Civil violation citation.

Glendale City Code § 34-6

in effect

Sec. 34-6. - Civil violation citation. (a) The citation will be substantially in the form established by the city manager. It shall advise the respondent of the violations committed, either by written description of the violations or by designation of the city code section that was violated. The civil hearing officer may permit amendments to the citation if substantial rights of the respondent are not thereby prejudiced. The citation shall direct the respondent to pay the civil sanction and all applicable fees as specified in section 34-7 within the time period specified on the citation. The citation shall be served by personal service, or pursuant to A.R.S. § 9-500.21. (b) The respondent shall, within the time period specified on the citation, either pay the civil sanction and the fees, or appear in person or through an attorney before the civil hearing officer and admit or deny the allegations contained in the citation. If the respondent timely pays the fine and fees, either in person or by mailing payment to the city, the allegations in the citation shall be deemed admitted and such person shall be deemed responsible for having committed the offenses described in the citation. If the respondent appears and admits the allegations, the civil hearing officer shall enter judgment against the respondent and enter an appropriate sanction. If the respondent appears and denies the allegations contained in the citation, the civil hearing officer shall set the matter for hearing. (c) If the person served with a citation fails to pay the fine or fails to appear on or before the time directed to appear or at the time set for hearing by the civil hearing officer, the allegations in the complaint shall be deemed admitted and the civil hearing officer shall enter a finding of responsible and impose the applicable sanction as specified in section 34-7. (d) All proceedings before the civil hearing officer shall be informal and without a jury, except that testimony shall be given under oath or affirmation. The technical rules of evidence do not apply, except for statutory provisions relating to privileged communications. If the allegations in the citation are denied, the city is required to prove violations of this chapter by a preponderance of the evidence. Pre-hearing discovery shall be permitted as determined by the civil hearing officer. The civil hearing officer is authorized to make such orders as may be necessary or appropriate to fairly and efficiently determine the truth and decide the case at hand including, but not limited to, issuing subpoenas. (e) An appeal from final judgments of the civil hearing officer may be taken pursuant to the Arizona Rules of Procedure for Special Actions. Appeals must include the basis for the appeal and be filed within twenty (20) days of the final judgement. (f) Any judgment for civil fines or penalties pursuant to this chapter may be collected as any other civil judgment. (Ord. No. O21-39, § 1, 5-25-21)

Source: City of Glendale, Arizona, City Code and City Charter (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/az/glendale/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=PTIICOOR_CH34NSC_S34-6CIVICIFetched: 11/1/2026