Got outstanding parking tickets? The Birmingham City Council has approved a Parking Ticket Amnesty Program. It’s your golden ticket to pay the face value of unpaid traffic, parking and non-moving violations.
The Parking Ticket Amnesty Program will run from February 3, 2014 through March 31, 2014 and past due ticket holders can clear their records without further monetary penalty or threat of arrest.
“This is a win-win for those with outstanding tickets and the city. The city could collect hundreds of thousands of dollars in unpaid fines,” said Councilor Steven Hoyt, chair of the Public Safety Committee.
The amnesty period will run from February 3, 2014 through March 31, 2014. During that period, Municipal Court hours will extend from the usual hours of 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on weekdays to 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. on weekdays, except holidays. Beginning March 1, 2014, the Municipal Court will open from 8:00 a.m. to 12 Noon on Saturdays.
“The bottom-line is some people simply don’t have it or don’t want to pay the fines they have and this is an opportunity for us to give them an option to pay without significant penalty” said Judge Andre Sparks.
The Birmingham City Council is the legislative branch of Birmingham city government as defined by the Mayor-Council Act of the State of Alabama. All official actions must be approved by a majority vote of the Council during its regular meeting at 9:30 each Tuesday morning.
