A person who receives a municipal civil infraction must answer the ticket either by admitting responsibility, admitting responsibility with an explanation, or by denying responsibility and requesting an informal or formal hearing.  If the infraction is denied, an informal hearing is scheduled by the Court.  If the infraction is admitted or admitted with explanation, the Court will impose a fine.

These infractions also allow either party to request a formal hearing before the Judge.  The Judge may impose both monetary and/or equitable sanctions such as orders to dispose of junk vehicles from the propery within a prescribed period of time.

If a citizen receiving such a ticket does not answer the citation, the Court will enter a default judgment and the municipality may then pursue its legal remedies as if this were a regular civil case.  Also, if a judgment is entered in favor of the municipality where the infraction involves the use of land, and if the judgment is not paid, the municipality may record the judgment as a lien against the land.