130th Ohio General Assembly
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As Passed by the Senate

122nd General Assembly
Regular Session
1997-1998
Am. Sub. S. B. No. 83

SENATOR B. JOHNSON


A BILL
To enact sections 765.01 to 765.08 of the Revised Code to authorize municipal corporations to establish noncriminal land use infractions, to provide civil enforcement procedures for any such land use infractions established, and to authorize the establishment of land use violations bureaus to deal with such infractions.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF OHIO:


Section 1. That sections 765.01, 765.02, 765.03, 765.04, 765.05, 765.06, 765.07, and 765.08 of the Revised Code be enacted to read as follows:

Sec. 765.01. AS USED IN THIS CHAPTER:

(A) "LAND USE INFRACTION" MEANS A VIOLATION OF ANY BUILDING, HOUSING, AIR POLLUTION, SANITATION, HEALTH, FIRE, ZONING, OR SAFETY CODE, ORDINANCE, RESOLUTION, OR REGULATION THAT IS APPLICABLE TO PREMISES USED OR INTENDED FOR USE AS A PLACE OF HUMAN HABITATION, BUILDINGS, STRUCTURES, OR ANY OTHER REAL PROPERTY SUBJECT TO SUCH A CODE, ORDINANCE, RESOLUTION, OR REGULATION AND THAT IS ENACTED BY A MUNICIPAL CORPORATION, OR A VIOLATION OF ANY CODE, ORDINANCE, RESOLUTION, OR REGULATION ENACTED BY A MUNICIPAL CORPORATION AS AUTHORIZED BY THIS CHAPTER, IF THE MUNICIPAL CORPORATION IN EITHER OF THESE CASES ALSO HAS ENACTED A CODE, ORDINANCE, RESOLUTION, OR REGULATION OF THE TYPE DESCRIBED IN DIVISION (A) OF SECTION 765.02 OF THE REVISED CODE IN RELATION TO THE PARTICULAR REGULATORY CODE, ORDINANCE, RESOLUTION, OR REGULATION.

(B) "COURT" MEANS A MUNICIPAL COURT, COUNTY COURT, OR MAYOR'S COURT, UNLESS SPECIFICALLY IDENTIFIED AS ONE OF THESE COURTS, IN WHICH CASE IT MEANS THE SPECIFICALLY IDENTIFIED COURT.

(C) "LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER" MEANS A LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER AS DEFINED IN SECTION 2901.01 of the Revised Code, CODE ENFORCEMENT OFFICER, BUILDING INSPECTOR, OR OTHER OFFICER AUTHORIZED TO ENFORCE ANY CODE, ORDINANCE, RESOLUTION, OR REGULATION DESCRIBED IN DIVISION (A) OF THIS SECTION.

Sec. 765.02. (A) A MUNICIPAL CORPORATION THAT ENACTS ANY CODE, ORDINANCE, RESOLUTION, OR REGULATION DESCRIBED IN DIVISION (A) OF SECTION 765.01 of the Revised Code ALSO MAY SPECIFY BY CODE, ORDINANCE, RESOLUTION, OR REGULATION THAT A VIOLATION OF THE REGULATORY CODE, ORDINANCE, RESOLUTION, OR REGULATION SHALL NOT BE CONSIDERED A CRIMINAL OFFENSE FOR ANY PURPOSE, THAT A PERSON WHO COMMITS THE VIOLATION SHALL NOT BE ARRESTED AS A RESULT OF THE COMMISSION OF THE VIOLATION, AND THAT THE VIOLATION SHALL BE HANDLED PURSUANT TO THIS CHAPTER. IF SUCH A SPECIFICATION IS MADE, THE MUNICIPAL CORPORATION ALSO SHALL ADOPT BY CODE, ORDINANCE, RESOLUTION, OR REGULATION A FINE FOR A VIOLATION OF THE REGULATORY CODE, ORDINANCE, RESOLUTION, OR REGULATION AND PRESCRIBE AN ADDITIONAL PENALTY OR PENALTIES FOR FAILURE TO ANSWER ANY CHARGES OF THE VIOLATION IN A TIMELY MANNER. IN NO CASE SHALL ANY FINE ADOPTED OR ADDITIONAL PENALTY PRESCRIBED PURSUANT TO THIS DIVISION EXCEED ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS, PLUS COSTS AND OTHER ADMINISTRATIVE CHARGES, PER VIOLATION.

(B) A MUNICIPAL CORPORATION THAT ENACTS ANY CODE, ORDINANCE, RESOLUTION, OR REGULATION UNDER DIVISION (A) OF THIS SECTION ALSO SHALL ENACT A CODE, ORDINANCE, RESOLUTION, OR REGULATION THAT SPECIFIES THE TIME WITHIN WHICH A PERSON WHO IS ISSUED A TICKET MUST ANSWER IN RELATION TO THE LAND USE INFRACTION CHARGED IN THE TICKET.

Sec. 765.03. (A) EACH MUNICIPAL CORPORATION THAT ENACTS ANY CODE, ORDINANCE, RESOLUTION, OR REGULATION UNDER DIVISION (A) OF SECTION 765.02 OF THE REVISED CODE SHALL ADOPT A TICKET TO BE USED BY ITS LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS. THIS TICKET SHALL BE THE SUMMONS AND COMPLAINT FOR PURPOSES OF THIS CHAPTER.

(B) THE TICKET ADOPTED BY A MUNICIPAL CORPORATION UNDER DIVISION (A) OF THIS SECTION SHALL BE USED BY ITS LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS IN ALL CASES IN WHICH A PERSON IS CHARGED WITH COMMITTING A LAND USE INFRACTION IN ITS JURISDICTION. EACH TICKET SHALL CONTAIN PROVISIONS THAT ADVISE THE PERSON UPON WHOM IT IS SERVED THAT THE PERSON MUST ANSWER IN RELATION TO THE LAND USE INFRACTION CHARGED IN THE TICKET AND THAT CERTAIN PENALTIES MAY RESULT FROM A FAILURE TO TIMELY ANSWER, INDICATE THE ALLOWABLE ANSWERS THAT MAY BE MADE AND THAT THE PERSON WILL BE AFFORDED A HEARING IF THE PERSON DENIES IN THE ANSWER THAT THE PERSON COMMITTED THE LAND USE INFRACTION, SPECIFY THE ENTITY TO WHICH, THE TIME WITHIN WHICH, AND THE ALLOWABLE MANNERS IN WHICH THE ANSWER MUST BE MADE, INDICATE THE PENALTIES THAT MAY RESULT FROM FAILURE TO TIMELY ANSWER AND THE FINE THAT ARISES FROM THE LAND USE INFRACTION, WARN THAT FAILURE TO TIMELY ANSWER OR TO APPEAR AT A REQUESTED HEARING WILL BE CONSIDERED AN ADMISSION OF THE LAND USE INFRACTION, AND WARN THAT A DEFAULT CIVIL JUDGMENT POTENTIALLY MAY BE ENTERED AGAINST THE PERSON.

