(A) If any automobile, truck, or other vehicle is found parked, standing, or stopped in violation of the parking regulations of this subchapter, the vehicle may be cited for the appropriate parking violation. The citing officer shall note the vehicle’s registration number and any other information concerning the vehicle, which will identify it, and if the driver is not present, shall conspicuously affix to the vehicle a citation as notice of the parking violation.
(B) The form of the citation of the parking violation shall be designated by the Chief of Police, but shall contain in substance the following information:
(1) A statement that the citation represents a determination that a parking violation has been committed by the owner/operator of the vehicle and that the determination shall be final unless contested as provided herein;
(2) A statement that a parking violation may result in impoundment of the vehicle for which the owner may be liable for a fine and towing, handling, and storage charges or fees;
(3) A statement of the specific parking violation for which the citation was issued;
(4) A statement of the monetary penalty established for the parking violation; and
(5) A statement of the options provided in the Local Government Parking Citation Enforcement Act, being KRS 82.600 to 82.640, for responding to the notice and the procedures necessary to exercise these options.
(C) The citation, as notice of the parking violation, represents a determination that a parking violation has been committed, and such determination shall be final unless contested.
(D) The Chief of Police, or his or her designee, shall have the authority to void any erroneously issued parking citation written by the city’s Police Department after an administrative review by the Chief, or his or her designee, to identify the error. When the authority under this division is invoked, the Chief of Police shall maintain a record of all parking citations taken under consideration for voidance and those citations that were actually voided.
(Ord. 2022-24, passed 11-1-22)