§ 26-3. Voluntary payment or contest of parking ticket.

(a)

Within ten (10) days of a ticket being attached to a vehicle pursuant to the above section, the owner or operator of such vehicle may appear in the treasurer's office, during regular working hours, and waive his/her right to be formally tried for the violation indicated on the ticket, by paying the fine prescribed in subsection 26-1(b) as penalty for, and in full satisfaction of, such violation. Payment, either in person or by mailing the fine to the treasurer, shall constitute a waiver of such person's right to be formally tried.

(b)

In lieu of payment of the fine in accord with the above subsection, such owner or operator may contest the parking ticket, within the time prescribed in section 26-2, by presenting it to the treasurer of Franklin County, who shall certify such contest, in writing, on an appropriate form to the General District Court.

(Ord. of 10-21-97)

(Ord. of 10-21-97)