Appeal from assessment of civil penalty.
El Paso City Code § 5.13.120
in effect5.13.120 - Appeal from assessment of civil penalty.
A. A permit holder or other person assessed a civil penalty may appeal the assessment of a civil penalty by requesting a hearing to be held before a municipal associate judge in municipal court.
B. The request for an appeal must be made in writing and delivered to the clerk of the municipal court not more than ten days after the bill for the assessment of the civil penalty is issued. A copy of the written appeal shall be sent by the appealing party to the police chief.
C. A municipal associate judge shall, as soon as practicable, hear such appeal, after reasonable notice to the appealing party and to the police chief.
D. The appealing party and the police chief shall have opportunities to present evidence and make argument on their behalf. The formal rules of evidence do not apply to an appeal under this section.
E. A municipal associate judge shall make his ruling on the basis of substantial evidence presented at the hearing. A municipal associate judge shall affirm, reverse or modify the assessment of the civil penalty, except, that a municipal associate judge may not reduce or increase the amount designated in Section 5.13.070 for a civil penalty that is assessed for a false alarm notification determined by a municipal associate judge to have occurred. The decision of a municipal associate judge is final.
(Ord. No. 17691, § 1, 12-6-2011, eff. 2-29-2012; Ord. No. 019641, § 1, 6-11-2024)
Source: City of El Paso, City Code and City Charter (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/tx/el_paso/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=TIT5BULIPERE_CH5.13SEALSY_5.13.120APASCIPEFetched: 10/28/2026