Sec. 36-156.02. Payment of sanctions upon receipt of notice of violation of certain offenses; procedure; effect of failure to make payment; court jurisdiction.
A. Any person who has become aware that a notice of violation has been issued with respect to an alleged violation of any provision of this code or the Phoenix Fire Code under circumstances which would permit proceedings pursuant to Section 36-133 or 36-161 may, in lieu of court proceedings, pay the total of the civil sanctions set forth below plus the State mandated penalty assessments in effect on the date of the violation within the time period set forth in such notice.
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Phoenix City Code Section |
Description |
Sanctions |
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Aviation—Passenger loading and unloading |
$31.00 |
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Aviation—Parking restrictions, parking in unauthorized area including rental car areas—Subsections A, C, D, E, F, and G |
31.00 |
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Subsection B |
250.00** |
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Aviation—Decal display |
65.00 |
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Aviation ground transportation—No permit |
65.00 |
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Airport commercial ground transportation parking restrictions |
65.00** |
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City park—Unauthorized parking or standing less than ten feet from authorized parking areas |
50.00** |
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City park—Unauthorized parking or standing ten feet or more from authorized parking areas |
100.00** |
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Parking within 15 feet of fire hydrant |
40.00 |
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Other prohibited parking |
31.00 |
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Business or residence districts |
31.00 |
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Impeding traffic |
31.00 |
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Alley parking |
31.00 |
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Parking for display of, or work on, a vehicle |
31.00 |
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Median parking |
31.00 |
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Tractor, semi-trailer, or bus in excess of three-fourths ton in a residential zone |
150.00 |
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Parallel parking 18-inch rule |
31.00 |
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Angle parking |
31.00 |
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Driveway—Private property parking |
65.00 |
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Unpaved lot |
150.00** |
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Time limit parking |
31.00 |
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Forty-eight-hour continuous parking |
31.00 |
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Restricted lot |
65.00** |
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Disabled parking—Subsections A, B, and C |
150.00** |
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Subsection D |
300.00** |
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Blocking curb access ramps |
140.00 |
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No emergency brake |
31.00 |
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Green curb parking |
31.00 |
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Bus, taxi parking—Red curb |
31.00 |
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Loading zone parking |
31.00 |
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Parking meter violations |
31.00 |
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Vehicle position—Motorcycle limits |
31.00 |
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Inoperable or unregistered vehicle on residential property |
65.00 |
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Inoperable vehicle on right-of-way |
65.00** |
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Unregistered vehicle on right-of-way |
65.00** |
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Violate posted parking regulations in light rail area |
50.00** |
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Pickup/drop off passenger/park in light rail area |
50.00** |
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Block walkway, firelane, parking space, traffic lane in light rail area |
50.00** |
**NOTE—Denotes Mandatory Minimum Sanction
B. The civil sanctions set forth in subsection A above shall be paid to the City Treasurer in accordance with the administrative procedures promulgated by the City Manager. Notwithstanding subsection A above or any other provision of law to the contrary, any person who is required to pay a sanction hereunder and who pays the sanction or requests a hearing during the discounted sanction option period reflected in the notice of violation shall be required to pay a "discounted" sanction in an amount equal to the sanction described in subsection A of this section, plus mandated State penalty assessments in effect on the date of the violation, minus $20.00. For purposes of this section, a person will be deemed to have paid a sanction during the discounted sanction option period if the sanction and mandated State penalty assessments in effect on the date of the violation paid by such person is received by the City Treasurer within the time period set forth in the notice of violation.
C. In the event that the payment of the civil sanction set forth in subsection A of this section is not received by the City Treasurer within the time period reflected in the notice of violation, a civil traffic complaint and summons may be issued. The summons and complaint may be sent by regular mail to the address provided to the State Department of Transportation by the individual made responsible for the alleged violation. Service of the summons and complaint is complete upon mailing. If a summons and complaint are issued pursuant to this subsection C, the court shall impose a civil sanction in an amount which is not less than the applicable civil sanction set forth under subsection A of this section plus State mandated penalty assessments and the Court shall not suspend any part or all of the imposition or execution of any sanction required by that subsection.
D. This section does not alter or amend the jurisdiction of the City Court under Section 36-156.01 or any other provision of the law. (Ord. No. G-2208, § 1; Ord. No. G-2376, § 1; Ord. No. G-2741, § 3; Ord. No. G-2753, § 3; Ord. No. G-2839, § 2; Ord. No. G-2875, § 1; Ord. No. G-2888, § 1; Ord. No. G-3359, § 1; Ord. No. G-3543, § 1; Ord. No. G-3568, § 1; Ord. No. G-3863, § 1; Ord. No. G-4116, § 3, 1998; Ord. No. G-4183, § 1, 1999; Ord. No. G-4232, § 3, 1999; Ord. No. G-4360, § 12, 2001; Ord. No. G-4580, § 9, 2004; Ord. No. G-4886, §§ 2, 4, 2007; Ord. No. G-5459, § 1, 2009; Ord. No. G-5863, 2013; Ord. No. G-6631, 2019)
Cross reference—Airport traffic and parking regulations, § 4-49 et seq.
State law reference—Penalty for ordinance violations, A.R.S. §§ 9-499.01, 9-240(B)(28), 28-626.