Parking Ticket or Camera Violation Payment

Fines

Camera Violations

• Bus lane camera: If the date of the violation (not the date of the NOL) was on or after June 24, 2019, the fine starts at $50. If the date of the violation was before June 24, 2019, the fine is $115.
• Red light camera: $50
• Speed camera: $50

Note: if the NYPD issued you a bus lane violation that is yellow, it is a moving violation and the fine is $150. For more information about moving violations, go to the Traffic Ticket page.

Parking Tickets

The amount you owe depends on the violation code and where in the City you parked. The violation code is located on the front of the ticket. You can get information about the code on your parking ticket, what it means, and how much each type of parking violation costs.

Get parking ticket code descriptions and fine amounts.

You can pay a parking ticket or camera violation online.

Use CityPay to pay a parking ticket or camera violation.

As of June 20, 2021, DOF has rebranded the parking payment site as part of CityPay. All of the functionality remains the same.

Note: you can't pay a parking or camera violation online if your vehicle has been booted or towed. To learn how to pay violations when a vehicle has been booted, visit the Booted Vehicle page. For towed vehicles, visit the Towed Vehicle Reclaim from Marshal or Sheriff page.

How to Pay

1. Go to the CityPay website. Using Firefox isn't recommended because you may not be able to input all of the requested information.
2. Search for the violations you owe using the ticket or Notice of Liability (NOL) number or your license plate number.
3. Decide how much you want to pay. The full fine and penalty amounts are displayed, but you can make a partial payment by entering the amount you want to pay.
4. Choose your payment method and enter all of the required information. Make sure that your billing address matches the address for your credit or debit card and the Card Verification Value (CVV) is correct, or the payment won't go through.
5. Review the payment information carefully before submitting. You can't cancel, change, or delay the payment once it's been submitted.
6. Submit your payment.
7. Print the receipt screen or confirmation email for your records.

Payment Methods

You can pay online using:

• Credit card (Visa, MasterCard, American Express, Discover, or foreign cards with CVVs)
• Debit card (Visa or MasterCard logo)
• Pre-paid or gift card (Visa or MasterCard logo)
• Electronic check
• PayPal
• Venmo

Service Fee

A 2% service fee is added for credit, debit, pre-paid or gift card, PayPal, and Venmo payments. There's no fee for payments by electronic check.

Proof of Payment

When you pay online and your payment goes through, you'll get a payment receipt screen, and if you provided an email address you'll also get a confirmation email. Make sure to print both for your records as proof of attempted payment.

Each shows:

• Your receipt number
• Each ticket and/or violation you paid
• The total amount you paid

If your credit card, PayPal, or Venmo payment didn't go through, you won't get a receipt. Instead, you'll see a message that says "Unable to process payment. Declined."

The confirmation email will be from noreply@finance.nyc.gov. Keep this email for future reference. If you don't see the email, check your Junk or Spam folder.

If you submit an e-check payment that is later returned as a no-good check, DOF will send a notification of this return to the email address that you provide at the time of payment. The original amount due will be reinstated, as well as any late fees, penalties, or booting-related fees that may have been in place at the time of your original payment. Additional penalties and interest will continue to accrue until a new payment is received.

Processing and Post Date

Online payments are processed each day at midnight. If you search for a ticket or violation you paid earlier the same day, you should see "Payment in Process" on the results page. The payment date will be the date that you completed your online transaction. It may take 2 to 4 business days for it to be reflected in the system.

Payments made online can't be cancelled, changed, or delayed.

Credit and debit card payments over $100,000 and e-check payments over $1 million will be split into smaller amounts for processing and will appear on the statement as multiple items.

You can pay a parking ticket or camera violation on your smartphone using the NYC Parking Ticket Pay or Dispute App.

The app makes paying violations quick and easy. 

You can:

• Save your plate and billing information for faster lookup and checkout
• Access your tickets and payment history (up to 100 violations) at any time
• Pay your ticket even if it's not in the Department of Finance system

The app is available for both Android and iOS. You can get it at the App Store or Google Play. The app is free to download and use, but regular service fees for credit and debit card payments still apply.

