a. It shall be unlawful for any person driving or in charge of a motor vehicle to leave such vehicle unattended on any street, alley, other public property, or new or used car lot, or on any private parking lot to which the general public is invited and at which there is no attendant without first stopping the engine, locking the ignition and removing the ignition key from the vehicle.
b. Whenever any police officer shall find a motor vehicle standing unattended with the ignition key in the vehicle in violation of this section, such police officer shall prepare a citation against the owner of the vehicle and shall affix the citation to the vehicle.
c. The registered owner of a vehicle found in violation shall be held prima facie responsible for any such violation.
d. The provisions of this section shall not be applicable to vehicles used for public transportation, vehicles used for delivery and emergency purposes or vehicles owned and operated for governmental purposes by the town, county or state.
(Prior Code, § 18.228)