Comments on: Sunday City Sticker Deadline Approaching Fast

By: The Parking Ticket Geek

The Parking Ticket Geek — Sun, 12 Aug 2012 05:35:38 +0000

The answer to your question Andy is…probably.

I would fight it.

Because your vehicle had not been on or driven on the public way for so long, you could make the argument that it was not technically in violation. You could make the argument it was in storage due to your extended stay out of town. In addition, the city sticker is for vehicles driving upon the public way.

I would argue it this way. You had last year’s city sticker on the car the last day you had driven it upon the public way before putting it into storage while you were out of town. When you got back, and before you drove it upon the public way, you put on your new city sticker.

Because the municipal code requires the city sticker on the car when it’s being driven on the public way, you were technically not in violation.

Try that. It may work, depending on the Administrative Law Judge you get.

By: Andy

Andy — Fri, 10 Aug 2012 17:37:47 +0000

Is it lawful to receive a ticket while parked in a private garage while I am out of town for an extended period of time. I purchased the sticker before my departure, never took the car out of the garage for several weeks, came home to two tickets a week apart.

By: The Parking Ticket Geek

The Parking Ticket Geek — Mon, 30 Jul 2012 03:45:34 +0000

Rebecca,

You are correct.

You should not have received that city sticker violation. July 15th was the last day to get your city sticker on your windshield.

Fight it! You should win.

By: Rebecca

Rebecca — Mon, 30 Jul 2012 01:50:27 +0000

I just got a ticket in the mail for “no city sticker” on July 1st, 8:25am. It was along with a ticket for expired temporary plates/registration. Ok – my bad on the plates, but I didn’t think they could give a ticket for the city sticker until the 16th?

By: Kelly

Kelly — Wed, 18 Jul 2012 16:52:17 +0000

Pete, I’m not asking anyone to feel sympathy for me because I waited until the 15th — but sometimes people who can (barely) afford cars have inconsistent incomes for various reasons. I had a gap in my income in May, so I would have had to put the sticker on my credit card at 20% interest if I had bought it in May. Others may have unexpected emergency expenses that mean they can’t pay cash for the sticker when sales begin, and it makes sense to wait rather than putting it on a credit card.

By: The Parking Ticket Geek

The Parking Ticket Geek — Wed, 18 Jul 2012 08:00:19 +0000

Yeah, it’s pretty much the same Remedy.

By: Remedy

Remedy — Wed, 18 Jul 2012 06:43:09 +0000

Used to love going near the main post office around midnight when the tax return deadline used to be April 15th. and could not believe the thousands of people who waited until midnight. Must be the same lazy ass people who wait until the last second to get their stickers and plates renewed.

By: The Parking Ticket Geek

The Parking Ticket Geek — Wed, 18 Jul 2012 06:32:59 +0000

Yeah, I’m pretty much with you hear Pete.

Sales for city stickers started in April online and May 1st for all other forms of sales. That’s over a month earlier than last year.

It’s hard to be sympathetic–especially this year.

By: The Parking Ticket Geek

The Parking Ticket Geek — Wed, 18 Jul 2012 06:24:55 +0000

Yes, good point about the emissions test DoR. Totally forgot about that.

You can tell I have been driving newer cars that have been passing emissions tests. And when I say newer, I mean between 7-15 years old type of new.

By: Pete

Pete — Wed, 18 Jul 2012 05:29:38 +0000

As much as I think the entire city sticker thing is a scam, I cannot feel the least bit sorry for someone who waited until 7/15 to get their sticker. Good God people, that’s just taking procrastination to a whole new level. And if you can’t afford $85, then you can’t afford a car. How do you even buy gas?