HARRY HUGHES, Governor
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(3) (2) ZONING OFFICIALS MAY DELIVER A CITATION
TO ANY PERSON WHOM THEY BELIEVE TO BE COMMITTING A CIVIL
ZONING INFRACTION VIOLATION. A COPY OF THE CITATION SHALL
BE RETAINED BY THE ZONING OFFICIAL AND SHALL BEAR HIS
CERTIFICATION ATTESTING TO' THE TRUTH OF THE MATTER SET
FORTH. THE CITATION SHALL ALSO CONTAIN:
(I) THE NAME AND ADDRESS OF THE PERSON
CHARGED;
(II) THE NATURE OF THE INFRACTION
VIOLATION;
(III) THE LOCATION PLACE WHERE AND TIME
THAT THE INFRACTION VIOLATION OCCURRED;
(IV) THE AMOUNT OF THE INFRACTION FINE
ASSESSED;
(V) THE MANNER, LOCATION, AND TIME IN
WHICH THE FINE MAY BE PAID TO THE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS; AND
(VI) THE PERSON'S RIGHT TO ELECT TO STAND
TRIAL FOR THE INFRACTION VIOLATION.
(4) A PRESET FINE NOT TO EXCEED $100 MAY BE
IMPOSED FOR EACH CONVICTION OF A CIVIL ZONING INFRACTION.
VIOLATION, AND THE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS MAY ESTABLISH A
SCHEDULE OF PRESET FINES FOR EACH CONVICTION OF CIVIL
ZONING INFRACTION, WHICH VIOLATION. A PRESET FINE IS PAYABLE
BY THE RECIPIENT OF THE CITATION TO THE A COUNTY
COMMISSIONERS WITHIN 20 CALENDAR DAYS OF THE RECEIPT OF THE
CITATION.
(5) A PERSON RECEIVING THE CITATION FOR A CIVIL
ZONING INFRACTION A CITATION MAY ELECT TO STAND TRIAL FOR
THE OFFENSE BY NOTIFYING THE COMMISSION OF HIS INTENTION OF
STANDING TRIAL. THE NOTICE SHALL BE GIVEN AT LEAST 5 DAYS
PRIOR TO THE DATE OF PAYMENT AS SET FORTH IN THE CITATION.
UPON RECEIPT OF THE NOTICE OF THE INTENTION TO STAND TRIAL,
THE COMMISSION SHALL FORWARD TO THE DISTRICT COURT HAVING
VENUE A COPY OF THE CITATION AND THE NOTICE FROM THE PERSON
WHO RECEIVED THE CITATION INDICATING HIS INTENTION TO STAND
TRIAL. UPON RECEIPT OF THE CITATION, THE DISTRICT COURT
SHALL SCHEDULE THE CASE FOR TRIAL AND NOTIFY THE DEFENDANT
OF THE TRIAL DATE. ALL FINES, PENALTIES, OR FORFEITURES
COLLECTED BY THE DISTRICT COURT FOR CIVIL ZONING INFRACTIONS
ZONING VIOLATIONS SHALL BE REMITTED TO THE COUNTY
COMMISSIONERS.
(6) IF A PERSON RECEIVING A CITATION FOR AN
INFRACTION A VIOLATION FAILS TO PAY THE FINE FOR THE
INFRACTION THEREFOR BY THE DATE OF PAYMENT SET FORTH ON THE
CITATION AND FAILS TO FILE A NOTICE OF HIS INTENTION TO
STAND TRIAL FOR THE OFFENSE, A FORMAL NOTICE OF THE
INFRACTION VIOLATION SHALL BE SENT TO THE OWNER'S LAST KNOWN
ADDRESS. IF THE CITATION HAS NOT BEEN SATISFIED WITHIN 15
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