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CITY OF MARTINVILLE, VIRGINIA ORDINANCE NO. 99-2 BE IT ORDAINED by the Council of the City of Martinsville, Virginia, in regular session assembled January ,1999, that it does hereby amend Chapter 12--Motor Vehicles and Traffic, Article IV--Stopping, Standing and Parking, Section 12-98-- Unauthorized use of parking space reserved for handicapped and Section 12-103-- Parking citation penalties of the City Code related to handicap parking violations, as follows: Sec. 12-98. Unauthorized use of parking space reserved for handicapped. No person shall park any vehicle in a parking space reserved for the handicapped, and so designated by a sign erected or placed thereat, on any public street or highway, in any municipal parking lot or at any privately-owned shopping center or business office, unless such vehicle is engaged in the transportation of a handicapped person and is beating or displaying a valid special license plate, decal or parking permit lawfully issued by the state division department of motor vehicles pursuant to the provisions of sections 46.2-731, 46.2-739 or q6.2 1238 46-2-1242 of the Code of Virginia to or for use by such handicapped person. A ticket, citation or summons for any violation of this section at a privately-owned shopping center or business office may be issued by any police officer or parking enforcement officer without the necessity of a warrant being obtained by the owner of such shopping center or business office. The owner of any privately-owned shopping center or business office shall have the sole responsibility for furnishing, erecting or placing any necessary signs designating handicapped parking at such shopping center or business office. Sec. 12-103. Parking citation penalties. The penalty applicable to parking citations issued for violations of the following sections of this article shall be as herein indicated: (1) (2) (3) For violation of section 12-73, 12-74, 12-75, 12-77, 12-78, 12-79, 12-81, 12-84, 12-87, 12-91, 12-94, 12-95, or 12-96, the penalty shall be fifteen dollars ($15.00). For violation of section 12-97 or 12 98, the penalty shall be twenty-five dollars ($25.00). For violation of section 12-98. the penalty shall be one hundred dollars ($100.00). Attest: Dewey P. Cashwell, Jr., Clerk of Council Date Adopted: Date Effective: