Any person who violates the provisions of sections 31-51, 31-52, 31-53 or 31-54 of the Code of Ordinances, City of Manhattan, Kansas, including any violation of
Article 13 of the Standard Traffic Ordinance for Kansas Cities, as adopted and amended
by the city, that is based upon the parking restrictions contained within and signage
erected pursuant to said sections 31-51, 31-52, 31-53 or 31-54, shall, upon conviction thereof, be fined $15.00. If a violator of sections 31-51, 31-52, 31-53 or 31-54 of the Code of Ordinances, City of Manhattan, Kansas, including any violator of the
provisions of Article 13 of the Standard Traffic Ordinance for Kansas Cities referenced
above, does not appear in court in response to a traffic citation affixed to such
motor vehicle within five business days following the issuance of the citation, an
administrative processing fee of $10.00 shall become due and payable accompanying
the citation and the clerk of the court shall send to the owner of the motor vehicle
to which the traffic citation was affixed a letter informing the owner of the violation
and administrative fee, and warning the owner that an additional administrative processing
fee of $25.00 shall be applied to the citation if the violator does not appear in
court on or before the date stated in the letter and a warrant for their arrest shall
be issued. If a violator of this sections 31-51, 31-52, 31-53 or 31-54 of the Code of Ordinances, City of Manhattan, Kansas, including any violator of the
provisions of Article 13 of the Standard Traffic Ordinance for Kansas Cities referenced
above, does not appear in court in response to a traffic citation affixed to such
motor vehicle within ten days following the issuance of the letter informing the owner
of the violation and administrative fees, an additional administrative processing
fee of $25.00 shall become due and payable accompanying the citation. As provided
in K.S.A. 8-2118, payment of the fine and any administrative processing fee shall
be deemed an appearance before the court, waiver of right to trial and plea of no
contest. A fine established by this section may be paid by depositing an envelope
that contains information identifying the citation and violator, payment of the total
fine and any other documentation required by the court in any box marked for such
purposes established by the city upon public property within the city. However, payment
of any fine and administrative processing fee established by this section must be
made directly to the clerk of the court after the initial administrative processing
fee of $10.00 shall become due and payable accompanying the citation pursuant to this
section.
