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Parking Violation

Public Order and Morality Offenses

A parking violation occurs when a motor vehicle is parked in a restricted or unauthorized location, such as blocking a highway or road, though roadside parking is often allowed within specific restrictions. Violations are typically documented with a traffic ticket issued by a police officer or another government official, and the resulting fines generate revenue for municipalities. A parking ticket can also incidentally aid criminal investigations, as when the New York Police Department used a parking ticket on serial killer David Berkowitz's car to help identify and arrest the offender known as the Son of Sam. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

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Infraction or Violation 1
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Has Offense Grade

Entity-backed identity for the offense-grade enum value this offense already carries, resolved to a crime concept by an explicit value-to-entity map (phase 3 bucket conversion, docs\design_entity_backed_browse_buckets_20260928.md). The offense-grade fact itself stays on the offense unchanged.

Sources
1. Parking violation (Wikipedia)
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