§ 1-1911. Right to appeal citation.

(a)

All parking citations shall contain a notice informing the recipient in summarized form as to the process to appeal the citation to the Clarksville Parking Commission.

(b)

Any person who receives a parking violation citation shall have the right to an administrative hearing before the Clarksville Parking Commission to contest the citation. Any person wishing to contest an alleged parking citation shall file his or her appeal with the Clarksville Parking Commission within ten (10) calendar days from the date of the issuance of the citation. No requests for appeal that are filed outside the ten (10) calendar day period shall be considered.

(c)

At the administrative hearing, the commission shall keep a record of the proceedings, hear and decide whether a parking violation has occurred, and shall impose the appropriate civil penalty in such cases in accordance with the civil penalty schedule.

(d)

All civil penalties shall be paid within thirty (30) calendar days of the date the citation was issued unless there is a timely filed appeal pending before the commission. If an individual files a timely appeal to the Clarksville Parking Commission, and if the commission finds that a parking violation did occur at the appeal hearing, the cited individual shall have ten (10) calendar days from the hearing date to pay the civil penalty.

(e)

Any person aggrieved by a decision of the Clarksville Parking Commission may appeal the decision to the Chancery or Circuit Court of Montgomery County pursuant to state law of general application.

(Ord. No. 14-2015-16, § 1, 9-3-15)