In any prosecution charging a violation of any provisions of this chapter, proof that the particular vehicle described in the citation was parked in violation of such chapter, together with proof that the defendant named in the complaint was at the time of such parking the registered owner of such vehicle, shall constitute in evidence a prima facie presumption that the registered owner of such vehicle was the person who parked or placed such vehicle at the point where and for the time during which such violation occurred.
('72 Code, § 5-417) (Ord. 1174, passed 9-24-81)