§291D-6  Answer required.  (a)  Aperson who receives a notice of traffic infraction shall answer the noticewithin twenty-one days of the date of issuance of the notice.  There shall beincluded with the notice of traffic infraction a preaddressed envelope directedto the traffic violations bureau of the applicable district court.

(b)  Provided that the notice of trafficinfraction does not require an appearance in person at [a] hearing as set forthin section [291D-5(d)(10)], in answering a notice of traffic infraction, aperson shall have the following options:

(1)  Admit the commission of the infraction in one ofthe following ways:

(A)  By mail or in person, by completing theappropriate portion of the notice of traffic infraction or preaddressed envelopeand submitting it to the authority specified on the notice together withpayment of the total amount stated on the notice of traffic infraction. Payment by mail shall be in the form of a check, money order, or by an approvedcredit or debit card.  Payment in person shall be in the form of United Statescurrency, check, money order, or by an approved credit or debit card; or

(B)  Via the Internet or by telephone, bysubmitting payment of the total amount stated on the notice of trafficinfraction.  Payment via the Internet or by telephone shall be by an approvedcredit or debit card;

(2)  Deny the commission of the infraction and requesta hearing to contest the infraction by completing the appropriate portion ofthe notice of traffic infraction or preaddressed envelope and submitting it,either by mail or in person, to the authority specified on the notice.  In lieuof appearing in person at a hearing, the person may submit a written statementof grounds on which the person contests the notice of traffic infraction, whichshall be considered by the court as a statement given in court pursuant tosection 291D-8(a); or

(3)  Admit the commission of the infraction andrequest a hearing to explain circumstances mitigating the infraction bycompleting the appropriate portion of the notice of traffic infraction orpreaddressed envelope and submitting it, either by mail or in person, to theauthority specified on the notice.  In lieu of appearing in person at ahearing, the person may submit a written explanation of the mitigatingcircumstances, which shall be considered by the court as a statement given incourt pursuant to section 291D-8(b).

(c)  When answering the notice of trafficinfraction, the person shall affix the person's signature to the answer and shallstate the address at which the person will accept future mailings from thecourt.  No other response shall constitute an answer for purposes of thischapter. [L 1993, c 214, pt of §2; am L 2003, c 4, §1; am L 2005, c 48, §3; amL 2007, c 85, §5]

 

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  Answer, see HCTR rule 8.