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.