Paying Parking Tickets

You must pay the fine within 30 days of the date the ticket was issued. On payment, you will be deemed to have admitted to the infraction and to have waived your right to contest the citation.

A late penalty will be added if the fine is not paid within 30 days after the ticket was issued. The following actions may result as well:

• If you receive three parking tickets for any violation or one parking ticket for a disabled parking violation, the Department of Motor Vehicles will be notified to issue a deferral, or "stop," to the registration of any vehicle in your name. To release the registration stop, you must pay all penalties due for the tickets plus $7.00 for a certificate of compliance.
• If you have five or more past due parking tickets or one past due disabled parking ticket, a court order will be issued for the impoundment and immobilization of any vehicle and license tag in your name. To release the tow order, you will have to pay the balance due in full (by: cash, cashier's check, or money order) plus $7.00 for a certificate of compliance if your vehicle has been towed, and you will also have to deal directly with the towing company for towing and storage charges.
• Parking tickets left unpaid for more than 90 days will be reported to an outside collection/credit reporting agency. You will have to pay the original fine and late penalties, plus an additional 40 percent of the total.

There are four ways to pay the fine for a parking complaint: in person, over the phone, by mail or online.

• You can pay the fine in person at the Parking Violations Bureau located in downtown Miami at Courthouse East, at any of the court locations listed on the back of your ticket, District Court locations or (NEW) Check Cashing USA.  Note: Service fee charged by Check Cashing USA.
• You can also pay with Visa, MasterCard or American Express by calling the automated voice response system (24 hours a day) at 305-275-1133.
• You may mail your payment to the Parking Violations Bureau at Courthouse East, but the payment must be mailed so that it is received before the late penalties are applied.
• Online payments can be made through this site with Visa, MasterCard or American Express.

If you have an excessive number of unpaid parking tickets, you must pay in person at the Parking Violations Bureau.

If you pay for your tickets with a bad check, you will be charged a bad check fee, which is a service charge imposed by Florida law when a worthless check, draft or order of payment has been used to pay parking fines. The law provides that the service fee and the full amount of the check, draft or order of payment must be paid to the Parking Violations Bureau by: cash, cashier's check, or money order.