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PARKING TICKETS IN THE CITY OF ITHACA |
FAQ: How do I pay
a parking ticket?
If you have received a parking ticket in the
City of Ithaca and wish to plead to the infraction as charged, you should
mail or present your parking ticket and the fine amount indicated on the
ticket within 20 days of date of issuance to:
TRAFFIC VIOLATIONS BUREAU
108 E. GREEN STREET
ITHACA, NEW YORK 14850
Phone No. 607-274-6581
The Traffic Violations Bureau is open Monday through Friday (excluding holidays) from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
FAQ: How do
I contest a parking ticket?
APPEALS: If you wish to contest a parking ticket,
you may do so within 20 days of date of issuance of the ticket. You must
complete an appeal form (Adobe
Acrobat version or Wordperfect
6 or greater version), which is also available from the Traffic Violations
Bureau (address and hours of operation listed above) or from the City Court
Officer located at the entrance lobby of the Ithaca City Courthouse, 118
E. Clinton Street, Ithaca, New York (Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to
4:00 p.m.). Once the appeal form is completed and filed with either the
Traffic Violations Bureau or the City Court Officer at the City Courthouse,
your written appeal will be sent to the City Court Judge for consideration
and you will be notified, by mail, of the decision of the Judge.
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FAQ: What happens if I
fail to pay or answer a parking ticket?
If you fail to pay or answer a parking ticket,
an additional fine of $15.00 will be incurred. Further, your registration
on your vehicle may be suspended, your vehicle may be impounded and/or
a warrant issued for your arrest.
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FAQ: What are
the penalties for multiple violations for parking in a handicap parking
space?
For second time offenders within the past 12
months, a fine of $75 will be assessed.
For third time (or more) offenders within the
past 12 months, a fine of $100 will be assessed.
Effective April 1, 2000, a $30 mandatory surcharge
will be assessed in addition to any other
fine, penalty or sentence for illegally parking in a designated handicap
parking space.
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FAQ: What else should
I know about City of Ithaca parking ordinances?
NO ALL NIGHT PARKING - Parking is prohibited
between 2:00 a.m. and 6:00 a.m. on streets posted "No All Night Parking".
ODD / EVEN PARKING - From November 1 through
April 1 of each year, there is no parking on the odd side of City streets
on odd days and no parking on the even side of the City streets on even
days between 2:00 a.m. and 6:00 a.m. UNLESS otherwise posted. The odd /
even sides of the street are determined by checking the house numbers on
that street. This regulation is posted at the major entrances to the City
of Ithaca.
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