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D.C. Municipal Regulations (Last Updated: September 13, 2017) |
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Title 18. VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC |
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Chapter 18-30. ADJUDICATION AND ENFORCEMENT |
Section 18-3000. NOTICE OF INFRACTION
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3000.1The Notice of Infraction, also referred to as a ticket, shall be in the form prescribed by the Director and shall contain the type of registration; the registration plate number; the jurisdiction of registration; a description of the vehicle; a general statement of the violation alleged; the date, time, and place of the occurrence; and if a meter violation, the meter number.
3000.2Only tickets conforming to the specifications set forth in this chapter shall be used to issue Notices of Infraction to offenders.
3000.3The Notice of Infraction shall inform the respondent how and when to answer the notice and shall warn the respondent of the consequences of failure to answer in the manner and time provided.
3000.4(REPEALED)
3000.5A serial number shall be printed on the ticket in a series and form approved by the Director.
3000.6Except as provided in § 3000.7, the signature of an issuing officer on a Notice of Infraction shall be evidence of the validity of the issuance and the truth of the facts stated on the Notice.
3000.7When a Notice of Infraction for a moving or parking violation is issued from a hand-held electronic device or an automated parking enforcement system, no signature of an issuing officer shall be required as evidence of the validity of the issuance and the truth of the facts stated on the Notice of Infraction; provided, that the officer's printed name, department, and badge number appear legibly on the face of the Notice of Infraction to be affixed to the vehicle, presented to the vehicle operator or owner, or mailed to the registered owner of the vehicle.
3000.8When the officer’s printed name, department and badge number do not appear legibly in the appropriate spaces on the face of the Notice of Infraction for a moving or parking violation issued from a hand-held electronic device, the Notice shall be invalid and may not be issued by the officer.
3000.9Uploading of the data contained in hand-held electronic devices into the automatic ticket database shall be deemed the filing of a facsimile with the Department in accordance with the provisions of § 303 of the Traffic Adjudication Act, D.C. Code § 40-623 (1998 Repl.).