(1) Whenever any vehicle is photographed by an automated traffic safety camera, a notice of infraction shall be mailed to the registered owner of the vehicle within 14 days of establishing the registered owner's name and address under this section.

(2) If the registered owner of the vehicle is a rental car business, before a notice of infraction is issued, the Pasco Police Department will provide a written notice to the rental car business that a notice of infraction may be issued if the rental car business does not within 18 days of receiving the written notice, provide the Pasco Police Department by return mail:

(3) The law enforcement officer issuing the notice of infraction shall include with it a certificate or facsimile thereof, based upon the inspection of photographs, microphotographs, or electronic images by an automated traffic safety camera, stating the facts supporting the notice of infraction. This certificate or facsimile is prima facie evidence of the facts contained in it and is admissible in a proceeding charging a violation under this chapter.

(4) Photographs, microphotographs, or electronic images evidencing the violation must be available for inspection and admission into evidence in a proceeding to adjudicate the liability for the infraction. All photographs, microphotographs, or electronic images prepared under this chapter are for the exclusive use of law enforcement and the discharge of duties under this chapter, and are not open to the public and may not be used in a Court in a pending action or proceeding unless the action or proceeding relates to a violation of this chapter. No photograph, microphotograph, or electronic image may be used for any purpose other than enforcement of violations under this chapter, nor retained longer than necessary for its enforcement. [Ord. 4392 § 1, 2018; Code 1970 § 10.22.020.]