1B, Administrative Fines for Traffic Offenses

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2.2 FORM OF CITATION. An issuing officer must use the uniform administrative traffic citation form approved by the Commissioner of Public Safety. The officer shall also serve upon the recipient the current version of the City's flyer and response form. 2.3 RESPONSE TO CITATION. A recipient shall respond to the citation within 14 days of receipt. The recipient may: A) Admit the violation stated in the citation and agree to pay the fine; B) Deny the violation stated in the citation and request a hearing; or C) Request that the administrative citation be converted to a standard traffic citation and filed for processing by the Violations Bureau of the Ramsey County District Court. The City shall approve a response form as part of the flyer which states these options and gives directions for returning the response form. A recipient shall deliver the response form, or similar writing, to an address stated on the form before the close of business on the 14th day (or next business day if the 14th day is a weekend or holiday) stating the recipient's choice for processing of the citation. 2.4 SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT TO COORDINATE CITATIONS. The City designates the Ramsey County Sheriff s Department as its agent for management of the administrative citations program. The Department shall receive citation responses, assign administrative traffic cases to a hearing officer whose appointment the City has approved, collect fine -revenue, account for the citation revenue and maintain funds as required by State law. The personnel assigned the duties of managing the program by the Sheriff's Department shall be referred to in this Ordinance as "the City's designee." This designation is not intended to create, and shall not create, a joint powers relationship between the City and the Department relating to the management of administrative citations. 2.5 STANDARD CITATION ISSUED IF NO RESPONSE. If the City's designee receives no written response to a citation within the 14-day response period, the peace officer who issued the citation shall convert the allegations into a standard traffic citation, file that regular citation at the District Court and mail a copy to the recipient. Section 3 3.1 HEARING OFFICERS. The City shall maintain a list of hearing officers available to conduct hearings on the merits of an administrative citation, if requested by a recipient. All hearing officers shall be approved by the City Council. Hearing officers shall have executed a contract to provide hearing officer services with at least one of the following entities: Ramsey County; City of Arden Hills; City of Gem Lake; City of Little Canada; City of North Oaks; City of Shoreview; City of Vadnais Heights; or the Town of White Bear.