[Adopted 11-12-1981; amended in its entirety at time of
adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I)]
It shall be unlawful for a vehicle not displaying
disabled parking license plates, an organizational removable windshield
placard, a permanent removable windshield placard or a temporary removable
windshield placard issued under § 46.2-1241 or disabled
veterans disabled parking license plates issued under Subsection B
of § 46.2-739 to be parked in a parking space 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 or her ability
to walk to park a vehicle in a parking space so designated except
when transporting a person with such a disability in the vehicle.
A summons or parking ticket for the offense
may be issued by law enforcement officers, volunteers serving in units
established pursuant to § 46.2-1244 of the Code of Virginia
and other uniformed personnel employed by the County to enforce parking
regulations without the necessity of a warrant's being obtained by
the owner of the private parking area.
In any prosecution charging a violation of this
article, proof that the vehicle described in the complaint, summons,
parking ticket, citation or warrant was parked in violation of this
article, together with proof that the defendant was at the time the
registered owner of the vehicle, as required by § 46.2-600
et seq. of the Code of Virginia, shall constitute prima facie evidence
that the registered owner of the vehicle was the person who committed
the violation.
No violation of this article shall be dismissed
for a property owner's failure to comply strictly with the requirements
for disabled parking signs set forth in § 36-99.11 of the
Code of Virginia, provided that the space is clearly distinguishable
as a parking space reserved for persons with disabilities that limit
or impair their ability to walk.
Any person violating this article shall, upon
conviction, be punishable by a fine of not less than $100 nor more
than $500.
