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(1) Any person who receives a notice of infraction shall respond to such notice as provided in this section within 15 days of the date of the notice.

(2) If the person determined to have committed the infraction does not contest the determination, the person responds by completing the appropriate portion of the notice of infraction and submitting it, either by mail or in person, to the town court. 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 in the court records.

(3) 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 town court. The town shall notify the person in writing of the time, place, and date of the hearing, and that date shall not be sooner than seven days nor more than 90 days from the date of the notice.

(4) 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 town court. 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 days nor more than 90 days from the date of the notice.

(5) If any person issued a notice of infraction:

(a) Fails to respond to the notice of infraction within 15 days as required by this section; or

(b) Fails to appear at a hearing requested pursuant to subsection (3) or (4) of this section, the court shall enter an appropriate order assessing the monetary penalty prescribed for the infraction. (Ord. 645 § 2, 2021; Ord. 340 § 7, 1990)