Parking Citations/Tickets
Parking restrictions are necessary to properly manage and maximize public benefit from the City's on-street parking resources. Safety is the primary goal of all parking restrictions. Restrictions also support the diverse needs of the City's on-street parking users and stakeholders. Parking citations are issued to improve compliance with these restrictions. Without parking citations, these restrictions would frequently be ignored.
For more information regarding parking citations and tickets, please view the FAQs.
How to Read a Parking Citation
Contact Parking Administration
Please contact Parking Administration to:
- Pay a parking citation (must be paid within 30 calendar days to avoid delinquent penalties)
- Appeal a parking citation
- Assist if your parking citation was lost or destroyed
City of San Diego
Parking Administration
1255 Fifth Avenue
San Diego, CA 92101
Hours: Monday - Friday, 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Fax: (619) 685-1405
E-mail: parking@sandiego.gov
Phone: (866) 470-1308 (Toll-free)
You may also pay citations and file citation appeals at your local Community Service Center. Community Service Center staff can also assist if your parking citation was lost or destroyed.
When paying a parking citation, you will need the following:
- Parking citation number, vehicle license number and state. If you do not have the citation number, provide the license plate number and state for the vehicle cited.
- Payment by cash, check, money order or credit card (Visa or MasterCard only.)
Failure to Pay Information
If a parking citation is not paid after approximately 75 days, the citation information may be reported to the Department of Motor Vehicles preventing you from registering the vehicle until all outstanding citations are paid. The amount due may also be forwarded to the City Treasurer for collections.
To find out if you have outstanding parking citations, call Parking Administration at (866) 470-1308 (Toll-free). Have your vehicle license plate number ready when you call.
