A. Every person in whose name a vehicle is registered is responsible for any violation of this chapter caused by the parking of the vehicle in violation. It is not a defense that the vehicle was parked illegally by another, unless proof is presented that the vehicle had been stolen and had not been returned to the registered owner by the date of the violation.

B. Except as provided in subsection (C) of this section, proof that the vehicle described in the notice of parking infraction was parked in violation of this chapter, together with proof that the person named in the notice of parking infraction was at the time of the violation the registered owner of the vehicle, constitutes in evidence a prima facie presumption that the registered owner of the vehicle was the person who parked or placed the vehicle at the point where, and for the time during which, the violation occurred.

C. In the case of a registered owner transferring vehicle ownership who has complied with the provisions of state law prior to the date of the violation, proof that the vehicle described in the notice of parking infraction was parked in violation of any such provision of this chapter, together with proof that the person named in the notice of parking infraction was at the time of the violation the person to whom the vehicle’s ownership had been transferred, constitutes in evidence a prima facie presumption that the person to whom ownership was transferred was the person who parked the vehicle at the point where, and for the time during which, the violation occurred. Any notice in this chapter required to be sent to the registered owner must instead be sent to the person to whom ownership has been so transferred. (Ord. 4054 § 1 (Att. A), 2023)