Boonville Payment in lieu of fine; two-hour parking; penalty ordinance (§ 12-14)
Chapter 12: Motor Vehicles and Traffic · Article I. In General
(a) Liability for the following designated offenses occurring within the city may be discharged by payment to the city in lieu of a fine, the designated amount listed below:
Second and Subse- First quent Offense Offenses 1—Overtime parking $5.00 $10.00
Second and First Subsequent Offense Offenses 2—Double parking 5.00 10.00 3—Parking in prohibited place 5.00 10.00 4—Driving on sidewalk 5.00 10.00 5—Parking at wrong angle 5.00 10.00 6—Parking on wrong side of 5.00 10.00 street
7—Parking on sidewalk 5.00 10.00 8—Parking too close to fire 5.00 10.00 plug
9—Violating stop sign 5.00 10.00 10—Making prohibited left turn 5.00 10.00 11—Making prohibited U-turn 5.00 10.00 12—Spilling trash on street 5.00 10.00 13—Failure to display city li- 5.00 10.00 cense
14—Failure to comply with 5.00 10.00 one-way street
15—Improper street crossing 5.00 10.00 16—Improper parking by not 5.00 10.00 parking in roadway with right-
hand wheels parallel and within
18 inches of right-hand curb
Payment of the above amounts shall be made within 48 hours after receipt of the notice of violation.
(b) All on street parking is hereby limited to two consecutive hours at the same location between 8:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, for all downtown areas described as follows:
(1) Both the cast and west sides of the 200 through 500 blocks of Main Street, south of High Street and north of Vine Street.
(2) Both the north and south sides of the 400 and 500 blocks of Morgan Street, east of the alley between Fourth and Main Streets and west of the alley between Sixth and Main Streets.
(3) Both the north and south sides of the 400 and 500 blocks of Spring Street, east of the alley between Fourth Street and Main Streets and west of the alley between Sixth and Main Streets.
(c) The owners of vehicles parking in excess of two consecutive hours at the same location in violation of this section may discharge their liability by payment to the city in lieu of a fine the sum of $5.00 for each separate violation provided that said payment is made within 48 hours after receipt of the notice of violation.
(d) Any person violating the provisions of subsections (a) or (b) above and who does not tender payment within the allotted time may still discharge their liability by payment to the city of $10.00 for each violation if said payment is paid within ten days after notice of the violation. If payment is not made after ten days, a complaint may be filed against the offender in the municipal division of the circuit court, and the violator shall be subject to the penalties therein prescribed for such violations.
Official source: City of Boonville official Code of Ordinances (online): look up Sec. 12-14
Text from Supplement 8 (December 2025), through Ordinance 4678 of December 16, 2024.
Last checked October 30, 2026. The city's official copy controls; this page is a reading copy, not legal advice.