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2003 SESSION
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
1. That § 46.2-1220 of the Code of Virginia is amended and reenacted as follows:
§ 46.2-1220. Parking, stopping, and standing regulations in counties, cities, or towns; parking meters; presumption as to violation of ordinances; penalty.
The governing bodies of Albemarle, Arlington, Campbell, Chesterfield,
Dinwiddie, Fairfax, Greene, Hanover, Henrico, Henry, Isle of Wight, James City,
King George, Loudoun, Pittsylvania, Prince George, Prince William, Roanoke,
Rockbridge, Scott, Spotsylvania, Stafford, and Tazewell Counties and the
governing body of any county, city, or town may by ordinance provide for the
regulation of parking, stopping, and standing of vehicles within its limits,
including the installation and maintenance of parking meters. The ordinance may
require the deposit of a coin of a prescribed denomination, determine the
length of time a vehicle may be parked, and designate a department, official,
or employee of the local government to administer the provisions of the
ordinance. The ordinance may delegate to that department, official, or employee
the authority to make and enforce any additional regulations concerning parking
that may be required, including, but not limited to, penalties for violations,
deadlines for the payment of fines, and late payment penalties for fines not
paid when due. In a city having a population of at least 100,000, the ordinance
may also provide that a summons or parking ticket for the violation of the
ordinance or regulations may be issued by law-enforcement officers, other
uniformed city employees, or by uniformed personnel serving under contract with
the city. Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this section, the
governing bodies of Augusta, Bath, and Rockingham Counties may by ordinance provide for
the regulation of parking, stopping, and standing of vehicles within their limits, but no
such ordinance shall authorize or provide for the installation and maintenance
of parking meters.
No ordinance adopted under the provisions of this section shall prohibit the parking of two motorcycles in single parking spaces designated, marked, and sized for four-wheel vehicles. The governing body of any county, city, or town may, by ordinance, permit the parking of three or more motorcycles in single parking spaces designated, marked, and sized for four-wheel vehicles.
If any ordinance regulates parking on an interstate highway or any arterial highway or any extension of an arterial highway, it shall be subject to the approval of the Transportation Commissioner.
In any prosecution charging a violation of the ordinance or regulation, proof
that the vehicle described in the complaint, summons, parking ticket citation,
or warrant was parked in violation of the ordinance or regulation, together
with proof that the defendant was at the time the registered owner of the
vehicle, as required by Chapter 6 (§ 46.2-600 et seq.) of this title, shall
constitute in evidence a prima facie presumption that the registered owner of
the vehicle was the person who committed the violation. Violators of local
ordinances adopted by Chesterfield County pursuant to this section shall be
subject to a civil penalty not to exceed seventy-five dollars $75, the proceeds
from which shall be paid into the locality's general fund.