Parking Meter Inoperative

If the parking meter was malfunctioning and unable to accept payment at the time of violation, the ticket should be dismissed.

Legal basis

LAMC § 80.73.2; California Vehicle Code

Sample appeal wording

I am contesting Citation #[TICKET#] for an alleged meter violation at [LOCATION] on [DATE]. The parking meter at this location was inoperative at the time. [SPECIFY: The meter displayed an error message / The meter would not accept coins / The meter would not accept credit/debit card / The meter display was broken]. I attempted to pay but was unable to do so due to equipment failure. I have attached photographic evidence. I respectfully request dismissal.

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

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Parking Meter Inoperative

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