5-minute grace period parking ticket conundrums Joe called the other day and asked a great question. Does the 5-minute grace period apply to the beginning or the end of a rule change? For example: How to apply the 5-minute grace period to ASP Myth #1 debunked! How to apply the grace period rule to parking […]
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Is The Boot a Kinder way to make you pay Parking Tickets?
The boot is being used to collect overdue parking fines The NYC DOF initiated a pilot program in parts of Brooklyn to “motivate” scofflaws with $350 in outstanding parking tickets in judgment to pay up. Your reward is the release code that unlocks the sixteen-pound yellow thing choking the wheel of your chariot. “This is […]
The “Legal Lioness” Roars about Working Conditions at the PVB
Captain Queeg’s missing strawberries are found at the PVB Tonight, the Lioness is roaring mad! Dennis Boshnack’s posting on PVB’s attempts to deny access to mitigation alone gives great cause for leonine outrage, as a report this feline hears from sources inside PVB that any ALJ who attempts to mitigate will be discharged. Please note […]
Reform is Still Needed at Parking Violations Bureau
A behind the scenes look at the NYC Parking Violations Bureau September 11, 2010, New York Law Journal ran a letter captioned “Reform Needed at Parking Bureau.” That letter cited the New York County Lawyers Association 2005 “Administrative Law Judge Reform Report” suggesting (at 8) New York City ALJs are conflicted between: Their duty […]
3 Parking Tickets Tales that will Shock and Awe You
“Less is more” in the wacky world of NYC parking tickets There was a precipitous drop-off in the number of parking tickets issued by parking ticket warriors last year (710,000 fewer parking tickets). But the Evil Empire collected $7M more bucks from NYC parking ticket fines and penalties ($540M to $547M in 2011). Can anyone […]