City of Houston > Parking Management

PAY A FINE
If you have received a citation, you have 45 calendar days from citation issue date to pay the fine. If a parking fine is not paid within 45 calendar days, a delinquent fine is assessed. If a fine is not paid within 105 calendar days, an additional 30 percent assessment fee is added.

Mail
Please mail the amount due by check or money order , payable to the City of Houston, along with your ticket. Write the citation number on your check or money order. Please do not send cash.

If you would like a receipt, please include a stamped, self-addressed envelope. Mail to:

Payments are considered late if postmarked after 45 days of issue date. If payment is sent late, the higher fine is due. Please click here for the violation code fine schedule.

In person
You may pay your fine in person at any of the following locations:

Municipal Courts 1400 Lubbock Houston, TX 77002	Westside Command Station 3202 S. Dairy Ashford Houston, TX 77082	E.J. Stringfellow Command Station 8300 Mykawa Road Houston, TX 77048
MON– SAT 7 a.m. – 10 p.m.	MON - FRI 8 a.m. – 5 p.m.	MON - SAT 8 a.m. – 5 p.m.

Phone

Please call 3-1-1 or 713.837.0311 to pay a fine by phone. Have your citation number or license plate number ready. The operator will accept Visa, MasterCard and Discover.

Check your telephone directory for the nearest Western Union location or call 1.800.325.6000.

CONTEST A CITATION
To contest a citation, you or your attorney must appear in person within 45 calendar days of citation issuance at the Parking Adjudication office, 1400 Lubbock.

If the 45th day falls on a weekend or city holiday, please appear the following working day.

Hearings are held on a first-come, first-served basis, and should take no longer than 30 minutes.

Parking Adjudication Office
Municipal Courts, Basement
1400 Lubbock
Houston, TX 77002

If dissatisfied with the hearing officer's decision, appeal by filing a petition within 30 days of the hearing officer's order. The petition must be filed with the Parking Management cashier at the Municipal Court, 1400 Lubbock.

A $10 administrative fee for the first parking citation, and $5 for subsequent citations, will apply. If the appeal is successful, these fees are refunded.