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ORDINANC6 NO. 2422
ORDINANCE OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PALO ALTO
ADDING SECTION 10.44.090 TO THE PALO ALTO MUNICIPAL
CODE REQUIRING IGNITIONS TO BE LOCKED AND KEYS
REMOVED FROM MOTOR VEHICLES
The Council of the-City of Palo Alto doeF.:l ORDAIN as fol~
SECTION 1. Section 19.44.090 is added to the Palo Alto
Municipal Code to read as follows:
11 10. t..4. 090 Refiuiring I~itions Locked and Keys Removed
from Motor Ve icles. -o person driving or in charge of a
motor vehicle, except a commercial motor vehicle, shall
allow it to stand unattended on any highway, public street,
or any other public place, or on a parking lot open to
the public use, without first stopping the engine, locking
the ignition and removing the ignition key from the vehicle.
The registered owner of a vehicle found in violation of
this section shall be held prima facie responsible for any
--~nch veh~cle. Violatlon of this section shall not mitigate
the of fens-e u.~ -::~~fr of such motor vehicle, nor shall
this section or any violation there-or be --aciaii·ss-ibi~ ·-a::s
evidence affecting recovery in any civil action fpr theft
of such motor vehicle, or the insurance thereon) or have
any other bearing in any civil action."
.SECTION 2. This ordinance shall become effective upon the
expiratiqn of thirty days from its passage.·.
INTRODUCED: Mar~h 18, 1968
PASSED: ~'-'pril l, 1968
AYES: Beahrs, Berwald, Clark, Comstock, Gallagher, ·Pearson, Spaeth
NOES: Arnold, Cooley, Dias, Wheatley
ABSENT: None
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