Section R2-11-206. Penalties

A.      The registered owner of a vehicle involved in a violation of R2-11-203, R2-11-204, or R2-11-205 shall pay the monetary penalties prescribed in this Section.

B.       Capitol Police officers or Capitol Police security aides shall issue citations, containing the notice to appear described in

A.R.S. § 41-796(E), according to the following schedule:

1.        Parking in a bicycle rack or area: $16.00.

2.        Parking in a loading zone: $20.00.

3.        Parking in a location that is not designated as a parking space: $20.00.

4.        Parking in a no parking zone: $20.00.

5.        Unauthorized parking in a space reserved for the physi- cally disabled: $50.00.

6.        Unauthorized parking in any other kind of reserved park- ing space: $16.00.

7.        Parking in a safety zone: $20.00.

8.        Obstructing a building entrance, driveway, fire lane, load- ing dock, or properly parked vehicle: $20.00.

9.        Driving or parking on a pedestrian path or sidewalk:

$25.00.

10.     Driving or parking in any area on state property closed by barricades, chain, tape, rope, traffic cones, or other traf- fic-control devices: $25.00.

11.     Parking outside of parking space lines: $16.00.

12.     Improperly displaying a parking decal: $10.00.

13.     Failing to obey a state law governing the operation of a vehicle while on state property: $16.00.

14.     Failing to obey posted traffic or parking signs on state property: $16.00.

15.     Exceeding the maximum speed limit of 5 miles per hour in a state parking lot: $16.00.

16.     Failing to immediately report an accident involving a moving vehicle on state property to the Department’s Capitol Police: $16.00.

C.      For the purposes of this Article, service of a notice to appear is complete when the police officer or security aide issuing the citation secures it to the vehicle in a conspicuous place.

D.      Within 10 business days from the issuance date of a citation, the registered owner of the vehicle shall pay the appropriate monetary penalty to the Department, admitting the violation or indicating no contest, or contest the citation under A.R.S. § 41- 796(E) and the procedures in R2-11-207. The registered owner may pay the penalty by checking the appropriate box and mail- ing the payment and citation to the Department, using the address printed on the citation.

E.       If the registered owner does not pay the monetary penalty within 10 business days of the citation date and fails to request a hearing under R2-11-207, the Department shall treat the fail- ure to respond as an admission of the violation, declare the penalty to be in default, and serve a notice of default on the registered owner with a bill for the amount of the original pen- alty and an additional monetary penalty of $20.00 for failure to respond. The Department may take appropriate action to col- lect these monetary penalties, based on the resources available for pursuing collection.

Historical Note

New Section made by emergency rulemaking under

A.R.S. § 41-1026 at 9 A.A.R. 3046, effective June 18, 2003 for a period of 180 days (Supp. 03-2). Emergency

Section repealed and replaced by new Section under

A.R.S. § 41-1026(E) made by final rulemaking at 9

A.A.R. 3781, effective August 8, 2003 (Supp. 03-3).