§ 25-77. Appeal and enforcement.

(a)

A person who is found liable after an administrative adjudication hearing may appeal that finding of civil liability to the municipal court by filing a notice of appeal with a clerk of the municipal court along with payment of a nonrefundable filing fee in the amount of fifty dollars ($50.00). The notice of appeal must be filed not later than the thirty-first day after the date on which the administrative adjudication hearing officer entered the finding of civil liability. Unless the person, on or before the filing of the notice of appeal, posts a bond in the amount of the civil penalty and any late fees, an appeal does not stay the enforcement of civil penalty. An appeal shall be determined by the municipal court by trial de novo. Any affidavits submitted shall be admitted by the municipal judge in the trial de novo, and the issues must be proved by a preponderance of the evidence.

(b)

A person who accepts liability or fails to contest liability by the appearance date is not entitled to an appeal hearing.

(c)

When an appeal petition is filed, the municipal court clerk shall schedule an appeal hearing and notify each party of the date, time and location of the hearing.

(Ord. No. 9905-2015, § 1, 9-1-15)