Parking/Red-light Ticket Payment Plans - Daniel Sauter
Parking/Red-light Ticket Payment Plans - Daniel Sauter
Parking/Red-light Ticket Payment Plans - Daniel Sauter
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Pa y m e n t Lo c a t i o n s:<br />
City Hall<br />
121 N. LaSalle, Ste 107<br />
Monday–Friday: 8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.<br />
No Hearings<br />
Southwest Side<br />
4770 S. Kedzie<br />
Monday–Friday: 8:00 a.m.–6:30 p.m.<br />
No Hearings<br />
Chicago Department of Revenue<br />
<strong>Parking</strong>/<strong>Red</strong>-<strong>light</strong><br />
<strong>Ticket</strong> <strong>Payment</strong> <strong>Plans</strong><br />
Pa y m e n t & He a r i n g Lo c a t i o n s:<br />
Frequently As k e d Qu e s t i o n s:<br />
How do I contest my parking or<br />
red-<strong>light</strong> ticket?<br />
You have the right to contest any ticket within a limited<br />
period of time. You can request an in-person hearing<br />
or contest by mail. You can check the status of your<br />
hearing request on-line at cityofchicago.org/revenue.<br />
If you requested an in-person hearing, you can<br />
view your scheduled hearing date options on-line.<br />
Additional information regarding hearings is available<br />
on-line or by calling 312-744-PARK (7275).<br />
Is my vehicle boot-eligible?<br />
Your vehicle becomes boot eligible when you accrue<br />
3 or more tickets issued to any vehicle registered in<br />
your name. Please note, this includes any vehicle<br />
registered in your name, even if you are the secondary<br />
registered owner. If you co-signed a car loan for<br />
a family member or friend, the lender likely required<br />
you to be included as a registered owner on the vehicle<br />
registration.<br />
When can my driver’s license be suspended?<br />
Your driver’s license can be suspended after you<br />
accrue 10 or more parking tickets issued to any<br />
vehicle registered in your name. Your drivers license<br />
can also be suspended after you accrue 5 or more<br />
red-<strong>light</strong> tickets.<br />
How come I am not receiving notices<br />
regarding my tickets in the mail?<br />
Contact the Illinois Secretary of State’s Office and<br />
confirm the address as it appears on your license plate<br />
registration. Driver’s license registration may be treated<br />
separately by the State. The Chicago Department of<br />
Revenue is required by law to mail notices to the<br />
address as it appears on the license plate registration<br />
of the ticketed vehicle. You can reach the Illinois<br />
Secretary of State at 1-800-252-8980 or on-line at<br />
cyberdriveillinois.com. Contact your local vehicle authority<br />
if your plates are registered in a state other<br />
than Illinois.<br />
May I contest the booting of my vehicle?<br />
Yes. You have the right to contest the booting of your<br />
vehicle within 24 hours at one of the locations listed on<br />
the back of this brochure noting hearing hours. Hearings<br />
are not available at City Hall or 4770 S. Kedzie.<br />
May I contest the suspension of<br />
my driver’s license?<br />
Yes. You may present a written challenge to the Chicago<br />
Department of Administrative Hearings at the following<br />
address:<br />
City of Chicago<br />
Department of Administrative Hearings<br />
Driver’s License Suspension Unit<br />
P.O. Box 642087<br />
Chicago, IL 60664-2087<br />
Central Hearing Facility<br />
400 W. Superior, 1st Floor<br />
<strong>Payment</strong>s & Inquiries:<br />
Monday–Friday: 8:30 a.m.–4:30 p.m.<br />
Saturday, 8:30 a.m.–3:30 p.m.<br />
Hearing Hours:<br />
Monday–Friday: 9:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m.<br />
Boot Hearings Also Available on Saturdays<br />
9 a.m.–3 p.m. (boot hearings only)<br />
West Side<br />
800 N. Kedzie<br />
South Side<br />
2006 E. 95th St.<br />
North Side<br />
2550 W. Addison<br />
<strong>Payment</strong>s & Inquiries:<br />
Monday–Friday: 8:00 a.m.–6:30 p.m.<br />
Hearing Hours:<br />
Monday–Friday: 8:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m.<br />
Chicago Department of Revenue <strong>Ticket</strong> Help-line:<br />
312-744-PARK (7275)<br />
312-744-7277 (TTY-Hearing Impaired)<br />
Mailing Address (payments and hearing requests only):<br />
Chicago Department of Revenue<br />
P.O. Box 88298<br />
Chicago, IL 60680-1298<br />
Visit us on-line to find a Chicago EZ Pay Station near you.<br />
Also visit us on-line for additional information, to make a<br />
payment, search for tickets or check the status of<br />
a hearing request.<br />
cityofchicago.org/revenue<br />
City o f Ch ic a g o
Ha r d s h ip Pa y m e n t Pl a n Qualifications:<br />
De a r Mo t o r i s t:<br />
