§ 52-65. Presumption in reference to illegal parking.

(a)

In any prosecution charging a violation of any law or regulation governing the standing or parking of a vehicle, proof that the particular vehicle described in the complaint was parked in violation of any such law or regulation, together with proof that the defendant named in the complaint was at the time of such parking the registered owner of such vehicle, shall constitute a prima facie presumption that the registered owner of such vehicle was the person who parked or placed such vehicle at the point where, and for the time during which, such violation occurred.

(b)

The presumption set forth in subsection (a) of this section shall apply only when the procedure as prescribed in sections 52-61 and 52-62 has been followed.

(Code 1973, § 31-48)