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2019 SESSION
19106541DBe 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 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, but not limited to, the regulation of
any vehicle blocking access to and preventing use of curb ramps, fire hydrants,
and mailboxes on public or private property. Such ordinances may also include
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, with such
penalty not to exceed $75; deadlines for the payment of fines,;
and late payment penalties for fines not paid when due. In a city
locality having a population of at least 40,000, 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 of the locality, or by uniformed personnel serving under
contract with the city locality. 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 Commissioner of Highways.
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 or James City
County pursuant to this section shall be subject to a civil penalty not to
exceed $75, the proceeds from which shall be paid into the locality's general
fund.