I am pleased to announce that the Chicago<br />
Department of Revenue continues to offer parking<br />
ticket payment plans. The plans also include<br />
red-<strong>light</strong> tickets issued by the City’s red<strong>light</strong><br />
enforcement camera program. Since<br />
2004, payment plans have helped thousands<br />
of motorists manage their ticket debt.<br />
Enrollment in the plans allows motorists to avoid<br />
the boot, as well as the suspension of their driver’s<br />
licenses*.<br />
The hardship plans are available to students, and<br />
seniors, and other motorists who meet the<br />
qualifications including homeowners experiencing<br />
foreclosure. Additionally, the Department offers<br />
a plan for motorists who owe $500 or less in parking<br />
ticket debt.<br />
I encourage you to review the payment plans<br />
explained in this brochure, and to take advantage<br />
of this program.<br />
Very truly yours,<br />
Bea Reyna-Hickey<br />
Director<br />
* Participation in any plan will prevent your driver’s license<br />
from being suspended as long as your tickets have not yet<br />
reached suspension status.<br />
Ho w To Pa r t ic ip a t e<br />
By Phone:<br />
• Call 312-604-7111.<br />
In Person:<br />
• Visit any Chicago Department of Revenue location<br />
listed on the back of this brochure.<br />
Th e Benefits o f En t e r i n g a Pl a n:<br />
• Participation in any plan allows you to pay over a<br />
longer period of time;<br />
• Participation in any plan will prevent your vehicle<br />
from being booted;<br />
• Participation in any plan will prevent your driver’s<br />
license from being suspended.<br />
General Ru l e s & Re g u l a t i o n s:<br />
• <strong>Payment</strong> of all outstanding boot, tow,<br />
storage and tamper fees required to enter<br />
into any payment plan;<br />
• Don’t default! You will be assessed a $100 default fee,<br />
become boot-eligible or driver’s license suspension<br />
eligible, when applicable;<br />
• Persons against whom a lender has initiated foreclosure<br />
proceedings may be eligible for extended payment<br />
terms.<br />
General Pa y m e n t Pl a n I:<br />
• Offered to motorists owing $500 or less in parking/<br />
red-<strong>light</strong> tickets;<br />
• 50% required deposit of the parking/red-<strong>light</strong> ticket<br />
debt;<br />
• 6-month plan.<br />
General Pa y m e n t Pl a n II:<br />
• Required deposit of $500 or 25% of the parking/<br />
red-<strong>light</strong> ticket debt, whichever is greater;<br />
• 12 month plan;<br />
• Pay the balance within 12 months unless the city<br />
determines that financial circumstances allow for a<br />
longer duration.<br />
Bo o t e d Pa y m e n t Pl a n:<br />
• Offered to motorists with a booted vehicle;<br />
• Required deposit of $750 or 50% of the parking/<br />
red-<strong>light</strong> ticket debt, whichever is greater;<br />
• 12 month plan.<br />
To participate you must be:<br />
• A senior (65 years or older);<br />
• A student in high school, college, trade, or vocational<br />
school (or someone who graduated in the<br />
last 90 days);<br />
• On active military duty, including reservists and<br />
national guard, or been discharged from the<br />
military in the last 90 days;<br />
• Someone who has filed for bankruptcy but whose<br />
debt was not discharged;<br />
• Receiving government issued unemployment<br />
compensation;<br />
• Receiving federal public housing (Section 8);<br />
• Receiving Medicaid or Supplemental Security<br />
Income (SSI);<br />
• Receiving food stamps;<br />
• A participant in the Low Income Energy Home<br />
Assistance Program (LIHEAP);<br />
• A homeowner experiencing foreclosure.<br />
Ha r d s h ip Pa y m e n t Pl a n:<br />
• Required deposit of $250 or 25% of the parking/red-<strong>light</strong><br />
ticket debt, whichever is less;<br />
• Pay off the balance within 12 months unless the<br />
City determines that financial circumstances<br />
allow for a plan of longer duration.<br />
Fi n a nc i al Ci rc u m s t a n c e s:<br />
Participants in hardship, and general payment plans<br />
may qualify for extended payment plans should financial<br />
circumstances warrant. Should the City elect to<br />
extend a payment plan beyond 12 months, participants<br />
are required to pay a $50 administrative fee.<br />
<strong>Plans</strong> in excess of 24 months require payment of a<br />
$100 administrative fee. Fees may only be waived<br />
if participants agree to a schedule of automated payments<br />
or debits.<br />
Fo r Mo r e In f o r m a t i o n:<br />
• Visit cityofchicago.org/revenue<br />
• Call 312-604-7111<br />
• Call 312-744-PARK (7275)<br />
• Call 312-744-7277 (TTY-Hearing Impaired)