§ 78-36. Parking violations; responsibility.

Whenever any vehicle shall be parked in violation of any provisions of any ordinance or state law prohibiting or restricting parking, the person in whose name such vehicle is registered shall be responsible for such violation and subject to the penalty thereof. It shall be a defense to said violation that the person was not the registered owner, and/or that said vehicle was not parked in violation of state law, and/or that said violation was committed while said vehicle was stolen from the registered owner.

(Code 1983, § 8-1-2)

State law reference

Liability of vehicle owner for traffic or parking violations occurring while vehicle leased to another, O.C.G.A. § 40-6-207.

Cross reference

Parking of commercial vehicles weighing 6,000 pounds or more, § 78-75.