§ 13-335. Penalty for parking violations; uncontested payment of penalty.

(a)

Any person convicted of parking a vehicle in violation of any provision of this article, except those provisions set out in subsection 13-333(e), shall be guilty of a traffic infraction punishable by a fine of not more than $100.00 for each offense.

(b)

Any person convicted of violating section 13-333, shall be subject to a fine of not less than $100.00 nor more than $500.00 for each offense.

(c)

In the event that the defendant elects not to contest the citation issued against him for parking a vehicle in violation of this article, he may, within 30 days of receipt of such citation, pay the minimum fine set forth on the citation to the director of finance, Prince William County, or his designated agent. The director of finance or his designated agent shall collect and account for all sums received in payment of such uncontested citation penalties.

(d)

Total amount of the fines shall include the processing fees.

(Code 1965, § 12.1-149; Ord. No. 79-15-19, 4-10-79; Ord. No. 80-17-23, 6-3-80; Ord. No. 83-57, 1-18-83; Ord. No. 84-613, 7-17-84; Ord. No. 85-67, 6-18-85; Ord. No. 85-149, 12-10-85; Ord. No. 89-168, 12-19-89; Ord. No. 94-40, 6-28-94; Ord. No. 95-104, 11-21-95; Ord. No. 97-59, 6-17-97, effective 7-1-97; Ord. No. 08-91, 10-7-08)

State Law reference— General authority to impose penalties for violations of county ordinances, Code of Virginia, § 15.2-1429; authority for penalties for parking in front of a fire hydrant, near street corner, fire station, etc., Code of Virginia, § 46.2-1239; requirement that ordinance provide for collection of and accounting for, uncontested parking citation penalties by county official, Code of Virginia, § 46.2-1225; authority for penalties for violating disabled parking provisions, Code of Virginia, §§ 46.2-1240, 46.2-1242

(Code 1965, § 12.1-149; Ord. No. 79-15-19, 4-10-79; Ord. No. 80-17-23, 6-3-80; Ord. No. 83-57, 1-18-83; Ord. No. 84-613, 7-17-84; Ord. No. 85-67, 6-18-85; Ord. No. 85-149, 12-10-85; Ord. No. 89-168, 12-19-89; Ord. No. 94-40, 6-28-94; Ord. No. 95-104, 11-21-95; Ord. No. 97-59, 6-17-97, effective 7-1-97; Ord. No. 08-91, 10-7-08)

State law reference

General authority to impose penalties for violations of county ordinances, Code of Virginia, § 15.2-1429; authority for penalties for parking in front of a fire hydrant, near street corner, fire station, etc., Code of Virginia, § 46.2-1239; requirement that ordinance provide for collection of and accounting for, uncontested parking citation penalties by county official, Code of Virginia, § 46.2-1225; authority for penalties for violating disabled parking provisions, Code of Virginia, §§ 46.2-1240, 46.2-1242