6.02.803 Procedures without a hearing for parking violations.
A. A Beaverton municipal judge may proceed to make a determination and enter a judgment on a parking citation without a hearing if:
1. None of the registered owners of the vehicle appear within the time allowed in the Beaverton municipal court;
2. Notice of the parking citation and the provisions of this section are mailed to the registered owner or owners of the vehicle at the address or addresses reflected in the records of the Department of Transportation; and
3. No request for a hearing is filed with the Court within the time provided on the citation.
In no event shall a judgment be taken sooner than 60 days from the date of the citation and without prior notice by mail to the person against whom the judgment is taken.
B. A Beaverton municipal judge may proceed to make a determination and enter a judgment without a hearing if at least one of the registered owners appears within the time allowed in Beaverton municipal court and requests a hearing, but thereafter fails to appear at the time and date set for any subsequent hearing in the matter. If a determination is made under this subsection and a judgment is entered, the Beaverton municipal court shall then mail notice of any sentence and judgment to the registered owner or owners of the vehicle at the address or addresses reflected in the records of the Department of Transportation or the most recent address on file with Beaverton municipal court.
C. A determination under this section shall be on the citation and on any evidence that a Beaverton municipal judge may, in the municipal judge’s discretion, determine to be appropriate.
D. Upon making a determination under this section, a Beaverton municipal judge may enter judgment, and, if the determination is one of conviction, may impose a sentence of a fine within the limits established for the parking violation along with a money award for costs, assessments, and other amounts authorized by law.
E. On motion and upon such terms as are just, a Beaverton municipal judge may relieve a person from a judgment entered in this section upon a showing that the failure of the person to appear was due to mistake, inadvertence, surprise or excusable neglect. The motion must be made within a reasonable time, and in no event more than one year after entry of judgment in the matter. [BC 6.02.803, added by Ordinance No. 4742, 10/2/18; amended by Ordinance No. 4762, 5/7/19]