§ 10.24.050. Duty of enforcement officer—Payment of penalty—Trial.

In all cases of parking violations, the police officer or authorized parking enforcement personnel who discovers the vehicle illegally parked shall deliver to the operator or, if the vehicle be unattended, attach a citation to the vehicle in a conspicuous place. In the absence of the operator, the registered owner shall be presumed to be the person receiving the citation. A copy of the citation shall be retained by the officer or authorized parking enforcement personnel and shall bear his certification, under penalty of perjury, attesting to the truth of the matter therein set forth. The recipient of a citation may make payment for the violation directly to the director of finance's office or, if he desires to stand trial for said offense, may elect to do so by notifying the director of finance parking ticket clerk of his intention to stand trial, at least five days prior to the payment date set forth in the citation. At the time the notice of intention to stand trial is given, the person receiving the citation must also notify the finance department parking ticket clerk that he desires the presence of the person who issued the citation. If the person receiving the citation does not notify the finance department parking ticket clerk that he desires the presence of the person who issued the citation at the trial, it shall not be necessary that the person who issued the citation appear, and the copy of the citation bearing the certification of the issuing person shall be prima facie evidence of the matter therein set forth.

(Ord. 1992 (part), 2006: prior code § 145-19)

( Ord. No. 2448, 10-9-2017 )