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It is the intention of the City Council that, when adopting this code, all future amendments to any state or federal rules and statutes adopted by reference in this code or referenced in this code are hereby adopted by reference or referenced as if they had been in existence at the time this code was adopted, unless there is clear intention expressed in the code to the contrary. § 10.20 THROUGH 10.78 RESERVED FOR FUTURE USE. § 10.79 ADMINISTRATIVE OFFENSE. (A) Purpose. Administrative offense procedures established pursuant to this section are intended to provide the public and the city with an informal, cost-effective and expeditious alternative to traditional criminal charges for violations of certain code provisions. The procedures are intended to be voluntary on the part of those who have been charged with administrative offenses. At any time prior to the payment of the administrative penalty as is provided for in division (I), the individual may withdraw from participation in the procedures, in which event, the city may bring criminal charges. In addition, the city, in its discretion, may choose not to initiate an administrative offense and may bring criminal charges in the first instance. In the event a party participates in the administrative offense procedures but does not pay the monetary penalty which may be imposed, the city may seek to collect the costs of the administrative offense procedures as part of any subsequent criminal sentence, in the event the party is charged and is adjudicated guilty of the criminal violation. (B) Administrative offense defined. A violation of any section of this code when one performs an act prohibited or fails to act when such failure is thereby prohibited and is subject to the penalties set forth in this code. (C) Notice. Any officer of the City Police Department, or any other person employed by the city, authorized in writing by the City Administrator, and having authority to enforce this code, shall, upon determining that there has been a violation, notify the violator, or in the case of a vehicular violation, attach to the vehicle a notice of the violation. Said notice shall set forth the nature, date and time of violation, the name of the official issuing the notice, and the amount of the scheduled penalty. (D) Payment. Once such notice is given, the alleged violator may, within seven days of the time of issuance of the notice, pay the amount set forth on the schedule of penalties for the violation, or may request that the matter be referred to the Anoka County Courts. The penalty may be paid in person or by mail, and payment shall be deemed to be an admission of the violation. Administrative penalties for tags issued by the Centennial Lakes Police Department shall be paid to the Centennial Lakes Police Department. (E) Failure to pay. In the event a party charged with an administrative offense fails to pay the penalty, criminal charges may be brought against the alleged violator in accordance with applicable Code sections or state statutes. If the penalty is paid, no such charge may be brought by the city for same violation. (F)Disposition of penalties. All penalties collected shall be periodically paid over to the City Finance Department. 8 ΋tğŭĻ