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PARKING TICKET INFORMATION
OVERVIEW
ARTICLE 24-400. - STOPPING, STANDING, AND PARKING
Sec. 24-400. - Owner's absolute liability for violations.
(Ord. No. 02-5232, § 1, 12-9-02)
PARKING TICKET VIOLATION FINE TABLE
Please click on the link, Parking Ticket Violation Table, to view the different parking violations that can be issued within the city limits. The downtown parking area has an escalating fine amount when a vehicle is in violation of either a "posted sign" or "metered" violation because of the timed parking regulations. The purpose behind timed parking is to increase vehicle turnover for the downtown businesses and support economic development.FINES FOR METERED AND TIMED POSTED SIGNED PARKING
- First ticket - $10
- Second ticket - $20
- Third ticket - $40
- Fourth and subsequent tickets - $50
If fewer than 365 days have elapsed between the issuance of the first ticket and the issuance of the present ticket, the fine will escalate from the previous ticket as provided above. When 365 or more days have elapsed from the issuance of the first ticket, the fine reverts back to a first citation and the 365 day count starts over.
HOW TO PAY A PARKING TICKET
Below are options on how to pay a city issued parking ticket:
- Paying by mail - Please mail your parking ticket with either a check or a money order to the following address:
City of Billings Parking Division
PO Box 1178
Billings, MT 59103
- Paying by cash - Please go to the City Finance office, located at 210 N 27th Street. Please bring either your parking ticket or license plate number with you.
- Paying by credit/debit card - Pay Your Parking Ticket American Express is not accepted.
HOW TO CONTEST A CITY ISSUED PARKING TICKET
If you would like to contest your parking ticket, you have five business days once the ticket has been issued to Contest A Parking Ticket. Please allow the Parking Division at least two weeks to review and research your complaint. We will either contact you by a letter, email, or a phone call on our decision. Below are options on how to receive and submit the contest form.
- Contesting by mail - Click on the Parking Ticket Complaint Form link above, or go to the main Parking page, click on Parking Forms, and then Parking Ticket Complaint Form. Please mail the completed form, along with the parking ticket, to the following address:
City of Billings Parking Division
PO Box 1178
Billings, MT 59103
- Contesting electronically - To access the electronic contest form, please click on the following link Parking Ticket Complaint Form Once all required fields have been completed, please click the submit button.
- Requesting a Contest Form in person - Go to the Finance Department, located at 210 N 27th St, and request a Parking Ticket Complaint Form.
- Requesting a Contest Form by mail - Contact the Parking Division's main office at, (406) 657-8412, and request a Parking Ticket Complaint Form to be mailed to you.