§ 72.99. Penalty.

(a)

Violation of parking regulations shall be punishable by a fine as follows:

(1)

Violation of Florida Statutes regulating handicapped parking: $250.00.

(2)

All other parking violations (except as provided for in subsection (b) below): $25.00.

(b)

Any person found guilty of violating any provision of section 72.03, shall be punished by a fine of $100.00 for a first offense, $150.00 for a second offense and $250.00 for a third and subsequent offense.

(c)

In addition to all other penalties provided for herein, there is hereby imposed a surcharge of ten dollars ($10.00) on all parking fines to be used for funding a school crossing guard program. This surcharge shall be paid by the Clerk of the Circuit Court into the School Crossing Guard Trust Fund, maintained by the city. Funds collected from this surcharge shall be distributed quarterly to fund a school crossing guard program as authorized by Sections 316.660(3) and 318.21(11), Florida Statutes.

('78 Code, § 20-2, 20-72(a); Ord. 78-34, passed 10-10-78; Ord. 82-8, passed 2-23-82; Am. Ord. 84-71, passed 7-10-84; Am. Ord. 87-23, passed 3-30-87; Am. Ord. 92-31, passed 5-26-92; Am. Ord. 93-1, passed 1-25-93; Am. Ord. 99-64, § 1, 10-11-99; Am. Ord. 08-59, § 1, passed 6-23-08)