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 $250 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	$80	$160	$180
Permit improperly displayed	$80	$160	$180
Invalid permit	$80	$160	$180
Fire hydrant/ fire lane	$250	$500	$520
Red curb	$100	$200	$220
Expired meter	$70	$140	$160
Timed zone violation	$70	$140	$160
Violation of posted signs	$80	$160	$180
Undesignated area	$80	$160	$180
Reserved space/ area	$250	$500	$520
More than one vehicle parked with single virtual permit	$100	$200	220
Blocking bus stop	$250	$500	520
Use of lost/ stolen permit	$320	$640	$660
Use of counterfeit/ altered permit	$320	$640	$660
Red zone — city streets only	$80	$160	$180
More than 1 vehicle in space	$64	$128	$148
Camping in vehicle	$80	$160	$180
Commercial zone — city streets	$65	$130	$150
Park outside designated space	$80	$160	$180
Disabled zone	$450	$900	$920
Disabled placard misuse	$450	$900	$920
Boot fee	$250	N/A	N/A