(C)(1)(a) EXCEPT AS OTHERWISE PROVIDED IN DIVISION (C)(1)(b) OF THIS SECTION, BEFORE A LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER ISSUES A TICKET FOR A LAND USE INFRACTION UNDER THIS SECTION, THE MUNICIPAL CORPORATION SHALL GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBLE ISSUANCE OF THE TICKET, BY CERTIFIED MAIL OR PERSONAL SERVICE, AND SHALL PROVIDE A REASONABLE PERIOD OF TIME, AS DETERMINED BY THE MUNICIPAL CORPORATION, FOR THE PERSON TO CORRECT THE INFRACTION. IF THE PERSON FAILS TO CORRECT THE INFRACTION WITHIN THE REASONABLE PERIOD OF TIME PROVIDED BY THE MUNICIPAL CORPORATION, THE PERSON SHALL BE ISSUED A TICKET CHARGING A LAND USE INFRACTION.

(b) IF A LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER OBSERVES THE SAME LAND USE INFRACTION OCCURRING AGAIN WITHIN NINETY DAYS AFTER THE PERSON CORRECTED THE PREVIOUS INFRACTION, THE LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER SHALL ISSUE A TICKET IMMEDIATELY FOR A LAND USE INFRACTION AS PROVIDED UNDER THIS SECTION AND THE NOTIFICATION PROVISIONS OF DIVISION (C)(1)(a) OF THIS SECTION DO NOT APPLY.

(2) A LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER WHO ISSUES A TICKET FOR A LAND USE INFRACTION SHALL COMPLETE THE TICKET BY IDENTIFYING THE LAND USE INFRACTION CHARGED AND INDICATING THE DATE, TIME, AND PLACE OF THE INFRACTION. THE OFFICER SHALL SIGN THE TICKET AND AFFIRM THE FACTS IT CONTAINS. IF THE OFFENDER IS PRESENT, THE OFFICER ALSO SHALL RECORD ON THE TICKET THE NAME OF THE OFFENDER IN A SPACE PROVIDED ON THE TICKET FOR IDENTIFICATION OF THE OFFENDER, AND THEN SHALL PERSONALLY SERVE THE TICKET UPON THE OFFENDER. IF THE OFFENDER IS NOT PRESENT, THE OFFICER SHALL INSERT THE WORD "OFFENDER" IN THE SPACE PROVIDED ON THE TICKET FOR IDENTIFICATION OF THE OFFENDER, AND THEN SHALL CONSTRUCTIVELY SERVE THE TICKET UPON THE OFFENDER BY AFFIXING THE TICKET TO THE AFFECTED REAL PROPERTY IN A CONSPICUOUS PLACE.

CONSTRUCTIVE SERVICE OF A TICKET BY AFFIXATION AS PROVIDED IN THIS DIVISION HAS THE SAME FORCE AND EFFECT, AND POTENTIALLY SUBJECTS THE OFFENDER WHOSE ACT OR OMISSION RESULTED IN THE LAND USE INFRACTION TO THE SAME FINE AND THE SAME PENALTIES FOR FAILURE TO TIMELY ANSWER OR TO APPEAR, IF A HEARING IS REQUESTED, AS IF THE TICKET WERE PERSONALLY SERVED ON THE OFFENDER AT THE TIME OF THE VIOLATION.

(D) THE ORIGINAL OF A TICKET ISSUED UNDER THIS SECTION OR ANY TRUE COPY OF IT SHALL BE CONSIDERED A RECORD KEPT IN THE ORDINARY COURSE OF BUSINESS OF THE MUNICIPAL CORPORATION AND OF THE LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY WHOSE OFFICER ISSUED IT, AND SHALL BE PRIMA-FACIE EVIDENCE OF THE FACTS IT CONTAINS.

(E) WHEN A TICKET IS ISSUED FOR A LAND USE INFRACTION AND IS SERVED UNDER THIS SECTION, THE OFFENDER WHOSE ACT OR OMISSION RESULTED IN THE INFRACTION FOR WHICH THE TICKET WAS ISSUED IS LIABLE FOR THE INFRACTION AND FOR ANY FINE OR PENALTY ARISING OUT OF THE INFRACTION UNDER A CODE, ORDINANCE, RESOLUTION, OR REGULATION ENACTED BY THE MUNICIPAL CORPORATION UNDER DIVISION (A) OF SECTION 765.02 OF THE REVISED CODE.

(F) NO PERSON UPON WHOM A TICKET CHARGING A LAND USE INFRACTION IS PERSONALLY OR CONSTRUCTIVELY SERVED UNDER THIS SECTION SHALL BE ARRESTED AS A RESULT OF THE COMMISSION OF THE LAND USE INFRACTION.

Sec. 765.04. (A)(1) THE LEGISLATIVE AUTHORITY OF A MUNICIPAL CORPORATION, BY ORDINANCE OR RESOLUTION, MAY REQUEST THE MUNICIPAL COURT OR COUNTY COURT HAVING TERRITORIAL JURISDICTION OVER THE MUNICIPAL CORPORATION TO AUTHORIZE THE MUNICIPAL CORPORATION TO ESTABLISH A LAND USE VIOLATIONS BUREAU TO HANDLE ALL LAND USE INFRACTIONS OCCURRING WITHIN THE TERRITORY OF THE MUNICIPAL CORPORATION, INCLUDING LAND USE INFRACTIONS THAT ARE VIOLATIONS OF CODES, ORDINANCES, RESOLUTIONS, OR REGULATIONS OF OTHER MUNICIPAL CORPORATIONS AND THAT OCCUR WITHIN THE TERRITORY OF THE REQUESTING MUNICIPAL CORPORATION.

