parking ticket
noun
: a piece of paper that officially tells someone that he or she has parked a vehicle illegally or for too long and will have to pay a fine
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According to the 2025 Judicial Council of California’s Uniform Bail and Penalty Schedule, the fine for a parking ticket depends on where a driver was illegally parked.
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Sacbee.com, 27 Nov. 2025
After snagging 51% of the vote in the Aug. 5 nonpartisan primary to Kinloch's 17%, Sheffield's odds of victory seemed more certain than a downtown parking ticket.
—M.l. Elrick, Freep.com, 6 Nov. 2025
The third video showed James opening her parking ticket.
—Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 22 Oct. 2025
The city aims to generate $14 million in parking ticket revenue and $4.63 million from meters in 2026.
—Vanessa Swales, jsonline.com, 21 Oct. 2025
The possibilities seem obvious: one-stop online portals for registering businesses or paying a parking ticket; medical records centralized to manage public health; a move to digital government IDs.
—Alexis Akwagyiram, semafor.com, 22 Sep. 2025
The final stage Your parking ticket payment will be refunded if the administrative hearing officer determines that your citation should be dismissed.
—Maura Fox, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Sep. 2025
That resulted in a 22% increase in tickets over the past year compared to the previous year, according to an Enquirer analysis of parking ticket data.
—Scott Wartman, Cincinnati Enquirer, 10 Sep. 2025
Need to pay your parking ticket?
—Rachel Chang, Travel + Leisure, 24 Aug. 2025
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Sacbee.com, 27 Nov. 2025
After snagging 51% of the vote in the Aug. 5 nonpartisan primary to Kinloch's 17%, Sheffield's odds of victory seemed more certain than a downtown parking ticket.
—M.l. Elrick, Freep.com, 6 Nov. 2025
The third video showed James opening her parking ticket.
—Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 22 Oct. 2025
The city aims to generate $14 million in parking ticket revenue and $4.63 million from meters in 2026.
—Vanessa Swales, jsonline.com, 21 Oct. 2025
The possibilities seem obvious: one-stop online portals for registering businesses or paying a parking ticket; medical records centralized to manage public health; a move to digital government IDs.
—Alexis Akwagyiram, semafor.com, 22 Sep. 2025
The final stage Your parking ticket payment will be refunded if the administrative hearing officer determines that your citation should be dismissed.
—Maura Fox, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Sep. 2025
That resulted in a 22% increase in tickets over the past year compared to the previous year, according to an Enquirer analysis of parking ticket data.
—Scott Wartman, Cincinnati Enquirer, 10 Sep. 2025
Need to pay your parking ticket?
—Rachel Chang, Travel + Leisure, 24 Aug. 2025
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“Parking ticket.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/parking%20ticket. Accessed 3 Dec. 2025.
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