(a) Authority of County Council. The Council must set by Council resolution adopted as provided in Section 2-57A a schedule of fines or other penalties for violations of this Chapter, except that:
(1) the fine for parking in a fire lane must not exceed $250;
(2) the fine for violating restrictions on parking in a space reserved for individuals with disabilities must not exceed $250; and
(3) other fines and penalties must not exceed those imposed for a class B violation;
(b) Authority of County Executive. The County Executive may:
(1) adopt regulations under method (3) to administer this Chapter, including regulations that govern the collection of fines, penalties, costs, and other charges;
(2) waive a fine, penalty, cost, or other charge when:
(A) there has been a material error in the preparation of a notice of violation; or
(B) the fine, penalty, cost, or other charge has been improperly assessed;
(3) if a claim for a refund is made within 1 year after payment, refund the amount of any over payment of a fine, penalty, cost, or other charge paid in error or improperly assessed; and
(4) delegate any power, duty, or function necessary to implement this Chapter to any agent, representative, or employee of the County.
(c) Signs. Any sign marking a fire lane or space reserved for individuals with disabilities installed after May 31, 1994, should include the amount of the fine for illegally parking in the lane or space.
(d) Waivers and refunds. The Director of Transportation must submit a quarterly report to the County Executive that identifies all fines, penalties, costs, and other charges that have been waived or refunded as authorized under subsection (b)(2) and (3).
(e) Other jurisdictions. The County Executive may enter into a written agreement with the governing body of any municipality or special taxing area to provide central administration and collection of fines and penalties under this Chapter. (1978 L.M.C., ch. 7, § 2; 1983 L.M.C., ch. 22, § 38; 1984 L.M.C., ch. 24, § 36; 1985 L.M.C., ch. 31, § 20; 1986 L.M.C., ch. 22, § 1; 1994 L.M.C., ch. 4, § 1; , § 1; , § 1; , § 1.)
Editor’s note—, § 3, states: Sec. 3. Any regulation in effect when this Act takes effect that implements a function transferred to another Department or Office under Section 1 of this Act continues in effect, but any reference in any regulation to the Department from which the function was transferred must be treated as referring to the Department to which the function is transferred. The transfer of a function under this Act does not affect any right of a party to any legal proceeding begun before this Act took effect.
2004 L.M.C., ch. 16, § 2, states in part: Any fee, charge, or fare in effect when this Act takes effect [July 22, 2004] must remain in effect until amended by Council resolution as provided in Section
2-57, as amended by Section 1 of this Act.
