First-Offense / Polite-Letter Discretionary Reduction
Kentucky parking-violation hearing officers (Louisville Metro Revenue Commission, LFUCG Parking Authority, Bowling Green, Covington, Owensboro) routinely use first-pass administrative review to reduce or dismiss first-time citations issued to clean-record drivers who promptly contest. The applicable ordinances (Louisville Metro Ch. 72; LFUCG Ch. 17) grant the hearing officer broad good-cause discretion. A short, polite, well-organized letter that acknowledges the rule, demonstrates a clean record, and offers a plausible explanation often results in waiver or reduction.
Legal basis
Louisville Metro Code Ch. 72; LFUCG Code Ch. 17; municipal hearing-officer discretion under KRS §65.8801
Sample appeal wording
TO: [Louisville Metro Revenue Commission / LFUCG Parking Authority / other] RE: Citation [TICKET_NUMBER] I respectfully request a discretionary reduction or dismissal. This is my first parking citation in [JURISDICTION] (record attached). On [DATE] I [BRIEF, HONEST EXPLANATION]. I have reviewed the relevant ordinance and will not repeat the error. Thank you for considering my request. Signed, [FULL_NAME] Date: [DATE]
Replace [PARKING DATE], [NtK DATE] etc. with your own dates before sending.
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- Louisville Metro Code Ch. 72
- LFUCG Code Ch. 17
- KRS §65.8801