(A) Erection of signs authorized. Whenever, in the judgment of the Mayor and Council of the town, it becomes necessary for the control of vehicular traffic on public streets and private property used by the public in general, the Mayor and Council may erect signs limiting the time that vehicles may park in certain areas.
(B) Issuance of citation.
(1) A duly authorized police officer or a duly authorized traffic control officer of the town who discovers a vehicle in violation of this section shall deliver a citation to the driver of the offending vehicle, notifying him or her that the vehicle has been in violation of the section or, if the vehicle is unattended, attach the citation to the vehicle in a conspicuous place. In the absence of the driver, the registered owner of the vehicle shall be presumed to be the person receiving the citation. The offender, upon the issuance of a citation, may:
(a) Pay a fine of $10 by either mailing that amount in the envelope attached to the citation within 15 days from the date of the issuance of the citation or by paying the fine in person at the town Mayor and Council's office within 15 days from the date of the issuance of the citation; or
(b) Elect to stand trial before the state District Court by indicating the request to do so in the appropriate space on the citation and by mailing a copy to the town Mayor and Council's office, the notice to be sent no later than five days prior to the payment date, and the
PAYMENT DATE shall mean 15 days from the date of the issuance of the citation; or
(c) If the offender elects to pay a fine after the payment date, the fine shall then be $20, and the same should be paid either directly to the town Mayor and Council's office or by mailing as indicated above.
(2) Should the offender neither elect to stand trial within the appropriate time nor pay the appropriate fine within 30 days from the date of the issuance of the citation, he or she shall, upon conviction thereof, be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be fined in an amount not exceeding $500 and costs of prosecution.
(Prior Code, § 160-13) (Ord. 1-80, passed 2-19-1980; Ord. 3-86, passed 6-23-1986; Ord. 2-90, passed 5-7-1990; Ord. 4-90, passed 7-16-1990)