(a) During the period when the time limit is in effect and payment for metered parking is required, a person shall not permit a vehicle under the person’s control to remain in any metered parking space while the parking meter assigned to the parking space is displaying a signal indicating that all parking time has expired.
(b) It is a defense to prosecution under Subsection (a) of this section that the person paid for the metered parking using a telephone or the Internet and the parking time purchased by the payment transaction had not expired. (Ord. Nos. 14584; 20269; 27210; 28792)