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Local Government (Highways) Act 1982
103Recovery of parking fines from persons in default
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### 103 Recovery of parking fines from persons in default
> > (1) [*\[Section 103 Subsection (1) amended by No. 27 of 2008, Sched. 1, Applied:28 Apr 2008\]*](/view/html/inforce/2008-04-28/act-2008-027#JS1@Ja1@GC7@EN) Where, as a consequence of a vehicle being parked in a parking space, a parking fine has been paid by the registered operator of the vehicle, that person, unless he was the person who actually parked the vehicle, may recover a sum of an equivalent amount from a person who had control of the vehicle at the time it was parked or who actually parked the vehicle.
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> > (2) For the purposes of this section, each of the following sums shall be deemed to constitute a parking fine:
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> > > > (a) [*\[Section 103 Subsection (2) amended by No. 6 of 2008, Sched. 1, Applied:28 Apr 2008\]*](/view/html/inforce/2008-04-28/act-2008-006#JS1@Ja5@GC6@EN) a fine imposed by a court for an offence under [section 97](#GS97@EN) , [98](#GS98@EN) or [99](#GS99@EN) ;
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> > > > (b) [*\[Section 103 Subsection (2) amended by No. 6 of 2008, Sched. 1, Applied:28 Apr 2008\]*](/view/html/inforce/2008-04-28/act-2008-006#JS1@Ja5@GC6@EN) a monetary penalty payable in respect of an infringement notice issued for an offence under [section 97](#GS97@EN) , [98](#GS98@EN) or [99](#GS99@EN) ;
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> > > > (c) [*\[Section 103 Subsection (2) amended by No. 6 of 2008, Sched. 1, Applied:28 Apr 2008\]*](/view/html/inforce/2008-04-28/act-2008-006#JS1@Ja5@GC6@EN) . . . . . . . .
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> > > > (d) [*\[Section 103 Subsection (2) amended by No. 6 of 2008, Sched. 1, Applied:28 Apr 2008\]*](/view/html/inforce/2008-04-28/act-2008-006#JS1@Ja5@GC6@EN) . . . . . . . .
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> > > > (e) a fee paid under [section 102](#GS102@EN) for the removal or detention of a vehicle;
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> > > > (f) a sum recovered under this section;
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> > > > (g) a sum paid by way of costs incurred in connection with the payment of any of the sums mentioned in the foregoing provisions of this subsection.