(A) Definitions. For purposes of this section, the following definitions shall apply.
(1) "PARKING FACILITY." Any facility or combination of facilities for motor vehicle parking which contains parking spaces for the public. This shall include a privately-owned area which is normally used for parking, and which is accessible to the public at no charge.
(2) "PHYSICALLY HANDICAPPED PERSON." Any person who has been issued a placard, special registration plate, or decal for a motor vehicle by the State Bureau of Motor Vehicles under IC 9-18-22.
(B) The parking spaces designated in Chapter 73 Schedule III shall be for the parking of physically handicapped persons only.
(C) It shall be unlawful for any person to park a motor vehicle, motorcycle, moped, bicycle, or other vehicle of any nature which does not have displayed a handicapped person's decal or registration plate as set forth above, in a parking space reserved in a parking facility for a handicapped person's vehicle.
(D) If any vehicle is parked unlawfully in violation of any of the provisions of this section, and the identity of the driver cannot be determined, the owner or person in whose name the vehicle is registered shall be held prima facie responsible for the violation.
(E) In addition to any fines which may be imposed as a result of a violation of this section, any vehicle which is parked in a manner in violation of this section may be towed to an area designated by the Town Manager at the owner's expense. The owner shall also be required to pay any and all storage fees resulting from this action.
(Ord. 1988-11, passed 5-24-88) Penalty, see § 71.99