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April 11, 2000 98 of the City Code be, and it hereby is, amended, pursuan,t to the provisions of Sections 46.2-1242, 46.2-1243, and 46.2-1244 of the Code of Virginia, to read as follows: Section 12-98: Parking in spaces reserved for persons with disabilities. It shall be unlawful for a vehicle not displaying disable parking license plates, an organizational removable windshield placard, a permanent removable windshield placard, or a temporary removable windshield placard issued under Section 46.2-1241 of the Code or DV disabled parking license plates issued under subsection B of Section 46.2-739 of the Code, to be parked in a parking space located anywhere within the City of Martinsville and reserved for persons with disabilities that limit or impair their ability to walk or for a person who is not limited or impaired in his ability to walk to park a vehicle in a parking space so designated except whet~ transporting a person with such a disability in the vehicle. BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED that a summons or parking ticket for the offense may be issued by law-enforcement officers, volunteers serving in units established pursuant to Section 46.2-1244 of the Code, and other uniformed personnel employed by the City of Martinsville to enforce parking regulations without the necessity of a warrant being obtained by the owner of any private parking area. BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED that in any prosecution charging a violation of this ordinance, proof that the vehicle described in the complaint, summons, parking ticket, citation, or warrant was parked in violation of this ordinance, together with proof that the defendant was at the time the registered owner of the vehicle, as required by Chapter 6 (Section 46.2-600 et seq.) of the Code, shall constitute prima facie evidence that the registered owner of the vehicle was the person who committed the violation. BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED that no violation of this ordinance shall be dismissed for a property owner's failure to comply strictly with the requirements for disabled parking signs set forth in Section 36-99.11 of the Code, provided the space is clearly distinguishable as a parking space reserved for persons with disabilities that limit or impair their ability to walk. BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED that in privately owned parking areas open to the public for industrial, commercial, professional (including health care), or religious purposes, a summons for a violation of this ordinance may be issued by private security guards licensed under the provisions of Article 2.1 (Section 9-183.1 et seq.) of Chapter 27 of Title 9 of the Code and deputized to issue a summons for the offense by the Martinsville Chief of Police. BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED that the Martinsville Police Department be, and it hereby is, authorized and directed to establish and supervise volunteers to enforce violations of this