CTI 3.4

Entry of plea; failure to appear

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Rule 3.4. Entry of plea; failure to appear.

 (a) The person may admit responsibility by:

 (1) Appearing in person and making an
admission on the record; or

 (2) Submitting a Civil Infraction Response
Form or a statement signed by the person admitting the allegations of the
complaint.

The person must, at the same time, pay the civil penalty
listed in the court’s schedule for the violation.

 (b) The person may contest the infraction by:

 (1) Appearing in person, making a denial
on the record, and posting a bond for the full amount of the civil penalty
listed in the court’s schedule for the violation; or

 (2) Notifying the court in writing via the
Civil Infraction Response Form and posting a bond for the full amount of the
civil penalty listed in the court’s schedule for the violation.

The person must notify the court of the election to contest
the infraction and post the bond within 90 days of the date of the infraction.

 (c) Upon receipt of said notice and the bond, the
court must set the matter for hearing and notify the person, citing
agency/officer, and any counsel of record for any party of the date, time, and
place of the hearing.

 (d) A person’s failure to admit or deny
responsibility or to personally appear by the date specified on the citation,
or at the date and time specified in a summons, or to appear at any
subsequently scheduled court proceeding, will result in a default judgment.

 [Added; effective November 5, 2024.]

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