(2) THE LEGISLATIVE AUTHORITIES OF TWO OR MORE MUNICIPAL CORPORATIONS THAT ARE WITHIN THE TERRITORIAL JURISDICTION OF THE SAME MUNICIPAL COURT OR COUNTY COURT MAY JOIN TOGETHER AND, BY ORDINANCE OR RESOLUTION, REQUEST THE MUNICIPAL COURT OR COUNTY COURT TO AUTHORIZE THE MUNICIPAL CORPORATIONS TO JOINTLY ESTABLISH A JOINT LAND USE VIOLATIONS BUREAU TO HANDLE ALL LAND USE INFRACTIONS OCCURRING WITHIN THE TERRITORIES OF THE MUNICIPAL CORPORATIONS THAT HAVE JOINED TOGETHER IN MAKING THE REQUEST, INCLUDING LAND USE INFRACTIONS THAT ARE VIOLATIONS OF CODES, ORDINANCES, RESOLUTIONS, OR REGULATIONS OF OTHER MUNICIPAL CORPORATIONS AND THAT OCCUR WITHIN THE TERRITORIES OF THE MUNICIPAL CORPORATIONS MAKING THE REQUEST.

(B) A REQUEST MADE UNDER DIVISION (A) OF THIS SECTION SHALL BE FILED WITH THE CLERK OF THE MUNICIPAL COURT OR COUNTY COURT. UPON THE FILING OF SUCH A REQUEST, THE COURT, BY JOURNAL ENTRY, SHALL AUTHORIZE THE MUNICIPAL CORPORATION THAT MADE THE REQUEST, OR THE MUNICIPAL CORPORATIONS THAT JOINED TOGETHER IN MAKING THE REQUEST, TO ESTABLISH A LAND USE VIOLATIONS BUREAU OR TO JOINTLY ESTABLISH A JOINT LAND USE VIOLATIONS BUREAU. UPON THE GRANT OF SUCH AUTHORITY BY A COURT, THE MUNICIPAL CORPORATION, OR THE MUNICIPAL CORPORATIONS THAT JOINED TOGETHER, MAY ESTABLISH THE LAND USE VIOLATIONS BUREAU OR JOINTLY ESTABLISH THE JOINT LAND USE VIOLATIONS BUREAU.

Sec. 765.05. (A) IF A LAND USE VIOLATIONS BUREAU OR A JOINT LAND USE VIOLATIONS BUREAU IS ESTABLISHED UNDER SECTION 765.04 OF THE REVISED CODE, NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF LAW TO THE CONTRARY, THE BUREAU OR JOINT BUREAU HAS JURISDICTION OVER EACH LAND USE INFRACTION THAT IS A VIOLATION OF A CODE, ORDINANCE, RESOLUTION, OR REGULATION OF ANY MUNICIPAL CORPORATION AND THAT OCCURS WITHIN THE TERRITORY OF THE MUNICIPAL CORPORATION THAT ESTABLISHED THE BUREAU OR THE TERRITORY OF ANY OF THE MUNICIPAL CORPORATIONS THAT JOINED TOGETHER TO JOINTLY ESTABLISH THE JOINT BUREAU, REGARDLESS OF WHETHER THE MUNICIPAL CORPORATION WAS THE MUNICIPAL CORPORATION THAT ESTABLISHED THE BUREAU OR WAS ONE OF THE MUNICIPAL CORPORATIONS THAT JOINED TOGETHER TO JOINTLY ESTABLISH THE JOINT BUREAU. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF LAW TO THE CONTRARY, EACH LAND USE INFRACTION THAT IS A VIOLATION OF A CODE, ORDINANCE, RESOLUTION, OR REGULATION OF ANY MUNICIPAL CORPORATION AND THAT OCCURS WITHIN THE JURISDICTION OF THE BUREAU OR THE JOINT BUREAU, AND THE ENFORCEMENT OF EACH SUCH LAND USE INFRACTION, SHALL BE HANDLED PURSUANT TO AND BE GOVERNED BY THIS CHAPTER.

THE OPERATING COSTS OF A LAND USE VIOLATIONS BUREAU SHALL BE PAID BY THE MUNICIPAL CORPORATION THAT ESTABLISHES IT. THE OPERATING COSTS OF A JOINT LAND USE VIOLATIONS BUREAU SHALL BE PAID BY ALL OF THE MUNICIPAL CORPORATIONS THAT JOINTLY ESTABLISH IT, IN THE PROPORTIONS AGREED UPON BY THE LEGISLATIVE AUTHORITIES OF THE MUNICIPAL CORPORATIONS. THE LEGISLATIVE AUTHORITY OF THE MUNICIPAL CORPORATION THAT ESTABLISHES A LAND USE VIOLATIONS BUREAU AND THE LEGISLATIVE AUTHORITIES OF ALL OF THE MUNICIPAL CORPORATIONS THAT JOINTLY ESTABLISH A JOINT LAND USE VIOLATIONS BUREAU, BY AGREEMENT, SHALL APPOINT A VIOLATIONS CLERK FOR THE BUREAU OR JOINT BUREAU, AND, SUBJECT TO THE EXCEPTION PROVIDED IN THIS DIVISION, SHALL APPOINT HEARING EXAMINERS AND NECESSARY CLERICAL EMPLOYEES FOR THE BUREAU OR JOINT BUREAU. THE LEGISLATIVE AUTHORITY OF THE MUNICIPAL CORPORATION THAT ESTABLISHES A BUREAU AND THE LEGISLATIVE AUTHORITIES OF ALL OF THE MUNICIPAL CORPORATIONS THAT JOINTLY ESTABLISH A JOINT BUREAU, BY AGREEMENT, MAY DELEGATE ITS OR THEIR DUTY TO APPOINT EITHER HEARING EXAMINERS OR NECESSARY CLERICAL PERSONNEL, OR BOTH, TO THE VIOLATIONS CLERK APPOINTED FOR THE BUREAU OR JOINT BUREAU, IN WHICH CASE THE VIOLATIONS CLERK, UPON APPOINTMENT, SHALL MAKE THOSE APPOINTMENTS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE DELEGATION. NO PERSON SHALL BE EMPLOYED AS A HEARING EXAMINER UNLESS THE PERSON IS AN ATTORNEY ADMITTED TO THE PRACTICE OF LAW IN THIS STATE OR FORMERLY WAS EMPLOYED AS A LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER.

