Magistrate upholds multiple parking citations at Fort Pierce parks; $78 fines ordered
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Summary
The special magistrate found violations for several parking citations at city parks and assessed $78 fines per citation, with a 15-day payment window before referral to county court.
At the March 5 special-magistrate hearing, city officers presented photographic evidence and citations for multiple parking violations at Fort Pierce park properties. The magistrate found the violations proven and ordered fines of $78 for each citation; recipients were given 15 days to pay or face referral to the County Court system.
The citations covered several incidents at South Causeway Park and JC Park dated June–August 2024. Officers identified prohibited or restricted parking (city code sections cited in the citations included §34-31(c) restricted parking and §34-31(e) prohibited parking). Each citation record included a dated photograph and a copy of the citation left on the vehicle. The magistrate admitted the city composite exhibits containing the photos and citation copies into evidence, found violations existed, and ordered the cited fines.
The orders instruct that failure to pay within 15 days will result in the citation being forwarded to county court for collection or adjudication. The magistrate accepted the city’s photographic evidence in each matter and made a finding of violation for the listed vehicles.