Debt owed The City of Seattle
Seattle Mun. Code § 6.700.160
in effect6.700.160 - Debt owed The City of Seattle
A. All monetary amounts due under the notice of violation shall be a debt owed to the City and may be collected in the same manner as any other debt in like amount, which remedy shall be in addition to all other existing remedies.
B. If a network company fails to appeal a notice of violation to the Hearing Examiner within the time period set forth in subsection 6.700.150.A, the notice of violation shall be final, and the FAS Director may petition the Seattle Municipal Court, or any court of competent jurisdiction, to enforce the notice of violation by entering judgment in favor of the City finding that the network company has failed to exhaust its administrative remedies and that all amounts and relief contained in the notice of violation are due. The notice of violation shall constitute prima facie evidence that a violation occurred and shall be admissible without further evidentiary foundation. Any certifications or declarations authorized under RCW 5.50.050 as amended containing evidence that the network company has failed to comply with the notice of violation or any parts thereof, and is therefore in default, or that the network company has failed to appeal the notice of violation to the Hearing Examiner within the time period set forth in subsection 6.700.150.A, and therefore has failed to exhaust administrative remedies, shall also be admissible without further evidentiary foundation.
C. If a network company fails to obtain judicial review of an order of the Hearing Examiner within the time period set forth in subsection 6.700.150.D, the order of the Hearing Examiner shall be final, and the FAS Director may petition the Seattle Municipal Court to enforce the notice of violation by entering judgment in favor of the City for all amounts and relief due under the order of the Hearing Examiner. The order of the Hearing Examiner shall constitute conclusive evidence that the violations contained therein occurred and shall be admissible without further evidentiary foundation. Any certifications or declarations authorized under RCW 5.50.050 as amended containing evidence that the network company has failed to comply with the order or any parts thereof, and is therefore in default, or that the network company has failed to avail itself of judicial review in accordance with subsection 6.700.150.D, shall also be admissible without further evidentiary foundation.
D. In considering matters brought under subsections 6.700.160.B and 6.700.160.C, the Seattle Municipal Court may include within its judgment all terms, conditions, and remedies contained in the notice of violation or the order of the Hearing Examiner, whichever is applicable, that are consistent with the provisions of this Chapter 6.700.
(Ord. 126953, § 1, 2023)
Source: City of Seattle, Seattle Municipal Code and City Charter (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/wa/seattle/codes/municipal_code?nodeId=TIT6BURE_SUBTITLE_IVNELICO_CH6.700NECO_6.700.160DEOWSEFetched: 11/1/2026