§ 2-399. Enforcement of motor vehicle violations; citations.

(a)

Whenever any vehicle is parked in violation of any provision of the code prohibiting or restricting vehicular parking or standing, the owner shall be prima facie responsible for the violation and subject to the penalty therefor.

(b)

Whenever any vehicle is parked in violation of any provision of the code prohibiting or restricting vehicular parking or standing, any police officer, traffic control aide, other designated member of the police department, parking enforcement aide or other person designated by the code administrator observing such violation may issue a parking violation notice, and serve the notice on the owner of the vehicle by handing it to the operator of the vehicle, if he is present, or by affixing it to the vehicle in a conspicuous place. The issuer of the notice shall specify on the notice his identification number, the particular parking regulation allegedly violated, the make and state registration number of the cited vehicle, and the place, date, time and nature of the alleged violation and shall certify the correctness of the specified information by signing his name as provided in section 11-208.3 of the Illinois Vehicle Code (625 ILCS 5/11-208.3), as amended.

(c)

The parking violation notice shall contain the information required under subsection (b) of this section. In addition, the notice shall state the applicable fine as provided herein, the monetary penalty which shall be automatically assessed for late payment, the vehicle immobilization and driver's license suspension that may be imposed if fines and penalties are not paid in full, that payment of the indicated fine, and of any applicable penalty for late payment, shall operate as a final disposition of the violation, and information as to the availability of an administrative adjudication hearing in which the violation may be contested on its merits and the manner in which such hearing may be had.

(d)

It shall be unlawful for any person, other than the owner of the vehicle or designee, to remove from a vehicle a parking violation notice affixed pursuant to this article.

(e)

The code administrator shall distribute parking violation notices to parking enforcement aides, other persons authorized to issue parking violating notices, and the department of police for issuance pursuant to these provisions. The chief of police shall be responsible for the distribution of the notice forms within the department of police, shall maintain a record of each set of notices issued to individual members of the department and shall retain a receipt for every set so issued.

(f)

The traffic compliance administrator shall compile and maintain complete and accurate records relating to all parking violation notices issued and the dispositions thereof, whether by payment of the fine or by final determination of the hearing officer. In addition, the traffic compliance administrator shall make certified reports to the secretary of state pursuant to section 6-306.5 of the Illinois Vehicle Code (625 ILCS 5/6-306.5).