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AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 7 OF ORDINANCE NO. 71-1154 PROVIDING FOR NOTICES
ISSUED FOR OVERPARKING AND INFORMATION TO BE CONTAINED. THEREON; AND AMENDING
SECTION 12 OF SAID ORDINANCE, PROVIDING THAT ANY PERSON WHO RECEIVES SAID
NOTICE MAY PAY TWO DOLLARS IN UNITED STATES MONEY AND FORWARD SAME IN THE
UNITED STATES MAIL OR DELIVER TO THE CLERK OF THE CORPORATION COURT WITHIN TEN
DAYS AFTER RECEIVING SUCH NOTICE OR IN LIKE MANNER PAY FOUR DOLLARS TO-THE
CITY OF PLAINVIEW IF PAID WITHIN TEN TO TWENTY DAYS AFTER RECEIVING SUCH
NOTICE, OR IN A LIKE MANNER PAY TEN DOLLARS TO THE CITY OF PLAINVIEW IF PAYMENT
IS MADE OVER THIRTY DAYS AFTER RECEIVING SUCH NOTICE, AND FURTHER PROVIDING
THAT WHENEVER SUCH PERSON HAS PAID SAID AMOUNTS AS A CHARGE FOR OVERPARKING,
SUCH COMPLIANCE SHALL CONSTITUTE A DEFENSE FOR THE PARTICULAR OFFENSE OF
OVERPARKING FOR W}IICH HE RECEIVES SAID NOTICE AND THAT HE SHALL NOT THEN BE
REQUIRED TO APPEAR BEFORE THE CORPORATION COURT.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PLAINVIEW:
SECTION 1: Section 7 of Ordinance No. 71-1154 of the City of Plainview
is hereby amended so as to hereafter read as follows:
"SECTION 7: ISSUANCE OF NOTICE OF OVERPARKING. It shall be
the duty of each parking patrol officer of the City of Plainview
and the duty of any police officer of the City of Plainview to
issue a notice of overparking to the operator of any vehicle found
to be overparked. The overparking notice shall be numbered and
shall give the date it was issued and the license number of'the
vehicle that is overparked and shall be signed or initialed by the
officer issuing the notice. The notice shall be delivered to the
operator of the vehicle, or it shall be attached to the vehicle,
and such notice shall notify the operator of the vehicle that the
charge for overparking is Two Dollars ($'2.00) if paid within 10
days and Four Dollars ($4.00) if paid between the 10th and 20th
day and Ten Dollars ($10.00) if paid after 30 days."
SECTION 2: Section 12 of Ordinance No. 71-1154 is hereby amended so as
to hereafter read as follows:
"SECTION 12: PAYMENT OF OVERPARKING CHARGES. Whenever the
operator or owner of any vehicle, or other person causing same to
be overparked or permi'tting the same to be overparked, shall.have
received a notice of overparking or whenever such notice if left
attached to the vehicle as provided in this Ordinance, such person
may place Two Dollars ($2.00) in United States Money in the United
States Mail, or deliver same to the Clerk of'the Corporation Court
within 10 days after receiving such notice, or in a like manner
pay Four Dollars ($4.00) to the City of Plainview if paid'between
10 and 20 days after receiving such notice, or in a like manner
pay Ten Dollars ($10.00) to the City. of Plainview if payment is
made over 30 days after receiving such notice. Whenever such
person has paid the $2.00 or $4.00 or $10.00 charge for overparking
as provided~for herein, such compliance shall constitute a defense
for the particular offense of overparking for which he receives -
said notice, and he shall not be required to appear before the
Corporation Court."
SECTION 3: Except as amended hereby, said Ordinance No. 71-1154 and all
of its terms and provisions and amendments thereof are hereby ratified and
confirmed.
PASSED this the~~ day of February, A. P. 1977.
~ .~"'R~ber t' Waylan~/Mayor
City of Plainview
ATTEST:
M. L. Rea, Cfty Clerk
City of Plainview