Section 1.20
procedures; accounting. The Village hereby establishes a municipal ordinance violations bureau ("bureau") as authorized under section 8396 of the Act to accept admissions of responsibility for municipal civil infraction in response to municipal civil infraction violation notices issued and served by authorized officials, and to collect and retain civil fines and costs as prescribed by this ordinance. The bureau shall be located at the village clerk's office and shall be under the supervision and control of the village clerk. The scope of the bureau's authority shall be limited to accepting admissions of responsibility for municipal civil infractions and collecting and retaining civil fines and costs as a result of those admissions. The bureau shall not accept payment from any person who denies having committed the offense or who admits responsibility only with explanation, and in no event shall the bureau determine, or attempt to determine, the truth or falsity of any fact or matter relating to an alleged violation. Municipal civil infraction violation notices shall be issued and served by authorized village officials under the same circumstances and upon the same persons as provided for citations in sections 1- 18(f) and (g) of this Ordinance. In addition to any other information required by this ordinance, the notice of violation shall indicate the time by which the alleged violator must appear at the bureau, the methods by which an appearance may be made, the address and telephone number of the bureau, the hours during which the bureau is open, the amount of the fine scheduled for the alleged violation, and the consequences for failure to appear and pay the required fine within the required time. An alleged violator receiving a municipal civil infraction violation notice shall appear at the bureau and pay the specified fine and costs at or by the time specified for appearance in the municipal civil infraction violation notice. An appearance may be made by mail, in person, or by representation. If an authorized official issues and serves a municipal ordinance violation notice and if an admission of responsibility is not made and the civil fines and costs, if any, prescribed by the schedule of fines for the violation are not paid at the bureau, a municipal civil infraction citation may be served by first class mail upon the alleged violator at the alleged violator's last known address. The citation filed with the court does not need to comply in all particulars with the requirements for citations as provided by sections 8705 and 8709 of the Act, but shall consist of a sworn complaint containing the allegations stated in the municipal ordinance violation notice and shall fairly inform the alleged violator how to respond to the citation. 7/27/26, 10:12 AM Mayville, MI Code of Ordinances about:blank 11/202 (g) (a) (b) The Chief of Police shall retain all municipal ordinance violation notices and shall account to the Village Council as directed concerning the number of admissions and denials of responsibility for municipal civil infractions and the amount of fines collected. The amounts collected in civil fines shall be placed in the general fund of the Village. Nothing in this ordinance shall prevent or restrict the Village from issuing a municipal civil infraction citation for any violation, from prosecuting any violation in a court of competent jurisdiction or from taking other enforcement action as authorized by law.