ParkHouston

Violation Codes

Texas Transportation Code
Signage is not normally posted for parking regulations included in the Texas Transportation Code because they are provided in the Texas Department of Public Safety Driver’s Handbook. The parking regulations included in the Texas Transportation Code are available at the link below.

• http://www.statutes.legis.state.tx.us/SOTWDocs/TN/htm/TN.545.htm#545.302

codes below effective 09.16.2014

CODE	VIOLATION	CURRENT FINE	AFTER 30 DAYS
APK-1	Parking meter expired	$30	$55
APK-2	Overtime parking	$30	$55
APK-4	Parked on wrong side of street	$30	$55
APK-5	Parked on street more than 24 hours	$30	$55
APK-6	Parked non-commercial vehicle in truck zone	$40	$65
APK-7	Parked in bus zone	$50	$75
APK-8	Parked in reserved zone	$45	$75
APK-9	Parked in a fire lane	$305	$355
APK-10	Parked in emergency no parking zone	$60	$80
APK-11	Parked blocking private driveway	$40	$65
APK-12	Parked within 15 feet of fire hydrant	$105	$155
APK-13	Blocking or parking on sidewalk	$40	$65
APK-14	Parked within 20 feet of a crosswalk-intersection	$40	$65
APK-15	Parked within 50 feet of rail crossing	$40	$65
APK-16	Parked in a tow away zone	$70	$105
APK-17	No parking anytime	$40	$65
APK-18	Parked in a school zone	$55	$80
APK-19	Other parking violation	$40	$65
APK-20	Parked more than 18” from right-hand curb	$40	$65
APK-21	Parked in a handicapped zone	$500	$600
APK-22	Commercial vehicle parked between 2 a.m. and 6 a.m.	$60	$80
APK-23	Parking a large vehicle in residential district	$60	$80
APK-24	Parked in fire zone	$130	$180
APK-25	Other fire code parking violation	$305	$355
APK-26	Trailer/semi-trailer parked on street over 2 hours	$60	$80
APK-27	Parked on park lawn where prohibited by sign	$60	$80
APK-28	Parked obstructing street	$40	$65
APK-29	Double parked	$40	$65
APK-36	Parking non-commercial vehicles in CVLZ during posted hours of operation	$255	$355
APK-38	Parking in a CVLZ without either displaying current/valid CV permit or paying metered fee	$305	$405
APK-39	Parked in CVLZ in excess of the maximum time	$305	$405