§ 19-203 Functions, powers and duties of the parking violations bureau.
AC § 19-203
The parking violations bureau shall have the following functions, powers and duties: a. To accept pleas to, and to hear and determine, charges of parking violations; b. To provide for penalties other than imprisonment for parking violations, provided however, that monetary penalties shall not exceed fifty dollars for each parking violation, provided that monetary penalties shall not exceed one hundred dollars for each parking violation committed in a space where stopping or standing is prohibited and provided, further, that monetary penalties shall not exceed one hundred fifty dollars for each handicapped parking violation; c. To adopt rules and regulations not inconsistent with any applicable provision of law to carry out the purposes of this chapter, including but not limited to rules and regulations prescribing the internal procedures and organization of the bureau, the manner and time of entering pleas, the conduct of hearings, and the amount and manner of payment of penalties; d. To issue subpoenas to compel the attendance of persons to give testimony at hearings and to compel the production of relevant books, papers and other things; e. To enter judgments and enforce them, without court proceedings, in the same manner as the enforcement of money judgments in civil actions; f. To compile and maintain complete and accurate records relating to all charges and dispositions; g. To remit to the commissioner of finance, on or before the fifteenth day of each month, all monetary penalties or fees received by the bureau during the prior calendar month, along with a statement thereof, and, at the same time, to file a duplicate copy of such statement with the comptroller; h. To prepare and issue a notice of violation in blank to members of the police department, the fire department, the department of transportation and to other officers as the bureau by regulation shall determine. The notice of violation, when filled in and sworn to or affirmed by such designated officers, and served as provided in this chapter, shall constitute notice of the parking violation charged.
