SEC. 28-76.4. PARKING DEFENSES FOR CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS AND LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS.

   (a)   City council members. It is a defense to prosecution under Sections 28-106, 28-107, 28-108, and 28-109 of this chapter that a vehicle in violation of any of those sections:

      (1)   was stopped, stood, or parking by a city council member of the city of Dallas while on official city business; and

      (2)   had city council parking authorization, in a form approved by the chief of police, placed so as to be clearly visible from the front windshield of the vehicle.

   (b)   Law enforcement officers.

      (1)   It is a defense to prosecution under any provision of this chapter or Chapter 32 governing the stopping, standing, or parking of a vehicle that the vehicle was:

         (A)   owned or operated by a law enforcement agency; and

         (B)   stopped, stood, or parked by a sworn law enforcement officer while responding to an emergency situation in the performance of official duties.

      (2)   It is a defense to prosecution under Sections 28-76, 28-94, 28-95, 28-96, 28-106, 28-107, 28-108, and 28-109 of this chapter that a vehicle in violation of any of those sections was:

         (A)   owned or operated by a law enforcement agency; and

         (B)   stopped, stood, or parked by a sworn law enforcement officer while actively engaged in the enforcement of a specific city, state, or federal law, such law to be disclosed by the law enforcement officer. (Ord. Nos. 20168; 21612; 22026; 27697)