§ 34-177. Parking citations.

(a)

The administrative adjudication process for parking or stopping of vehicle violations that are subject to civil adjudication under this article shall be initiated by the issuance of a parking citation. A citation may be issued by a peace officer or other authorized parking enforcement agent designated by or upon authority of the city. A parking citation serves as the summons and notice of administrative adjudication hearing under this article.

(b)

If the owner or operator of the vehicle is not present at the time of issuance of the citation, the citation may be issued by affixing the citation to the vehicle in a conspicuous place.

(c)

A parking citation must be on a form prescribed by the municipal court clerk and must include the following information:

(1)

The nature, date, time and location of the alleged civil parking violation;

(2)

The state license plate number of the vehicle, or if the license plate number is not visible or legible, the vehicle identification number or state inspection tag number;

(d)

The citation shall provide that the person charged with a parking, stopping or standing offense shall have the right of an instanter hearing to determine the issue of liability for the charged offense. Such right to a hearing shall be exercised by appearing in person before a hearing officer within fourteen (14) calendar days from the date of issuance of the citation at such convenient and reasonable hours as may be specified by the hearing officer, which hours shall be printed on the parking citation. In lieu of an instanter hearing the person charged may appear in person or through legal counsel before a hearing officer within fourteen (14) calendar days from the date of issuance of the citation, post a cash bond for fines, costs and fees in an amount to be established by the hearing officer and shall then be scheduled for a hearing before the hearing officer at a date and time certain within thirty (30) days of such appearance.

(e)

The original or any copy of the citation is a record kept in the ordinary course of business in the city and is rebuttable proof of the facts it contains.

(Ord. No. 06-035, § 3, 4-13-06)