(A) Any person accused of a violation of an ordinance prohibiting parking a vehicle in a designated area or restricting the length of time a vehicle may be there parked, may settle and compromise the claim against him or her for such illegal parking by paying to the village the sum of $10 within five days of the time such alleged offense was committed. The penalty shall increase to $15 after five days. Such payment may be made at the Police Department, and such money shall be promptly turned over to the Village Treasurer. The members of the Police Department are hereby authorized to refrain from instituting a prosecution for the alleged offense involved.
(B) The form shall be as follows:
PARKING VIOLATION NO. DATE: TIME: A.M. P.M. |
LOCATION:
LICENSE NO.:
VEHICLE:
YOU ARE CHARGED WITH THE VIOLATION BELOW:
( ) Fire Lane $10.00
( ) No Parking Zone $10.00
( ) Improper Parking $10.00
( ) Blocking Driveway $10.00
( ) Other
IF PAID WITHIN FIVE DAYS
PENALTY-------After 5 days the fine increases to FIFTEEN DOLLARS ($15.00)
You may deposit fine in an envelope and mail it to Swansea Police Department
Village of Swansea
1400 North Illinois
Swansea, IL 62220
FAILURE TO PAY FINE WITHIN 10 DAYS WILL RESULT IN A WARRANT FOR YOUR ARREST
(C) Provided that this section shall not apply to persons parking a vehicle so as to obstruct the entrance or exit of any place where Police or Fire Department apparatus or other emergency equipment is kept or housed, or so as to block an emergency entrance in a hospital. Nor shall this section apply to any person charged with parking a vehicle so as to entirely obstruct traffic in any street or alley, or parking in such a way as to reduce traffic on an arterial street to one-way traffic only; nor to any person who refuses to move a vehicle illegally parked at the request of any member of the Police Department.