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Contesting Information

California Vehicle Code Section 40215 allows for the ability to contest a parking citation, provided the citation was issued in error. The following instructions must be followed in order to contest.

1st Level – Administrative Review

There is no fee to contest your citation at this level. You may request an Administrative Review by following the instructions below:

You may contest the citation within 21 calendar days of the issue date of your citation or 14 days from the mailing of a parking violation reminder notice, in writing to the Office of Parking Violations, City of Chico at P. O. Box 11113, San Jose,  CA 95103-1113, by telephone 1-800-828-3551, or in person at 411 Main Street, Chico CA.

Should you contest your citation in writing, follow the steps listed below:

  1. To submit an appeal online, close this window and return to the previous window. Enter your citation number and press SEARCH. If your citation qualifies for an appeal, a CONTEST ONLINE link to the contesting form will appear to the right of the citation number.
  2. Indicate the reason(s) you feel your citation was issued in error,
  3. Include copies of any documentation to support your claim (documents will not be returned),
  4. Include your citation or reminder notice,
  5. Include your full name,
  6. Include your mailing address (results of the agency’s decision cannot be mailed without a complete and correct address – include suite number, apartment number, zip code, etc.)
  7. Mail all information to:
    Office of Parking Violations
    City of Chico
    P. O. Box 11113
     San Jose,  CA  95103-1113

If you are found not liable during the Administrative Review process, any amount paid will be refunded.

2nd Level – Administrative Hearing

If you are dissatisfied with the results of the 1st Level-Administrative Review, you may request an Administrative Hearing in writing to the City of Chico at P. O. Box 11113, San Jose, CA 95103-1113, by telephone 1-800-828-3551, or in person at 411 Main Street, Chico CA.  The amount of the citation must be paid or a penalty waiver approved in order to contest your citation at this level.  You may not request a hearing without first going through the 1st Level-Administrative Review process and being found liable.

To request a waiver of the penalty prior to an Administrative Hearing, you must have already completed the first level of your appeal (Administrative Review). For more information about inability to pay your citation click here.

Should you request a hearing in writing, follow the steps below: 

  1. Submit a request for an Administrative Hearing within 21 calendar days of the mailing of your Administrative Review Result,
  2. Indicate your preference for an Administrative Hearing in person or in writing,
  3. Remit payment for the full amount due on the citation. Payment may be made online prior to your hearing request or you may submit a check or money order by mail with your request for an Administrative Hearing,
  4. Include your citation or your Administrative Review Result letter,
  5. Include your full name,
  6. Include your mailing address (results of the agency’s decision cannot be mailed without a complete and correct address – include suite number, apartment number, zip code, etc.)
  7. Mail all information to:
    Office of Parking Violations
    City of Chico
    P. O. Box 11113
     San Jose,  CA  95103-1113
If you are found not liable during the Administrative Hearing process, any amount paid will be refunded.

3rd Level – Civil Appeal

California Vehicle Code Section 40230(a) allows for the ability to file a Civil Appeal for a parking citation if you are dissatisfied with the results of your Administrative Hearing. You may not request a Civil Appeal unless you have received a Result of Administrative Hearing and have been found liable.  The following instructions must be followed in order to file a Civil Appeal:

  1. If your citation remains unpaid due to a previous request for a waiver of the penalty, you must pay your citation in full to the issuing agency prior to filing a Civil Appeal,
  2. You may file a Civil Appeal with Butte County Superior Court.  The Civil Appeal must be filed within 30 calendar days of the mailing of the issuing agency’s final decision,
  3. Upon filing a Civil Appeal, you will be required to pay a filing fee to the court.

If you are found not liable during the Civil Appeal process, any amount paid will be refunded (including the filing fee). 

 

 
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