Appeal.
El Paso City Code § 12.21.060
in effect12.21.060 - Appeal.
A. The owner of a motor vehicle determined by a hearing officer to be liable for a civil penalty may appeal that determination of liability to the El Paso Municipal Courts by filing a petition of appeal with the municipal court clerk.
B. The appeal petition must be filed:
1. Not later than the thirty-first day after the date on which the administrative adjudication hearing officer entered the finding of liability for the civil penalty; and
2. Accompanied by payment of a docketing fee of twenty-five dollars plus an appeal bond. The appeal bond must be in the amount of one hundred dollars or double the amount of the fines and costs adjudged against the owner, whichever is greater.
C. The municipal court clerk shall schedule a hearing and notify the owner of the motor vehicle and the El Paso police department of the date, time and place of the hearing.
D. An appeal stays enforcement and collection of the civil penalty and other fees assessed by the hearing officer. The owner of the motor vehicle shall file a notarized statement of personal financial obligation to perfect the owner's appeal.
1. The enforcement and collection of the civil penalty and other fees assessed by the hearing officer will not be stayed if the appeal is not perfected.
E. An appeal under this section shall be determined by the municipal courts by trial de novo.
(Ord. 16873 § 2 (part), 2008)
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=TIT12VETR_CH12.21PHTRSIENSY_12.21.060APFetched: 10/28/2026