Parking meter violations and what they mean

It is a violation for any person to: (1) Cause, allow, permit, or suffer any vehicle registered in the name of, or operated by, the person to be parked overtime, or beyond the period of legal parking time established for any parking meter zone as herein described; (2) Cause, allow, permit, or suffer any vehicle to be placed or remain in any parking space while the meter regulating the parking space is displaying a signal indicating illegal or overtime parking, or the receipt issued by the parking meter has expired. A special transit service vehicle is not in violation of this subdivision when loading or unloading a mobility-handicapped passenger as long as the parking space is not occupied for more than 15 minutes; (3) Park any vehicle across any line or marking of a parking meter space or in such position that the vehicle is not entirely within the area designated by such lines or markings; (4) Deface, injure, tamper with, open or wilfully break, destroy or impair the usefulness of any parking meter installed under this traffic code; (5) Deposit or cause to be deposited in any parking meter any slug, device, metal or other substance, or other substitute for lawful United States coins or currency; (6) Deposit or cause to be deposited in a parking meter a coin or coins or currency or make payment by credit, debit, or smart card for the purpose of increasing or extending the parking time of any vehicle beyond the legal parking time, or fraction thereof, which has been established for the parking space adjacent to which such parking meter is placed; (7) Fail to pay the fees as required under § 15-22.8 ; (8) Permit any special transit service vehicle to remain in a parking space without charge for more than 15 minutes or during hours when parking is prohibited, even if loading or unloading a mobility-handicapped passenger; (9) Permit any vehicle to be or remain parked in a tow zone during tow zone hours, unless the parking is permitted under and in compliance with § 15-14.8 ; (10) Fail to display a receipt issued by a parking meter so that the date and time are clearly visible or otherwise not in compliance with the instructions on the parking meter; and (11) Alter, duplicate, or transfer to another vehicle operator any receipt issued by a parking meter. )