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,..............-- '. 141 lID lQI.3J/9l ORDINANCE NO. NS- 2152 r AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA AMENDING SECTION 1-20 OF THE SANTA ANA MUNICIPAL CODE TO CORRECT A CODE SECTION REFERENCE THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1: That section 1-20 of the Santa Ana Municipal Code is hereby amended to read as follows: Sec. 1-20. ownership of vehicles and vessels as prima facie evidence. (a) In any prosecution for violation of section 41-1301 against the registered owner of a motor vehicle or vessel, proof that the particular vehicle or vessel described in the complaint was in violation of said section, together with proof that the defendant named in the complaint was at the time the registered owner of the vehicle or vessel, shall constitute prima facie evidence that the registered owner of the vehicle or vessel was the person who placed the vehicle or vessel at the point, where, and for the time during which, the violation occurred. The foregoing provisions shall apply only when the notice procedure as established by California Vehicle Code section 40200 et seq., as the same now reads or may hereafter be amended, is complied with. (b) Any charge under section 41-1301 shall be dismissed when the person charged has made a bona fide sale or transfer of the vehicle or vessel and has delivered possession thereof to the purchaser and has complied with the requirements of subdivision (a) or (b) of Section 5602 or subdivisions (a) or (b) of Section 9905 of the California Vehicle Code prior to the date of the alleged violation and has advised the court of the name and address of the purchaser, and of the date of sale. ~ SECTION 2: If any section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase or portion of this ordinance is for any reason held to be invalid or unconstitutional by the decision of any court of competent jurisdiction, such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this ordinance. The city Council of the City of Santa Ana hereby declares that it would have adopted this ordinance and each section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase or portion thereof irrespective of the fact that anyone or more sections, subsections, sentences, clauses, phrases, or portions be declared invalid or unconstitutional.