§ 238. Notice of violation. 1. The notice of violation shall contain\ninformation advising the person charged of the manner and the time in\nwhich he may plead either guilty or not guilty to the violation alleged\nin the notice. Such notice of violation shall also contain a warning to\nadvise the person charged that failure to plead in the manner and time\nprovided shall be deemed an admission of liability and that a default\njudgment may be entered thereon. The form and wording of the notice of\nviolation shall be prescribed by the director. A duplicate of each\nnotice of violation shall be served on the person charged in the manner\nhereinafter provided. The original or a facsimile thereof shall be filed\nand retained by the bureau, and shall be deemed a record kept in the\nordinary course of business, and shall be prima facie evidence of the\nfacts contained therein.\n 2. A notice of violation shall be served personally upon the operator\nof a motor vehicle who is present at the time of service, and his name,\ntogether with the plate designation and the plate type as shown by the\nregistration plates of said vehicle and the expiration date; the make or\nmodel, and body type of said vehicle; a description of the charged\nviolation, including but not limited to a reference to the applicable\ntraffic rule or provision of this chapter; information as to the days\nand hours the applicable rule or provision of this chapter is in effect,\nunless always in effect pursuant to rule or this chapter and where\nappropriate the word ALL when the days and/or hours in effect are\neveryday and/or twenty-four hours a day; the meter number for a meter\nviolation, where appropriate; and the date, time and particular place of\noccurrence of the charged violation, shall be inserted therein. A mere\nlisting of a meter number in cases of charged meter violations shall not\nbe deemed to constitute a sufficient description of a particular place\nof occurrence for purposes of this subdivision. The notice of violation\nshall be served upon the owner of the motor vehicle if the operator is\nnot present, by affixing such notice to said vehicle in a conspicuous\nplace. Whenever such notice is so affixed, in lieu of inserting the name\nof the person charged with the violation in the space provided for the\nidentification of said person, the words "owner of the vehicle bearing\nlicense" may be inserted to be followed by the plate designation and\nplate type as shown by the registration plates of said vehicle together\nwith the expiration date; the make or model, and body type of said\nvehicle; a description of the charged violation, including but not\nlimited to a reference to the applicable traffic rule or provision of\nthis chapter; information as to the days and hours the applicable rule\nor provision of this chapter is in effect unless always in effect\npursuant to rule or this chapter and where appropriate the word ALL when\nthe days and/or hours in effect are every day and/or twenty-four hours a\nday; the meter number for a meter violation where appropriate; and the\ndate, time and particular place of occurrence of the charged violation.\nService of the notice of violation, or a duplicate thereof by affixation\nas herein provided shall have the same force and effect and shall be\nsubject to the same penalties for disregard thereof as though the same\nwas personally served with the name of the person charged with the\nviolation inserted therein.\n 2-a. (a) Notwithstanding any inconsistent provision of subdivision two\nof this section, where the plate type or the expiration date are not\nshown on either the registration plates or sticker of a vehicle or where\nthe registration sticker is covered, faded, defaced or mutilated so that\nit is unreadable, the plate type or the expiration date may be omitted\nfrom the notice of violation; provided, however, such condition must be\nso described and inserted on the notice of violation.\n (b) If any informat
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