§ 2-656. Hearing advance deposit hardship waiver.

(a)

Any person who intends to request an administrative review hearing to contest a citation and who is financially unable to make the hearing advance deposit, may file a request for an advance deposit waiver.

(b)

The request shall be filed with the public officer on an advance deposit hardship waiver application form, available from the public officer, within 20 days of the issuance of the administrative citation.

(c)

The requirement to make an advance deposit shall be stayed unless and until the public officer makes a determination not to issue the advance deposit waiver.

(d)

The public officer may waive the requirement of an advance deposit and issue the advance deposit hardship waiver only if the requesting party submits to the public officer a sworn affidavit, together with any supporting documents or materials, demonstrating to the satisfaction of the public officer the person's actual financial inability to make the deposit in advance of the hearing.

(e)

The public officer shall issue a written determination listing the reasons for his determination to issue or not to issue the advance deposit hardship waiver and such determination shall be provided to the advance deposit hardship waiver applicant. The written determination of the public officer shall be final.

(f)

If the public officer determines not to issue an advance deposit hardship waiver, the person shall remit the deposit to the public officer within ten days of the date of the written decision or 20 days from the issuance of the administrative citation, whichever is later.

(Ord. No. O-15-15 , § 6, 2-19-2015)