Legal Documents of Jefferson City

Whenever any motor vehicle, with or without a driver, is found parked or stopped in violation of any of the restrictions imposed by this code, the officer finding such vehicle shall record its license number and may record any other information displayed on the vehicle which may identify its owner, and shall conspicuously affix to such vehicle a citation for the driver and/or owner to answer for the violation prior to or on the specified court date during the hours and at the place specified in the citation. It shall be illegal to park within a fire zone. For parking violations the offender may waive his right to a judicial hearing and have the charges disposed of out of court. The fine for parking in the following areas is $50.00 and shall double to $100.00 if not paid by the specified court date:

1. On a sidewalk.
2. In front of a public or private driveway.
3. Within an intersection.
4. Within a pedestrian crosswalk.
5. Within fifteen (15) feet of a fire hydrant.
6. Within a fire zone.
7. Within twenty (20) feet of the driveway entrance to any fire station, and on the side of the street opposite the entrance to any fire station within seventy-five (75) feet of the entrance.
8. Upon any bridge.
9. On the roadway side of any vehicle stopped or parked at the edge or curb of a street.
10. Alongside or opposite any street excavation or obstruction when other traffic would be obstructed.
11. Alongside any curb painted red or yellow by the city.
12. Within any area designated as a "Tow Away Zone."

The fine for all other parking violations, with the exception of those fines established by state statute for illegally parking in handicapped parking areas, is $10.00, and shall double to $20.00 unless paid by the specified court date.

The officers of the Jefferson City Police Department are authorized to cause any vehicle illegally parked in any of the areas enumerated as (1) thru (12) above to be towed and impounded. (1996 Code, § 9-603, as amended by Ord. #99-23, Jan. 2000)