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Seattle Mun. Code § 15.91.010
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15.91.010 - Mitigation hearings A. Date and notice. If a person requests a mitigation hearing, the mitigation hearing shall be held within 30 days after written response to the citation requesting a hearing is received by the Hearing Examiner. Notice of the time, place, and date of the hearing shall be sent to the address specified in the request for hearing not less than ten days before the date of the hearing. B. Procedure at hearing. The Hearing Examiner shall hold an informal hearing that shall not be governed by the Rules of Evidence. The person cited may present witnesses, but witnesses may not be compelled to attend. A representative from the Department of Transportation may also be present and may present additional information, but attendance by a representative from the Department of Transportation is not required. C. Disposition. The Hearing Examiner shall determine whether the person's explanation justifies reduction of the monetary penalty. Factors that may be considered in whether to reduce the penalty include whether the violation was caused by the act, neglect, or abuse of another. The above mitigation factors or other mitigating explanations shall not be considered for violations of subsections 15.91.002.A.1 and 15.91.002.A.8. The Hearing Examiner may, however, consider whether the vendor is indigent as a mitigating factor for violations of subsections 15.91.002.A.1 and 15.91.002.A.8. The vendor must present substantial evidence of indigency in order for the Hearing Examiner to consider indigency as a mitigating factor. D. Entry of order. After hearing the explanation of the person cited and any other information presented at the hearing, the Hearing Examiner shall enter an order finding that the person cited committed the violation and assessing a monetary penalty in an amount determined pursuant to Section 15.91.016. The Hearing Examiner's decision is the final decision of the City on the matter. (Ord. 123899, § 18, 2012; Ord. 123659, § 41, 2011; Ord. 120822, § 12, 2002.)
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=TIT15STSIUS_SUBTITLE_IVEN_CH15.91CI_15.91.010MIHEFetched: 11/1/2026

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