§ 600.108. Failure to accept/pay/appear.

Any person who:

(i)

Willfully refuses to sign and accept an ordinance citation issued by a law enforcement officer or any other person authorized by ordinance or state statute to issue citations; or

(ii)

Willfully fails to appear in court ("court" as used herein to also include any such other office designated on the citation to hear appeals) as required by law; or

(iii)

Not having paid the citation, willfully fails to appear in either the court, the Clerk of the Court's office, or such other location as may be specified on the citation, to request a court date within ten days after issuance of the citation, or having obtained a court date, fails to appear in court, shall be guilty of a Class D offense. In addition, the court may issue an order to show cause why action on the citation has not been taken by the violator upon the request (by affidavit) of the person acting in an authorized capacity for the city, which failure to take action may subject the violator to contempt of court proceedings. The issuance of the aforementioned affidavit by an authorized representative of the city ("authorized representative" defined herein to be either the Director or Division Chief for the city department issuing the citation) shall include a written notification to the violator (sent by first class mail to the violator's last known address) giving the violator a copy of the affidavit and advising that the violator has ten calendar days from the date of the letter to pay the citation at its original class offense fine amount (plus any penalty and/or interest accrued thereon). Said affidavit shall be filed with the court only upon verification within ten calendar days prior to the filing of said affidavit that: (a) the citation is unpaid; (b) no court date has been scheduled or requested; or (c) having requested or scheduled a court date the violator failed to appear in court.

(Ord. 1999-11-E, § 1)