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Sec. 22-636. Violation of parking regulations. It shall be unlawful for any person to violate any regulation relating to parking in off- street lots or in garages designated in or pursuant to section 22-631. Sec. 22-637. Procedure in case of violation. (a) It shall be the duty of each police officer, or uniformed city employee or appointee whose normal duties include parking enforcement, acting in accordance with instructions issued by the chief of police, to report: (1) The number of each parking meter, if any, that indicated that a vehicle occupying the parking space adjacent to such parking meter is or has been parked in violation of any of the provisions of this division, or other information indicating a payment violation and the location of the violation. (2) The state license number and/or any other identifying information of such vehicle. (3) The length of time during which such vehicle is parked in violation of any of the provisions of this division. (4) Any other facts, knowledge of which is necessary to a thorough understanding of the circumstances attending such violation. (b) Each police officer or other uniformed City employee or appointee whose normal duties include parking enforcement, shall attach to the vehicle a notice to the owner thereof; that the vehicle has been parked in violation of a provision of this division and instructing the owner to pay the penalty or state objection to and intent to contest the notice of violation. Each owner may, within 14 days of the time when such notice was attached to the vehicle, pay a penalty in the sum of $25.00 for violation of any of the provisions of this division. An owner may state objection to and intent to contest a violation notice by filing a request for a hearing with the Portsmouth General District Court Traffic Division within 14 calendar days of the date of the violation notice. If the owner of the vehicle fails to make the payment within 14 days of the time when such notice was attached to the vehicle or state objection to and intent to contest the notice of violation, then an additional notice shall be given the owner, and an additional penalty of $10.00 shall be charged for the additional notice. All monies shall be paid to the city treasurer, who shall be accountable therefor. Sec. 22-638. Prima facie guilt of owner of vehicle. The owner of any vehicle parked in violation of this division shall be prima facie guilty of such violation. Sec. 22-639. Removal, storage of vehicles unlawfully parked. (a) The city or the parking authority may cause any motor or other vehicle, occupying, without permission or in violation of this division or division 2 (Pay Parking Zones) or any regulation of the parking authority, any pay parking zone space, off-street parking lot, or garage, to be removed by the police department and to be placed in such storage facility as may be designated by the city manager.