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A. The filing of a notice of civil infraction with the court represents a determination that a civil infraction has been committed. The determination is final unless contested as provided for in this Chapter.

B. The form for the notice of civil infraction may be as prescribed by rule of the Washington Supreme Court and, in addition, shall include the following:

1. A statement that the notice of civil infraction represents a determination that a civil infraction has been committed by the person named in the notice and that the determination is final unless contested as provided for in this Chapter;

2. A statement that a civil infraction is a noncriminal offense for which imprisonment may not be imposed as a sanction;

3. A statement or description of the specific civil infraction for which the notice was issued and a reference to the Code provision(s), permit or permit conditions, or Hearing Examiner decision that has been violated;

4. A statement of the monetary penalty established for the civil infraction committed;

5. A statement of the options provided for in this Chapter for responding to the notice of civil infraction and the procedures necessary to exercise these options;

6. A statement that at any hearing to contest the determination of the County, the County has the burden of proving, by a preponderance of the evidence, that the civil infraction was committed and that the person may subpoena witnesses including the Enforcement Officer who issued the notice of civil infraction;

7. A statement that at any hearing requested for the purpose of explaining mitigating circumstances surrounding the commission of the civil infraction, the person shall be deemed to have committed the civil infraction and may not subpoena witnesses;

8. A statement that the person must respond to the notice as provided for in this Chapter within 15 days;

9. A statement that failure to respond to the notice of civil infraction or failure to appear at a hearing requested for the purpose of contesting the determination or for the purpose of explaining mitigating circumstances will result in a default judgment against the person in the amount of the penalty, with statutory assessment, and that this failure may be referred to the Prosecuting Attorney for criminal prosecution for failure to respond or appear;

10. A statement that failure to respond to the notice of civil infraction or failure to appear at a hearing requested for the purpose of contesting the determination or for the purpose of explaining mitigating circumstances will result in the imposition of a penalty in the amount of $25.00 plus statutory assessments;

11. A statement, which the person shall sign, that the person promises to respond to the notice of civil infraction in one of the ways provided for in this Chapter;

12. A statement that failure to respond to a notice of civil infraction as promised or to appear at a requested hearing is a misdemeanor and may be punished by a fine or imprisonment in jail or both;

13. A statement that all information upon which the notice of civil infraction is based shall be provided upon written request to the Enforcement Officer who issued the notice of civil infraction.

C. The District Court No. One Administrator shall assist in developing the notice of civil infraction citation format.

(Ord. 99-34 § 1 (part), 1999; Ord. 91-187 § 1 (part), 1992)