Port St. Lucie |
Code of Ordinances |
Title VII. TRAFFIC CODE |
Chapter 72. STOPPING, STANDING, AND PARKING |
Article I. GENERAL PROVISIONS |
§ 72.04. Vehicles left unattended prohibited.
(a)
No person shall leave a motor vehicle unattended with the ignition key in the vehicle. Enforcement personnel finding such a motor vehicle are authorized to remove the key from the vehicle and to post a notice in the vehicle stating where the key may be recovered.
(b)
The registered owner of a vehicle found in violation of this section shall be held prima facie responsible for that violation.
('78 Code, § 20-63; Ord. 82-8, passed 2-23-82)
Cross reference
Penalty, see section 72.99.