99-50 AMENDING CITY CODE - CHAPTER 34 - TRAFFIC

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� . . � �i ADDITIONS and I' CHAPTER 34 - TRAFFIC - 77. PENALTIES. A. An�person, firm or corporation in whose name a citation alle�in� a violation enumerated in Section 80 of this Chapter is issued, and who shall ne�lect or refuse to pav such citation after written notice. shall be indebted to the Citv of Decatur in the amount snecified in Section 80 unless and until a complaint is filed in the Circuit Court. B. Debts for unnaid citations alle i�ng violations of this Chapter mav be referred to a qualified private enterprise for collection. In the event an unpaid parkin� citation is referred for collection, the Citv Finance Department mav assess an additional fee of Five Dollars (�S.00Zner violation. No citation shall be referred for collection before written notice directed to the registered owner of the ille a�llv parked vehicle is attempted bv the Citv No citation shall be referred for collection if there is pending an appeal of the citation. C. In the event the Citv brin�Lle�al action for the enforcement of anv provision of this Chapter the Office of the Cor�oration Counsel mav assess a fee of Twent -� Dollars ($25.001 if settlement is reached�rior to initial court appearance and Fi Dollars �. 50.001 if settlement or jud�ment is obtained after a court appearance. This fee shall be in addition to anv other fines, fees, penalties or costs as provided bv this Ordinance or State Law. D. . . , , Any person, firm or corporation who shall violate any provision of this Chapter shall, upon conviction, be fined not less than Ten Dollars ($10.00) nor more than . Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00)per offense. 79. PAYMENT OF FINES AND FEES. Settlement of fines and payment of fees shall be in the form of United States currency, money order or check, which payment shall be made to the Finance Department of the City of Decatur, Illinois, or a private collection enterprise desienated in writin�v the Director of the Finance Department to collect unpaid parkin�citations . It shall be unlawful to pay or attempt to pay in any other manner or to make payment in such unreasonable manner as to alann, disturb, harass, endanger or injure or attempt to alarm, disturb, harass, endanger or injure any City employee or emplovee of a private collection enterprise lawfullv en�a�ed in the collection of unpaid parkin�citations 81. COMPLAINT PROCEDURE. Any person issued a citation for violating any section of this Chapter may appeal the issuance of the citation in writing within 21 days of the time of the citation unless otherwise designated in the ordinance. Such written appeal must be received by the ' Department Director (or his or her designee) of the Department of the Citv of Decatur responsible for issuing the citation by said 21 st day. Appeals will not be accepted on citations for which more than 21 days have elapsed from the date of issuance of the citation. Filing of an appeal sha11 stav increases in the fine schedule specified in Section