Note: you can't pay a parking or camera violation using the app if your vehicle has been booted or towed. To learn how to pay violations when a vehicle has been booted, visit the Booted Vehicle page. For towed vehicles, go to the Towed Vehicle Reclaim from Marshal or Sheriff page.

Get the NYC Parking Ticket Pay or Dispute App for:

• Android
• iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch

System Requirements

To use the app, your device needs a data connection, either through Wi-Fi or a cellular data plan.

You can use the NYC Parking Ticket Pay or Dispute App on:

• iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch, if you have iOS 9 or later
• Android systems with KitKat or later

How to Pay

1. Open the app on your mobile device. Your device will need a data connection, either through Wi-Fi or a cellular data plan.
2. Search for the violations you owe using the ticket number or Notice of Liability (NOL) number or your license plate number. If you've saved your license plate number in the My Info section, the information will auto-populate, but you can still overwrite it if necessary.
3. Decide how much you want to pay. The app displays the full fine and penalty amounts. You can pay the entire balance or make a partial payment by entering the amount you want to pay.
4. Choose your payment method and enter all of the required information. If you've saved your billing information in the My Info Section, the information will auto-populate, but you can still overwrite it if necessary. Make sure that your billing address matches the address for your credit or debit card and the Card Verification Value (CVV) is correct, or the payment won't go through.
5. You will be prompted to enter your cell phone number to receive a 6-digit code nedded to continue with the payment.
6. Review the information you entered carefully before submitting. You can't cancel, change, or delay the payment once it's been submitted.
7. Submit your payment.
8. Capture a screenshot of the confirmation page screen or print the confirmation email for your records.

Payment Methods

You can pay using:

• Credit card (Visa, MasterCard, American Express, Discover, or foreign cards with CVVs)
• Debit card (Visa or MasterCard logo)
• Pre-paid or gift card (Visa or MasterCard logo)
• Electronic check
• PayPal
• Venmo

Service Fee

A non-refundable 2% service fee is added for credit, debit, pre-paid or gift card, PayPal, and Venmo payments. The fee is also charged for credit card payments made through Apple Pay and Google Wallet.

There's no fee for payments by electronic check.

Proof of Payment

When you pay using the app and your payment goes through, you'll see a confirmation page. You can capture a screenshot and keep that for your records. If you've provided a valid email address, you'll also get a confirmation email within one hour. You can also choose to get a confirmation by text message.

The confirmation email includes:

• Your receipt number
• Transaction date and time 
• The total amount you paid
• Ticket numbers, issue dates, and amounts
• Provisional credit statement

Keep this email for future reference. If you don't see the email, check your Junk or Spam folder. The email will come from an email address ending in @finance.nyc.gov.

Processing and Post Date

App payments are processed each day at midnight. If you search for a ticket or violation you paid earlier the same day, you should see "Payment in Process" on the results page.

The payment date will be the date that you completed your transaction on the app. It may take 2 to 4 business days for it to be reflected in the system. Once the records have been updated, you can confirm that DOF received your payment by searching your ticket number in the Payment History section.

Payments can't be canceled, changed, or delayed.

You can pay a parking ticket or camera violation at a Department of Finance Business Center. The centers are open Monday through Friday, 8:30 AM to 4:30 PM. No appointment is necessary, however you can schedule an appointment to ensure social distancing at the centers.

Get DOF Business Center locations.

You can pay a parking ticket or camera violation using a self-serve kiosk at a Department of Finance Business Center located in the Bronx or Queens. The kiosks are available Monday through Friday, 8:30 AM to 4:30 PM.

To find DOF Business Centers, use the DOF Business Center page.