THE FINE AND PENALTIES ESTABLISHED FOR A LAND USE INFRACTION BY ANY MUNICIPAL CORPORATION SHALL BE COLLECTED, RETAINED, AND DISBURSED BY THE VIOLATIONS CLERK IF THE LAND USE INFRACTION OUT OF WHICH THE FINE OR PENALTIES AROSE OCCURRED WITHIN THE JURISDICTION OF THE BUREAU OR JOINT BUREAU. THE FINE AND PENALTIES COLLECTED BY A VIOLATIONS CLERK FOR A LAND USE INFRACTION SHALL BE DISBURSED BY THE CLERK TO THE MUNICIPAL CORPORATION WHOSE CODE, ORDINANCE, RESOLUTION, OR REGULATION WAS VIOLATED.

(B) IF A MUNICIPAL CORPORATION DOES NOT ENACT A CODE, ORDINANCE, RESOLUTION, OR REGULATION OF THE TYPE DESCRIBED IN DIVISION (A) OF SECTION 765.02 OF THE REVISED CODE IN RELATION TO A CODE, ORDINANCE, RESOLUTION, OR REGULATION ENACTED BY THE MUNICIPAL CORPORATION THAT IS DESCRIBED IN DIVISION (A) OF SECTION 765.01 of the Revised Code, A VIOLATION OF THE PARTICULAR REGULATORY CODE, ORDINANCE, RESOLUTION, OR REGULATION IS NOT A LAND USE INFRACTION FOR PURPOSES OF THIS CHAPTER.

(C) A MUNICIPAL CORPORATION THAT ESTABLISHES A LAND USE VIOLATIONS BUREAU OR THE MUNICIPAL CORPORATIONS THAT JOINTLY ESTABLISH A JOINT LAND USE VIOLATIONS BUREAU MAY CONTRACT WITH ANY GOVERNMENTAL OR NONGOVERNMENTAL ENTITY TO PROVIDE SERVICES IN PROCESSING, COLLECTING, AND ENFORCING TICKETS ISSUED BY LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS AND CIVIL JUDGMENTS AND DEFAULT CIVIL JUDGMENTS ENTERED UNDER THIS CHAPTER.

Sec. 765.06. (A) A PERSON WHO IS PERSONALLY OR CONSTRUCTIVELY SERVED WITH A TICKET CHARGING THE COMMISSION OF A LAND USE INFRACTION MAY ANSWER THE CHARGE BY PERSONAL APPEARANCE BEFORE THE LAND USE VIOLATIONS BUREAU OR JOINT LAND USE VIOLATIONS BUREAU, WHICHEVER IS APPLICABLE, OR BY MAIL. A MUNICIPAL CORPORATION MAY, BY CODE, ORDINANCE, RESOLUTION, OR REGULATION, ALSO AUTHORIZE THE ANSWER TO A CHARGE OF A LAND USE INFRACTION THAT IS A VIOLATION OF ANY OF ITS CODES, ORDINANCES, RESOLUTIONS, OR REGULATIONS TO BE MADE BY TELEPHONE, IN WHICH CASE THE TICKET ADOPTED BY THE MUNICIPAL CORPORATION SHALL INDICATE THAT FACT. AN ANSWER SHALL BE MADE WITHIN THE TIME SPECIFIED BY THE MUNICIPAL CORPORATION AND INDICATED ON THE TICKET, AND SHALL BE IN ONE OF THE FOLLOWING FORMS:

(1) AN ADMISSION THAT THE PERSON COMMITTED THE LAND USE INFRACTION, BY PAYMENT OF ANY FINE ARISING OUT OF THE INFRACTION;

(2) AN ADMISSION THAT THE PERSON COMMITTED THE LAND USE INFRACTION, WITH AN EXPLANATION OF THE CIRCUMSTANCES SURROUNDING THE LAND USE INFRACTION;

(3) A DENIAL THAT THE PERSON COMMITTED THE LAND USE INFRACTION AND A REQUEST FOR A HEARING RELATIVE TO THE INFRACTION. IF THE PERSON DESIRES THE PRESENCE, AT THE HEARING, OF THE LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER WHO ISSUED THE TICKET, THE PERSON MUST REQUEST THE OFFICER'S PRESENCE IN THE PERSON'S ANSWER.

(B)(1) A PERSON WHO ADMITS HAVING COMMITTED A LAND USE INFRACTION SHALL, AND A PERSON WHO ADMITS HAVING COMMITTED A LAND USE INFRACTION WITH EXPLANATION MAY, WHEN ANSWERING, PAY THE FINE ARISING OUT OF THE INFRACTION ADMITTED TO THE VIOLATIONS CLERK OF THE BUREAU TO WHICH THE ANSWER IS MADE.

(2) A PERSON WHO ADMITS HAVING COMMITTED A LAND USE INFRACTION WITH EXPLANATION SHALL SUBMIT EVIDENCE TO THE BUREAU TO WHICH THE ANSWER IS MADE THAT EXPLAINS THE CIRCUMSTANCES SURROUNDING THE INFRACTION. THE EVIDENCE MAY BE SUBMITTED IN PERSON OR, TO AVOID THE NECESSITY OF PERSONAL APPEARANCE, MAY BE SENT AS AFFIDAVITS AND OTHER DOCUMENTARY EVIDENCE, BY MAIL. A BUREAU THAT RECEIVES AN ANSWER ADMITTING THAT A PERSON COMMITTED A LAND USE INFRACTION WITH EXPLANATION SHALL PROMPTLY DETERMINE WHETHER THE EXPLANATION MITIGATES THE FACT THAT THE PERSON COMMITTED THE INFRACTION AND NOTIFY THE PERSON, IN WRITING, OF ITS DETERMINATION.

