EL PASO, Texas (EL PASO MATTERS) — Drivers with unpaid parking tickets may get a break on their fine after El Paso City Council this week approved an amnesty period from Feb. 17 through March 7, when the city will waive additional late fees on fines and leave only the original ticket to be paid.
When drivers don’t pay a parking ticket on time, the city charges a $10 fee for every month the ticket goes unpaid, up to $60, on top of the parking violation fines, which range from $25 to $275.
But those who pay their outstanding fine during the three-week amnesty period “will have the total delinquency fees and collection fees reduced to zero,” according to documents from the city.
The City Council approved the amnesty period Wednesday in an attempt to get residents to settle their citations and bring some extra revenue into the city’s coffers. The city last approved a similar amnesty period in 2020, when residents paid off nearly 11,900 tickets worth almost $2 million. The city collected $4.3 million in delinquent citations in 2013, and $2.5 million in 2016 during amnesty periods, according to city documents.
Parking citations may be paid by phone at 915-212-0232, online at elpasotexas.gov/municipal-courts, by mail or in person at six Municipal Court bond office locations throughout the city.
This fiscal year, the city expects to generate $8.2 million from fines and forfeitures, which includes parking and traffic citations, Class C misdemeanors and narcotics reimbursements.
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