§ 7.03.555 UNINTENTIONAL VIOLATION.

   A.   Any person unintentionally violating any provision of this Subchapter, by reason of a mechanical failure of a parking meter not caused by such person, may be acquitted of such violation upon establishing such facts by a preponderance of the evidence.

   B.   Exception: A violation of § 7.03.530 is a strict liability offense. Even unintentional deposit of a coin substitute and/or damage to a parking meter under the provisions of § 7.03.530 shall subject the offender to the penalty established.

('65 Code, § 21-17.12) (Ord. No. 83-027 § 1; Am. Ord. No. 97-009 § 8)