Municipality |
State |
Pop. |
Name |
Description |
Overtime Ticket |
Length of Program |
City of Lexington (Lexington Parking Authority) |
KY |
310,797 |
Food for Fines |
Customers who bring in 10 cans of food will receive $15 off any parking citation. Customers with multiple citations may bring in 10 cans per citation to receive the discount and past due citations are eligible. |
$15.00, late fee $30.00 |
Seasonal |
City of Albany |
NY |
98,566 |
Food for Fines |
City offers a grace period for all late fees on parking tickets. Food donations are encouraged but not required to participate in the late penalty amnesty program. If you pay your tickets online or by mail, the City of Albany asks that with the holiday season coming up, you make a donation to the Food Pantries of the Capital Region or a similar organization in your community. |
$40.00, $25.00 late fee penalty |
Seasonal (2 months) |
City of Savannah |
GA |
144,352 |
Food for Fines |
Parking penalty amnesty program excuses any late fees accrued on all unpaid parking tickets. The ticket holder still has to pay the original citation fine. People can donate a minimum of 10 canned food items and one parking citation will be excused along with any accumulated late fees on that citation. Citations on another vehicle can be excused if people donate an additional 10 cans. |
$20.00, $12.00 after 5 days, an additional $17.00 after 30 days |
Seasonal (1 week) |
City of Cincinnati |
OH |
298,165 |
Food for Fines |
Those with one or two meter violations may pay their ticket but avoid paying the extra penalty by donating 10 canned goods. |
$45.00, late fee $45.00 |
Seasonal (5 days) |
City of Birmingham |
AL |
212,247 |
Operation Feed My Friends, Forgive My Fines |
Those donating 10 cans of food can get amnesty for a $15 fine, 15 cans can get amnesty for a $25 fine, 20 cans can be forgiven for $30 in tickets, a full case of food will be given amnesty for $50 in tickets. Only parking fines are included in this amnesty. |
$15.00 |
Seasonal (2 months) |
City of Stillwater |
MN |
18,800 |
Food for Fines |
People who receive a parking ticket or parking citation have 10 days to pay that ticket and within the 10 day time frame they can bring 10 non-perishable food items in lieu of a $15 parking citation. |
$15.00 |
Seasonal (1 month) |
City of Tallahassee |
FL |
188,107 |
Food for Fines |
The city will accept food donations for parking fines totaling up to $50. A one-dollar credit will be given for each non-perishable food item donated. |
$10.00, $20.00 after 14 days, delinquent $30.00 |
Seasonal (1 month) |
City of Salem |
MA |
42,824 |
Peas for Fees |
The ticket amnesty program allows for the waiver of late fees on parking violations in exchange for a donation of canned goods and non-perishable items. Up to $30 in late fees will be waived in exchange for the donation of at least two canned goods or non-perishable items. |
$25.00 |
Seasonal (2 weeks) |