CHAPTER 70
TRAFFIC CODE ENFORCEMENT PROCEDURES

 

70.01 Arrest or Citation	70.04 Parking Violations: Vehicle Unattended
70.02 Scheduled Violations	70.05 Presumption in Reference to Illegal Parking
70.03 Parking Violations: Alternate	70.06 Impounding Vehicles

 

70.01 ARREST OR CITATION.

Whenever a peace officer has reasonable cause to believe that a person has violated any provision of the Traffic Code, such officer may:

   1.   Immediate Arrest. Immediately arrest such person and take such person before a local magistrate, or

   2.   Issue Citation. Without arresting the person, prepare in quintuplicate a combined traffic citation and complaint as adopted by the Iowa Commissioner of Public Safety, or issue a uniform citation and complaint utilizing a State-approved computerized device.

(Code of Iowa, Sec. 805.6 and 321.485)

70.02 SCHEDULED VIOLATIONS.

For violations of the Traffic Code which are designated by Section 805.8A of the Code of Iowa to be scheduled violations, the scheduled fine for each of those violations shall be as specified in Section 805.8A of the Code of Iowa.

(Code of Iowa, Sec. 805.8 and 805.8A)

70.03 PARKING VIOLATIONS: ALTERNATE.

Uncontested violations of parking restrictions imposed by this Code of Ordinances shall be charged upon a simple notice of a fine payable at the office of the City Clerk. The simple notice of a fine shall be in the amount of twenty-five dollars ($25.00) for snow route parking violations and five dollars ($5.00) for all violations except improper use of a persons with disabilities parking permit. If such fine is not paid within thirty (30) days, it shall be increased by five dollars ($5.00). The simple notice of a fine for improper use of a persons with disabilities parking permit is one hundred dollars ($100.00).

(Code of Iowa, Sec. 321.236[1b] and 321L.4[2])

70.04 PARKING VIOLATIONS: VEHICLE UNATTENDED.

When a vehicle is parked in violation of any provision of the Traffic Code, and the driver is not present, the notice of fine or citation as herein provided shall be attached to the vehicle in a conspicuous place.