HomeMy WebLinkAboutRESO 9149Resolution No. 9149
Resolution of the Council of the City of Palo Alto Amending
the Administrative Penalty Schedule to Update Parking
Violation Penalties tp Implement a State Mandated Surcharge
Identified in Senate Bill 857
WHEREAS, California Vehicle Code Section 40200 et seq. authorizes cities to
impose and collect civil fines and penalties for violations of any regulation pertaining to the
standing or parking of a vehicle; and
WHEREAS, civil parking penalties in the City of Palo Alto ("City") are adopted as
part of the Administrative Penalty Schedule (last updated in Resolution No. 9105); and
WHEREAS, Senate Bill 857 (2010) added section 76000.3 to the California
Government Code, requiring cities to remit an additional three dollars ($3.00) per parking
penalty, fine, or forfeiture as a surcharge for civil parking citations; and
WHEREAS, the City desires to update the parking penalties in the Administrative
Penalty Schedule to add $3.00 per parking violation in order to offset the SB 857 surcharge.
NOW, THEREFORE, the Council of the City of Palo Alto does RESOLVE as
follows:
SECTION 1. Resolution 9105 is hereby amended to add an additional three
dollars ($3.00) per penalty for each parking offense listed in Sections 2 (Municipal Code Civil
Penalties) and 3 (Vehicle Code Civil Penalties) of said resolution.
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