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City offering amnesty for penalties applied to past due parking tickets ~Tickets must be paid by September 12, 2022~

RICHMOND, Va. – In light of the impact the COVID-19 pandemic has had on those who live and work in the city of Richmond, the city is offering amnesty on penalties applied to overdue parking citations. Those who currently owe money for parking tickets and overdue penalties prior to May 2, 2022 will have their penalties waived as long as they pay the original ticket amount by September 12, 2022.   

  • Tickets received prior to May 2, 2022
    • If paid by September 12, 2022
      • The original amount of the ticket is due
      • All penalties accrued on the ticket will be forgiven
    • If the ticket is not paid by the September 12, 2022
      • Both the original amount and ALL penalties will be owed

  • Tickets received after May 2, 2022
    • Will not be eligible for COVID amnesty
    • The original ticket must be paid plus penalties will accrue if not paid on time

Residents must still pay the original tickets Amnesty does not apply to Parking Tickets, ONLY to late penalties on those tickets.

Examples of how penalties accrue (all penalties are capped at twice the original ticket amount):

Violation Type

Original Ticket Amount

Penalties Over Time

15 Days

45 Days

75 Days

105 Days

135 Days

175 Days

 

Meter Violation

$            25.00

 $     35.00

 $     45.00

 $     50.00

 -

 -

 -

 

Prohibited Zone

$            40.00

 $     50.00

 $     60.00

 $     70.00

 $      80.00

 -

 -

 

Tow Zone

$            60.00

 $     70.00

 $     80.00

 $     90.00

 $    100.00

 $    110.00

 $    120.00

 

Parking ticket resources:

DMV related hold fees are not included in the City of Richmond Amnesty Program.

For additional information, please call 3-1-1 or go to www.rva.gov/public-works/parking-enterprise. Questions can be emailed to AskPublicWorks@rva.gov.

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The City of Richmond Department of Public Works (DPW) is one of only 178 currently accredited public works agencies in the United States. DPW’s portfolio comprises a wide array of services to include leaf collection; street, sidewalk and alley maintenance; trash collection; recycling; grass cutting;  graffiti removal; parking enforcement; urban forestry;  street signs; traffic signals and pavement markings and civil engineering. In addition, DPW maintains upkeep on most city buildings; issues permits for working in the city’s right-of-way; manages the RVA Bike Share program and maintains the fleet of city vehicles. DPW’s operating budget comes from the general fund of the City of Richmond.  For more information about DPW services, click here or call 3-1-1.