Syracuse, N.Y., Rev. Gen. Ord. ch. 27 § 27-192

(a) A plea shall be entered within thirty (30) days from the date service of notice of violation ticket is complete. A plea may be entered in person at the bureau's office, by the owner or an authorized representative, or by ordinary mail sent to the bureau's office. The bureau shall not reject any plea entered by mail if the postmarked date on the envelope is within thirty (30) days from the date service of the notice of violation was complete. Failure of the respondent to answer within thirty (30) days will subject the respondent to additional penalties.
(b) Pleas by mail shall be made in the following manner:
(1) Entering the desired plea on the back of the notice of violation ticket.
(2) Entering the name and address in the space provided on the plea form.
(3) Signing the plea form.
(4) Mailing the notice of violation ticket with the plea form completed to the mailing address stated on the notice of violation ticket.
(c) A plea of guilty shall be accompanied by a check or money order (no cash shall be accepted) for the payment in full of the scheduled fine.
(d) The respondent pleading "not guilty" or "guilty with an explanation" may request a hearing. This shall be done at the time of pleading by completing the reverse side of the notice of violation ticket according to the instructions thereon or by completing the "request for hearing" form provided by the clerk at the bureau.
(e) If a plea of "not guilty" or "guilty with an explanation" is made in person, an immediate hearing may be conducted upon the request of the respondent if it is convenient to the bureau.
(f) Upon receipt of the notice of violation ticket with a plea of "not guilty" or "guilty with an explanation" the bureau shall advise the respondent, in person or by first class mail, of the date, time and place of the hearing. The bureau reserves the right to set the date, time and place of the hearing.
(g) Where a respondent has failed to plead within the time allowed by the rules of the bureau or has failed to appear on the designated hearing date or subsequent date following an adjournment or fails to comply with the determination of the administrative law judge, such failure to plead or appear or comply shall be deemed for all purposes to be an admission of liability and shall be grounds for rendering a default decision and order imposing a penalty up to the maximum amount prescribed under rules and regulations of the bureau for the violation charged.
(h) Any final order of the bureau imposing a civil penalty, whether the adjudication was had by hearing or upon default or otherwise, shall constitute a judgment rendered by the bureau against the respondent which may be entered in Syracuse City Court or any other place provided for the entry of civil judgments within the state, and may be enforced against the respondent and his, her or its property without court proceedings in the same manner as the enforcement of money judgments entered in civil actions; provided however, that no such judgment shall be entered which exceeds the jurisdiction of such city court or other court that would have jurisdiction over the matter.
(i) A default decision and order may be opened within one year of its entry upon written application by respondent showing excusable default and a defense to the charge. A default decision and order may thereafter be opened in the discretion of the director only upon written application showing excusable default, a defense to the charge and good cause for the delay.
(j) Before a judgment based upon a default may be so entered, the bureau must have notified the respondent by first-class mail in such form as the director may require of the default decision and order and the penalty imposed, that a judgment may be entered in the Syracuse city court or any other place provided for the entry of civil judgments within the State of New York, that entry of such judgment may be avoided by requesting a stay of default for good cause shown and either requesting a hearing or entering a plea pursuant to the rules of the bureau within thirty (30) days of the mailing of such notice.