§ 2150.08 — Failure to answer; Infraction Notification

2150.08 - Failure to answer; Infraction Notification.

(A) When a person is personally or constructively served with a parking ticket in accordance with Section 2150.05, and the person fails to answer the charge within the time specified on the parking ticket pursuant to Section 2150.06, the Bureau shall send an Infraction Notification to the owner of the Vehicle at the most recent address appearing in the records of the Ohio Bureau of Motor Vehicles. If the Ohio Bureau of Motor Vehicles determines that the person served the parking ticket is not the owner of the Vehicle, the Vehicle owner will be sent the Infraction Notification. (B) An Infraction Notification shall be sent by regular U.S. mail within twelve (12) months of the parking ticket issuance date and shall contain all of the following: (1) An identification of the Parking Infraction charged and the time and date the Parking Infraction occurred; (2) The amount of the fine, penalties, and costs due arising out of the Parking Infraction; and (3) A description of the allowable answers that may be made and the manner to provide such answer pursuant to the requirements in Section 2150.06; (4) A warning that the person must pay or contest the Parking Infraction pursuant to the requirements in Section 2150.06, within the time specified in the Infraction Notification from the issuance date on the Infraction Notification or a Default Judgment in the amount of the fine, penalties and costs due shall be entered against the person; (5) A warning that if the Vehicle is registered in the state of Ohio, the registration may not be renewed or transferred until the Judgment is paid or until it is otherwise finally disposed of in a manner specified in this chapter. (C) Failure to answer the Infraction Notification within the specified time shall be considered an admission that the person committed the Parking Infraction, and the hearing examiner shall issue a Default Judgment in the amount of the fine, penalties, and costs due shall be entered against the person. (D) The sending of an Infraction Notification, the filing of or failure to file an answer by the person to whom it is sent, the substance of an answer, the payment of any fine, and any other relevant information shall be entered in the records of the Bureau.

(Ord. No. 3360-2025, § 1, 12-15-2025)