IF THE BUREAU DETERMINES THAT THE EXPLANATION MITIGATES THE FACT THAT THE PERSON COMMITTED THE INFRACTION, THE BUREAU SHALL ELIMINATE OR REDUCE THE AMOUNT OF THE FINE ARISING OUT OF THE INFRACTION. IF THE FINE IS ELIMINATED OR REDUCED AND THE PERSON HAS PREVIOUSLY PAID THE FINE, THE AMOUNT PAID IN EXCESS OF THE REVISED FINE SHALL BE RETURNED TO THE PERSON; IF THE FINE IS ELIMINATED OR REDUCED AND THE PERSON HAS NOT PREVIOUSLY PAID THE FINE, THE PERSON SHALL PAY ONLY THE AMOUNT OF THE REVISED FINE. IF THE BUREAU DETERMINES THAT THE EXPLANATION DOES NOT MITIGATE THE FACT THAT THE PERSON COMMITTED THE INFRACTION, THE PERSON OWES THE ENTIRE AMOUNT OF THE FINE ARISING OUT OF THE INFRACTION, AND IF THE PERSON HAS NOT PREVIOUSLY PAID THE FINE, THE PERSON SHALL PAY THE ENTIRE AMOUNT OF THE FINE. IF A PERSON ADMITS HAVING COMMITTED A LAND USE INFRACTION WITH EXPLANATION AND THE PERSON FAILS TO PAY THE AMOUNT OF THE FINE DUE WITHIN TEN DAYS AFTER RECEIVING NOTICE OF THE BUREAU'S DETERMINATION, UNLESS THE AMOUNT DUE HAS PREVIOUSLY BEEN PAID, THE BUREAU'S DETERMINATION AND THE AMOUNT OF THE FINE DUE SHALL BE CONSIDERED A JUDGMENT AND SHALL BE TREATED AS IF IT WERE A JUDGMENT RENDERED SUBSEQUENT TO A HEARING HELD UNDER DIVISION (B) OF SECTION 765.08 OF THE REVISED CODE.

(3) A PERSON WHO DENIES HAVING COMMITTED A LAND USE INFRACTION SHALL BE GRANTED A HEARING CONCERNING THE INFRACTION. THE BUREAU SHALL SET A DATE FOR THE HEARING AND NOTIFY THE PERSON, IN WRITING, OF THE DATE, TIME, AND PLACE OF THE HEARING. THE HEARING SHALL BE CONDUCTED BY A HEARING EXAMINER OF THE LAND USE VIOLATIONS BUREAU OR JOINT LAND USE VIOLATIONS BUREAU IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 765.08 OF THE REVISED CODE.

(C) IF A PERSON WHO IS PERSONALLY OR CONSTRUCTIVELY SERVED WITH A TICKET CHARGING THE COMMISSION OF A LAND USE INFRACTION FAILS TO TIMELY ANSWER THE CHARGE, AS PROVIDED IN DIVISION (A) OF THIS SECTION, THE LAND USE VIOLATIONS BUREAU OR JOINT LAND USE VIOLATIONS BUREAU, WHICHEVER IS APPLICABLE, SHALL ISSUE THE PROPER NOTIFICATIONS OF INFRACTION PURSUANT TO SECTION 765.07 OF THE REVISED CODE, AND PROCEED ACCORDING TO THAT SECTION. FAILURE TO TIMELY ANSWER A CHARGE MAY RESULT IN THE IMPOSITION OF THE ADDITIONAL PENALTIES PRESCRIBED BY CODE, ORDINANCE, RESOLUTION, OR REGULATION OF THE MUNICIPAL CORPORATION ENACTED UNDER SECTION 765.02 OF THE REVISED CODE OR BY THE COURT.

(D) THE ISSUANCE OF A TICKET, THE FILING OF OR FAILURE TO FILE AN ANSWER BY A PERSON PERSONALLY OR CONSTRUCTIVELY SERVED WITH THE TICKET, THE SUBSTANCE OF AN ANSWER, THE PAYMENT OF ANY FINE, AND ANY OTHER RELEVANT INFORMATION SHALL BE ENTERED IN THE RECORDS OF THE PARTICULAR BUREAU.

Sec. 765.07. (A) WHEN A PERSON IS PERSONALLY OR CONSTRUCTIVELY SERVED WITH A TICKET CHARGING THE COMMISSION OF A LAND USE INFRACTION IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 765.03 OF THE REVISED CODE AND THE PERSON FAILS TO ANSWER THE CHARGE WITHIN THE TIME SPECIFIED BY THE MUNICIPAL CORPORATION UNDER SECTION 765.02 OF THE REVISED CODE, THE LAND USE VIOLATIONS BUREAU OR JOINT LAND USE VIOLATIONS BUREAU THAT HAS JURISDICTION OVER THE INFRACTION SHALL SEND A NOTIFICATION OF INFRACTION TO THAT PERSON.

(B) A NOTIFICATION OF INFRACTION SHALL BE SENT WITHIN TWELVE MONTHS AFTER THE EXPIRATION OF THE TIME SPECIFIED BY THE MUNICIPAL CORPORATION UNDER SECTION 765.02 OF THE REVISED CODE FOR THE MAKING OF AN ANSWER, SHALL BE SENT BY FIRST CLASS MAIL, AND SHALL CONTAIN ALL OF THE FOLLOWING:

(1) AN IDENTIFICATION OF THE LAND USE INFRACTION WITH WHICH THE PERSON WAS CHARGED AND THE TIME AND DATE OF THE INFRACTION, WHICH IDENTIFICATION MAY BE A COPY OF THE TICKET CHARGING THE INFRACTION THAT WAS PERSONALLY OR CONSTRUCTIVELY SERVED UPON THE PERSON;

(2) AN IDENTIFICATION OF THE AMOUNT OF THE FINE, PENALTIES, AND COSTS ARISING OUT OF THE INFRACTION THAT ARE DUE;

(3) A WARNING THAT THE PERSON MUST ANSWER THE INFRACTION CHARGED IN THE TICKET WITHIN THIRTY DAYS OR A DEFAULT CIVIL JUDGMENT IN THE AMOUNT OF THE FINE, PENALTIES, AND COSTS DUE MAY BE ENTERED AGAINST THE PERSON;

(4) A DESCRIPTION OF THE ALLOWABLE ANSWERS THAT MAY BE MADE AND NOTIFICATION THAT THE PERSON WILL BE AFFORDED A HEARING BEFORE THE BUREAU IF THE PERSON DENIES IN THE ANSWER THAT THE PERSON COMMITTED THE INFRACTION;

(5) AN IDENTIFICATION OF THE MANNERS IN WHICH AND THE ENTITY TO WHICH AN ANSWER MAY BE MADE;

(6) A WARNING THAT IF THE PERSON FAILS TO APPEAR AT A REQUESTED HEARING, A DEFAULT CIVIL JUDGMENT IN THE AMOUNT OF THE FINE, PENALTIES, AND COSTS DUE MAY BE ENTERED AGAINST THE PERSON.

