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16.10.060 Citations and Nuisances.

Label: City code section
  1. A.  When a vehicle is found in violation of this Title or any other Title of the City Code or state law, the officer finding the vehicle will:
    1. 1.  note the license number and/or any other information displayed on the vehicle that may identify the owner; and
    2. 2.  issue to the operator or place in a conspicuous space on the vehicle involved in the violation a serially numbered parking citation.
  2. B.  The citation will instruct the vehicle owner to answer to the charge or pay the penalty imposed within a specific number of days, during specific hours, and at a specific place or to be mailed in a specific number of days.
  3. C.  It is a violation of this Title to be the owner of a vehicle parked in violation of any of the provisions of this Title.
  4. D.  It is unlawful for any unauthorized person to change, erase, alter mar, mark, mutilate, or destroy a traffic citation form that has been issued under authority of this Title.
  5. E.  Unless otherwise provided for in this Title, any person violating a provision of this Title is subject to a fine of up to $500 upon conviction of the violation.
  6. F.  The court may proceed to make a determination, enter a disposition, and enter a judgement without a hearing on a citation issued under this Title if the person cited fails to request a hearing within the time provided on the citation. In no event may a judgement be taken sooner that 60 days from the date of the citation and without prior notice by mail to the person against whom the judgement is taken.
  7. G.  When a nonvehicular violation of this Title is discovered, the adjacent property owner is responsible for all abatement proceedings.
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