§ 28-9. Default judgment.

If the defendant fails to appear as directed on the citation, the court, upon request of the planning and community development director or designee, shall enter a default judgment for the amount of the fine indicated for the violation charged, together with a penalty for the defendant's failure to appear as established by this chapter. If a defendant fails to appear at a hearing, the court may enter judgment against the nonappearing defendant for the amount of the fine plus a penalty for failure to appear as established by this chapter. No judgment may be entered against a fictitiously identified defendant, unless the citation is amended to reflect the true identity of the defendant who received the citation.

(Ord. of 10-17-06(2), § 1)