(C) A PERSON WHO RECEIVES A NOTIFICATION OF INFRACTION UNDER THIS SECTION MAY ANSWER THE LAND USE INFRACTION WITH WHICH THE PERSON IS CHARGED THAT IS IDENTIFIED IN THE NOTIFICATION OF INFRACTION IN ANY OF THE MANNERS PROVIDED IN DIVISION (A) OF SECTION 765.06 OF THE REVISED CODE FOR ANSWERS TO LAND USE INFRACTIONS CHARGED IN A TICKET. AN ANSWER UNDER THIS SECTION SHALL BE MADE WITHIN THIRTY DAYS AFTER THE DATE ON WHICH THE NOTIFICATION OF INFRACTION WAS MAILED, AND SHALL BE IN ONE OF THE FORMS SPECIFIED IN DIVISIONS (A)(1), (2), AND (3) OF SECTION 765.06 OF THE REVISED CODE FOR ANSWERS TO LAND USE INFRACTIONS CHARGED IN A TICKET, EXCEPT THAT IF THE ANSWER INCLUDES PAYMENT OF THE FINE ARISING OUT OF THE INFRACTION, ANY PENALTY ARISING OUT OF THE INFRACTION ALSO SHALL BE PAID. THE ANSWER SHALL BE GOVERNED BY DIVISION (B) OF SECTION 765.06 OF THE REVISED CODE FOR ANSWERS RELATIVE TO LAND USE INFRACTIONS CHARGED IN A TICKET, EXCEPT THAT ANY DETERMINATION OF THE AMOUNT TO BE PAID UNDER AN ANSWER ADMITTING THE COMMISSION OF THE INFRACTION WITH EXPLANATION ALSO SHALL CONSIDER ANY PENALTY ARISING OUT OF THE INFRACTION.

(D) IF A PERSON WHO IS ISSUED A NOTIFICATION OF INFRACTION FAILS TO TIMELY ANSWER, AS PROVIDED IN DIVISION (C) OF THIS SECTION, THE FAILURE TO ANSWER SHALL BE CONSIDERED AN ADMISSION THAT THE PERSON COMMITTED THE LAND USE INFRACTION, AND A DEFAULT CIVIL JUDGMENT, IN THE AMOUNT OF THE FINE, PENALTIES, AND COSTS DUE, MAY BE ENTERED AGAINST THE PERSON. FAILURE TO TIMELY ANSWER THE INFRACTION IDENTIFIED IN THE NOTIFICATION OF INFRACTION MAY RESULT IN THE IMPOSITION OF THE ADDITIONAL PENALTIES PRESCRIBED BY CODE, ORDINANCE, RESOLUTION, OR REGULATION OF THE MUNICIPAL CORPORATION ENACTED UNDER SECTION 765.02 OF THE REVISED CODE OR BY THE COURT.

(E) THE SENDING OF A NOTIFICATION OF INFRACTION, THE FILING OF OR FAILURE TO FILE AN ANSWER BY THE PERSON TO WHOM IT IS SENT, THE SUBSTANCE OF AN ANSWER, THE PAYMENT OF ANY FINE, AND ANY OTHER RELEVANT INFORMATION SHALL BE ENTERED IN THE RECORDS OF THE PARTICULAR BUREAU.

Sec. 765.08. (A) IF A PERSON WHO IS PERSONALLY OR CONSTRUCTIVELY SERVED WITH A TICKET CHARGING THE COMMISSION OF A LAND USE INFRACTION OR WHO RECEIVES A NOTIFICATION OF INFRACTION DENIES, IN THE PERSON'S ANSWER TO THE CHARGE, HAVING COMMITTED THE INFRACTION, THE LAND USE VIOLATIONS BUREAU OR JOINT LAND USE VIOLATIONS BUREAU THAT HAS JURISDICTION SHALL CONDUCT A HEARING TO DETERMINE IF THE PERSON COMMITTED THE INFRACTION. EACH HEARING SHALL BE CONDUCTED BY A HEARING EXAMINER OF THE LAND USE VIOLATIONS BUREAU OR JOINT LAND USE VIOLATIONS BUREAU. EACH HEARING SHALL BE CONDUCTED IN THE MANNER THE HEARING EXAMINER CONSIDERS APPROPRIATE. RULES REGARDING THE ADMISSIBILITY OF EVIDENCE SHALL NOT BE STRICTLY APPLIED IN THE HEARING, BUT ALL TESTIMONY SHALL BE UNDER OATH.

AT THE HEARING, THE MUNICIPAL CORPORATION WHOSE CODE, ORDINANCE, RESOLUTION, OR REGULATION ALLEGEDLY WAS VIOLATED AND RESULTED IN THE CHARGE HAS THE BURDEN OF PROVING, BY A PREPONDERANCE OF THE EVIDENCE, THAT THE PERSON FOR WHOM THE HEARING IS BEING CONDUCTED COMMITTED THE LAND USE INFRACTION. IF THE PERSON, IN THE PERSON'S ANSWER, DENIED HAVING COMMITTED THE INFRACTION AND REQUESTED THE PRESENCE AT THE HEARING OF THE LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER WHO ISSUED THE TICKET, THE OFFICER SHALL BE REQUIRED TO ATTEND THE HEARING UNLESS THE HEARING EXAMINER DETERMINES THAT THE OFFICER'S PRESENCE IS NOT REQUIRED. IF THE OFFICER'S PRESENCE AT THE HEARING HAS BEEN REQUESTED AND THE OFFICER IS UNABLE TO ATTEND THE HEARING ON THE DAY AND AT THE TIME SCHEDULED, THE HEARING EXAMINER MAY GRANT A REASONABLE CONTINUANCE. THE PERSON FOR WHOM THE HEARING IS BEING CONDUCTED MAY PRESENT ANY RELEVANT EVIDENCE AND TESTIMONY AT THE HEARING. THE PERSON DOES NOT HAVE TO ATTEND THE HEARING IF THE PERSON SUBMITS DOCUMENTARY EVIDENCE TO THE HEARING EXAMINER PRIOR TO THE DAY OF THE HEARING.

