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Parking Division
340 Tyler Street
Monterey, CA 93940
Phone: 831.646.3953
Fax: 831.646.5651
Contact Form
HOURS:
Monday - Friday, 8AM to 5PM
except major holidays.
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How to Pay a Parking Citation
Parking citations may be paid by personal check, money order or credit card (convenience fee charged). Instructions for each option are listed below. To contest your parking citation, you must follow the Administrative Review Process.
Payment Options
1. Pay Citation by Check of Money Order:
To pay your citation with a personal check or money order. (no cash accepted). Mail the citation with the appropriate payment to:
City of Monterey Parking Enforcement Center
P.O. BOX 6010
Inglewood, CA 90312-6010
2. Pay Citation with Credit Card:
Citations may be paid with a credit card (Visa or MasterCard) through the internet. Click on the link below to pay your citation now. Please have your citation number or license plate number available. The City's citation processor uses EZPayCorp, which charges a convenience fee of $3.95 per transaction for citations less than $99.99. For citations equal to or greater that $100 the fee is 5% of the fine.
DISCLAIMER: Please note that by clicking on the link to pay your parking citation online, you are leaving the City of Monterey official website and entering a website maintained by a third party vendor for the City of Monterey.
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Process to Contest a Parking Citation
Level 1 - Administrative Review
Level 2 - Administrative Hearing
Level 3 - Court Appeal
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Parking Citation Fines
| Expired Meter |
20-99 |
$35.00 |
| Time Limit |
20-79, 80 |
$35.00 |
| Loading Zone |
20-89, 90 |
$35.00 |
| Parked Over Line |
20-84, 90 |
$35.00 |
| Failure to Pay Fee |
20-112.2 |
$35.00
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| No Parking Zone |
20-66 |
$100.00 |
| Disabled Parking Zone |
20-37.4 |
$285.00 |
All fines include a mandatory surcharge by the State of California of $12.50 per citation.
Section 21113(a) of the California Vehicle Code authorizes the City of Monterey to issue parking citations and establish penalty amounts. If you park illegally and receive a citation, read carefully and follow all instructions on the citation. Failure to submit payment within the required time may result in a penalty being added to the original fine and a hold being placed against your vehicle registration, or the vehicle may be towed.
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