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	First Offense*	Second Offense*	Third Offense*
No permit	$85	$85	$85
Permit improperly displayed	$85	$85	$85
Invalid permit	$85	$85	$85
Fire hydrant/ fire lane	$300	$300	$300
Red curb	$105	$105	$105
Timed zone violation	$75	$75	$75
Violation of posted signs	$85	$85	$85
Undesignated area	$85	$85	$85
Reserved space/area	$300	$300	$300
More than one vehicle parked with single virtual permit	$300	$300	$300
Blocking bus stop or lane	$500	$1,000	$1,500
Use of lost/stolen permit	$335	$335	$335
Use of counterfeit/altered permit	$335	$335	$335
More than 1 vehicle in space	$85	$85	$85
Camping in vehicle	$85	$85	$85
Park outside designated space	$85	$85	$85
Disabled zone	$450	$450	$450
Disabled placard misuse	$450	$450	$450
Boot fee	$300	$300	$300

*Fines double if not paid within 21 days. DMV hold charge of $20 applies to citations not paid within 45 days.

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