The fact that an automobile or other motor vehicle which is illegally operated or parked is registered with the Secretary of State in the name of said alleged violator or, in the alternative, in the event that a vehicle issued by a municipality has been issued in the name of and to said violator, the same shall be proof that said alleged violator was in control of or was the operator of the motor vehicle at the time of such alleged violation. The commercial lessor of any vehicle, whether or not the registered owner, shall be responsible for such parking violation and subject to the penalty therefor.
(Prior Code, Chapter 23, Article 8, § 6)