(A) It shall be the duty of the city police officers, acting in accordance with instructions issued by the City Council, to report:
(1) The state registration license number of every vehicle parked in a parking meter space where the parking meter indicates the vehicle occupying the parking space adjacent to the parking meter is or has been parked in violation of any of the provisions of this subchapter.
(2) Any other facts or knowledge which may be necessary for a thorough understanding of the circumstances attending the violation.
(B) The police officer shall place upon each vehicle parked in violation of this subchapter a notice to the owner or operator thereof that the vehicle has been or is parked in violation of the provisions of this subchapter and instructing the owner or operator to report to the City Clerk/Treasurer in regard to the violation. Each owner or operator may pay the sum of five dollars ($5.00) to the City Clerk/Treasurer within 24 hours of the time the notice was placed on the vehicle, or deposit the sum in a collection box provided by the city at selected sites as full penalty for the violation. In the event the sum is not paid within 24 hours, the owner or operator shall pay the sum of fifteen dollars ($15.00) to the Police Judge if the sum is paid within five days of the violation. If the owner or operator does not pay the sums in satisfaction of the violation within five days thereof, the penalty for the violation shall be the sum of twenty-five dollars ($25.00).
(Ord. 203, passed 10-1-47; Am. Ord., passed 8-29-50; Am. Ord., passed 3-7-51; Am. Ord. 324, passed 8-11-77; Am. Ord. 13-90, passed 11-5-90)