A. A person who receives a notice of parking infraction must respond to the notice as provided in this section within 30 calendar days of the violation date on the notice.

B. If the person determined to have committed the infraction does not contest the determination, the person must respond by completing the appropriate portion of the notice of infraction and submitting it, either by mail or in person, to the city as specified on the notice. A check or money order in the amount of the penalty prescribed for the infraction must be submitted with the response. When a response that does not contest the determination is received, an appropriate order must be entered and, when appropriate, a record of the response and order must be furnished to the Department of Licensing.

C. If the person determined to have committed the infraction wishes to contest the determination, the person must respond by completing the portion of the notice of infraction requesting a hearing and submitting it, either by mail or in person, to the city as specified on the notice. The court must notify the person in writing of the time, place and date of the hearing, and that date must not be sooner than seven calendar days from the date of notice, except by agreement.

D. If the person determined to have committed the infraction does not contest the determination but wishes to explain mitigating circumstances surrounding the infraction, the person must respond by completing the portion of the notice of infraction requesting a hearing for that purpose and submitting it, either by mail or in person, to the court as specified on the notice. The court must notify the person in writing of the time, place, and date of the hearing.

E. If any person cited with a notice of parking infraction fails to respond to the notice of parking infraction as required by this section, or fails to appear at a hearing requested as provided by this section, the court must enter an appropriate order assessing the monetary penalty prescribed for the parking infraction and any other penalty authorized by this chapter and must notify the Department of Licensing, in accordance with RCW 46.20.270, of the failure to respond to the notice of infraction or to appear at a requested hearing.

F. The Department of Licensing may not renew the vehicle registration of any person for whom the court has entered an order(s) for two or more violations until any penalties imposed pursuant to this chapter have been satisfied. (Ord. 4054 § 1 (Att. A), 2023)