Parking penalties shall be established by city council resolution.
All parking penalties received by the processing agency shall accrue
to the benefit of the city.
(Ord. 1515)
Parking citations shall be issued in accordance with the following
procedures:
A. If a
vehicle is unattended during the time of the violation, the issuing
officer shall securely attach to the vehicle a parking citation setting
forth the violation, including reference to the section of the Vehicle
Code,
Public Resources Code or this code, or the federal statute or
regulation, that has been violated; the date; the approximate time
of the violation; the location of the violation; a statement indicating
that payment is required to be made not later than 21 days from the
date of the citation issuance; and the procedure for the registered
owner or operator to deposit the parking penalty or contest the citation.
The parking citation shall also set forth the vehicle license number
and registration expiration date if they are visible; the last 4 digits
of the vehicle identification number if they are readable through
the windshield; the color of the vehicle; and, if possible, the make
of the vehicle.
B. The
parking citation shall be accompanied by a written notice of: the
parking penalty amount due for that violation; the address of the
person authorized to receive a deposit of the parking penalty; a statement
in bold print that payment of the parking penalty for the parking
violation may be sent through the mail; and instructions on obtaining
information on the procedures to contest the citation.
C. The
parking citation shall be served by attaching it to the vehicle either
under the windshield wiper or in another conspicuous place upon the
vehicle so as to be easily observed by the person in charge of the
vehicle upon the return of that person.
D. Once
the parking citation is prepared and attached to the vehicle, the
issuing officer shall file the citation with the processing agency.
E. If,
during the issuance of the parking citation, without regard to whether
the vehicle was initially attended or unattended, the vehicle is driven
away prior to attachment of the citation to the vehicle, the issuing
officer shall file the citation with the processing agency. The processing
agency shall mail a copy of the citation to the registered owner.
F. If,
within 21 days after the parking citation is attached to the vehicle,
the issuing officer or the issuing agency determines that, in the
interest of justice, the citation should be cancelled, the issuing
agency shall notify the processing agency to cancel the citation.
The reason for the cancellation shall be set forth in writing.
G. If,
after a copy of the parking citation is attached to the vehicle, the
issuing officer determines that there is incorrect data on the citation,
including, without limitation, the date or time, the issuing officer
may indicate in writing on a form attached to the original citation,
the necessary correction to allow for the timely entry of the citation
on the processing agency's data system. A copy of the correction shall
be mailed to the registered owner of the vehicle.
(Ord. 1515; Ord. 1672)
If the parking penalty is received by the processing agency
and there is no contest as to that parking violation, all proceedings
as to that parking citation shall terminate.
(Ord. 1515)
The processing agency shall mail or otherwise provide to the
registered owner, or the registered owner's agent, a copy of the original
parking citation. The fee for such copy shall be in amount set by
city council resolution. Until the issuing agency or processing agency
complies with a request to provide a copy of the parking citation,
the processing agency may not proceed pursuant to
Vehicle Code Sections
22651(i), 22651.7 or 40220.
(Ord. 1515; Ord. 1672)
All parking penalties collected, including process service fees
and costs related to civil debt collection, shall be deposited to
the account of the processing agency, and then remitted to the city,
if the city is not also the processing agency. If the city is not
the processing agency, then the city shall enter into an agreement
with the processing agency for periodic transfer of parking citation
receipts, along with a report setting forth the number of cases processed
and the sums received.
(Ord. 1515)
Parking permits issued by the city shall not be issued to applicants
unless all outstanding parking penalties and other related fees are
paid in full.
(Ord. 1515)