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Pay Your Parking Citation

Payment can be made online, via PayTix, in-person, by phone, or by mail. Visa and MasterCard are accepted with a $2.00 processing fee for each transaction made via web, phone and app.

Pay Online Now

By App

By Phone

(8am – 5pm Monday – Friday)

(866) 561-9742

(213) 623-7046 TTY

Make a credit card payment 24-hours a day, seven days a week. Simply select the credit card payment option from our automated voice response system and follow the instructions given. A $2.00 convenience fee will be added to each transaction.

In Person

1.    Downtown – 312 W 2nd Street, Los Angeles, CA 90012

2.    Mid-Wilshire – 3333 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 3337, Los Angeles, CA 90010

3.    Van Nuys – 6309 Van Nuys Blvd., Suite 103, Van Nuys, CA 91401

4.    West Los Angeles – 1575 Westwood Blvd., Suite 100B, Los Angeles, CA 90024

At these locations, motorists may make payments with cash, checks, money orders, cashier’s checks, or credit/debit cards for parking citations.

By Mail

You can pay a citation by writing to the following address:

Parking Violations Bureau
P.O. Box 30247
Los Angeles, CA 90030

The Parking Violations Bureau accepts mail-in payments by check, money order, and cashier’s check. Payment must be made in U.S. currency. Please include your citation number(s) on your check, money order, or cashier’s check. DO NOT send cash or credit card numbers through the mail. If payment is not received on or before the due date as required by California Vehicle Code section 40309, late penalty fees and additional sanctions will be assessed.

Can’t Pay Now?

If you cannot pay your parking ticket now, LADOT has two options for you. 

Community Assistance Parking Program

The  Community Assistance Parking Program (CAPP) was created to assist homeless individuals with open or unpaid parking citations, by allowing him/her to pay in the form of community service. The Los Angeles City Council authorized the Los Angeles Department of Transportation (LADOT) to establish CAPP on February 14, 2017. Participants of CAPP must provide a proof of completion form to the City of Los Angeles upon completion of service hours. To estimate how many hours are required for a fine click here. For more information email us at or call (213) 978-4400.

Request an Installment Payment Plan:

Payment plans are available for citizens whose financial situation qualifies them as a very low-income household, using guidelines established by the Department of Housing and Urban Development. This IPP does NOT cancel your fine. Once approved it simply allows the total amount due to be paid in installments over a 3-month period (a first installment of 60% of the total due, followed by two installments of 20% of the total).

You will be required to provide detailed income information as part of your IPP request. The Parking Violations Bureau will consider all forms of income, while determining your eligibility for an IPP.

Request an IPP by phone:

(866) 561-9742

Or complete an IPP form and mail to:

Parking Violations Bureau
P.O. Box 30420
Los Angeles, CA 90030