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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

Questions?

Contact the Office of Citation Administration.