(A) Except as provided in § 11.38.110, the registered owner and driver, rentee, or lessee of a vehicle cited for any violation of any regulation governing the parking or standing of a vehicle under this code, any federal statute or regulation or vehicle code shall be jointly liable for parking penalties imposed under this chapter, unless the owner can show that the vehicle was used without consent of that person, express or implied. Any owner who pays any parking penalty, civil judgment, costs or administrative fees pursuant to this chapter shall have the right to recover the same from the driver, rentee, or lessee.
(B) The driver of a vehicle who is not the owner thereof but who uses or operates the vehicle with the express or implied permission of the owner shall be considered the agent of the owner to receive notices of parking violations served in accordance with this chapter and may contest the citation.
('86 Code, § 11.38.040) (Ord. 4236, passed - - )