Chapter 158 VEHICLE AND TRAFFIC.
158-27 ENFORCEMENT; VIOLATIONS AND PENALTIES
A. It
shall
be the duty of the police officers of the town, acting in accordance
with
instructions issued by the Town Manager, in the event that a vehicle is
found
parking in violation of a town ordinance, other than a parking meter
violation,
to attach to the vehicle in question a notice to the owner or operator
thereof
that such vehicle has been parked in violation of a town ordinance, and
instructing such owner or operator as follows:
1. Uncontested
payment of said parking violation
may be made in person or by mail to the Treasurer of the Town of Front
Royal in
the amount provided by law and indicated on the face of the notice of
violation. Said payment shall be made within forty-eight (48)
hours from
the issuance of the notice of violation.
2. The
vehicle owner or operator may contest the
violation by notifying the Town Treasurer's office or the Front Royal
Police
Department within forty-eight (48) hours from the issuance of the
notice of
violation. A court date and time shall be provided to those
persons wishing
to contest a violation.
3. Failure
to contest or pay without contest
shall result in the issuance of a summons by the town to the registered
owner
of said vehicle requiring him or her to appear in court and answer to
said
violation.
B. Notice
of
all contested cases shall be given in writing by the town to the Clerk
of
the General District Court.