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1. Any person who receives a notice of infraction under this Chapter shall respond to such notice as provided in this Section within seven (7) calendar days of the date of this notice.

2. If the person determined to have committed the infraction does not contest the determination, the person shall respond by completing the appropriate portion of the notice of infraction and submitting it, either by mail or in person, to the court specified on the notice. Payment in the amount of the penalty prescribed for the infraction must be submitted with the response. When a response which does not contest the determination is received, an appropriate order shall be entered in the court’s records.

3. If the person determined to have committed the infraction wishes to contest the determination, the person shall respond by completing the portion of the notice of infraction requesting the hearing and submitting it either by mail or in person to the court specified on the notice. The court shall notify the person in writing of the time, place and date of the hearing, and that date shall not be sooner than seven (7) days from the date of the notice, except by agreement.

4. If the person determined to have committed the infraction does not contest the determination but wishes to explain mitigating circumstances surrounding the infraction, the person shall respond by completing the portion of the notice of infraction requesting a hearing for that purpose and submitting it, either by mail or in person, to the court specified on the notice. The court shall notify the person in writing of the time, place and date of the hearing.

5. If any person issued a notice of infraction fails to respond to the notice of infraction as provided in subsection (2) of this subsection, or fails to appear at a hearing requested pursuant to subsection (3) or (4) of this subsection, the court shall enter an appropriate order assessing the monetary penalty prescribed for the infraction and any other penalty authorized by this Chapter.