McFarland Municipal Code Ch. 10.14 Parking Violations—fines, Penalties and Administrative Fees

The California Legislature through Vehicle Code, Section 40200 et seq. has made effective July 1, 1993, violations of local, state and federal regulations with respect to the standing or parking of vehicles. This chapter is to set forth penalties and administrative fees and provide procedural standards for the administrative collection, investigation and review process to insure that the collection of any fines, penalties or administrative fees regarding standing or parking violations shall be consistent with and pursuant to state law. This chapter shall establish fines, penalties, and administrative fees for all violations of chapter.

(Ord. No. 025-2013, § 1(d), 2-28-13)

A. Fines and penalties for violations of the California Vehicle Code are established by the state of California are applicable to all violations pursuant to state law. In the event that such fines and penalties are amended by the state of California, the police chief is authorized to adopt such changes without any additional approval of the city council.

B. Fines and penalties for the McFarland Municipal Code Parking violations shall be adopted by resolution of the city council of the city of McFarland.

C. In the event fines and penalties are amended by the state of California, the chief of police, or his designee, shall be authorized to amend such fines and penalties contained within this section as may be required to comply with such changes by the state of California, without approval of the city council.

(Ord. No. 025-2013, § 1(d), 2-28-13; Ord. No. 0006-2023, § 3, 8-10-23)

If the parking penalty is not paid within twenty-one days from the notice of parking violation or fourteen days of the first notice of delinquent parking violation or if the parking violation has not been successfully contested, a ten-dollar administrative fee and late payment penalty will be added to, and included in the parking penalty.

(Ord. No. 025-2013, § 1(d), 2-28-13)

If the fine is not paid within ten days of the second notice of delinquent parking violation, an additional late payment penalty equaling twenty percent of the total of the fine, penalties and administrative fees already assessed will be added to the fine.

(Ord. No. 025-2013, § 1(d), 2-28-13)

The enforcement of the penalties described herein shall be governed by the civil administrative procedures set forth in Article 3, Chapter 1, Division 17 of the California Vehicle Code commencing with Section 40200.

(Ord. No. 025-2013, § 1(d), 2-28-13)