Section 45-41A-41.02 – Definitions.
Section 45-41A-41.02 Definitions. As used in this part, the following terms shall have the following meanings: (1) CITY. The City of Opelika, Alabama. (2) CIVIL FINE. The monetary amount assessed by the city pursuant to this part for an adjudication of civil liability for a traffic signal violation, including municipal court costs associated with the […]
Section 45-41A-41.03 – Utilization of Photographic Traffic Signal Enforcement System.
Section 45-41A-41.03 Utilization of photographic traffic signal enforcement system. (a) The city is empowered to utilize a photographic traffic signal enforcement system to detect and record traffic signal violations, to issue notices of civil violations by mail, and to prosecute civil violations for the recorded traffic signal violations which may occur within the corporate limits […]
Section 45-41A-41.04 – Notice of Violation.
Section 45-41A-41.04 Notice of violation. (a) Prior to imposing a civil penalty under this part, the city shall first mail via first class United States mail a notice of violation to the owner of the motor vehicle which is recorded by the photographic traffic signal enforcement system while committing a traffic signal violation. The notice […]
Section 45-41A-41.05 – Power and Jurisdiction of Municipal Court; Contesting Liability; Fines and Costs; Affirmative Defenses.
Section 45-41A-41.05 Power and jurisdiction of municipal court; contesting liability; fines and costs; affirmative defenses. (a) The Opelika Municipal Court is vested with the power and jurisdiction to hear and adjudicate the civil violations provided for in this part, and to issue orders imposing the civil fines and costs set out in this part. (b) […]