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AN ORDINANCE TO ESTABLISH A PROCEDURE FOR PAYING PARKING TICKETS
ESTABLISHING A TRAFFIC DIVISION OF THE POLICE DEPARTMENT
IN THE CITY OF WEST MEMPHIS, ARKANSAS
DECLARING AN EMERGENCY AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
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BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WEST MEMPHIS,
ARKANSAS:
SECTION I. Definitions.
a. A Traffic Citation is any ticket issued by an Officer
where there is no personal delivery to the offender and
not signed by the offender.
b. The Traffic Division is a division of the Police
Department.
c. Prohibited Parking is a violation defined in Ordinance
No. 188, Section 3, of the City of West Memphis, Arkansas.
SECTION II. The following is an Administrative measure enacted
~ for the convenience of the Citizens of West Memphis, Arkansas to pay
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parking tickets on a voluntary basis.
SECTION III. Whenever any motor vehicle without a driver is
found in a prohibited parking area, the Officer finding such vehicle
shall take its registration number and affix a Traffic Citation on
a form provided by the Traffic Division, which Traffic Citation may
be satisfied by mailing or carrying to the Traffic Division, Police
Department, City of West Memphis, Arkansas, Four and No/100ths
Dollars ( $LI-. 00) .
SECTION IV.
Upon the failure of the offender to respond within
ten (10) days from the date of the Traffic Citation, the Officer
issuing the Traffic Citation sha_11 issue a summons requiring the
offender to appear in Court within five (5) days for "Parking in
a Prohibited Zone" to be dealt with according to law.
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SECTION V. In any prosecution charging violation for "Parking
in a Prohibited Zone", proo#' that the vehicle was parked and the
Defendant the registered owner shall constitute in evidence a
rima facie presumption that the registered owner did park in a
prohibited zone.
SECTION VI. Nothing herein shall prohibit a person from
requesting that a Traffic Citation against him be transferred to
the docket of the Municipal Court, which shall take place by the
offender coming to the Traffic Division and requesting a summons
to appear in City Court on a specified day not to exceed ten (10)
days from date of the Traffic Citation.
SECTION VII. It shall be the responsibility of the Traffic
Division of the Police Department to issue summons upon expiration
of ten (10) days when the Traffic Citation is not satisfied and to
render a monthly statement to the Chairman of the Police Commission
the amount of Traffic Citations paid and the number of summons
issued.
SECTION VIII. Repealing Clause.
All ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict herewith
are hereby repealed.
SECTION IX.
Severability Clause.
Should any word, phrase, sentence, paragraph or section of this
ordinance be declared illegal or unconstitutional for any reason,
such illegality or unconstitutionality shall not affect the remaining
portions of said Ordinance.
SECTION X. Emergency Clause.
It appearing that the City~of West Memphis, Arkansas does not
have a convenient method for paying parking tickets, it is found
and determined by the City Council of the City of West Memphis,
Arkansas that this Ordinance is necessary for the preservation of
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the public peace, health, safety and welfare, and an emergency is
declared to exist and this Ordinance shall become in full force and
effect from and after the date of its passage and approval.
PASSED AND APPROVED this day of ~~~/ ~ ,
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