Amending Title 12 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Traffic Code," to include violations issued pursuant to an automated red light camera enforcement system as a basis for immobilization and impoundment of vehicle; provide for fees for additional fees for failure to respond to violations issued pursuant to an automated red light camera enforcement system.

THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA HEREBY ORDAINS:

SECTION 1. Title 12 of The Philadelphia Code is hereby amended to read as follows:

TITLE 12. TRAFFIC CODE.

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§12-2405. Removal or Immobilization of Parked Vehicles; Notice.

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Any vehicle may be removed, by means of towing to the nearest Official Towing Station or immobilized for up to seventy-two (72) hours by means of applying a boot and then towed to the nearest Official Towing Station if not reclaimed, by or under the direction of a member of the Department, or its designated agent whenever any vehicle is:

(c) parked on a public street and has

any combination of

three or more delinquent parking tickets

or violation notices issued pursuant to Section 12-3007, relating to an automated red light enforcement system

for which appropriate notice has been sent to the registered owner: provided that a boot may be applied only after a delinquency notice on the third such

ticket or notice

[parking ticket] has been issued for at least thirty days; or

§12-3007. Notification Of Violation.

(1) The System Administrator shall prepare and mail a notice of violation addressed to the registered owner of a vehicle identified in a photograph produced by an automated red light enforcement system as evidence of a violation of section 3112(a)(3) of the Motor Vehicle Code and this Chapter.

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( 7 ) The total sum of costs and additional fees payable by a person who fails to answer a notice of violation issued pursuant to this chapter shall be:

(i) twenty dollars ($20.00) for each notice which remains unappealed or unpaid for more than thirty (30) days from issuance; and

(ii) twenty-five dollars ($25.00) for each notice which remains unappealed or unpaid for more than sixty (60) days from issuance; and

(iii) thirty dollars ($30.00) for each notice which remains unappealed or unpaid for more than ninety (90) days from issuance.

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SECTION 2. This Ordinance shall be effective immediately.

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