The Finance Department is responsible for the follow- up & cashiering of citations issued by the Police Department, Code Enforcement Officer, or other sworn citation writer.

Additional information regarding administrative citations from t he Sierra Madre Municipal Code.

• 1.18.080 – Administrative citations.
  

  If a responsible person(s) fails to correct a code violation within the time prescribed in a notice of violation, an enforcement officer may issue an administrative citation to each and every responsible party who knew or reasonably should have known of that notice of violation of whom the enforcement officer has knowledge.

  (Ord. No. 1290, § 1, 5-12-09)

• 1.18.070 - Administrative fines and penalties.
  
  1. Any responsible person may be subject to an administrative fine pursuant to this chapter for any code violation.
  2. Each and every responsible person is joint and severally liable, in accordance with notice and procedures of this chapter, for all fines, penalties and interest imposed for the code violation(s) as to which he she or it is a responsible person.
  3. Each day a code violation is committed, continued or permitted, shall be a separate violation for which a citation may be issued. An enforcement officer may charge several violations of the code on a citation.
  4. The administrative fines delineated in this chapter are in addition to, and do not preclude imposition of, any other remedies, criminal, civil, or administrative, available to the city. Imposition of administrative fines shall be at the sole discretion of the city.

  (Ord. No. 1290, § 1, 5-12-09)

• 1.18.090 - Contents of administrative citation.
  

  An administrative citation shall include the following:

  1. The ordinance violated or condition violated which is imposed by any permit, license, or other approval.
  2. A description of the condition creating or constituting the violation(s).
  3. The address where the violation(s) occurs.
  4. The name of the responsible person(s) and any other involved persons known to the enforcement officer.
  5. The date and, if relevant, time at which the violation was observed.
  6. If applicable, a list of any corrections necessary to correct the code violations.
  7. The signature of the enforcement officer issuing the administrative citation.
  8. The date the administrative citation is issued.
  9. The amount and due date of the fine.
  10. A description of the procedure for requesting a preliminary review, waiver of fine deposit, and hearing to contest the administrative citation.
  11. A statement that a lien may be imposed against the property on which a violation occurs in the amount of any unpaid fines and any penalties and interest thereon.
  12. Any other information deemed necessary for enforcement or collection of the administrative fines.

  (Ord. No. 1290, § 1, 5-12-09)

• 1.18.110 - Amount of administrative fines and penalties.
  
  1. The fines for a code violation shall be established from time to time by resolution of the City Council. The schedule of fines may include escalating fine amounts for repeated code violations within specific periods of time.
  2. If a responsible person does not pay an administrative fine on or before the due date, he or she shall also incur a penalty and interest for every day of delinquency, as the city council shall establish from time to time by resolutiion.

  (Ord. No. 1290, § 1, 5-12-09)

• 1.18.120 - Payment of fines.
  
  1. All fines are due on the day specified in the administrative citation.
  2. Fines shall be paid to the City of Sierra Madre. Payment may be made by mailing the fine amount paid by check or money order. Cash payments may be made only at City Hall.
  3. Payment of a fine pursuant to this chapter shall not excuse or discharge any continued or repeated violation of this code.
  4. Pending a hearing by the hearing authority, payment of a fine may be stayed if the preliminary reviewing authority determines, pursuant to Section 1.18.130, that a responsible person is unable to pay the fine.

  (Ord. No. 1290, § 1, 5-12-09)