Parking Citation Penalties

Multiple unpaid citations can lead to:

Five or more unpaid, delinquent citations — Parking enforcement officers immobilize (boot) your vehicle. You must pay all delinquent parking citations and a $300 boot removal fee within 24 hours to avoid towing. If penalties remain unpaid after 24 hours, a local towing company will tow the vehicle off UC San Diego property.
Five or more citations at the DMV — Any San Diego or UC police officer can tow the vehicle without warning. To reclaim your towed vehicle, you must pay towing costs, daily vehicle storage fees and all parking penalties.

Penalty Amounts

Violation	Penalty	After 21 days	With DMV hold after 45 days
No permit	$85	$170	$190
Permit improperly displayed	$85	$170	$190
Invalid permit	$85	$170	$190
Fire hydrant/ fire lane	$300	$600	$620
Red curb	$105	$210	$230
Timed zone violation	$75	$150	$170
Violation of posted signs	$85	$170	$190
Undesignated area	$85	$170	$190
Reserved space/area	$300	$600	$620
More than one vehicle parked with single virtual permit	$300	$600	$620
Blocking bus stop	$300	$600	$620
Use of lost/stolen permit	$335	$670	$690
Use of counterfeit/altered permit	$335	$670	$690
More than 1 vehicle in space	$85	$170	$190
Camping in vehicle	$85	$160	$190
Park outside designated space	$85	$170	$190
Disabled zone	$450	$900	$920
Disabled placard misuse	$450	$900	$920
Boot fee	$300	N/A	N/A