Appeal of administrative citation.
Riverside Municipal Code § 1.17.250
in effect1.17.250 - Appeal of administrative citation.
A. Any recipient of an administrative citation may contest the citation by completing a request for hearing form and returning it to the City within 30 calendar days from the date of the administrative citation, together with an advance deposit of the fine or notice that a request for advance deposit hardship waiver has been filed pursuant to subsection E. of this section.
B. A request for hearing form may be obtained from the department specified on the administrative citation.
C. The person requesting the hearing shall be notified of the time and place set for the hearing at least ten days prior to the date of the hearing.
D. Advance deposit hardship waiver.
1. Any person who intends to request a hearing to contest that there was a violation of the Code or that he or she is the responsible party and who is financially unable to make the advance deposit of the fine as required may file a request for an advance deposit hardship waiver.
2. The request shall be filed with the department specified on the administrative citation on an advance deposit hardship waiver application form available from the department specified on the administrative citation, within ten days of the date of the administrative citation.
3. The requirement of depositing the full amount of the fine as required shall be stayed unless or until the designee of the department specified on the administrative citation makes a determination not to issue the advance deposit hardship waiver.
4. The designee of the department specified on the administrative citation may waive the requirement of an advance deposit and issue the advance deposit hardship waiver only if the cited party submits to the department specified on the administrative citation a sworn affidavit, together with any supporting documents or materials, demonstrating to the satisfaction of the designee of the department specified on the administrative citation the person's actual financial inability to deposit with the City the full amount of the fine in advance of the hearing.
5. If the designee of the department specified on the administrative citation determines not to issue an advance deposit hardship waiver, the person shall remit the deposit to the City within ten days of the date of that decision or 30 days from the date of the administrative citation, whichever is later.
6. The designee of the department specified in the administrative citation shall issue a written determination listing the reasons for the determination to issue or not issue the advance deposit hardship waiver. The written determination of the designee of the department specified in the administrative citation shall be final.
7. The written determination of the designee of the department specified on the administrative citation shall be served upon the person who applied for the advance deposit hardship waiver.
(Ord. 6963 § 2, 2007; Ord. 6479 § 1, 1999)
Source: City of Riverside, California, Municipal Code and City Charter (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/ca/riverside/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=PTIICOOR_TIT1GEPR_CH1.17ADCOENRE_1.17.250APADCIFetched: 11/1/2026