(a) Except as provided in Codified Ordinance Section 351.04 pertaining to handicapped 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 or Chapters 351.
(b) Each parking citation issued shall contain the following information:
(1) The address and phone number of the Monroeville 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. 2011-08. Passed 5-10-11.)