The Parking Enforcement
Officers work together with businesses, residents, schools, and visitors
alike in order to meet the City's diverse parking needs. We count on
the support and cooperation of everyone in order to make our Parking
Enforcement Program a success, to enhance pedestrian safety, smooth
traffic flow, and to allow Public vehicles and Emergency vehicles to
reach their destinations.
If you park illegally
and receive a citation, please make sure to carefully read and follow
all the instructions on the citation. Failure to submit payment within
the required time may result in a penalty being added to the original
fine, a hold placed against your vehicle's registration, or your car
may be towed.
When a parking citation
is issued, it must be paid or contested within twenty-one (21) days.
To pay a citation for the amount indicated on the citation it must be
mailed to:
City of Lawndale
Payment Processing Center
P.O. Box 57010
Irvine, CA 92619-7010
The City of Lawndale
follows the process as established by the State of California to contest
a parking citation (CVC 40215). To contest a citation, you must start
with "Step 1", Administrative Review. You must contest your
citation within 21-calendar days of the date the citation was issued
or 14-calendar days from the mailing of the Parking Violation Notice.
Below are instructions on this process and how to contest a "Step
1".
*CITATION PAYMENT MUST BE MAILED TO
THE ADDRESS ABOVE. WE DO NOT ACCEPT PAYMENTS IN PERSON.*
Individuals wishing to
contest a parking citation must follow an Administrative Review and
Hearing Process. You must apply in person at:
City of Lawndale
Municipal Services Department
Parking Control Division
14616 Grevillea Avenue
Lawndale, CA 90260
(310) 973-3220
Procedure for Paying or Contesting
a Parking Citation
If you have received a parking citation, you have the following options:
1. PAYMENT: Remit payment
to:
City of Lawndale
Payment Processing Center
P.O. Box 57010
Irvine , CA 92619-7010
Payment must be made
by check or money order and must be sent within twenty-one (21)
days of the citation. Payments will not be accepted at Lawndale
City Hall or the Parking Control Division; payment must be mailed
to the above address. Late payments will result in additional penalties.
2. CONTESTING
"STEP 1": You may contest the citation by filing a
"Step
I Parking Citation Contesting Form."* The "Step I"
form must be filed within twenty-one (21) days of the date of the
citation. The form can be requested by calling (310) 973-3220 to
get an application or by downloading this form on your computer.
Once completed, you may submit it in person or mail it to the City
of Lawndale Parking Control Division, 14616 Grevillea Avenue, Lawndale,
CA 90260.
A reviewing Officer
will conduct a thorough review of your "Contesting Form"
and will mail the results of the review to the registered owner
of the vehicle as soon as possible (typically within 10-days of
the filing). If you are found not liable, the citation will be dismissed
and no further action is required. If you are found liable, you
may remit the fine by mail to:
Processing and Payment Center
(C.O.L.)
P.O. Box 5710
Irvine , CA 92619-7010
Payment should be
made by check or money order and must be received with fourteen
(14) days from the date of the "Notice of the Results."
Late payments will result in additional penalties.
3. CONTESTING
"STEP II": In the event you wish to contest the result
of the "Step 1" review, you may file a "Step
II - Parking Citation Contesting Form." To request an Administrative
hearing the same filing procedures as in "Step I" are
required, except the full amount of the fine must be posted as bail.
The completed and signed "Step II" form must be filed
within fifteen (15) days of the date of the notice of the result
of the "Step I" review. The bail amount will be held until
the "Step II" Administrative hearing has been completed.
If you wish to contest
the result of a "Step II'" Administrative hearing, you
may appeal by filing with the South Bay Municipal Court in the Civil
Division located at: 117 Torrance Blvd., or call (310) 318-8705.
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