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Civil penalties for parking infractions and procedures on failure to appear are as follows:

A. The civil penalty for disabled parking infractions shall be $250.00. In addition to any civil penalty imposed under this subsection for disabled parking infractions, $200.00 shall be assessed, which assessment shall be allocated as provided by RCW 46.19.050. Any reduction in any penalty and assessment imposed under this subsection shall be applied proportionally between the penalty and the assessment.

B. The civil penalty for electric vehicle charging station parking infractions shall be $124.00, or such increased amount as may be required by RCW 46.08.185. The parking infraction shall be processed as prescribed under RCW 3.50.100, 35.20.220, 46.16A.120, and 46.20.270(2).

C. The civil penalty for parking meter and overtime infractions and permit parking infractions shall be $30.00. All other parking infractions, except as otherwise provided herein, shall be $60.00. The maximum penalty amounts established under this subsection shall not exceed the penalty limits set forth in any applicable state law or court rules.

D. All revenue generated by the civil penalty for parking meter and overtime infractions and other parking infractions, except for disabled parking infractions, shall be deposited in the city’s designated parking fund to be spent on parking related activities and for such other expenditures as council may find appropriate; provided, that the parking fund shall make monthly transfers to the general fund in an amount sufficient to cover the city’s cost of parking enforcement and collection. Revenue generated from disabled parking infractions shall be accounted for pursuant to state law, as currently adopted or hereafter amended. All other revenues received from parking related activities shall be paid to the finance director and credited to the parking fund. Any expenditures from the parking fund shall be made in accordance with the budget adopted by the city council.

E. If the person committing a parking infraction fails to respond as directed on the citation within 30 days, the civil penalty shall increase by a late fee of $25.00. When an infraction is delinquent and the court has obtained the name and address of the vehicle’s registered owner from the Department of Licensing or other out-of-state licensing agency, the court shall mail the registered owner a notice advising the person of the current status of the ticket, all applicable late fees, and the city’s intention to assign the matter to a collection agency. [Ord. 2022-02-003 § 2; Ord. 2014-11-060 § 6; Ord. 2009-08-053; Ord. 2007-07-055; Ord. 2006-01-003; Ord. 2005-07-060; Ord. 2000-12-093; Ord. 1999-04-020].