FAQs • Marshalltown, IA • CivicEngage

How do I pay a parking ticket?: Parking tickets can be paid by mailing your payment in the envelope provided with your ticket, by dropping it in the 24-hour drop box in the lobby of the police department on the south wall, or it can be paid directly at the front desk of City Hall at 24 North Center Street, Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.

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Police - Administrative Services

1. How do I contest a parking ticket?: In order to contest a parking ticket, you must appear in person at the police department within 30 days of the ticket issue date. You will then be issued a police citation so that you can receive an initial court date appearance. Contact Administrative Services for more information.

2. How do I pay a parking ticket?: Parking tickets can be paid by mailing your payment in the envelope provided with your ticket, by dropping it in the 24-hour drop box in the lobby of the police department on the south wall, or it can be paid directly at the front desk of City Hall at 24 North Center Street, Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.

3. What violations are commonly ticketed on public streets and in public lots?: Tickets can be written for overtime parking in designated timed areas, failure to be on the correct side in alternate parking areas, inappropriate use of a handicap parking spot, parking in a fire lane or within five feet of a fire hydrant, parking along a yellow curb, parking over the white lines separating parking stalls, and parking with a vehicle's left side to the curb on a two way road. For further information, contact the Police Department.