§ 12-1-65. EFFECT OF LIABILITY; EXCLUSION OF CIVIL REMEDY.

(A)

The imposition of a civil penalty under this article is not a conviction and may not be considered a conviction for any purpose.

(B)

If the owner of a motor vehicle determined to be involved in a violation of this ordinance is delinquent in the payment of a civil penalty imposed under this article, the county assessor or the Texas Department of Transportation may refuse to register the motor vehicle determined to be involved in the violation.

(C)

The court may refer cases that are at least sixty days delinquent in payment to a contracted outside vendor for commencement of collection actions. The sixty day delinquency period begins on:

(1)

the thirty-first day after the date of receipt of the notice of violation;

(2)

the thirty-first day after the date of a finding of liability at an administrative adjudicative hearing from which a timely appeal has not been taken; or

(3)

the thirty-first day after the date of a finding of liability at an appellate hearing.

(D)

The City is authorized to file suit to enforce collection of a civil penalty assessed under this article.

(E)

If the owner of the motorized vehicle determined to be liable for a civil penalty fails to timely pay the amount of the civil penalty:

(1)

an arrest warrant may not be issued for the owner;

(2)

the imposition of the civil penalty may not be recorded on the owner's driving record; and,

(3)

the matter cannot be referred to a credit bureau.

Source: Ord. 20061102-014; Ord. 20071129-020.