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Farmington council adopts civil parking enforcement ordinance, effective July 1
Summary
The council adopted an ordinance to shift many parking violations to a civil enforcement process, allow non-sworn staff to issue citations and create an administrative appeal path; the ordinance will take effect July 1, 2025, to give time for outreach and implementation.
The Farmington City Council on April 15 adopted an ordinance establishing civil parking enforcement procedures that will take effect July 1, 2025.
The ordinance moves many parking violations out of the criminal-court process and into civil enforcement against the registered owner of a vehicle, allows non‑sworn city personnel to issue warnings and citations, and establishes an administrative appeal process. The council approved the ordinance unanimously and set an effective date to allow education and operational preparation.
Why it matters: Under the prior approach, parking violations were handled through criminal citations and…
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