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HomeMy WebLinkAboutNS-1412EJC:adg 3/29/78 ORDINANCE NO. NS-1412 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA AMENDING THE SANTA ANA MUNICIPAL CODE BY ADDING SECTION 1-18 RELATING TO OWNERSHIP OF VEHICLES AND VESSELS AS PRIMA FACIE EVIDENCE. THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1: That the Santa Aha Municipal Code, is hereby amended by adding a section, to be numbered 1-18, which said section reads as follows: Sec. 1-18. Prima Facie Evidence (a) In any prosecution for violation of section 41-613.2 against the registered owner of a motor vehicle or vessel, proof that the particular vehicle or vessel described in the complaint was in violation of said section, together with proof that the defendant named in the complaint was at the time the registered owner of the vehicle or vessel, shall constitute prima facie evidence that the registered owner of the vehicle or vessel was the person who placed the vehicle or vessel at the point, where, and for the time during which, the violation occurred. The fore- going provisions shall apply only when the notice procedure as established by California Vehicle Code Section 41103, as the same now reads or may hereafter be amended, and complied with. (b) Any charge under Section 41-613.2 shall be dismissed when the person charged has made a bona fide sale or transfer of the vehicle or vessel and has delivered possession thereof to the purchaser and has complied with the re- quirements of subdivision (a) or (b) of Section 5602 or subdivisions (a) or (b) of Section 9905 of the California Vehicle Code prior to the date of the alleged violation and has advised the court of the name and address of the purchaser, and of the date of sale. on the ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Santa Ana 17th day of April , 1978, by the following vote: AYES: NOES: Brandt, Ward, Bricken, 0rtiz, COUNCILMEN: Yamamoto, Evans, Garthe COUNCILMEN: None ATTEST: ABSENT: cLER~'OF THE COUNCIL COUNCILMEN: ~ MAYOR APPROVED AS TO FORM: KEITH L. GOW, C ATTORNEY