Owner's Affidavit Information

FAQs for Nominating Another Driver

I was not driving, but my name is on the citation.

The Automated Speed Enforcement Ordinance holds all registered owners jointly and severally liable for violations of the municipal nuisance ordinance to reduce dangerous speeding. When a vehicle is recorded violating the ordinance, the citation is assigned by querying a national law enforcement database to query the vehicle registration information. A citation is sent to the registered owner(s) of the vehicle. If there is more than one registered owner, one is selected from among them. The citation is applied to and enforced against the vehicle--neither the driving record nor the credit history of the selected registered owner is affected.

How do I nominate a new driver?

Complete the owner’s affidavit form.

When should the Owner's Affidavit be completed?

Please complete the owner's affidavit if the citation cannot be delivered to the driver at the current address. All registered owners are jointly and severally liable, even if the registered owner was not the one driving at the time of the infraction.

Instances where the owner's affidavit will help resolve the citation:

• If the vehicle was sold.
• If the driver cannot be serviced without updating the address and re-mailing the citation.
• If the person you are nominating has sole use of the vehicle.

Will completing the owner's affidavit absolve me of responsibility for the infraction?

Citations are applied to the vehicle, not the owner. The owner's affidavit allows for the citation to be issued to a driver. No matter who is nominated as the driver, unpaid citations are enforced against the vehicle.

How long does it take to reassign the citation to the nominated driver?

Please allow 3-4 weeks for the Owner's Affidavit to be processed and for the ASE System Fine Notice to be reissued to the nominated driver. Our vendor will make every effort to process the affidavits as fast as possible. The ASE System Fine Notice date on the reissued notice will replace the original issuance date, which provides the timeframe to request community service, hearings, or to pay the citation in good standing. Please ignore reminder notices if they are sent out before the new ASE System Fine Notice is reissued. The original owner will also receive a letter notifying them when their transfer of liability is granted or denied.

I do not have all of the required information to complete the owner’s affidavit.

Do not complete the affidavit. It cannot be processed. The citation is enforced against the vehicle. The vehicle and the person driving it may be subject to parking enforcement. Please disregard any future notices.