§ 27-14. Violations and penalties.

(a)

Unless otherwise provided herein, any person or persons who shall fail to comply with any of the provisions of this chapter, or who shall violate or fail to comply with any order or regulation made under this chapter as to parking, shall receive an appropriate town parking citation, including, but not limited to, parking citation, municipal infraction citation, civil citation for photo enforcement or a state traffic citation and be fined not less than ten dollars ($10.00) nor more than two hundred dollars ($200.00) for each offense, plus any costs or fees as authorized by law.

(b)

Election. Unless a separate procedure is provided for in this chapter, the following procedures apply to violations of this chapter:

(1)

Election by person receiving citation.

a.

Within thirty (30) days after the date of the citation, the person receiving a citation under this chapter shall:

1.

Pay the amount indicated on the violation directly to the police department; or

2.

Elect to stand trial for the violation.

b.

An election to stand trial shall be made by sending a notice of intention to stand trial to the town police department within thirty (30) days after the date on the citation.

c.

Upon the failure of the person cited to elect within thirty (30) days, a late fee of twenty-five dollars ($25.00) will be assessed.

(2)

When the presence of an officer required. If a person elects to stand trial and desires the presence at trial of the officer who issued the traffic/parking citation, he/she shall so notify the city police department at the time the notice of intention to stand trial is given.

(3)

If proper notification is not given, the officer need not appear at the trial, and the copy of the citation bearing the certification of the officer is prima facie evidence of the facts stated in it.

(4)

Failure to pay a citation or to elect to stand trial within the set time parameters will result in the flagging of motor vehicle tags in the amount of twenty-five dollars ($25.00) and the assessment of flagging and administrative handling fee in the amount of twenty-five dollars ($25.00).

(Ord. No. 20-77, 11-10-77; Ord. No. O-4-04, 9-9-04; Ord. No. O-3-11, 4-14-11; Ord. No. O-6-11, 8-11-11; Ord. No. O-6-14, 10-9-14)

Charter reference— Authority to establish fines, penalties and punishments for breach of town ordinances, § C-23A(28).