Louisville Park Mobile / Smart Meter Malfunction Defense
Louisville Metro Public Works contracts with ParkMobile and operates smart pay-stations governed by Louisville Metro Code Ch. 72. The ordinance presumes a functioning meter as a condition of enforcement. When a pay-station fails to accept payment, prints an error, fails to register a session, or the ParkMobile app fails to confirm a valid session, the driver has a complete defense based on impossibility of performance. Combined with KRS §189.337, the photographic evidence of malfunction usually results in dismissal at first-pass review.
Legal basis
Louisville Metro Code of Ordinances Ch. 72; KRS §189.337; common-law impossibility / equitable estoppel
Sample appeal wording
TO: Louisville Metro Revenue Commission, Parking Violations 617 W. Jefferson St., Louisville, KY 40202 RE: Citation [TICKET_NUMBER] — Meter / App Malfunction I request dismissal of the above citation. On [DATE] at [TIME] I parked at pay-station #[ID] on [STREET]. The station [displayed an error / rejected my card / failed to issue a receipt] OR my ParkMobile session [failed to register / showed expired despite payment]. Under Louisville Metro Code Ch. 72 and the doctrine of impossibility of performance, the citation must be dismissed. Evidence: (1) photo of malfunction; (2) ParkMobile log; (3) bank statement; (4) photo of station ID. Signed, [FULL_NAME] Date: [DATE]
Replace [PARKING DATE], [NtK DATE] etc. with your own dates before sending.
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- Louisville Metro Code of Ordinances Ch. 72
- ParkMobile Louisville operations
- KRS §189.337