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Parking Enforcement


The parking enforcement division enforces state, county and municipal parking and vehicle registration laws. The division handles all parking and registration citations issued by the City, Sheriff's Department and California Highway Patrol in the City of Palmdale.

City parking enforcement officers patrol City streets and parking lots and respond to reports from residents, City offices and outside agencies. Officers identify stolen, abandoned, inoperative and unregistered vehicles on public streets and may store or impound those vehicles meeting certain California Vehicle Code External Link requirements.



Paying a Citation

If you receive a parking citation, it must be paid within 21 calendar days from the date the citation was issued or 14 calendar days from the date notice of the violation was sent to you. If you do not pay or appeal your citation by the due dates, late fees will be added to delinquent citations and your right to appeal the citation will be lost.

Online

By Phone
866/420-2894
MasterCard, Visa, American Express, Discover Card accepted.

By Mail
City of Palmdale
c/o Parking Citation Service Center
P.O. Box 11923
Santa Ana, CA 92711

Please do not send cash by mail. Check or money order only.

In Person
City of Palmdale
Parking Enforcement
827 E. Avenue Q-9
Palmdale, CA 93550
Monday - Thursday, 7:30am – 6:00pm Closed Every Friday
Cash, check, money order, Mastercard & Visa accepted


Contesting a Violation


Requesting an Initial Review

If you disagree with the citation you received, you may request an Administrative Review of your citation. The request for review must be done within 21 calendar days from the date the citation was issued or 14 calendar days after the notice mailing date. There is no cost to file for an Administrative Review.

You may request an Initial Review:
Online at:
www.cityofpalmdale.org/citationpayments. You will need your citation number to access the online appeal form.

By mail:
City of Palmdale
c/o Parking Citation Service Center
P.O. Box 11923
Santa Ana, CA 92711


In person:
827 E. Avenue Q-9
Palmdale, CA 93550
Monday – Thursday 7:30am – 6:00pm Closed Every Friday

By fax:
661/267-5554

Administrative Review requests must be postmarked or received in the office by the citation due date. The results of the initial review will be mailed to you. If you are found liable, the citation must be paid within 21 days of the date on the results letter.


Requesting an Administrative Hearing

Following the Administrative Review, if your citation was upheld and you are still unsatisfied with the results, you may request an Administrative Hearing either in person or by written declaration. Administrative Hearings must be requested within 21 days from the date the decision was reached on your Initial Review. You will be required to deposit the full amount of the citation at the time of the request. The full citation amount will be refunded if you are found not liable in hearing.

To request an Administrative Hearing, please contact the Parking Citation Service Center at (866) 420-2894 and request an Administrative Hearing request form. Complete and submit the form, along with a check or money order for the full amount of the parking violation penalty, payable to the City of Palmdale.

Request for Citation Review/Hearing
City of Palmdale
c/o Parking Citation Service Center
P.O. Box 11923
Santa Ana, CA 92711

To request an Administrative Hearing date in person, please go to the City of Palmdale Parking Enforcement Division, located at 827 E. Avenue Q-9, Palmdale, CA 93550. Office hours are Monday through Thursday, 7:30am to 6:00pm. Once the request for an Administrative Hearing is completed and the parking penalty is deposited, (within the prescribed time limit), you will be notified of the hearing date, time, and location. You may elect to attend the hearing in person. If you cannot attend the hearing in person, you may elect to have the Hearing Examiner render his or her decision based on the statement you submitted on your Administrative Review Form, or you may submit a Written Declaration. You may also use the Written Declaration Form to add any additional information not included on your original Initial Review Form.

The final decision of the Administrative Hearing may be delivered personally to you by the Hearing Examiner, or mailed to you via First Class Mail. If you prevail, the City of Palmdale will reimburse any fines you paid. If you are unable to attend the Administrative Hearing on the scheduled date, you may reschedule your hearing ONE TIME. To reschedule your hearing, please call the Parking Citation Service Center at (866) 840-1198, at least two days prior to the hearing date. If you are not in attendance on the date of your rescheduled hearing, you will lose the opportunity to contest your parking citation AND you will forfeit all bail amounts related to the citation you wish to contest.

Court Appeal

If you are found liable at the Administrative Hearing and wish to further appeal your citation, you may appeal the matter to the Michael D. Antonovich Antelope Valley Courthouse. You cannot appeal a parking citation to the Court if you have not first obtained the results from your Initial Review and your Administrative Hearing. Appeals must be made within 30 days from the date of the Hearing Examiner's decision. Requests must be made in person at the Michael D. Antonovich Antelope Valley Courthouse and you will be required to pay a fee of $25.00 for filing the notice of appeal with the court. If you prevail in court, the City of Palmdale will reimburse you the $25.00 filing fee and will also refund any parking penalties

Michael D. Antonovich Antelope Valley Courthouse
42011 4th Street West
Lancaster, CA
661/947-7200


Reporting a Parking Problem

If you see a parking problem in your neighborhood or anywhere throughout the City, please contact parking enforcement and provide information on the problem. You can do this by phone by calling 661-267-5436 or via email. Please provide the street address where the problem is occurring, vehicle information (color, make, model, plate number), and a description of the problem. You will be asked to provide your name and phone number in case the officer needs additional information.



Correcting Equipment or Registration Violations

You may correct certain violations to clear a citation. Correctable violations include:

California Vehicle Code section 4457, Mutilated/Illegible Plates
California Vehicle Code section 5200, Display of Plates
California Vehicle Code section 5204, Position of Plates
California Vehicle Code section 5204(a), No Current Tabs

The completed Certificate of Correction and the reduced $10 correction fee must be submitted by the citation due date. Proof of correction can be presented to the Parking Enforcement Division, the Sheriff's Department, CHP or DMV. The inspecting officer will complete the Certificate of Correction section on the back of the citation or notice. Present this plus $10 for each corrected violation to clear the citation. A copy of the registration alone will not be accepted.


Parking Information for Truckers

There is no truck parking allowed on any public property, including streets, in the City of Palmdale. Parking on any street constitutes a parking violation.

Trucks with a gross vehicle weight rating over 10,000 pounds may not park in any residentially or agriculturally zoned areas, either on the street or on a property. No vehicle, including trucks, may be parked or stored on any vacant lot.

There are some private businesses that do allow truck parking. We will be posting a list of these locations soon. Parking on any other private property is considered trespassing.

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