Whenever a peace officer has reasonable cause to believe that a person has violated any provision of the Traffic Code, such officer may:
1. Immediate Arrest. Immediately arrest such person and take such person before a local magistrate, or
2. Issue Citation. Without arresting the person, prepare in quintuplicate a combined traffic citation and complaint as adopted by the Iowa Commissioner of Public Safety, or issue a uniform citation and complaint utilizing a State-approved computerized device.
(Code of Iowa, Sec. 805.6 & 321.485)
Uncontested violations of parking restrictions imposed by this Code of Ordinances shall be charged upon a simple notice of a fine payable to the office of the City Clerk. The simple notice of a fine shall be in the amount of fifteen dollars ($15.00) for all violations except snow ordinance, restricted winter parking on narrow streets and improper use of a persons with disabilities parking permit violations. The simple notice of a fine for snow ordinance and restricted winter parking on narrow streets violations is forty dollars ($40.00). The simple notice of a fine for improper use of a persons with disabilities parking permit is one hundred dollars ($100.00).
(Code of Iowa, Sec. 321.236[1a] & 321L.4[2])
(Ord. 2037 - Dec. 20 Supp.)
In any proceeding charging a standing or parking violation, a prima facie presumption that the registered owner was the person who parked or placed such vehicle at the point where, and for the time during which, such violation occurred, shall be raised by proof that:
1. Described Vehicle. The particular vehicle described in the information was parked in violation of the Traffic Code, and
2. Registered Owner. The defendant named in the information was the registered owner at the time in question.
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