THE MUNICIPAL CORPORATION SHALL SUBMIT THE ORIGINAL TICKET THAT WAS PERSONALLY OR CONSTRUCTIVELY SERVED ON THE PERSON OR A TRUE COPY OF THAT TICKET. THE TICKET IN PROPER FORM IS PRIMA-FACIE EVIDENCE THAT THE PERSON TO WHOM THE TICKET WAS SERVED WAS THE PERSON WHO COMMITTED THE LAND USE INFRACTION. THE MUNICIPAL CORPORATION MAY PRESENT ADDITIONAL EVIDENCE AND TESTIMONY AT THE HEARING. THE MUNICIPAL CORPORATION DOES NOT HAVE TO BE REPRESENTED AT THE HEARING BY AN ATTORNEY.

(B)(1) IF A PERSON FOR WHOM A HEARING IS TO BE CONDUCTED UNDER DIVISION (A) OF THIS SECTION APPEARS AT THE SCHEDULED HEARING OR SUBMITS EVIDENCE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THAT DIVISION, THE HEARING EXAMINER SHALL CONSIDER ALL EVIDENCE AND TESTIMONY PRESENTED AND SHALL DETERMINE WHETHER THE MUNICIPAL CORPORATION HAS ESTABLISHED, BY A PREPONDERANCE OF THE EVIDENCE, THAT THE PERSON COMMITTED THE LAND USE INFRACTION. IF THE HEARING EXAMINER DETERMINES THAT THE PERSON COMMITTED THE INFRACTION, AN ORDER INDICATING THE DETERMINATION AS A JUDGMENT AGAINST THE PERSON AND REQUIRING THE PERSON TO PAY THE APPROPRIATE FINE AND ANY ADDITIONAL PENALTIES SHALL BE ENTERED IN THE RECORDS OF THE LAND USE VIOLATIONS BUREAU OR JOINT LAND USE VIOLATIONS BUREAU, WHICHEVER IS APPLICABLE.

(2) IF A PERSON FOR WHOM A HEARING IS TO BE CONDUCTED UNDER DIVISION (A) OF THIS SECTION FAILS TO APPEAR AT THE SCHEDULED HEARING AND FAILS TO SUBMIT EVIDENCE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THAT DIVISION, THE HEARING EXAMINER, AFTER DETERMINING FROM ANY EVIDENCE AND TESTIMONY PRESENTED AT THE HEARING, BY A PREPONDERANCE OF THE EVIDENCE, THAT THE PERSON COMMITTED THE LAND USE INFRACTION, SHALL ENTER A DEFAULT JUDGMENT AGAINST THE PERSON AND REQUIRE THE PERSON TO PAY THE APPROPRIATE FINE AND ANY ADDITIONAL PENALTIES. A DEFAULT JUDGMENT ENTERED UNDER THIS DIVISION SHALL BE ENTERED IN THE RECORDS OF THE LAND USE VIOLATIONS BUREAU OR JOINT LAND USE VIOLATIONS BUREAU, WHICHEVER IS APPLICABLE.

(3) IF A PERSON WHO IS SENT A NOTIFICATION OF INFRACTION UNDER SECTION 765.07 OF THE REVISED CODE DOES NOT TIMELY ANSWER, AS PROVIDED IN DIVISION (C) OF THAT SECTION, THE HEARING EXAMINER OF THE LAND USE VIOLATIONS BUREAU OR JOINT LAND USE VIOLATIONS BUREAU, WHICHEVER IS APPLICABLE, AFTER DETERMINING FROM ANY EVIDENCE AND TESTIMONY PRESENTED BY THE MUNICIPAL CORPORATION, BY A PREPONDERANCE OF THE EVIDENCE, THAT THE PERSON COMMITTED THE LAND USE INFRACTION, SHALL ENTER A DEFAULT JUDGMENT AGAINST THE PERSON AND REQUIRE THE PERSON TO PAY THE APPROPRIATE FINE AND ANY ADDITIONAL PENALTIES. A DEFAULT JUDGMENT ENTERED UNDER THIS DIVISION SHALL BE ENTERED IN THE RECORDS OF THE LAND USE VIOLATIONS BUREAU OR JOINT LAND USE VIOLATIONS BUREAU, WHICHEVER IS APPLICABLE.

(4) IF THE HEARING EXAMINER DOES NOT DETERMINE, BY A PREPONDERANCE OF THE EVIDENCE, THAT A PERSON IN ANY OF THE CLASSES DESCRIBED IN DIVISION (B)(1), (2), OR (3) OF THIS SECTION COMMITTED THE LAND USE INFRACTION, THE HEARING EXAMINER SHALL ENTER JUDGMENT AGAINST THE MUNICIPAL CORPORATION WHOSE CODE, ORDINANCE, RESOLUTION, OR REGULATION ALLEGEDLY WAS VIOLATED, SHALL DISMISS THE CHARGE OF THE INFRACTION AGAINST THE PERSON, AND SHALL ENTER THE JUDGMENT AND DISMISSAL IN THE RECORDS OF THE LAND USE VIOLATIONS BUREAU OR JOINT LAND USE VIOLATIONS BUREAU, WHICHEVER IS APPLICABLE.

(5) A DEFAULT JUDGMENT ENTERED UNDER THIS SECTION MAY BE VACATED BY THE HEARING EXAMINER WHO ENTERED IT IF ALL OF THE FOLLOWING APPLY:

(a) THE PERSON AGAINST WHOM THE DEFAULT JUDGMENT WAS ENTERED FILES A MOTION WITH THE PROPER LAND USE VIOLATIONS BUREAU OR JOINT LAND USE VIOLATIONS BUREAU WITHIN ONE YEAR AFTER THE DATE OF ENTRY OF THE JUDGMENT.

(b) THE MOTION SETS FORTH A SUFFICIENT DEFENSE TO THE LAND USE INFRACTION OUT OF WHICH THE JUDGMENT AROSE.

(c) THE MOTION SETS FORTH EXCUSABLE NEGLECT AS TO THE PERSON'S FAILURE TO ATTEND THE HEARING OR ANSWER THE NOTIFICATION OF INFRACTION.

