Res. #12-007 - Approving On-Line Ticket Education System

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EXHIBIT A PROGRAM POLICIES AND USER AGREEMENT PLEASE READ VERY CAREFULLY THESE PROGRAM POLICIES AND THE USER AGREEMENT BEFORE APPLYING FOR THIS PROGRAM. PARTICIPATION IN THE TICKET EDUCATION PROGRAM OR VIOLATIONS BUREAU ( "PROGRAM ") INDICATES THAT YOU ACCEPT THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS. IF YOU DO NOT ACCEPT THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS, PLEASE DO NOT APPLY FOR OR PARTICIPATE IN THESE PROGRAMS. Program Policies 1) The following offenses are eligible for use under the Program: All statutory petty misdemeanor offenses from the Statewide Payables List authored by Minnesota State Court Administration (for example, Speeding Tickets), and violations of municipal ordinances from Cities served by Municipal Legal Services ( "MLS ") (for example, Junk Vehicle violations). 2) A person may only use the Ticket Payment Program once in a twelve month period. 3) The Program shall cost no more than the amount of a fine payment for a comparable offense. 4) The cost of the Program is broken into two elements: a fee for each offense appearing on the citation plus a single fee to participate in the Program. These fees are set forth in the Fee Schedule adopted by the participating Cities, and this document is available at http:// www. payyourticket .org /programcosts.html. 5) Payment of the offense fee(s) and the program fee are due in full before the educational component will be provided to the offender. 6) The Program may not impose fees which exceed the maximum statutory fine for the offenses charged by the citation issued to the offender. 7) The Program may not impose any condition which could not otherwise be imposed as a condition of court- ordered probation. 8) Completion of the Program is based on the achievement of an objective (i.e. education or other stated goal). 9) The Program must be completed prior to the defendant's arraignment. 10) The prosecutor may not request the court to reschedule a defendant's arraignment for the purpose of allowing them to complete the requirements of a ticket payment program. However, a defendant may request rescheduling of their arraignment pursuant to District Court policy. 11) The prosecutor may not `continue' a charge as a condition of the Program. The decision to dismiss a case lies within the prosecutor's discretion. There is no suspension of prosecution. 12) Where appropriate, the prosecutor will make every reasonable effort to notify and seek input from any victim before employing the Program for certain offenses.