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RELEVANT LINKS: <br /> However,cities may still issue local administrative cita.tions for parking <br /> violations because state law specifically states <br /> Minn.Stat§169.04(a)(3). "the provisions of this chapter[Minn. Stat., ch. 169—including <br /> Minn. Stat., �169.999J shall not be deemed to prevent local <br /> authorities, with respect to streets and highways under their <br /> jurisdiction. . . and within the reasonable exercise of the police <br /> power from. . . regulating the standing or parking of vehicles." <br /> E. Use of previous administrative citations <br /> systems for traffic offenses <br /> It is highly likely that cities that are issuing administrative citations for <br /> Minn. Stat.ch. 169 traffic offenses under systems established prior to the <br /> 20091aw change should cease or drastically revamp their citation program. <br /> The law specifically lists out the tr�c offenses under Minn. Stat.,ch. 169 <br /> for which an administrative cita.tion may be issued,and specifically prohibits <br /> the issuance of administrative citations for other violations of Minn.Stat., <br /> ch. 169.T'he law also requires a city to use a prescribed uniform citation <br /> form designed by the commissioner of Public Safety.Finally,the statute <br /> requires a set$60 administrative fine,mandates how that fine must be <br /> divided between the city and state,and requires the city to spend at least <br /> one-half of its fine revenues on law enforcement purposes. <br /> IV. Administrative fines <br /> Minn.Stat.§169 999 subd. Agalll,the law requires that a city impose a fine of$60 per citation.When a <br /> 5. <br /> city peace officer issues the administrative citation,the fine must be shared <br /> with the state in the following manner: <br /> • Two-thirds of the fine($40)remains with the city that issued the <br /> administrative citation. <br /> • One-third of the fine($20)must be paid to the sta.te commissioner of <br /> Finance for deposit into the state's general fund. <br /> • One-half of the city's share of the fine($20)must be used for law <br /> i.nsc�oaei,Le«r enforcement purposes.The law specifically requires that the funds"be <br /> Trm�.smitting Fines ro the used to supplement but not supplant any existing law enforcement <br /> State. <br /> funding." <br /> If a citation recipient does not pay the fine,the city may choose to dismiss <br /> the administrative citation and issue a state criminal traffic citation instead. <br /> In the alternative,the city may use traditional debt collection methods.There <br /> is,however,no authority in the law for cities to specially assess the fine <br /> against real property for payment as ta��es. <br /> Cities must track both the number of citations issued and separately account <br /> for any fine revenues in a11 city financial reports, summaries,and audits. <br /> League of Minnesota Cities IMamation Memo: 7/21/2014 <br /> Administrative Traffic CitaGons Toolkit Page 6 <br />