written request for a hearing must be submitted within twenty-one (21) days after the date of the notice of impending immobilization and impoundment to the City of Decatur's Legal Department. D. Within ten (10) days after receipt of the written request for a hearing, the City shall notify by certified mail, return receipt requested, the owner of record of said vehicle of the date, time and location of an administrative hearing. A hearing shall be scheduled and held, unless continued by order of the City's hearing officer, on designated days of each month. The hearing shall be scheduled not less than seven (7) days and not more than thirty (30) days after notice thereof is mailed. All interested persons shall be given a reasonable opportunity to be heard at the hearing. The formal rules of evidence shall not apply and hearsay evidence shall be admissible. The hearing shall be open to the public and recorded.