§ 12-78.3. Overtime parking citations and penalties; failure to respond to citation and appearance before municipal judge.  


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  • A. 
    It shall be the duty of any police officer or traffic enforcement officer of the City, upon finding a motor vehicle parked in violation of sections in this article, to affix to or deposit in such vehicle an envelope on which shall be imprinted a form of notice, which the officer shall complete by inserting on such notice the nature of the violation incurred, the date upon which such violation occurred, the license number of the vehicle, a notice that the vehicle was parked in violation of a section of this article, and giving notice of the charge, if paid within seven days, and that such charge may be paid by enclosing such amount in the envelope and depositing the same in the nearest courtesy, box, and further that if such charge is not paid within seven days that the amount of such charge will be increased by five dollars. If the charge and any additional charge is not paid in full within fourteen days from the date of the original notice, proceedings will be instituted to enforce the penalties provided in this article. Such notice shall be signed by the officer of issue.
    B. 
    The owner or operator of any vehicle who has been given notice of a violation under this section in the manner aforesaid and who fails to respond to such notice within fourteen days after the time of violation as recorded on such notice shall be formally charged in the municipal court with the violation of this article by a complaint duly sworn to by the officer giving the notice of violation, and a summons shall be issued commanding the defendant to appear before the municipal judge at the City hall on a date and at a time not more than ten days from the date upon which the complaint was filed, then and there to answer to the offense charged in the complaint. Such summons shall also state the substance of the provisions of this article relating to giving bond in lieu of appearance. Such summons shall be served by mailing a copy thereof in an envelope addressed to the defendant at his last known address, and no other service shall be required to give notice of such violation.
    C. 
    When a defendant charged with a violation of this article in the manner aforesaid fails or refuses to appear before the municipal judge to answer to the offense charged against him, the municipal judge shall forthwith issue a warrant commanding the police to arrest such defendant and bring him before the municipal judge to be dealt with according to law.
Added by Ord. No. 86-2