The City, for the safety and convenience of the public and for the purpose of keeping the roads and highways in the City from becoming congested by automobiles, motorcars, and other vehicles and to permit the free and unobstructed use of the roads, highways, and public parking lots, etc., shall have power, from time to time and whenever in its judgment it becomes necessary, to pass and adopt such reasonable rules, orders, and regulations as it may deem proper, regulating, restricting, and/or limiting the parking or movement of automobiles or other vehicles on any public highway of the City, and such orders, rules, and regulations, when the same shall have been so passed, shall have the force and effect of law, and any violation thereof shall subject the person so violating the same to the penalties prescribed in this chapter, provided, that after the passage and adoption of any such rules, orders, and regulations, the City shall cause to be placed and thereafter maintained in conspicuous places along such roads or highways signs or markers appropriately describing the rules and regulations as may be applicable to the particular road or highway; provided, further, that the City shall keep in its office a separate docket or journal containing all such rules, orders, and regulations passed and adopted pursuant to this section, which journal or docket shall at all times be open to inspection and examination by the public; provided, further, that in the cause of public fairs, games, parades, and/or other public events being held in the City where a large gathering of people or vehicles along any such road, street, or highway in the City is anticipated, the City may pass and adopt such reasonable rules and regulations governing the traffic and the movement of vehicles in the vicinity of any such fair, game, parade, or other public event as the City may deem necessary to prevent the congestion of such traffic and the obstruction of such streets, roads, or highways, and such rules and regulations shall have the same force and effect as other rules and regulations passed pursuant to this section. The presence along any such highway, road, or street of the signs or markers mentioned in this section shall be prima facie evidence of the passage of the rules, orders, and/or regulations herein provided for.
A. 
In order to provide for the safe and expeditious movement of traffic in the City and to protect the safety of the citizens using the roads, streets, lanes, public parking areas and highways in the City, either public or private, the Chief of Police or the Chief's designee is hereby granted full power and authority to do any and all of the following subject to the limitations imposed by Subsection B of this section:
(1) 
Conduct analyses of traffic accidents and investigations of traffic conditions.
(2) 
Establish and determine the design, timing, type, size, and location of any and all signs, signals, markings, pylons, channels, and other devices for guiding, directing, or otherwise regulating and controlling vehicular and pedestrian traffic.
(3) 
Designate any intersections as stop intersections or through highways.
(4) 
Approve or disapprove the location of bus stops and taxicab stands or rescind or modify any prior approval heretofore given.
(5) 
Adopt and promulgate rules, regulations, orders, and directives relating to or in connection with the movement of vehicular and pedestrian traffic in the City.
(6) 
Make recommendations to the Mayor and Council for the improvement of traffic conditions in the City.
(7) 
Prohibit parking on any portion or portions of any public highway.
(8) 
Prohibit parking and designate one-way streets (by posting) in the event of an emergency for a period not to exceed 45 days.
(9) 
Pass and adopt reasonable rules and regulations governing parking, traffic, and the movement of vehicles in the vicinity of any fair, game, parade, or other public event where a large gathering of people or vehicles is anticipated.
B. 
The Chief of Police or the Chief's designee shall not have the power to adopt and promulgate rules, regulations, orders, or directives in the nature of general permanent parking restrictions or to establish permanent one-way streets. The power to make general permanent parking restrictions and to establish permanent one-way streets is hereby specifically reserved to the Mayor and City Council.
A. 
Unless otherwise designated, it shall be the duty of the police officers of the City or any other persons specifically designated as parking enforcement officers by the Chief of Police to enforce the provisions of this chapter.
B. 
Parking enforcement officers, hereafter called "officers" in this chapter, appropriately uniformed so as to be identified as enforcement officers, are authorized to patrol the City for the purpose of enforcing parking regulations. Such officers have concurrent jurisdiction with the police officers of the City as to the enforcement of all parking ordinances, laws and regulations applicable to City streets, highways, lanes, and in addition, public parking areas owned by the City, except that, such officers shall not have concurrent jurisdiction or authority with police officers of the City to enforce provisions relative to moving motor vehicle violations.
C. 
Parking enforcement officers shall have the power to issue a notice of violation to any motor vehicle or vehicle owner or operator when a vehicle is found parked in violation of any parking regulation.
D. 
The following is a list of preset fines or penalties for certain violations:
[Added 8-15-2011 by Ord. No. 933]
Violation
Fine or Penalty
Handicapped parking (§ 190-72)
$125
Vehicles, driving over curbs or sidewalks (§ 190-23)
$100
Imitation of signs, signals (§ 190-15)
$100
Vehicles, display or repair on streets (§ 190-53)
$100
Fire lane [§ 190-47A(11)(k)]
$50
Too close to fire hydrant [§ 190-47A(11)(d)]
$50
Abandoned vehicle (§ 190-50)
$50
Parking at yellow/red curb or "No Parking Zone" [§ 190-47A(6)]
$25
Time limit violation (Section 49A5)
$25
Parking facing wrong direction (Section 53B)
$25
Prohibited parking on City property (Section 73)
$25
Angled parking (§ 190-52)
$25
Commercial vehicle in residential zone (§ 190-65)
$25
Parking on a sidewalk [§ 190-47A(11)(a)]
$25
Other parking violations (§ 190-47)
$25
Interference with traffic control devices and markings (§ 190-16)
$25
Failure to comply with signs, signals and directions (§ 190-17)
$25
Obstruction of intersections, crosswalks or sidewalk (§ 190-20)
$25
Violation of City Ordinance Section #______________
$25
(1) 
The instructions on the citations shall appear predominantly as follows:
Instructions on citation:
Standing trial: If you wish to stand trial complete this form, and send by registered mail within 10 days from the violation date on the front of this notice to the Havre de Grace Police Department to obtain a trial date for a District Court hearing. Late fees apply if violator fails to appear for court.
