Chapter 10.36
UNATTENDED VEHICLES
Sections:
10.36.010 Leaving unattended vehicle.
10.36.020 Action by police officer.
10.36.030 Presumption of owner responsibility.
10.36.010 Leaving unattended vehicle.
No person driving or in charge of a motor vehicle shall permit it to stand unattended without first stopping the engine, locking the ignition, removing the ignition key from the vehicle, effectively setting the brake thereon and, when standing upon any grade, turning the front wheels to the curb or side of the highway. (Ord. 374 § 1, 1969)
10.36.020 Action by police officer.
Whenever any police officer shall find a motor vehicle standing unattended with the ignition key in the vehicle, in violation of this section, such police officer is authorized to remove such key from such vehicle and to deliver such key to the police officer in charge of the Sutherlin police department. (Ord. 374 § 2, 1969)
10.36.030 Presumption of owner responsibility.
The registered owner of a vehicle found in violation of this section shall be held prima facie responsible for any such violation. (Ord. 374 § 3, 1969)
10.36.040 Violation—Penalty.
The penalty for violation of this chapter shall be a fine not to exceed twenty-five dollars ($25.00). (Ord. 374 § 4, 1969)