{"data":{"id":"us-ky/krs-82.620","jurisdiction":"us-ky","citation":"KRS 82.620","heading":"Contest of violation determination -- Hearing -- Appeal.","body":"(1) Any person cited for a parking violation under KRS 82.610 may contest the\ndetermination that a violation occurred by requesting in writing a hearing before the\nhearing board. Such hearing shall be held no later than fourteen (14) days from the\ndate of receipt of the request, unless prior to the hearing the person requesting such\nhearing requests an extension of time not to exceed fourteen (14) days. No less than\nseven (7) days prior to the date set for the hearing, the board shall notify the\nregistered owne r of the vehicle of the date, time and place of the hearing. Any\nperson requesting a hearing who fails to appear at the time and place set for the\nhearing shall be deemed to have refused to pay the fine levied by the citation.\n(2) At the hearing, after con sideration of the evidence, the board shall determine\nwhether a violation was committed. Where it has not been established that the\nviolation was committed, an order dismissing the citation shall be entered. Where it\nhas been established that a violation w as committed, the board shall uphold the\ncitation and order the owner to pay the citation within seven (7) days. A copy of\nsuch order shall be furnished the owner. Any person ordered to pay the fine who\nfails to do so within seven (7) days shall be deemed to have refused to pay the fine\nlevied by the citation.\n(3) The board may consider the parking citation and any other written report made\nunder oath by the officer who issued the citation in lieu of the officer's personal\nappearance at the hearing.\n(4) An appeal from the hearing board's determination may be made to the District Court\nof the county in which the city is located within seven (7) days of the board's\ndetermination. The appeal shall be initiated by the filing of a complaint and a copy\nof the board's order in the same manner as any civil action under the Rules of Civil\nProcedure. The action shall be tried de novo and the burden shall be upon the local\ngovernment to establish that a violation occurred. If the court finds that a violation\noccurred, the owner shall be ordered to pay to the local government all fines, fees\nand penalties occurring as of the date of the judgment. If the court finds that a\nviolation did not occur, the local government shall be ordered to dismiss the citation\nand the plaintiff shall be authorized to recover his costs.\n(5) The judgment of the District Court may be appealed to the Circuit Court in\naccordance with the Rules of Civil Procedure.","path":["KRS Chapter 82"],"source_url":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=25076","current_through":"Includes enactments through the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"09/05/2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T20:49:43Z","sha256":"99e7a619a418dcc524d697f180cd663be191f67b49f3ea2ef40974b857caa47c","source_id":"us-ky","stale":false,"prev":"us-ky/krs-82.615","next":"us-ky/krs-82.625"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}