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Expired Collection Period

Most jurisdictions have a statute of limitations for parking ticket collection, typically 1-5 years.

Legal basis

State civil procedure codes; Municipal codes

Sample appeal wording

This parking ticket was issued on [DATE], more than [X] years ago. Under [STATE/CITY] law, the statute of limitations for parking ticket collection is [X] years. This ticket is now beyond the enforceable collection period and should be dismissed as time-barred.

Replace [PARKING DATE], [NtK DATE] etc. with your own dates before sending.

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Sources

  • State civil procedure codes

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