(1) For the purposes of enforcing the provisions of this Chapter, notice of violation shall be issued by police officers, authorized inspectors within the Department of Licenses and Inspections, or any other person authorized to enforce ordinances.

(2) Whenever a police officer or any other official authorized to enforce ordinances observes a violation of this Chapter, he shall hand to the violator or leave upon or affix to the premises where the violation occurred a printed notice of violation. Such notice shall bear the date, time and nature of the violation, when known, the identity of the violator, the address of the violator or the address where the violation occurred, the amount to be remitted in response to the notice of violation, the penalty which can be imposed by the court for the violation, and shall be signed by the person issuing the notice and shall bear the police officer's badge number or other official identification number identifying the person issuing the violation notice.

(3) Any person who receives a notice of violation, except a notice of violation of § 10-710(1), § 10-711, § 10-723, § 10-723.1, or § 10-723.2 may, within ten (10) days, pay the amount of twenty-five (25) dollars, admit the violation and waive appearance before a Municipal Court Judge. Any person who receives a notice of violation of § 10-711, § 10-723, § 10-723.1, or § 10-723.2 may, within ten (10) days, pay the amount of one hundred (100) dollars, admit the violation and waive appearance before a Municipal Court Judge. The notice of violation shall contain an appropriate statement for signature by the violator for the purpose of admitting the violation and waiving a hearing, and shall be returned by the violator when he remits the stipulated payment. No such stipulated payment shall be permitted in the case of a person who receives a notice of violation of § 10-710(1).[124]

(4) If a person who receives a notice of violation fails to make the prescribed payment within ten (10) days of the issuance of the notice of violation, and, in the case of the issuance of a notice of violation of § 10-710(1), a code enforcement complaint shall be issued for such violation in such manner as provided by law. If the person named in the code enforcement complaint is found to have violated any provision of this Chapter or fails to appear on the date set for hearing, he shall be subject to the imposition of fines in the amounts set forth in § 10-719, plus court costs.[125]