(A) It shall be unlawful for any person to place or park a motor vehicle in any parking space, van-accessible parking space, wheelchair ramp area, wheelchair unloading area, or any portion thereof that is designated and posted as a reserved area for the parking of a motor vehicle operated by or transporting a physically disabled person unless such person has applied for and been issued a detachable insignia indicating physical disability under the provisions of 47 O.S. § 15-112, and such insignia is displayed as provided in 47 O.S. § 15-112 or rules adopted pursuant thereto, or has applied for and been issued a physically disabled special license plate pursuant to the provisions of 47 O.S. §§ 1135.1 et seq., and such license plate is displayed pursuant to the provisions of 47 O.S. §§ 1101 et seq., the State Vehicle License and Registration Act.
(1) It shall also be unlawful for any person to place or park a motor vehicle in any side-striped area adjacent to a van-accessible physically disabled parking space, physically disabled parking space, wheelchair ramp area, or wheelchair unloading area.
(2) Vehicles unlawfully parked in side-striped areas adjacent to a van-accessible physically disabled parking space, physically disabled parking area, wheelchair ramp area, or wheelchair unloading area, whether with or without a physically disabled placard or plate, shall be subject to citation being issued for violation of this section and/or immediate tow and storage at the expense of the vehicle owner.
(B) In the case of unattended vehicles, notice of violations of this section shall be sent by first class mail to each person alleged to be liable as an owner for a violation.
(1) The notice shall reference the law which was allegedly violated, and shall contain the name and address of the person alleged to be liable as an owner for violation of a physically disabled parking law or ordinance, the license tag number of the vehicle involved in such violation, the location where such violation took place, the date and time of such violation, and the identification number of the officer who recorded the violation.
(2) It shall also contain information advising the person charged of the manner and time in which he or she may contest the violation alleged in the notice and shall contain a warning to advise the persons charged that failure to contest in the manner and time provided shall be deemed an admission of liability and that a default judgment may be entered thereon. A manual or automatic record of mailing prepared in the ordinary course of business shall be prima facie evidence of the facts contained therein.
(Prior Code, § 76.26) (Ord. 2005-489, passed 11-15-2005) Penalty, see § 76.99