Two Tickets, Same Violation — Double Jeopardy / Duplicate Citation
When two enforcement officers (or a city officer plus a ParkIndy ambassador) issue separate citations for the same parking event within the same enforcement window, only one penalty may be imposed. Indiana courts apply the rule against multiple punishments for a single offense (Indiana Constitution Art. 1 §14) by analogy in administrative-penalty contexts. Multiple meter or street-cleaning citations issued in the same hour are typically merged or vacated on demand.
Legal basis
Indiana Constitution Art. 1 §14 (double jeopardy / multiple punishments); Indianapolis Rev. Code §431-403; common-law unjust enrichment
Sample appeal wording
TO: Indianapolis Parking Violations Bureau RE: Citations [NUMBER_1] and [NUMBER_2] — Duplicate Issuance The two referenced citations were issued for the same vehicle ([PLATE]) at the same location ([STREET]) on [DATE] at [TIMES] — [MINUTES] apart. They cite the same alleged violation and represent a single parking event. Under Indiana Constitution Art. 1 §14 and the rule against multiple punishments, only one penalty may be imposed. I request that one of the two citations be vacated. Signed, [FULL_NAME] Date: [DATE]
Replace [PARKING DATE], [NtK DATE] etc. with your own dates before sending.
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- Indiana Constitution Art. 1 §14
- Indianapolis Rev. Code §431-403