(A) Whenever any motor vehicle with or without a driver is found parked, standing or stopped in violation of this chapter or any statute of the state relating to parking, all of which shall be referred to in this section as “parking violations,” the police officer or community service technician finding the vehicle shall take the registration number of the vehicle and may take any other information displayed on the vehicle which may identify its owner or operator and shall conspicuously affix to the vehicle a traffic citation on a form provided by the Chief of Police for such purpose, which form shall require the owner or operator to answer to the charge against the owner or operator in accordance with this section.
(B) All citations for parking violations shall contain, in addition to any other information required by law, the following information:
(1) The amount of the administrative fee and fine if paid within five days;
(2) The amount of the administrative fee and fine if paid after five days;
(3) The location where the payment of the administrative fee and fine may be made; and
(4) A statement that a complaint will be filed after 15 days if the administrative fee and fine is not paid within that time.
(C) A police officer or community service technician may issue a parking citation in lieu of a state uniform citation for notifying alleged violators of violation of this chapter.
(D) Minor parking violators may waive being issued a state uniform citation to appear in county court by paying to the Police Department the fine designated on the parking ticket.
(E) Administrative fees and parking fines are set by resolution.
(Prior Code, § 72.75) (Ord. 98-27, passed 7-20-1998; Ord. 02-53, passed 10-7-2002)