§ 2-22-5. Parking tickets.

(a)

Forms. The Manatee County Sheriff's Office and the county administrator are each hereby directed and authorized to promulgate, for use by appropriate law enforcement agencies and authorized agents of the county, as necessary, substantially similar forms of parking tickets for use in enforcing the provisions of this chapter. Such parking tickets shall contain language providing notice of the following:

(1)

The type of violation and the amount of civil penalty imposed by this chapter;

(2)

The person receiving the parking ticket or the owner of the motor vehicle has ten (10) days from the date of issuance of the parking ticket to either:

a.

Make payment of the civil penalty amount listed on the ticket; or

b.

Elect to personally appear before a designated hearing officer to contest the violation by requesting a hearing date. Such election shall be made by the execution of a statement, indicating the person's willingness to appear at a hearing at the time and place specified thereon; and

(3)

The consequences of the failure to comply with directions contained on the parking ticket.

(b)

Any person who elects to appear before a designated hearing officer to present evidence waives his or her right to pay the civil penalty provisions on the parking ticket.

(c)

Authority to issue parking tickets.

(1)

All authorized agents of the county and law enforcement agencies entrusted with the responsibility of enforcing any ordinance adopted by this board regulating and prohibiting the stopping, standing, or parking of motor vehicles on certain county roads, parking areas within the county, and property owned or controlled by the county, are hereby instructed and authorized to issue a parking ticket, upon observing a violation of this chapter.

(2)

Any law enforcement officer who discovers a vehicle parked in violation of any county ordinance regulating the parking, standing, or stopping of motor vehicles on county roads or parking areas within the county may:

a.

Issue a parking ticket to the driver; or

b.

If the motor vehicle is unattended, determine the registered owner of the motor vehicle for which a parking ticket has been issued and attach such parking ticket to the motor vehicle, in a conspicuous place.

(Ord. No. 18-10 , § 1, 6-12-18)

Editor's note

See the editor's note to § 2-22-1.