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Section 11-13 Parking or repeatedly driving motor vehicle through parking area located on privately owned property after having been requested not to do so
(a) A person commits the offense of parking or repeatedly driving motor vehicle through parking area located on privately owned property after having been requested not to do so when the person, after having been requested not to do so by a law enforcement officer or by the owner or authorized agent of the owner, parks or stands an occupied motor vehicle in, or repeatedly drives a motor vehicle through or within, a parking area which is located on privately owned property and is provided by a merchant, a group of merchants, or shopping center or other similar facility for customers if: (1) The parking area is identified by at least one (1) sign as specified in this subsection, and if the parking area contains more than one hundred fifty (150) parking spaces, by at least one (1) such sign for every one hundred fifty (150) parking spaces, each such sign containing the following information in easy-to-read printing: a. Notice of the elements of the crime of parking or repeatedly driving motor vehicle through parking area located on privately owned property after been requested not to do so. b. Identification of the property which is reserved for customers’ use only; c. Identification of the merchant, group of merchants, or shopping center or other similar facility providing the parking area; and d. Warning that violators will be prosecuted; and (2) The motor vehicle is parked, is standing, or is being operated other than for the purpose of: a. Transporting some person to or from the interior of the place of business of a merchant identified by sign in the parking area or to or from the interior of the shopping center or other facility so identified; b. Making use of a telephone, vending machine, automatic teller machine, or other similar facility located in the parking area; c. Meeting the requirements of a situation in which it has unexpectedly become impossible or impractical for the motor vehicle to continue to travel on the public roads; or d. Carrying out an activity for which express permission has been given by the owner of the parking area or an authorized representative of the owner. (b) A person commits a parking violation by parking in any city cemetery after established hours or by parking in any city park, public recreation area, playground or ballfield, after nightfall and before dawn. Excepted from this provision is any parking done in association with any organized event or any recognized group activity permitted by the city. Such recognized group activities and organized events include, but are not limited to: (1) Scheduled athletic events; (2) Scheduled social events, including, but not limited to, family reunions and parties, outdoor concerts and crafts and art exhibitions; (3) Political rallies; (4) Religious observances. (c) A person who is convicted of or pleads guilty or nolo contendere to a violation of this section shall be punished by a fine: (1) Not to exceed fifty dollars ($50.00) for the first such violation; (2) Not to exceed one hundred dollars ($100.00) for the second such violation; and (3) Not to exceed one hundred fifty dollars ($150.00) for the third or subsequent such violation. (Ord. of 1-28-88, I; Ord. of 5-8-95, I) State law reference--O.C.G.A. 40-6-252 Parking or repeatedly driving motor vehicle through parking area located on privately owned property after having been requested not to do so
(cc 2006, misprint corrected, 01/05/2006, Prior Text; section title & OCGA reference, Added, 09/29/2003, OCGA reference updated; section title changed to reflect OCGA update, Prior Text) |
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