[Adopted 2-13-1992 by Res. No. 1992-2]
The Township Roadmaster is hereby designated
as the Township Parking Enforcement Officer and shall be responsible
for the enforcement of the Township parking ordinances and regulations.
The Roadmaster shall have the powers of a police officer limited to
those necessary and proper for the enforcement of parking laws. It
shall be the duty of the Roadmaster to check the no-parking areas
in the Township for violations and to generally enforce the parking
ordinances and regulations of Washington Township.
The Township shall have parking tickets prepared
to be issued by the Township Roadmaster to violators of the Township
parking ordinances. The parking tickets shall include, but not by
way of limitation, the location where the offending vehicle was parked,
the make and model of the vehicle, the license plate number of the
vehicle, the date and time of the violation and a notice that the
owner or driver of the vehicle may pay the sum of $5 to the Township
Secretary within 48 hours after the time of the issuance of the parking
ticket or $7 within 72 hours after the time of the issuance of the
parking ticket; otherwise, the violator may be prosecuted and, upon
conviction, be sentenced to pay a fine of not less than $15 or more
than $25, together with costs of prosecution.
A.
The Township Roadmaster shall complete the parking
ticket, sign his name thereto and either hand it to the driver of
the vehicle or, if the driver is not available, place it on the windshield
of the vehicle.
B.
If the violator pays the amount specified on the parking
ticket within the time specified on the ticket (within 48 hours or
72 hours), the matter will be concluded without institution of a criminal
proceeding.
C.
If the violator makes no response within the time
specified (within 48 hours or 72 hours) or if the violator indicates
the desire to plead not guilty and the Township desires to proceed
with the case, the Township Roadmaster must determine the identity
of the vehicle owner from the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation
and then institute a criminal proceeding by filing a citation directly
with the proper District Justice pursuant to Pennsylvania Rule of
Criminal Procedure 95(a).
D.
Upon the filing of the citation by the Township Roadmaster,
the case shall proceed in the same manner as other summary cases instituted
by filing a citation, in accordance with Pennsylvania Rules of Criminal
Procedure 61 through 64, inclusive.
