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sweeny_comodore  4 stars
Posts: 1,216
Registered: 2007-8-23 18:47:04
local city posted:

Sec. 90-17. - Compliance tickets.

(a)
For purposes hereof the following definitions shall apply:
(1)
Compliance tickets are herewith defined as tickets which may be issued for ordinance violations, including building code violations, in lieu of issuing a citation or arrest warrant for the violation.
(2)
City officers or agents are herewith defined as city police officer, code enforcement officer and any other officer authorized by the Municipal Code or the Zoning Ordinance of the City of Zion to issue arrest warrants and/or citations.
(b)
At the discretion of the city officer or agent, a person accused of an ordinance violation or building code violation may be issued a compliance ticket in lieu of citation or arrest warrant for the violation.
(c)
A compliance ticket must be settled by paying to the city, in accordance with the restrictions provided in the compliance ticket, an administration fee in the amount of $25.00 within ten days of the date of issuance. In the event payment of the administration fee has not been received on or before the expiration of said ten-day period, the administration fee will be increased to $100.00 for the period beginning the eleventh day and including the thirtieth day after the issuance of the compliance ticket and the offender shall have until the close of business on the thirtieth day after issuance to pay the increased fee. After the thirtieth day, the city may decide whether a notice to appear will be issued or whether the past due fee will be referred for collection or whether payment of the fine and compliance where required will remain acceptable.
(d)
If the offender does not settle the claim, including both payment of the administration fee and compliance, where required, the city may use other legal remedies, including, but not limited to, the issuance of a criminal complaint or the issuance of a notice to appear in court or the referral to a collection agency or for said violation the offender shall be subject to the fines and penalties set forth in the applicable provisions of the Municipal Code.



please explain what would allow the issuance of compliance tickets in the range of $400 - $800 dollars based on this code.

 

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vn_nnanji  4 stars
Title: Outpost Music Expert
Posts: 1,964
Registered: 2001-6-30 17:22:56
What did they tell you to fix? Your attitude?

 

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Aerlinthian  4 stars
Posts: 2,126
Registered: 2001-5-7 23:53:38
Compliance ticket? hrm, sounds a bit aggressive on creative law making and possibly side steps due process. You may want to see if there are any groups lining up opposed to this if it is a relatively new thing on the books.
Eager_Igraine  4 stars
Posts: 1,036
Registered: 2002-11-21 11:55:52
"After the thirtieth day, the city may decide whether a notice to appear will be issued or whether the past due fee will be referred for collection or whether payment of the fine and compliance where required will remain acceptable."


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Moe_Nox  4 stars
Title: In Moe We Trust
Posts: 1,962
Registered: 2007-2-4 12:17:56
Where was the outrage? Where was Swirly burning the ticket at the scene and telling the nasty fascist pig off? I bet mr all talk even thanked the cop for the fine.

 

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sweeny_comodore  4 stars
Posts: 1,216
Registered: 2007-8-23 18:47:04
vn_nnanji posted:

What did they tell you to fix? Your attitude?



wind blown debris in my yard after a tornado
a dandelion thats an inch too tall out back, along the fence, behind the shed
a small pile of broken concrete left behind by the garbage men. approximately 5lb wort of chunks.
and my old car that was in my driveway before i got my lisence back and traded it in. it wasnt even a clunker or eyesore.


Aerlinthian posted:

Compliance ticket? hrm, sounds a bit aggressive on creative law making and possibly side steps due process. You may want to see if there are any groups lining up opposed to this if it is a relatively new thing on the books.



im waiting for a callback from my lawyer
ive also found some citizen advocacy group online that has lawyers giving out free advice.

and since i never got a day in court to defend my innocence, this law clearly subverts my right to due process, in my opinion. but i will hold out and wait to see what the lawyer says.

 

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cabbyman  2 stars
Posts: 441
Registered: 2003-1-6 07:48:53
This is just like my false advertising case against The Never Ending Story.

It seems open and shut!

 

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