(C) PAYMENT OF ANY JUDGMENT OR DEFAULT JUDGMENT ENTERED AGAINST A PERSON UNDER THIS SECTION SHALL BE MADE TO THE VIOLATIONS CLERK OF THE LAND USE VIOLATIONS BUREAU OR JOINT LAND USE VIOLATIONS BUREAU IN WHICH THE JUDGMENT WAS ENTERED, WITHIN TEN DAYS AFTER THE DATE OF ENTRY. ALL MONEY PAID IN SATISFACTION OF A JUDGMENT OR DEFAULT JUDGMENT SHALL BE DISBURSED BY THE CLERK TO THE MUNICIPAL CORPORATION WHOSE CODE, ORDINANCE, RESOLUTION, OR REGULATION WAS VIOLATED, AND THE CLERK SHALL ENTER THE FACT OF PAYMENT OF THE MONEY AND ITS DISBURSEMENT IN THE RECORDS OF THE BUREAU. IF PAYMENT IS NOT MADE WITHIN THIS TIME PERIOD, THE JUDGMENT OR DEFAULT JUDGMENT MAY BE FILED WITH THE CLERK OF THE MUNICIPAL COURT OR COUNTY COURT WITHIN WHOSE TERRITORIAL JURISDICTION THE CODE, ORDINANCE, RESOLUTION, OR REGULATION WAS VIOLATED, AND WHEN SO FILED, HAS THE SAME FORCE AND EFFECT AS A MONEY JUDGMENT IN A CIVIL ACTION RENDERED IN THAT COURT.

JUDGMENTS AND DEFAULT JUDGMENTS FILED WITH A COURT UNDER THIS DIVISION SHALL BE MAINTAINED IN AN INDEX AND JUDGMENT ROLL SEPARATE FROM OTHER JUDGMENTS RENDERED IN THE COURT. COMPUTER PRINTOUTS, MICROFILM, MICRODOT, MICROFICHE, OR OTHER SIMILAR DATA RECORDING TECHNIQUES MAY BE UTILIZED TO RECORD SUCH JUDGMENTS. WHEN A JUDGMENT OR DEFAULT JUDGMENT IS FILED WITH A COURT, EXECUTION MAY BE LEVIED, AND SUCH OTHER MEASURES MAY BE TAKEN FOR ITS COLLECTION AS ARE AUTHORIZED FOR THE COLLECTION OF AN UNPAID MONEY JUDGMENT IN A CIVIL ACTION RENDERED IN THAT COURT. THE MUNICIPAL OR COUNTY COURT MAY ASSESS COSTS AGAINST THE JUDGMENT DEBTOR, IN AN AMOUNT NOT EXCEEDING TEN DOLLARS FOR EACH LAND USE INFRACTION, TO BE PAID UPON SATISFACTION OF THE JUDGMENT.

(D) ANY PERSON AGAINST WHOM A JUDGMENT OR DEFAULT JUDGMENT IS ENTERED PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION AND ANY MUNICIPAL CORPORATION AGAINST WHICH A JUDGMENT IS ENTERED UNDER THIS SECTION MAY APPEAL THE JUDGMENT OR DEFAULT JUDGMENT TO THE MUNICIPAL COURT OR COUNTY COURT WITHIN WHOSE TERRITORIAL JURISDICTION THE CODE, ORDINANCE, RESOLUTION, OR REGULATION WAS VIOLATED BY FILING NOTICES OF APPEAL WITH THE LAND USE VIOLATIONS BUREAU OR JOINT LAND USE VIOLATIONS BUREAU IN WHICH THE JUDGMENT WAS ENTERED, AND WITH THE MUNICIPAL OR COUNTY COURT WITHIN FIFTEEN DAYS AFTER THE DATE OF ENTRY OF THE JUDGMENT AND BY THE PAYMENT OF SUCH REASONABLE COSTS AS THE COURT REQUIRES. UPON THE FILING OF AN APPEAL, THE COURT SHALL SCHEDULE A HEARING DATE AND NOTIFY THE PARTIES OF THE DATE, TIME, AND PLACE OF THE HEARING. THE HEARING SHALL BE HELD BY THE COURT IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE RULES OF THE COURT. SERVICE OF A NOTICE OF APPEAL UNDER THIS DIVISION BY A PERSON DOES NOT STAY ENFORCEMENT AND COLLECTION OF THE JUDGMENT OR DEFAULT JUDGMENT FROM WHICH APPEAL IS TAKEN BY THE PERSON UNLESS THE PERSON WHO FILES THE APPEAL POSTS BOND WITH THE LAND USE VIOLATIONS BUREAU OR JOINT LAND USE VIOLATIONS BUREAU IN THE AMOUNT OF THE JUDGMENT, PLUS COURT COSTS, AT OR BEFORE SERVICE OF THE NOTICE OF APPEAL.

NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF LAW, THE JUDGMENT ON APPEAL OF THE MUNICIPAL OR COUNTY COURT IS FINAL, AND NO OTHER APPEAL OF THE JUDGMENT OF THE LAND USE VIOLATIONS BUREAU OR JOINT LAND USE VIOLATIONS BUREAU, WHICHEVER IS APPLICABLE, AND NO APPEAL OF THE JUDGMENT OF THE MUNICIPAL OR COUNTY COURT MAY BE TAKEN.

(E) A JUDGMENT OR DEFAULT JUDGMENT ENTERED UNDER THIS SECTION MAY BE FILED WITH A MUNICIPAL COURT OR COUNTY COURT UNDER DIVISION (C) OF THIS SECTION AT ANY TIME WITHIN THREE YEARS AFTER THE DATE OF ISSUANCE OF THE TICKET CHARGING THE LAND USE INFRACTION OUT OF WHICH THE JUDGMENT AROSE. THIS DIVISION APPLIES TO ANY TICKET ISSUED FOR AN OFFENSE THAT WOULD BE A LAND USE INFRACTION ON OR AFTER THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS SECTION, IF THE TICKET WAS ISSUED WITHIN THREE YEARS PRIOR TO THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS SECTION AND A WARRANT HAS NOT BEEN ISSUED AND SERVED ON THE PERSON INVOLVED IN THE OFFENSE.


Section 2. Chapter 765. of the Revised Code shall be known as "Noncriminal Land Use Infractions."
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