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Sec. 90.224. Penalty. A person who violates any provision of this article commits a misdemeanor and shall be punished upon conviction by a fine of not less than $200.00 nor more than $500.00, unless a different fine is otherwise specifically provided for a violation under this article. Sec. 90.225. Prohibited interests in wreckers and wrecker services. It is unlawful for a city officer or employee to have an ownership interest in any participating wrecker service or participating storage facility. Sec. 90.226. Vehicles not to be towed unless signs posted. (a) It is unlawful for a person who owns or controls a parking facility to cause or permit a non-consent tow of a vehicle from the parking facility if signs prohibiting the parking of unauthorized vehicles are not properly posted at the parking facility in accordance with V.T.C.A. Transportation Code Chapter 684, as amended, and this section. (b) In addition to the requirements for signs under V.T.c.A. Transportation Code Chapter 684, as amended, to authorize non-consent tows, the signs must: (1) include a bold and clear statement of the amount of the fees for the towing of vehicles from the property; (2) include a bold and clear statement of the hours during which non-consent tows are performed, or if they are performed at all hours, the statement "TOWING ENFORCED AT ALL TIMES, DAY AND NIGHT"; and (3) be lit by lighting attached to the sign or by other lighting sufficient to make the sign readable without the use of additional lighting, if non-consent tows are performed between the hours of sunset and SUilllse. (c) It is a defense to prosecution under this section that the parking facility owner has given notice in a manner other than by posted signs, in accordance with V.T.C.A. Transportation Code Chapter 684, as amended, to the owner or operator of a vehicle that the vehicle will be towed if it is not removed from the parking facility. (d) It is a defense to prosecution under this section that the vehicle being towed: (1) is in or obstructs a vehicular traffic aisle, entry, or exit of the parking facility; (2) prevents a vehicle from exiting a parking space at the facility; (3) is in or obstructs a marked fire lane; (4) is in a space designated for vehicles transporting disabled persons, and does not display a special license plate or placard for a vehicle that transports a disabled person; or C:\TEMP\Wreckers 1-14-02.doc 4