Does the process to contest citations change with the new pay stations?
Currently, a person who receives a citation checks a box on the back to request a hearing and then sends it in the provided envelope. At the hearing, citation information is electronically available to a magistrate via a computer terminal at the bench. The pay stations do not require a change to these processes. If someone contests a citation and provides a receipt at an infraction hearing, magistrates decide whether to include the receipt in the case file, based on relevance. The person can turn over the original receipt, or a photocopy can be made.
