Any motor vehicle, trailer, or semitrailer parked in violation of any of the sections of this title shall be ticketed by leaving a ticket affixed in a visible location upon the vehicle. The owner or operator of the vehicle shall be subject, upon conviction of a violation of this title, to pay a prescribed fine in the sum of $4. The owner or operator of the vehicle may pay the fine by mail or by presenting the ticket and prescribed fine to the Police Department within 7 days of the ticketing. The payment shall be deemed a plea of guilty, waiver of court appearance, and acknowledgment of conviction of the alleged offense, and may be accepted in full satisfaction of the prescribed penalty of the violation. If not paid within the 7-day period, the prescribed fine shall be $8. The payment shall be accepted in full satisfaction of the prescribed penalty of the violation. If payment is not made within 30 days, a charge shall be filed in municipal court, and the Clerk of Courts shall cause the issuance of summons upon the owner of the vehicle as prescribed by law and tax municipal court costs. Payment prior to the issuance of summons as aforesaid shall not be accepted by mail or at the Police Department if the owner or operator has been so convicted of this offense on 2 previous occasions within 60 days immediately preceding the date of violation.
(1974 Code, § 74.01) (Ord. 41-69, passed 10-20-1969; Am. Ord. 13-76, passed 4-5-1976; Am. Ord. 21-88, passed 4-4-1988)