Sound parking enforcement is important to the health, safety and economic vitality of the City.  Our dedicated and productive enforcement staff  is the heart of our effective parking enforcement program. A well-designed enforcement effort enables the City to maximize its use of the existing parking supply.

Among the activities performed by the Parking Enforcement Section are:

• Patrol a designated route or area of the City and enforce the City Uniform Traffic Ordinance with regard to parking.
• Issue citations with hand-held computer to vehicles parked illegally, such as loading zone violations, no-parking zones, fire lane violations, double parking, expired time zones, expired parking meters, disabled ped parking, etc.
• Detect and report malfunctioning parking meters to the Parking Operations Maintenance Section.
• Public relations; interpret policy/procedure to the public; assist public regarding location of streets, buildings and other points of interest around town.

• Support the On-Street Parking system by equitably and consistently enforcing the parking regulations.
• Encourage compliance of the City's parking regulations.
• Promote traffic and pedestrian safety.
• Maximize the capacity of the existing parking supply through increased turnover.
• Protect access needed for commerce and public convenience; clear freight loading zones of all day commuters to allow adequate delivery space for commercial businesses; provide for a more efficient delivery of goods and services.
• Enhance the quality of life in residential neighborhoods by keeping residential areas free of downtown commuters and visitor parking.

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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.

- Violation Definitions and Citation Fine Amounts
- What to Do If You Receive a Citation
- Booting and Towing of Vehicles
- Contesting a Citation

All fines include a mandatory surcharge by the State of California of $9.50 per citation.

Rates as of 3/01/2009
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Parking citations may be paid by personal check or money order. DO NOT SEND CASH. Mail the ticket with the appropriate payment to the City of Monterey, Parking Enforcement Center,  P.O. Box 57001, Irvine, CA   92619-7001.

Pay with credit card. 
Parking Citations may be paid with a credit card on the internet. Click on the link above to pay your citation now. Please have your citation number or license plate number available. There is a convenience fee of $3.95 per transaction for citations equal or less than $150. For citations greater that $150 the fee is 5% of the fine.
 

The boot is a device used to immobilize vehicles that have accumulated five or more unpaid parking violations. California Vehicle Code Section 22651(i) gives authorization for the towing or booting of a vehicle when citations are issued and remain unpaid.

Should your vehicle get booted for outstanding citations, DO NOT ATTEMPT TO MOVE IT...SEVERE DAMAGE WILL RESULT TO YOUR VEHICLE.  To have the boot removed you must pay all your outstanding parking violations.  Payment can be made at the City of Monterey Revenue Division, 735 Pacific Street, 831.646.3944.   Upon payment a boot removal crew will meet you at your car and release it.

If the boot remains on your vehicle for 72 hours your car will be towed and you will be liable for towing and storage costs in addition to the amount owed for outstanding parking citations.
 

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