Section 10.24.020 Admitted violations.

1. In all cases of violations of the provisions of this chapter regulating the stopping, standing or parking of vehicles, such violations which are admitted may be charged and collected upon a simple notice of a fine as set forth in this chapter.

2. Any person receiving such notice of violation and deeming himself not guilty of such offense or desiring to appear and defend against the same shall, within a twenty-four hour period, appear at the Sioux City Police Station where a uniform citation will be issued.

3. Violations which are not admitted and the fines not paid as provided in this chapter within thirty-five days after the date of the violation shall be deemed denied and the violation shall be prosecuted the same as any other violation of this chapter thereafter with the same penalties attendant thereto.

4. It shall be unlawful to pay an amount less than the scheduled fines as set forth in Section 10.24.030. If the full amount of the fine is not paid within thirty-five days after the date of the parking violation, the violation of this subsection shall be prosecuted the same as any other violation of this chapter with due credit given for the amount received.

5. The date on the notice of the fine issued for the alleged violation shall be presumptive evidence of the date of the violation.

6. In any prosecution charging a violation of any law or regulation governing the stopping, standing or parking of a vehicle proof that the particular vehicle described in the complaint was parked in violation of any such law or regulations, together with proof that the defendant named in the complaint was at the time of such parking the registered owner of such vehicle shall constitute in evidence a prima facie presumption that the registered owner of such vehicle was the person who parked or placed such vehicle at the point where and for the time during which such violation occurred. (Ord. 90/T-9313)