353.01 General requirements.
353.02 Procedures.
353.03 Parking Violations Bureau.
353.04 Answer to charges.
353.05 Failure to answer; procedures.
353.06 Proceeding against owner who was not operator; rental vehicles.
353.07 Proceedings against registration of motor vehicle.
353.08 Civil fine and penalty.
353.99 Penalty.
CROSS REFERENCES
General parking regulations - see TRAF. Ch. 351
(a) Except as provided in Codified Ordinance Section 351.04 pertaining to handicap parking, a parking ticket shall be the summons and complaint for purposes of issuing parking ticket citations: The provisions of this chapter and all actions taken pursuant to this chapter are civil and remedial in nature and not designed to punish the offender and are not criminal offenses. No violation of this chapter shall be considered a misdemeanor of any class, and no person shall be arrested for a violation of this chapter.
(b) Each parking citation issued shall contain the following information:
(1) The address and phone number of the Genoa Parking Violations Bureau;
(2) The location as to where the person cited appears to pay the citation and the time by which the person must appear and who the person must appear in front of;
(3) The procedure to contest the citation;
(4) The specific ordinance allegedly violated with a description of the offense; and
(5) Any penalty for not paying the ticket within the time prescribed.
(Ord. 16-15. Passed 8-3-15.)
(a) A parking enforcement officer or police officer who issues a parking ticket for a parking infraction shall complete the ticket by identifying the parking infraction charged, recording the license plate number, type, and make or model of the vehicle, and indicating the date, time, and place of the parking infraction charged. The officer shall sign the ticket and affirm the facts it contains. If the operator of the vehicle is present, the officer also shall record on the ticket the name of the operator in a space provided on the ticket for identification of the offender, and then shall personally serve the parking ticket upon the operator. If the operator of the vehicle is not present, the officer shall insert the word “owner” in the space provided on the ticket for identification of the offender, and then shall constructively serve the parking ticket upon the owner of the vehicle by affixing the ticket to the vehicle in a conspicuous place.
(1) Constructive service of a parking ticket upon an owner of a vehicle by affixation as provided in this division, or by the procedure described in subsection (c) hereof, has the same force and effect, and potentially subjects both the owner and the operator of the vehicle whose act or omission resulted in the parking infraction, if different, to the same fine and the same penalties for failure to timely answer or to appear, if a hearing is requested, as if the parking ticket were personally served on both the owner and operator of the vehicle at the time of the violation.
(b) The original of a parking ticket issued pursuant to this section or any true copy of it shall be considered a record kept in the ordinary course of business of the local authority and of the law enforcement agency whose officer issued it, and shall be prima facie evidence of the facts it contains.
(c) An operator of a vehicle who is not the owner of the vehicle, but who operates it with the express or implied permission of the owner is the agent of the owner for purposes of the receipt of parking tickets served in accordance with this section, and personal service of a parking ticket upon the operator in accordance with this section constitutes constructive service upon the owner for purposes of this chapter. The operator of a rented or leased vehicle whose act or omission resulted in an alleged parking infraction shall not be considered an agent of the owner if the owner is engaged in the business of renting and leasing vehicles pursuant to a written rental or lease agreement and if the owner follows the procedures set forth in Ohio R.C. 4521.09.
(d) Except as provided in Ohio R.C. 4521.09, when a parking ticket is issued for a parking infraction and is served pursuant to this section, the operator of the vehicle whose act or omission resulted in the parking infraction for which the ticket was issued and the owner of the vehicle involved in the parking infraction, if different, are jointly liable for the parking infraction and any fine or penalty arising out of the parking infraction under an ordinance, resolution or regulation enacted by the local authority pursuant to division (A) of Section 4521.02 of the Ohio Revised Code. Any owner of a vehicle who pays any fine or penalty imposed for a parking infraction pursuant to this chapter may recover the amount paid from the operator of the vehicle whose act or omission resulted in the parking infraction.
(Ord. 16-15. Passed 8-3-15.)
(a) The Genoa Parking Violations Bureau shall have the jurisdiction over any parking infraction that is in violation of any section of the Genoa parking ordinance. All parking infractions that are in violation of a Village ordinance and that occur within the Village limits of Genoa shall be handled pursuant to and be governed by this chapter and Ohio R.C. Chapter 4521 when applicable.
(b) Personnel.
(1) The Fiscal Officer is hereby appointed Clerk for the Genoa Parking Violations Bureau. The Fiscal Officer shall have the authority to appoint Deputy Clerks for the Parking Ticket Violations Bureau as needed.
(2) The Mayor shall have the authority to appoint a hearing examiner who shall:
A. Hear challenges to parking tickets at hearings set by the Parking Violations Bureau. At such hearing the rules of evidence need not be strictly followed.
B. Be compensated for his services as provided by ordinance.
C. Hold his position at will and at the pleasure of the Mayor.
D. Be a former law enforcement officer or present attorney licensed to practice law within the State of Ohio.
(3) The Mayor shall assign such other duties to Village personnel as is necessary to properly operate the Parking Violations Bureau.
(4) All fines and penalties established for a parking infraction shall be collected by the Fiscal Officer and paid into the Village Treasury.
(Ord. 16-15. Passed 8-3-15.)
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