Paying the fine: Submit the fine within 30 days from the issue date to the Havre de Grace Police Department, 715 Pennington Avenue, Havre de Grace, Maryland 21078. Fines can be in the form of cash (exact change only), check or money order, made payable to the Havre de Grace Police Department. Check or money order may also be sent by mail. If tags have been flagged then only cash or money order will be accepted.
Late fees: Payment is due within 30 days from the violation date. For payments received more than 30 days (31+) from the violation date, the fine will double and tags will be flagged through the Maryland Motor Vehicle Administration. A flagging fee of $15 will apply if the registration is withheld by the MVA.
Additional instructions:
The owner of the vehicle described on this citation is notified that the vehicle was parked in violation of the City of Havre de Grace Ordinance. If you wish to admit responsibility for the violation, you may pay:
By mail: Check or money order payable to the Havre de Grace Police Department, 715 Pennington Avenue, Havre de Grace, Maryland 21078. Postmarked date is acceptable as evidence of timely payment.
Drop box: Check, money order or exact cash 24 hours/seven days a week at the drop box in the Havre de Grace Police Department, 715 Pennington Avenue, Havre de Grace, Maryland 21078. If tags have been flagged then only cash or money order will be accepted.
In person: Havre de Grace Police Department, 715 Pennington Avenue, Havre de Grace, Maryland 21078 (Monday through Friday, 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.).
Delinquent violations:
The Motor Vehicle Administration will withhold all vehicle registrations until the parking citation fine(s) plus any additional penalties are paid. If the vehicle registration is withheld by the MVA, the City of Havre de Grace will assess the violator a flagging fee of $15 per citation.
Whenever three unsatisfied citations have been issued to one vehicle and where a period of 30 days or more shall have elapsed since the third unsatisfied violation notice, such vehicle shall be impounded.
The Chief of Police shall keep a record of all rules, regulations, orders, and directives issued by him/her, which records shall be open to public inspection at all reasonable times.
It shall be unlawful for any person to violate any rule, regulation, order, or directive promulgated by the Chief of Police, as hereinbefore provided.
A. 
The Police Department shall, upon application by any person and the payment of a processing fee, furnish to such applicant any of the following:
(1) 
A certified copy of the Department's record of any accident in which a motor vehicle is in any manner involved.
(2) 
A copy or copies of photographs having to do with any accident in which a motor vehicle is in any manner involved.
(3) 
A copy or copies of maps, drawings, and statements having to do with any accident in which a motor vehicle is in any manner involved.
B. 
Any processing fee assessed under this section shall be set by resolution of the Mayor and City Council.
A. 
In the event that the person receiving a violation notice has failed to pay the appropriate fine for the violation by the date of payment set forth on the violation notice and has failed to file a notice of intention to stand trial for such offense within the time allowed, a formal notice of the violation shall be sent to the owner's last known address. If, within 15 days from the date of the notice, the citation has not been satisfied, the owner shall be liable for a penalty (as set by resolution of the Mayor and City Council) for each month or fraction of a month until the citation is satisfied. The penalty shall be in addition to any and all fines imposed.
B. 
In the event that the State Motor Vehicle Administration is requested to refuse registration or transfer of registration of the subject vehicle until the charge has been satisfied, a penalty may be imposed by the Maryland Motor Vehicle Administration.
A. 
When a violation notice has been issued to a vehicle that has been leased from a commercial car rental agency (lessor), the lessor will be required to furnish the name and address of the person to whom their records indicate the subject vehicle was rented at the time and date the violation notice was issued.
B. 
Upon notification from the lessor of the name and address of the lessee, the City shall render a formal notice of violation to said lessee. Should the lessee fail to satisfy the violation notice within 30 days after the rendering of a formal notice of violation to said lessee or should the lessor fail to furnish the name and address of said lessee within 15 days after written notice to do so, then the City shall proceed against the lessor who shall be presumed to be the person receiving the violation notice.
Any person convicted of committing any unlawful act as provided or violating any provision in this chapter shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, except for § 190-38 for which violation is a municipal infraction, punishable by a fine as set by resolution of the Mayor and City Council. If any unlawful act is continuing, then each day during which such violation continues shall be considered a separate offense. In addition to any civil penalty which may be imposed, all the provisions of this chapter may be enforced by petition for injunction filed on behalf of the Mayor and City Council of Havre de Grace.
All fines imposed by the preceding section shall be payable to the City of Havre de Grace. The Chief of Police shall control the issuance of prenumbered violation notice forms to the police officers and designated parking enforcement officers and record the final disposition of each violation notice. Upon receipt of notification that the recipient of a violation notice intends to stand trial for such offense, which notice shall be given at least five days prior to the date of payment set forth in the violation notice, the City shall forward to the District Court a copy of the violation notice and a copy of the notice from the person who received the violation notice indicating his/her intention to stand trial.