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should be noted that the maximum fine is now $1,000, an amount set by <br /> the state--not Mounds View--and if and when we amend the Code to <br /> update regarding AOs, we'll update that amount at the same time. <br /> 6. What is an Administrative Offense as opposed to a misdemeanor and when does it <br /> become a misdemeanor? We have language stating, "Any violation of this section <br /> constitutes a misdemeanor." This would seem to imply no difference at all. <br /> Correct. The AO process was intended to help expedite corrective action <br /> and to avoid having to send a resident to court in a different city just <br /> because they had some junk in the backyard or an unlicensed vehicle. <br /> This is even more of an issue today, in that I just received notice that due <br /> to the backlog of cases, court citations we wrote in October will not be <br /> heard by a judge until February. For violations which have not been <br /> resolved, waiting five months to have a judge order someone to clean <br /> their yard or remove a junk car is very frustrating, especially so for the <br /> neighbors who have to put up with the ongoing violations. That is why we <br /> use the AO process--to provide a more expedient citation review and <br /> resolution, a more convenient process, and a less expensive process. <br /> Toward that last point, given that the fines have not increased since their <br /> inception in the 1980s, and since the fines are generally ignored, we feel <br /> strongly that the new fine schedule and process for certifying unpaid <br /> property-based fines move forward. <br />