The Sumter County Sheriff’s Office has been issuing warnings for parking violations, but now tickets with fines attached are being issued.
The Sumter County Commission earlier this year approved an ordinance that gives greater powers of enforcement to sheriff’s deputies.
Within Sumter County, The Villages has been a hotspot for parking violations as has been documented repeatedly in the Bad Parking series which appears frequently in Villages-News.com.
The sheriff’s office began issuing parking warning tickets in late July.
The fines are:
• Handicap parking violations – $250
• Fire hyrdrant/fire lane violations – $35
• All other violations – $25
• Late payment – $10
Details about the parking ordinance can be found at Sumter County parking ordinance.