§ 25-33. Civil penalty for illegal parking at public works garage.

(a)

The noncriminal civil penalty for a violation of section 2 of Resolution No. 345-1994, parking on Stickney Lane in the vicinity of the public works garage in Key West reserved for county employees, is $20.00. A law enforcement officer or parking enforcement specialist who discovers a vehicle parked in violation of the resolution and this section may issue a ticket in the form used by the county for parking violations to the driver or, if the vehicle is unattended, attach the ticket to the vehicle in a conspicuous place. All parking ticket penalties collected pursuant to this section must be remitted to the county's general fund.

(b)

In the case of violators parked in violation of Resolution No. 345-1994, the law enforcement officer or parking enforcement specialist, in addition to charging the owner or operator with the noncriminal violation set forth in subsection (a) of this section, may have the vehicle towed and impounded at the owner's expense. The cost of such towing and impoundment shall be a lien against the vehicle. If the county court determines that the noncriminal violation charged was invalid:

(1)

The vehicle must be immediately released without charge and with the lien provided for in this section automatically extinguished; or

(2)

If the owner or operator has paid the cost of towing and impoundment, the amount paid must be refunded.

(Code 1979, § 11-8; Ord. No. 27-1994, §§ 1, 2)