46.28.310 Response to notice of parking infraction—Contesting determination—Hearing—Failure to respond or appear.
A. Any person who receives a notice of parking infraction shall respond to such notice as provided in this section within thirty calendar days of the violation date on the notice of infraction.
B. If the person determined to have committed the infraction does not contest the determination, the person shall 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 which does not contest the determination is received, an appropriate order shall be entered and, when appropriate, a record of the response and order shall be furnished to the Department.
C. If the person determined to have committed the infraction wishes to contest the determination, the person shall 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 shall notify the person in writing of the time, place and date of the hearing, and that date shall 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 shall 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 shall notify the person in writing of the time, place and date of the hearing.
E.
1. If any person cited with a notice of parking infraction:
a. Fails to respond to the notice of parking infraction as required by this section; or
b. Fails to appear at a hearing request as provided by this section;
The court shall enter an appropriate order assessing the monetary penalty prescribed for the parking infraction and any other penalty authorized by this chapter and shall notify the Department, in accordance with RCW 46.20.270, of the failure to respond to the notice of infraction or to appear at a requested hearing.
2. The Department may not renew the vehicle license 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. 3125-09 § 10, 2009; Ord. 2180-96 § 31, 1996.)