§ 2-22-3. Civil penalties.

(a)

Any person who is charged with violating any county ordinance regulating the stopping, standing, or parking of motor vehicles on county roads and parking areas of the county shall be deemed to be charged with a noncriminal violation and, upon conviction or admission thereof, shall be deemed to have committed a traffic infraction. Where an infraction does not result in a hearing, the violator shall be assessed a twenty-five dollar ($25.00) civil penalty, unless a higher civil penalty is specified below:

(1)

If paid after the tenth calendar day after the parking ticket is issued, the twenty-five dollar ($25.00) civil penalty shall be doubled to fifty dollars ($50.00).

(2)

Any person who stops, stands or parks a motor vehicle in violation of section 2-22-25 in spaces designated for certain disabled persons shall be assessed a two hundred fifty dollar ($250.00) civil penalty.

(3)

Any person who stops, stands or parks a motor vehicle in violation of section 2-22-27 shall be assessed a five hundred dollar ($500.00) civil penalty.

(b)

If a parking ticket is contested, and results in a hearing, the amount of the civil penalty shall be assessed as provided by Section 316.1967, F.S., and by other applicable sections or general law.

(c)

The owner of a motor vehicle is responsible and liable for the payment of any and all parking tickets issued pursuant to this chapter unless the owner can furnish evidence that the motor vehicle was, at the time of the parking violation, in the care, custody or control of another person. In such instances, the owner of the motor vehicle is required, within a reasonable time after notification of the parking violation, to furnish the name and address of the person, firm, corporation or company who leased, rented or otherwise had the care, custody or control of the motor vehicle. The owner of the motor vehicle is not responsible for any parking violation if the motor vehicle involved was, at the time, stolen or in the care, custody or control of some person who did not have permission from the owner for the use of the motor vehicle.

(d)

Two-thirds (⅔) of any civil penalties received for violations of section 2-22-25 relating to spaces designated for certain disabled persons shall be deposited in a separate account to improve accessibility and equal opportunity for disabled persons in the county and/or to conduct public awareness programs in the county concerning disabled persons.

(e)

On a monthly basis, the county shall supply through electronic transmission to the department of highway safety and motor vehicles, a listing of persons who have three (3) or more outstanding parking violations. The county shall also include a separate listing of persons who have any outstanding violations of section 2-22-25 of this chapter relating to spaces designated for certain disabled persons. The department of highway safety and motor vehicles shall mark the appropriate registration records of persons who are so reported. Section 320.03(8), F.S., applies to each person whose name appears on the lists.

(f)

Under the authority of Section 320.03(8), F.S., as amended, if the name of an applicant for a license plate or revalidation sticker appears on the listing referred to in paragraph (e) of this section and Section 316.1967(6), F.S., as amended, the license plate or revalidation sticker shall not be issued until the applicant's name no longer appears on said list or until the applicant presents a receipt showing the parking fines, assessments, costs and fees have been paid. The tax collector shall receive monthly payment as provided in Section 320.03(8), F.S., as amended.

(Ord. No. 18-10 , § 1, 6-12-18)

Editor's note

See the editor's note to § 2-22-1.