Paying your citation
- Pay Traffic ticket Online
- In person
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City Hall
900 E. Broad St., Room 102
Monday through Friday
7:30 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.
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East District Initiative
701 N. 25th St.
Monday through Friday
7:30 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.
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Southside Community Services Center
4100 Hull St.
Monday through Friday
7:30 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.
- By mail
Make a check or money order payable to "The City of Richmond" and return it to us in the envelope included with the citation.
To enable us to correctly post your payment, please include either a copy of the citation or your license plate number noted
on your check or money order.
If you mail your payment in your own envelope, please use the following address:
City of Richmond-Parking Tickets
P.O. Box 101696
Atlanta, GA 30392-1696
Appealing a parking citation
- Administratively, under limited circumstances as noted below
- Contest directly to Richmond Traffic Court.
The Administrative Review Process is currently limited to the review of citations issued for parking violations. Towing charges and any related storage fees are not presently included in the scope of this process and must be appealed to the Richmond Traffic Court.
The Administrative Review
The administrative review of a parking citation is limited to the following conditions.
- Malfunctioning parking meter
- Fallen or misplaced permit or placard
- Missing, illegible, ambiguous or incorrectly worded sign
- Stolen or transferred vehicle
- Stolen or lost license plate
- Sign or other parking prohibition installed subsequent to parking
- Disabled vehicle
- Medical emergency
- Owner deceased
- Restricted Parking Permit (ticket issued in error)
If any of the above conditions apply to your citation, you may complete an
Administrative Review Form and submit it to the Parking Customer Service
Specialist (PCSS) along with the appropriate documentation. The PCSS will either schedule an appointment with you or contact you by
phone, mail, fax or e-mail, regarding your appeal.
After reviewing the information you have provided and that of the parking enforcement personnel, the PCSS will issue a determination regarding your appeal as follows. Forward your appeal and all relevant documentation to the Traffic Court with a recommendation from the City of Richmond that the citation be excused; or deny your request and provide written notification as to the findings and balance(s) due on your account.
If your request is denied you may either pay the citation and any accrued late charges up to the date of your appeal or contest the citation to the Traffic Court.
Contesting your citation to Richmond Traffic Court
You may contest your citation with the Richmond General District Court - Traffic Division by completing a Contest Citation Form that has been approved by the Court. To obtain a copy of the
Traffic Court Contest Citation Form. You may also obtain a copy of this form in person, by fax or by mail.
In Person: go to Parking Violation Unit, Room 102-City Hall, 900 E. Broad St. Parking or a Customer Service Specialist, Room 102-City Hall, 900 E. Broad St.
By Fax: Parking Violation Unit: (804)646-5641 or Customer Service Specialist: (804)646-5700
By Mail: City of Richmond Department of Finance - Parking Violations City Hall, Room 102 900 E. Broad St., Richmond, VA 23219
Citations may not be contested after they have been paid, nor may payment for contested citations be made to the City of Richmond once they have been contested. Once the citation has been contested and the information forwarded to the Traffic Court to establish a court date, all actions regarding the citation must be handled through the Clerk, General District Court, Traffic Division;(804)646-6431.
Important Notes
Should the traffic judge not rule in favor of the contesting party, the court will collect both the parking violation and court costs, now $57.00. The City does not receive any portion of the court costs, nor is it responsible for determining the amount charged.
Once the completed Contest Form has been received, a court date will be set, within 45 days of the date of notification to contest the citation. A copy of the Contest Form, with the court date noted on the Form, will be returned to you.
You may check on the status of citations contested with the Richmond Traffic Court online. If you have contested your ticket to the Traffic Court, click to find out the status of your case. Read the "How to use" instructions before proceding on this site.
