City of Philadelphia - File #: 130562

• File #: 130562
• Version: 1
• Type: Bill
• Status: ENACTED
• File created: 6/20/2013
• In control: Committee on Streets and Services
• Final action: 10/10/2013
• Title: Amending Chapter 12-2800 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Administrative Adjudication of Parking Violations," by revising fees for failure to answer a notice of violation and setting forth additional fees for mailing expenses associated with notice attempting to collect unpaid parking violations, all under certain terms and conditions.
• Sponsors: Councilmember Greenlee
• Indexes: ADMINISTRATIVE ADJUDICATION OF PARKING VIOLATIONS
• Code sections: 12-2800 - Administrative Adjudication of Parking Violations

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result	Tally
10/23/2013	1	MAYOR	SIGNED
10/10/2013	1	CITY COUNCIL	READ AND PASSED	Pass	17:0
10/3/2013	1	CITY COUNCIL	ORDERED PLACED ON THIS DAY`S FIRST READING CALENDAR
10/3/2013	1	CITY COUNCIL	SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCIL	Pass
10/3/2013	1	CITY COUNCIL	ORDERED PLACED ON NEXT WEEK`S SECOND READING CALENDAR
9/27/2013	0	Committee on Streets and Services	HEARING NOTICES SENT
9/27/2013	0	Committee on Streets and Services	HEARING NOTICES SENT
9/27/2013	0	Committee on Streets and Services	HEARING HELD
9/27/2013	0	Committee on Streets and Services	HEARING HELD
9/27/2013	0	Committee on Streets and Services	AMENDED
9/27/2013	0	Committee on Streets and Services	AMENDED
9/27/2013	1	Committee on Streets and Services	REPORTED FAVORABLY, RULE SUSPENSION REQUESTED
6/20/2013	0	CITY COUNCIL	Introduced and Referred	Pass
6/20/2013	0	CITY COUNCIL	Introduced and Referred	Pass

Title
Amending Chapter 12-2800 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Administrative Adjudication of Parking Violations," by revising fees for failure to answer a notice of violation and setting forth additional fees for mailing expenses associated with notice attempting to collect unpaid parking violations, all under certain terms and conditions.

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THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA HEREBY ORDAINS:

SECTION 1. Chapter 12-2800 of The Philadelphia Code is hereby amended as follows:

CHAPTER 12-2800. ADMINISTRATIVE ADJUDICATION OF PARKING VIOLATIONS

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§ 12-2809. Civil Penalties and Costs.

(1) The civil penalties prescribed for parking violations under the Philadelphia Traffic Code, and payable by a person to whom a parking ticket or notice of violation has been issued, are as set forth in subsection 12-2809(2) or 2809(4). Except as provided in subsection 12-2804(8), the total sum of costs and additional fees payable by a person who fails to answer a notice of violation within ten (10) days after the date such notice was issued or within ninety (90) days after issuance of a parking ticket, if ownership information cannot be obtained from a Department of Motor Vehicles, or by a person who, after a hearing pursuant to Section 12-2807, has an order entered against him sustaining the charges, is [twenty-five ($25)] thirty ($30) dollars. In the event that payment is not made within thirty (30) days after entry of a final order determining liability for a parking violation or in the event that a person fails to answer a notice of violation within twenty (20) days after the date of issuance of such notice or fails to appear at a hearing when required to so, an additional fee of [thirty ($30)] thirty-five ($35) dollars shall be added to the amount due and a fee shall be charged equal to the cost charged by any state for driver or vehicle information necessary to advance collection of outstanding penalties, costs, fines, and fees....