Payment Methods

You can pay using:

• Cash
• Personal or certified check in U.S. currency payable to the “NYC Department of Finance”. Write on the front of the check your ticket or Notice of Liability number, the state where the vehicle is registered, and the license plate number.
• Credit card (Visa, MasterCard, American Express, Discover, or foreign cards with CVVs)
• Pre-paid card or gift card (Visa, MasterCard, or American Express logo)

A 2% service fee is added for credit, pre-paid, or gift card payments. There's no fee for payments by cash or check.

Overpayments

If you overpaid a parking ticket or camera violation, a refund is automatically mailed to the registered owner of the vehicle within 30 business days if there are no judgments against any vehicle owned by the same owner. Overpayments are first applied to any outstanding judgment debt before any funds are returned to the payee.

No request is required, but if someone other than the registered vehicle owner paid and is requesting the refund, they must submit a Parking and Camera Violation Refund Form.

Proof of Payment

When you pay at a kiosk and your payment goes through you will be provided a receipt. If you provided an email address you’ll also get a confirmation email.

Receipts will show:

• Your receipt number
• Each ticket and/or violation you paid
• The total amount you paid

Processing and Post Date

Payments are processed each day at midnight. Your payment date will be the date of your transaction, printed on your kiosk receipt. It may take 2 or more business days for it to be reflected in the system.

Payment Plan

If you have parking or camera violation judgment debt, you may be eligible to set up a payment plan so you can make a series of smaller payments over time instead of paying the full amount all at once.

If you stay current with the plan’s payments, your vehicle(s) won’t be subject to towing, booting, and other enforcement actions. Interest continues to accrue on your outstanding liability while the payment plan is in effect.

To be eligible for a payment plan, you must:

• Have parking ticket, bus lane, red light, or speed camera violation judgment debt
• Have a valid vehicle registration
• Be the registered owner of the vehicle, the owner’s court-appointed agent or the lessee of a vehicle who has been designated as liable for judgment summonses by the vehicle’s lessor.
• Agree to include all open parking ticket judgments not already covered by an active payment plan.
• Agree to a payment plan length of 24 months or fewer. (If the total amount in judgment is less than $350, the payment plan length is 60-Days.)
• Agree to pay the balance owed on all open judgment violations. If you wish to dispute any tickets in a hearing, you must do so before the payment plan begins.
• Pay 20% or more of the total amount due at the time you enter into the agreement.
• Pay all outstanding booting, towing, and related fees in full if your car has been booted or towed.

You can learn more on the Parking Ticket or Camera Violation Payment Plan page.

Military Service Member Debt Relief

If you are an active member of the military (or a representative of one), you can request relief from parking ticket and camera violation judgments.

Debt relief is provided under the Soldiers' and Sailors' Civil Relief Act.

To be eligible, you must be one of the following:

• An active member of the military
• A reservist ordered to report for induction or for military service
• A service member's spouse or registered domestic partner
• A service member's dependent, such as an unmarried child under the age of 18, an unmarried child and full-time student between ages 18 to 23, or others for whom the service member provided at least 50% of their support for 180 days before the date of the application

You can learn more on the Debt Relief for Military Service Members page.

Payments aren't immediately reflected in DOF’s system. Depending on how you paid, it may take up to two weeks.

If it’s been more than the normal processing time and the payment still isn’t showing up in the system, you can ask DOF to investigate.

Online payments for NYC property taxes, parking tickets, camera violations, business taxes, and related fees and fines should only be made through the Department of Finance website or apps. Although the City may contract with some vendors, DOF doesn't approve or authorize any external applications, services, or websites that make payments on your behalf.

These external payment systems include, but aren't limited to, the following:

• ACRISasap/ACRIS.com
• Cellum
• FineNYC
• Mint Bills
• Official Payments
• PLS Financial
• PowaTag
• Precash
• Prism
• Rite Check
• TicketZen
• Winlt

Any errors or issues that occur as a result of using these sites are your responsibility, including any penalty and interest or other related fees, costs, or charges.

The Parking Ticket and Camera Violation Brochure provides information about the different ways to pay or fight a parking or camera violation. Information is also available about how to deal with booted or towed vehicles.

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